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Wednesday, 17 May 2017

BBC News

• EasyJet half-year loss widens on weaker poundThe airline reports a bigger loss, partly due to the fall in sterling and timing of Easter.

Financial Times

• EasyJet’s losses widen on sterling weaknessLow-cost airline’s shares fall as pound and Easter timing weigh on half-year profits
• EasyJet sends right signals, but investors say talk to the handBulls hoping for earnings upgrades disappointed by airline’s half-year loss

Times Online

• Laptop ban looms on Australia flights [Subscription]Australia appears likely to follow the United States in banning laptop computers and other electronic devices on incoming flights.

Daily Express

• SpaceX successfully launches its heaviest satellite EVER into orbitELON Musk’s SpaceX has successfully launched its heaviest satellite to date, but was unable to land the rockets as the load was too much.

Manchester Evening News

• Manchester Airport is TRACKING your progress through terminals - using your mobile's wi-fi signalAirport bosses are using wi-fi signals to see how long you are queuing - and it could lead to 'live' queue time boards in future

Buying Business Travel

• Flight Centre invests in travel technology company3Mundi agrees 25% sale of business
• Easyjet losses deepen on weak poundAirline reports pre-tax loss of �212 million

Aviation Industry

• EasyJet 1H losses deepen, but outlook improvingUK-based low-cost carrier (LCC) easyJet reported a net loss of �192 million ($247.8 million) in the first half of its financial year, widened from a net loss of �15 million for the same period last year. read more
• London’s Gatwick Airport to maximize existing capacityLondon Gatwick Airport is preparing to invest £240 million ($309 million) in 2017, as part of a five-year development plan, after London hub Heathrow won government support for expansion. read more

Other News Sources

• NEW RECORD FOR HEATHROWAlmost 200,000 people a day used Heathrow last month to make it the most successful April in its history – and providing yet more support for the third runway.