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Thursday, 13 July 2017

Department for Transport

• Update on the Airports NPS and a decision on night flightsProgress on the Airports National Policy Statement and the decision on a new night flight regime for Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted airports.

Financial Times

• Lombard: Far too British AirwaysQuestion of EU ownership rules could hang over IAG, easyJet and Ryanair
• IAG calls for EU to relax ownership laws as Brexit concerns mountUK’s departure could force British Airways’ owner to buy out shareholders or risk break-up
• US airlines cruise higher on rosier outlooks from American, United

The Herald

• Third of UK flights face 30-minute delay unless airspace modernised, says Chris GraylingA third of UK flights could be delayed by more than half an hour unless airspace is modernised, the Transport Secretary has warned.

The Scotsman

• Glasgow flights to New York to be grounded this winterUnited Airlines is to halt flights between Glasgow and New York this winter, The Scotsman has learned.

East Anglian Daily Times

• Increased annual profits for Stansted Airport owner Manchester Airports GroupStansted Airport is close to breaking through the 25m passengers a year threshold after its busiest ever June.

Buying Business Travel

• Manchester in top 20 European airports for passenger trafficNorth West airport boosted by long-haul traffic
• Ryanair to ‘strictly enforce’ cabin baggage rulesAirline warns passengers as it enters busy summer period

Aviation Industry

• Airbus A350-1000 completes hot weather testingThe Airbus A350-1000 test aircraft, MSN065, has completed hot weather tests at Al Ain International Airport in the United Arab Emirates. read more
• Russia’s VIM Airlines triples cargo volume in 1HRussia’s VIM Airlines carried 7,816 tonnes of cargo and 487 tonnes of post in the 2017 first half, tripled from the year-ago period, the airline said July 12. read more
• Mesa Airlines pilots ratify labor agreementMesa Airlines pilots, represented by the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA), ratified a new four-year agreement with management. read more
• AIA names new VP-civil aviationThe Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) named David Silver as VP-civil aviation. read more
• American to end Etihad & Qatar codeshares over subsidy rowAmerican Airlines is ending its codeshare relationships with Etihad Airways and Qatar Airways as a protest against what it alleges to be government subsidies of the major Gulf carriers. read more