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Saturday, 30 July 2016

BBC News

• Nearly 100 cases of laser pens aimed at South East pilots this yearNearly 100 cases of laser pens being shone into the cockpits of planes using Heathrow and Gatwick airports are reported to police since January.
• BA owner IAG's profits hit by weak poundAirline group IAG, the owner of British Airways and Iberia, says currency movements cost it €148m in the latest quarter of trading, mainly due to the weak pound.

Financial Times

• BA’s parent warns of uncertain outlookLow fuel prices and Aer Lingus acquisition boost IAG’s net profits

The Guardian

• Airline pilots complain of dangerous fatigue in leaked documentsExclusive: Records of hundreds of Flydubai flights show pilots say they are being pushed too hard Read the leaked documentsFlydubai’s response to the documentsAirline pilots describe being pushed to the limit and warn about the impact on flight safety in a cache of leaked documents that give a unique and occasionally hair-raising insight into the aviation industry.Crews complain about fatigue and potentially dangerous schedules at a leading budget airline, which is already under pressure following a crash on 19 March that killed 62 passengers and crew. Continue reading...

The Mirror

• 'Over-tired' FlyDubai pilots flag concerns about working 'too many hours' The budget airline was involved in a fatal crash as company states first priority is safety

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• Drunk Leeds Bradford Airport passenger handed �12,000 bill for causing flight diversion A PASSENGER has been given a bill for��12,000 after his

Yorkshire Evening Post

• Airline ban and �12,000 fine for drunk passenger, 21, after Leeds flight divertedAn airline passenger whose drunken behaviour forced a flight from Leeds Bradford Airport to be diverted has been banned from flying with Jet2.com for life and fined £12,000.

Yorkshire Post

• YP Letters: Leeds Bradford Airport deserves its reputationFrom: Thomas Black, Denton, Ilkley.

Aviation Industry

• British Airways owner IAG trims capacity after BrexitAirline group to review spending after profits hit by weak pound