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Saturday, 18 March 2017

BBC News

• BA owner IAG launches new long-haul airline LevelLevel will be based in Barcelona and fly to four destinations including Los Angeles and Buenos Aires.

Financial Times

• BA owner to launch low-cost long-haul airlineMove by IAG comes as Norwegian expands its cheap transatlantic services

The Telegraph

• Israeli fighter jets escape missiles from pro-Assad forces during Syria mission
• Tornado twists across Brisbane Airport

Times Online

• Cross the Atlantic for £86 on new BA budget airline [Subscription]British Airways is to get a low-cost sister airline offering transatlantic flights from £86 this summer as the budget long-haul market takes off.

Mail Online

• Polar Airlines plane pack reindeer in for Siberia congress Dozens of animals were herded on to the back of a Polar Airlines plane in a remote part of Russia before flying to frozen Yakutsk in eastern Siberia.
• Reckless baggage handlers at Luton airport prompt outrage Two baggage handlers at London Luton airport were seen throwing suitcases from an EasyJet flight onto a truck to be transported to the terminal. The men work for a contractor called Menzies Aviation.
• British Airways to launch �86 flights across the Atlantic British Airways' new airline Level will initially fly from Barcelona to Los Angeles and San Francisco, Buenos Aires, and Punta Cana, in the Dominican Republic, from June.

The Mirror

• Warfare 'game changer' as US army chiefs prepare to take delivery of drone-busting laser weapon Weapon manufacturing giant Lockheed Martin says it has finished a 60-kilowatt laser system that will zap targets from the sky

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• Airport's £2.5m upgrade on schedule UPGRADES worth more than £2.5million at Leeds Bradford Airport’s terminal are on schedule to be completed in time for its summer season.

London Evening Standard

• Is this the future of personal transport in big cities?Airbus unveiled a flying car concept at this year's Geneva Motor Show, with cities such as London in mind

East Anglian Daily Times

• British Airways owner IAG launches a new low cost longhaul airline called LevelBritish Airways owner International Airlines Group (IAG) has announced it is launching a new low cost longhaul airline called Level.

Buying Business Travel

• BA owner to launch low-cost long-haul airlineFlights to operate out of Barcelona with plans to expand across Europe

Aviation Industry

• US airlines post record passenger levels in 2016US airlines carried a record 823 million passengers systemwide in 2016, up 3.1% from the previous record high of 798.2 million recorded in 2015, according to US Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) released March 16. read more
• Air France to ride out cabin crew strikeAir France expects few disruptions to its flights March 18, despite a strike of almost 30% of its cabin crew members. read more