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Thursday, 20 July 2017

BBC News

• Noise concern over Edinburgh Airport flight path changesMore than half of all respondents say they disagree with Edinburgh Airport's new proposed flight paths.

Financial Times

• Shares in airlines and takeaway companies fall on card fee ban
• EasyJet accelerates hunt for new chief executiveStart date for Royal Mail boss brought forward as airline steps up search
• Wizz Air boss accelerates contingencies for BrexitAirline to secure operating certificate that allows flying to continue to and from UK

Times Online

• Runway delay hurts Ireland’s growth, says Ryanair chief [Subscription]Michael O’Leary, the chief executive of Ryanair, has called on the attorney-general to speed up noise pollution legislation needed to build the delayed second runway at Dublin airport.

Birmingham Mail

• Ryanair passenger fury after ALL plane's luggage left behind at Birmingham Airport Anger after claims the Ryanair flight landed at Malta without 150 suitcases

London Evening Standard

• New British Airways 'safety video' includes hysterical celebrity cameosWatch as Oscar nominee Chiwetel Ejiofor auditions for his 'big break' and Gordon Ramsay fills in for legendary actress Joanna Lumley

Get West London

• Cross-party MPs form new group to question the case for Heathrow third runwayMPs claim there is a growing number of political support against the expansion of Heathrow Airport

Buying Business Travel

• Wizz Air’s profits up as passenger traffic soarsLow-cost carrier plans further expansion and an end to cabin bag fees
• BA cabin crew begin new two-week strikeAirline says that it will be able to operate 99.5 per cent of flights

Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport

• Update on the Airports NPS and a decision on night flights In October 2016, the government selected a new north-west runway at Heathrow as its preferred scheme for delivering new airport capacity in the south-east. In February a consultation on a draft Airports National Policy Statement (NPS) was launched, which set out the reasons for this preference, along with the mitigation and compensation measures the government expects the promoter to put in place if planning permission is to be granted. The consultation closed on 25 May and the work to analyse the over 70,000 responses is progressing well. I would like to thank all of those who contributed...

Aviation Industry

• Wizz Air names three new senior management staffCentral and Eastern European low-cost carrier (LCC) Wizz Air has announced three new appointments to the roles of deputy CEO, CFO and CTO. read more
• JetBlue pilots request federal mediationJetBlue Airways pilots, represented by the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA), requested mediation services from the National Mediation Board (NMB) July 18 to assist with contract negotiations. read more