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Thursday, 20 April 2017

BBC News

• Malaysia Airlines to track planes with satellitesIt comes three years after MH370, bound for Beijing, disappeared with 239 people on board.

Financial Times

• Emirates cuts US flights after heightened securityReduction by airline is strong sign that Trump measures are hitting big Gulf carriers

City AM

• Bolstering regional infrastructure will add £175bn to the UK economy by 2024, says CBIUnlocking higher productivity through bolstering regional infrastructure links could add £175bn to England's economy by 2024, according to the Confederation of British Industry (CBI).

Birmingham Post

• Birmingham Airport passes 12m passenger mark Record numbers pass through terminal which has seen a 14.3 per cent increase over the past 12 months

Buying Business Travel

• Birmingham airport hits passenger traffic milestoneMidlands airport breaks the 12 million annual passenger mark
• Emirates cuts US flights as Trump travel policies hit demandAirline to reduce flights to five of the 12 cities it serves to the states

Aviation Industry

• Alitalia staff to vote on new dealAlitalia’s workforce begins voting April 20 on a deal that will decide whether the struggling airline receives a fresh infusion of cash. read more
• Air Canada A330 loses wheel on takeoffCanada’s Transportation Safety Board (TSB) is looking into an incident in which an Air Canada aircraft lost one of its undercarriage wheels prior to takeoff on a transatlantic flight April 16. read more

Other News Sources

• Former MP Vince Cable to stand again in Twickenham after PM’s shock election announcementHe promised to make education, social care and Heathrow central issues of his campaign to unseat Conservative MP Dr Tania Mathias.
• Local elections: What the Spelthorne candidates think about Heathrow, street lights, roads and more Six parties will be on the ballot paper, as well as two independent candidates