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Tuesday, 17 January 2017

The Guardian

• BA to operate all Heathrow long-haul services during strikeAirline says it has strengthened schedule over three days of industrial action by Unite union which begins on ThursdayBritish Airways will operate all its long-haul services to and from Heathrow during a three-day cabin crew strike this week and cancel a small number of short-haul flights, the airline has announced.Members of the Unite union will take industrial action from Thursday in a long-running dispute over pay. Continue reading...
• Rolls-Royce to pay £671m over bribery claimsVoluntary payments will mean UK manufacturing giant avoids being prosecuted by anti-corruption investigatorsRolls-Royce, Britain’s leading multinational manufacturer, is to pay £671m in penalties after long-running investigations into claims it paid bribes to land export contracts.The settlement means the engineering giant will avoid being prosecuted by anti-corruption investigators in the UK, US and Brazil, though individual executives may still be charged. Continue reading...
• Malaysia Airlines flight MH370: underwater search called offWreckage of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 might never be found after suspension of underwater search The search for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 has come to an end with passengers’ families being informed that the effort to find the plane has been suspended.Next of kin were told in an emailed statement on Tuesday that Australian authorities’ underwater search of 120,000 sq km in the southern Indian ocean had concluded without success. Continue reading...

The Herald

• British Airways to operate all Heathrow long-haul services during strikeBritish Airways will operate all its long-haul services to and from Heathrow during a three-day cabin crew strike this week and cancel a small number of short-haul flights, the airline has announced.

The Scotsman

• Search for missing Malaysia Airlines flight 370 endsThe search for the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 has ended after nearly three years, the Joint Agency Co-ordination Centre in Australia has said.

Times Online

• Sci-fi becomes fact as flying cars get ready for take-off [subscription]You wait decades since the 1950s sci-fi boom for evidence that we might be getting into flying cars or going to the shops strapped into a jetpack — and then two companies come along saying we are going to be there sooner than you think.

Birmingham Mail

• BMI launches three new routes from Birmingham Airport Trio of European destinations adds to offer from city's airport with new flights to Austria, Germany and Sweden

Daily Post (North Wales)

• As Airbus A350 makes its first commercial landing at Manchester we celebrate the company's other milestones The company have shared pictures of some of their greatest hits from the Broughton factory

London Evening Standard

• British Airways strike: Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted long-haul flights to 'go ahead' during three-day actionBritish Airways will operate all its long-haul services to and from Heathrow during a three-day cabin crew strike this week and cancel a small number of shorter flights.

Other Regional Press

• BMI launches Birmingham Airport flights to Graz, Nuremburg and Gothenburg The new flights from the airline are to a variety of European destinations

Buying Business Travel

• Bmi Regional creates Birmingham airport hubAirline launches three European routes
• Bristol airport starts �2.3m renovation projectHampton by Hilton airport hotel accepting reservations from March

Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport

• New London Stansted growth deal delivers nine new routes and over 20 million Ryanair customersRyanair has announced a new growth deal with Manchester Airports Group (MAG) which will deliver nine new London Stansted routes, including a daily service to Naples and a three times daily service to Copenhagen, as well as routes to Beziers, Cagliari, Clermont, Grenoble, Nice, Nimes and Strasbourg, extra flights on 13 existing routes, and over 20 million customers this year, supporting 15,000 jobs at London Stansted Airport.  Ryanair’s extended London Stansted summer 2017 schedule will deliver: • 9 new routes to: Naples (daily), Copenhagen (3 daily), Beziers (3 wkly), Cagliari...

Aviation Industry

• Rolls-Royce reaches bribery penalty agreementUK aero-engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce has reached “in principle” a deferred prosecution agreement (DPA) with the UK’s Serious Fraud Office (SFO) that will see the company paying financial penalties amounting to £671 million ($809 million). read more
• Ryanair expands London Stansted operationsIrish low-cost carrier (LCC) Ryanair is adding nine routes from London Stansted for summer 2017, which could lead to further aircraft being based at the airport. read more
• Reports: airberlin subsidiary Belair to close in MarchSwitzerland-based airberlin subsidiary Belair could be closed down by the end of March, the company has informed employees according to several media reports in Switzerland. read more