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Tuesday, 25 July 2017

BBC News

• FTSE 100 lower as airline shares fallAirline shares fall as comments from Ryanair raise the prospect of a price war this summer.
• Ryanair makes 'non-binding' offer for AlitaliaThe Italian airline could be wound up unless a buyer can be found by the autumn.
• Ryanair warns of airline fares war this summerThe airline says it might cut fares as much as 9% on some routes as competition intensifies.

Financial Times

• Ryanair bids for Alitalia ahead of tender launchCarrier confirms it has submitted non-binding offer as it reports 55% rise in profits
• Ryanair: altitude sicknessValuation of Europe’s leading low-cost carrier already incorporates plenty of hope

The Guardian

• EasyJet to hire more than 1,000 cabin crew staffBudget airline announces largest cabin crew intake in its 21-year history, taking total to 8,100EasyJet has announced the largest cabin crew intake in its 21-year history, with plans to hire more than 1,000 staff. More than 1,200 men and women will be given permanent and fixed-term positions at the budget airline. This will increase its total number of cabin crew to 8,100.Earlier this year, the Luton-based carrier revealed that it was recruiting more than 450 pilots and providing opportunities for its first officers to be promoted to captaincy roles. Continue reading...

The Independent

• Ryanair challenges Transport Secretary to explain 'how it's going to be right on Brexit night'Ryanair's finance chief has lambasted the lack of progress on aviation rules after Brexit, saying: “We’re hearing an awful lot about it all be right on the night. But nobody can actually tell me how it’s going to be right on the night.”

City AM

• Ryanair tables non-binding offer for Italy's flag carrier AlitaliaIrish airline Ryanair confirmed today it has made a non-binding offer for Italian airline Alitalia, which went into administration in May.

Mail Online

• Ryanair accuses families of making toddlers drag suitcases The budget airline said that some of its passengers were taking advantage of its ‘generous’ allowances and it might have to increase checks at boarding gates.

London Evening Standard

• Pilots welcome Government crackdown on drones after spike in near misses at HeathrowPilots have welcomed a Government crackdown on rules for flying drones amid a spike in potentially catastrophic near misses with passenger planes at Heathrow airport.

Get West London

• New director of Back Heathrow claims expansion will 'effectively eradicate youth unemployment in west London'Parmajit Dhanda believes an expansion will be hugely beneficial to the local community

Buying Business Travel

• Ryanair puts Brexit ‘contingency’ plans in placeAirline concerned about “uncertainty” over UK-EU flights from 2019
• Bidders line up for Alitalia saleReports say that airline’s administrators have received 10 bids

Aviation Industry

• Ryanair reports 55% net profit jump in 1QIreland-based low-cost carrier (LCC) Ryanair reported a 55% jump in net profit for the first quarter of its 2018 financial year, with the post-tax figure rising to €397 million ($453 million), compared to €256 million a year ago. read more
• US removes all PED restrictions on all US-bound flightsAll personal electronic device (PED) restrictions for flights to the US have been lifted by the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS), which said airlines and airports around the world are complying with new security requirements for all US-bound flights. read more
• EasyJet to recruit more than 1,200 new cabin crew UK low-cost carrier (LCC) easyJet will recruit more than 1,200 new permanent- and fixed-term cabin crew positions—the largest cabin crew intake in its 21-year history—as the LCC continues to grow. read more
• FAA fines Frontier, American & Delta for consumer protection violationsThe US Department of Transportation (DOT) fined American Airlines, Delta Air Lines and Frontier Airlines July 21 for violations of DOT consumer protection rules that occurred between 2014 and 2015. read more

Other News Sources

• Mesmerising flight path video reveals south east airspace to be one of the 'busiest' globally A two-hour flight path visualisation from Monday (July 24) shows hundreds of aircraft circling the South East