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Friday, 19 May 2017

BBC News

• London City first UK airport to get remote digital air traffic controlLondon City Airport flights will be directed using a remote system based 80 miles away.

Financial Times

• Chinese group in talks to aid struggling jet maker BombardierState-owned Comac could invest in Canadian group’s commercial aerospace arm
• US looks at extending laptop ban to all flightsWashington says Europe will not be singled out for restrictions
• City airport ditches control tower for virtual traffic managementRemote controllers using cameras, sensors and screens will replace on-site humans
• Singapore Airlines shares fall most since 2008 after surprise 4Q loss

The Guardian

• Trump 'laptop' ban may not be extended to flights from EuropePlans to bar larger electronic devices from cabins on flights from Europe to US appear to be on hold after ‘high-level’ meetingA proposed Trump administration ban on passengers from Europe taking laptops and tablets into cabins on flights to America appears to have been dropped after a meeting between EU and US officials.
• Remote air traffic control preparing for takeoff at London City airportHigh-definition cameras to replace staff in new east London tower with live pictures relayed to site in HampshireManned air traffic control towers, a reassuring fixture at airports since the dawn of civil aviation nearly a century ago, could soon be made obsolete by technological advances allowing arrivals and departures to be monitored from miles away using live streams of high-definition video.

The Telegraph

• London City Airport's new digital air traffic control tower 'safe from cyber attack'

London Evening Standard

• Laptop ban on flights from Europe to US scrapped after talks in Brussels Officials in the US and EU have ruled out banning laptops and tablets on flights from Europe over Isis terror fears.

Wall Street Journal

• U.S. Probe Into Bombardier Jet Sales Pricing Stirs CanadaThe Canadian government is reviewing potential defense deals with Boeing Co. in the wake of U.S. trade officials launching a probe into alleged subsidies and unfair discounts of passenger jets made by Bombardier Inc.

Buying Business Travel

• No laptop ban extension on Europe-US flights - for nowEU and US authorities meet to discuss “evolving threats” to airline security
• Tories commit to Heathrow expansion and HS2Party says it will spend �40 billion to improve UK transport infrastructure

Aviation Industry

• Korean Air reverses losses, posts $500 million 1Q net profitKorean Air produced a consolidated net profit of KRW559 billion ($500.3 million) for the first quarter of 2017, reversing a loss of KRW175 billion in the year-ago period. read more
• Turkish Airlines may help Albania establish flag carrier Istanbul-based Turkish Airlines may give technical assistance to the Albanian government in setting up its own national carrier, Albania Prime Minister Edi Rama announced at a May 9 joint press conference in Tirana, Albania. read more
• Airberlin names new board membersAirberlin has appointed new board members as part of the German carrier’s strategy to reposition itself into a network carrier. read more

Other News Sources

• Heathrow expansion: Government 'pulls out' of Surrey Heath and Elmbridge consultation events despite ongoing pressureSurrey Heath councillors have responded by organising their own consultation event