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Monday, 18 September 2017

BBC News

• Manchester Airport plane evacuated after catering van crashAn aircraft is involved in a collision with a truck at Manchester Airport.
• New Zealand jet fuel shortage leaves passengers strandedFlights have been grounded at the country's busiest airport after a burst pipe hit fuel supplies.
• Ryanair cancels flights after 'messing up' pilot holidaysThe budget airline is cancelling 40-50 flights every day for the next six weeks.

Financial Times

• Refining NZ, Air New Zealand fall on Auckland airport pipeline leak

The Guardian

• British Airways plane held in Paris over 'direct security threat'BA flight to Heathrow was stopped at Charles de Gaulle airport and surrounded by police and fire enginesA British Airways plane has been evacuated at Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris for security reasons, after passengers were told a “direct threatâ€� had been made towards the aircraft.Flight BA303 was due to take off on Sunday bound for Heathrow in London when the incident occurred, with police and fire engines surrounding the plane on the tarmac. Continue reading...
• Ryanair tries to appease passengers with list of flights cancelled until ThursdayTravellers still want to know which flights will take off over next six weeks after airline warned of up to 2,000 cancellationsRyanair has tried to appease angry customers by publishing lists of all flights to be cancelled until Wednesday, after 82 failed to take off on Sunday, with the airline admitting it had mismanaged the planning of pilot holidays.However, this will do little to calm nerves as travellers are demanding to know which flights will be cancelled over the next six weeks when Ryanair has said there would be up to 2,000 cancellations. Up to 400,000 passengers could be affected. ...
• Airbus launches internal corruption investigation after Guardian expos Exclusive: Already facing bribery allegations, group looks into transactions that led to unexplained payment. Airbus, Europe's largest aerospace multinational, has launched an internal investigation into possible corruption after the Guardian uncovered a series of questionable financial transactions resulting in an unexplained payment.

The Huffington Post

• Ryanair Cancels Up To 50 Flights Daily After Pilot Holidays Blunder Budget airline Ryanair is cancelling up to 50 flights daily for the next six weeks, potentially up to 9,000 passengers a day, after it “messed up” the planning of pilot holidays. Kenny Jacobs, chief marketing officer, said the company was “working hard to fix” the problem, after it announced a 2% reduction in scheduled flights until the end of October. He said: “We apologise to all affected customers for these cancellations. We have messed up in the planning of pilot holidays and we’re working hard to fix that.” Ryanair said air traffic contro...

The Independent

• Stansted is the worst-hit airport, with Manchester also seeing multiple cancellationsRyanair has revealed it will cancel 164 flights over the next three days, potentially affecting 30,000 passengers.
• British Airways flight held at Paris airport because of 'security threat'Passengers informed of "direct threat" to flight bound for London Heathrow

The Telegraph

• British Airways flight held at Paris airport after 'security threat'

Times Online

• Passengers vent fury over Ryanair cancellations [subscription]Ryanair is facing a customer backlash amid demands to publish a full list of the flight cancellations it has planned over the next six weeks.

City AM

• City ramps up pressure on politicians to push ahead with Heathrow expansion after fresh jitters over delaysThe City has issued a rallying cry to MPs to push ahead with Heathrow airport’s expansion, warning that delays could hamper financial and professional services firms’ ability to do business globally.

London Evening Standard

• Ryanair admits it 'messed up' as it cancels 82 flights in one day to clear pilot holiday backlogRyanair has cancelled 82 flights in one day, admitting it "messed up" after it was revealed a backlog of pilots' holiday was causing the sudden spike in grounded planes.

Aviation Industry

• Russia's northern airport completes runway reconstructionRussia's Norilsk Alykel Airport, which completed runway reconstruction Sept. 15, can handle passenger aircraft using the entire l 3,430-meter (8.4-mile) runway length.