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Thursday, 17 August 2017

BBC News

• Birmingham Airport luggage delays unacceptable, says familyMore baggage handlers are being trained at Birmingham Airport after complaints about delays over the summer.
• Ryanair accuses Lufthansa of Air Berlin 'conspiracy'Ryanair accuses Lufthansa and the German government of colluding to carve up the failed airline.

Department for Transport

• Transport apprenticeships celebrated ahead of A-level results dayTransport Minister John Hayes meets Heathrow apprentices and celebrates A-level results day.

Financial Times

• Failed Ryanair Ukraine deal is a blow to pro-western leadershipKiev officials desperately need to attract foreign investment to boost growth
• Air Berlin collapse threatens to clip rivals’ wingsLufthansa’s talks for parts of carrier’s business called ‘a conspiracy’ by Ryanair

The Telegraph

• EasyJet 'putting passengers at risk' by scheduling too many flights, French pilots say

City AM

• A ‘truly global Britain’ would abolish air passenger dutyAirlines play a fundamental role in connecting the UK to the world.

Other Regional Press

• One in ten UK holidaymakers stopped at airports due to misplaced techMore than one in ten UK holidaymakers have misplaced an electronic device in their luggage, resulting in them being stopped by airport security, according to a new report.

Aviation Industry

• Ryanair adds more connecting flightsIrish LCC Ryanair has doubled its connecting flights at Milan Bergamo from 25 to 50 routes, marking the latest step in a wider expansion in Ryanair-to-Ryanair connections.
• London Stansted and Manchester airports to swap CEOsUK airports operator Manchester Airports Group (MAG) is rolling out a £1 billion ($1.3 billion) investment program and swapping the CEOs of Manchester and London Stansted airports into one another's roles.
• Surging expenses drive down US airlines' 1H 2017 earningsUS airlines' expenses grew at more than twice the rate of revenue in the 2017 first half, leading to a 23.3% year-over-year (YOY) decline in pre-tax profitability. read more