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Monday, 31 July 2017

Department for Transport

• UK space companies to develop international partnerships to tackle global development challengesThe UK Space Agency is working with research institutions, industry and non-profit organisations to develop strong international partnerships to help tackle economic, societal and environmental issues using satellite technology.

Financial Times

• Virgin alliance flies in face of low-cost carriersTie-up with Air France-KLM aims to create a formidable force on transatlantic market

The Guardian

• EasyJet passenger punched by airport worker in FranceMan waiting for delayed aircraft was carrying baby when pictured being hit by member of Nice airport staffEasyJet is “urgentlyâ€� seeking answers after a worker at Nice airport apparently punched one of the airline’s passengers who was holding his baby at the terminal after a 13-hour delay.A photo circulating online appears to show the man, believed to be a special assistance provider at the airport in south-east France, attacking the man in front of other passengers on Saturday. Continue reading...

The Huffington Post

• EasyJet Passenger 'Punched By Nice Airport Worker During 14-Hour Flight Delay'A British man holding a nine-month-old baby was punched in the face by a member of staff at Nice Airport after remonstrating over a 14-hour delay, a witness has said. Arabella Arkwright, 49, captured the blow in a picture circulated online. An easyJet spokesman said the person in the photograph is believed to work for Nice Airport’s special assistance provider Samsic. “It was completely unprovoked,” said Mrs Arkwright, who was returning from holiday with her husband, Johnnie, 64, their son Harry, 16, and daughter Violet, 13. EasyJet employee hitting man holding baby after de...

The Telegraph

• Airlines urged to cut ticket prices as cost of oil continues to fall
• EasyJet passenger holding a baby 'punched by Nice airport worker during flight delay'

Times Online

• Passenger punched in Easyjet delay row [Subscription]First a passenger was dragged from a plane for refusing to give up his seat. Now a traveller holding a baby has been punched in the face after complaining about a heavily delayed flight.

London Evening Standard

• EasyJet launches investigation after passenger holding baby 'punched' by Nice airport worker EasyJet has launched an investigation after a man holding a baby was apparently punched by a worker at Nice airport after complaining about a delayed flight.

The Business Desk

• Stobart spends £42m on aircraftCumbria-based Stobart Group’s aircraft leasing business Propius is to buy three Embraer E195 jet aircraft on a lease agreement with airline Flybe for £42m.
• Green light for £20m Boeing factory plansBoeing’s plans for a £20m Sheffield factory haven taken off, with the council giving the aerospace giant the go-ahead.