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Thursday, 23 March 2017

BBC News

• BA and Easyjet laptop ban 'in force by Saturday'Passengers on certain flights will have to put tablets and e-readers in their hold luggage.

Financial Times

• Confusion over disparity between airline curbsConcerns the move could be protectionism in disguise

London Evening Standard

• EasyJet becomes first UK airline to introduce laptop ban in plane cabinsEasyJet has become the first UK airline to put the Government's new ban on laptops and tablets into practice.
• Virgin Atlantic plane struck by lightning after taking off from Gatwick AirportA plane was forced to land when it was struck by lightning shortly after taking off from Gatwick Airport.

Northern Echo

• Housing plans which spell "death knell for Durham Tees Valley Airport" are recommended for approval by councillors MAJOR plans for new housing and services will be considered for Durham Tees Valley Airport next week, in a development which one local councillor said

Buying Business Travel

• Electronics ban ‘unworkable’ for business travellersIndustry reaction following the UK and US announcements regarding the ruling
• Warning over aviation ‘being left in the dark’ after BrexitAmerican Express GBT says there will be plenty of ‘political posturing’ over the next 2 years

Aviation Industry

• Lufthansa Technik 2016 profit down 9.5% Hamburg-based MRO provider Lufthansa Technik Group (LHT) reported a 2016 adjusted EBIT profit of €411.3 million ($431.9 million), down 9.5% from €454.4 million in 2015. read more
• Emirates to end use of 747 freighters, citing weak cargo demandEmirates SkyCargo, the freight arm of Dubai-based Emirates Airline, will return two Boeing 747-400ER freighters leased from ASL Airlines Belgium in June, ending the use of 747 freighters in its fleet, Emirates president Tim Clark told ATW. read more
• Nordica to launch St. Petersburg serviceEstonian flag carrier Nordica will begin scheduled Tallinn-St. Petersburg Bombardier CRJ900 service on May 15. read more

Other News Sources

• Grayling explains airline laptops banThe UK faces a “constantly evolving threat from terrorism and must respond accordingly”. Those were the words of the Transport Secretary Chris Grayling before today’s attack on Westminster began.