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Wednesday, 19 July 2017

Financial Times

• United sales top targets as it pushes past passenger scandal
• EasyJet seeks high-flyer as challenges mountLow-cost airline begins search for successor to CEO Dame Carolyn McCall
• Wizz Air reports double-digit rise in profits

London Evening Standard

• Market report: EasyJet's McCall faces rough exit after Lufthansa sell-offIf Dame Carolyn McCall thought she could cruise through her final six months at easyJet on autopilot, then she could be in for a nasty surprise.

Wales Online

• Why Wales is at risk of being 'profoundly' affected by the impact of BrexitOur manufacturing and agriculture-reliant economy makes us more vulnerable, Lords are warning

Buying Business Travel

• Airfares and hotel rates set to increase in 2018CWT/GBTA forecast suggests UK companies will face higher travel costs

Aviation Industry

• O’Leary: Replicating Ryanair elsewhere would be a mistakeAn attempt to re-create Irish low-cost carrier Ryanair’s model in another market would be “one of the greatest mistakes we could make,” according to Ryanair CEO Michael O’Leary. read more
• United Airlines posts $818 million 2Q net profitUnited Airlines posted an $818 million net profit for the second quarter of 2017, a 39.1% increase over the Chicago-based airline’s $588 million net income in 2Q 2016. read more