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Wednesday, 04 October 2017

BBC News

• Qatar Airways chief's faith in Cardiff Airport serviceThe airline's chief says he resisted internal arguments not to pick Cardiff for new flight to Doha.
• Ryanair passenger numbers grow despite cancellationsThe airline says passenger numbers were up 10% in September despite the flight cancellation fiasco.

Financial Times

• Airline stocks cruise higher after Delta trading update

The Guardian

• Monarch collapse was timed to keep disruption to minimum, says CEOExecutives knew airline’s fate on Saturday but waited more than 24 hours to go into administration to allow CAA to prepare

Mail Online

• Monarch Airlines blew thousands on inflight menu Monarch recruited top food psychologist Professor Charles Spence to rustle up some complimentary treats to 'reduce the stresses' of passengers as part of its #YearofNice campaign.

London Evening Standard

• Monarch Airlines collapse: Runway slots set for speedy sell-off as rivals tussleCollapsed Monarch's valuable take-off and landing slots at airports including Gatwick, Manchester and Luton could be sold within days, it emerged on Tuesday.
• Qatar Airways passenger facing jail for writing 'death to Allah' on plane armrestA Qatar Airways passenger who scrawled "death to Allah" on his armrest because he was unhappy with business class service is facing jail.

North Wales Live

• Over 23,000 Monarch passengers have returned home since collapse of airline The remaining 87,431 Monarch Airlines customers are expected to be back in the UK by October 15, at no extra cost.

Other Regional Press

• Stranded Monarch Airlines passengers praise 'biggest peacetime repatriation' Thousands get new flights home with very little delay

Aviation Industry

• Boeing rolls out first 787-10 for Singapore AirlinesBoeing has rolled out the first 787-10 built for Singapore Airlines at its final assembly facility in North Charleston, South Carolina. read more
• MH370 unknowns ‘unacceptable,’ ATSB says in closing reportThe Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB), which coordinated and led the huge underwater search for the Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777-200ER that went missing in 2014, has issued its final report, saying it is “almost inconceivable and certainly societally unacceptableâ€� that what happened to the aircraft and those onboard remains unknown. read more
• Delta takes $120 million hit from Hurricane Irma; lowers 3Q marginHurricane Irma cost Delta Air Lines $120 million in lost revenue, leading the company to lower its third-quarter operating margin expectations by about one percentage point, to between 15.5% and 16.5%, the Atlanta-based carrier said Oct. 3. read more
• Cathay chooses LEAP-1A for A321neosHong Kong-based Cathay Pacific Group has chosen the CFM International LEAP-1A engine to power the fleet of 32 Airbus A321neos it has on order. read more