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Friday, 30 September 2016

Financial Times

• Elliott pushes to shake up Colombian airlineUS hedge fund holds talks with senior executives
• Heathrow touts extra flights in runway pushAirport expected to set out plans on first day of Conservative conference
• BA to charge for meals in economyCarrier joins trend towards catering model used by no-frills rivals

The Guardian

• Corbyn doubtful he can make his MPs oppose Heathrow expansionLabour leader says he has not decided whether to hold free vote, with many of his MPs likely to back plans for third runway

The Herald

• Heathrow pledge extra Scottish routes from 2021 if third runway is approvedAIRPORT bosses at Heathrow have vowed to launch up to 21 extra daily domestic flights by 2021 if ministers give the go ahead to expand the hub, with a direct flight for Dundee among the potential new routes being tabled.

The Scotsman

• BA scraps free meals on economy class flightsBritish Airways is scrapping free meals on short haul flights in economy class, instead offering a selection of Marks & Spencer salads and sandwiches.

The Telegraph

• Boost for third runway at Heathrow as Jeremy Corbyn suggests Labour MPs could have free vote

Mail Online

• Dry flights and blacklist of drunken passengers? UK and Spanish governments urged to crackdown on alcohol-fuelled problems on planes and at airports The political group More for Majorca has called for every airline travelling between the UK and Spain to introduce booze-free flights and a blacklist of drunken passengers to curb flight rowdiness.

London Evening Standard

• Heathrow Airport bosses propose raising cap on flights to 500,000 a yearHeathrow bosses today controversially proposed raising the cap on flights at Heathrow to around 500,000 a year.
• British Airways scraps free food in favour of selling Marks & Spencer sandwichesBritish Airways is scrapping free meals in economy class on short haul flights in favour of Marks & Spencer sandwiches and salads.

Manchester Evening News

• Monarch 'still in talks' over licensing agreement ahead of Friday deadline The firm has until Friday to reapply for its expired Air Travel Organisers’ Licence or face being banned from selling package holidays

Yorkshire Evening Post

• Record passenger numbers for Leeds Bradford AirportLeeds Bradford Airport has recorded its busiest ever 12-month period.

Buying Business Travel

• British Airways to axe free food and drink on short-haul flightsAirline partners with M&S to sell food in economy
• Theresa May has MPs’ backing for Heathrow expansionPatrick McLoughlin says PM will have enough support to approve plans for a third runway at Heathrow

Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport

• Heathrow expansion “fantasy” should be binned, says BorisThe prospect of Heathrow Airport opening a third runway is a “fantasy” and should be “consigned to the dustbin”, according to foreign secretary Boris Johnson. Bosses at the airport argue that its much-disputed expansion would result in 100,000 new jobs in the UK and fuel £56 billion of growth. However, the former London mayor has opposed Heathrow’s third runway for years and has backed a new report which outlines potential risks to the taxpayer. “Heathrow expansion is the wrong choice, and if it is chosen, it simply won’t get built,” Mr Johnson said. He explained that the mammoth costs and ris...

Aviation Industry

• First MRJ test aircraft arrives in the USMitsubishi Aircraft Corp.’s first MRJ90 test aircraft has arrived at Grant County International Airport in Moses Lake, Washington, where it will build hours toward type certification. read more