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Wednesday, 27 September 2017

BBC News

• Search on for personal flying machineBoeing offers $2m to any team of engineers, students or hobbyists who can design a flying machine.
• Bombardier describes tariff ruling in Boeing row as 'absurd'The aerospace firm employs more than 4,000 people in Northern Ireland, but fear jobs may be under threat.

Financial Times

• US backs Boeing in fight with Canada’s BombardierCommerce department slaps preliminary tariffs of up to 219% on sales into US
• Boeing invests $33m in Comac joint venture: China Daily

The Guardian

• Northern Ireland jobs at risk as Bombardier jets hit by huge US trade tariffCanadian aircraft maker, which employs 4,000 in region, suffers major blow after US imposes punitive 219% levy. One of Northern Ireland's largest employers faces paying a punitive tariff on its exports of passenger jets to the US after losing the first stage of an international trade dispute.

Buying Business Travel

• Air Berlin negotiates with Lufthansa and EasyjetPartial take-over bids accepted by troubled airline
• Ryanair issues update on cancellationsAirline says 97% of customers received reroutes or refunds

Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport

• Heathrow’s food and drink pre-order service takes flightHeathrow has partnered with leading US provider Grab to launch a food and drink pre-order service. Hosted within the Heathrow app, passengers will now be able to enjoy fantastic food before they fly.  The service trial has launched with at least one restaurant per terminal, with a view to extending to all restaurants across the airport in coming months. Putting delicious food at passengers’ fingertips, the app allows users to pre-order, check turnaround time and collect from a dedicated collection point when they arrive. The UK’s only hub airport has partnered with Grab, which...

Aviation Industry

• IAG still working on Aer Lingus-Ryanair connections International Airlines Group (IAG) CEO Willie Walsh is hoping to finalize a connecting deal between group carrier Aer Lingus and Irish LCC Ryanair at their Dublin hub before summer 2018. read more
• Lufthansa Group approves $1.2 billion growth plan for EurowingsLufthansa Group’s supervisory board has approved a €1 billion ($1.2 billion) investment to purchase and lease up to 61 aircraft for its LCC subsidiary Eurowings as the bidding process for parts of the insolvent airberlin continues. read more
• Airline wish list includes flexible seat configurations Airline panelists speaking at World Routes in Barcelona would like to see electric aircraft enter the market and—in the shorter term—to have the ability to reconfigure aircraft during turnarounds. read more