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Monday, 09 October 2017

BBC News

• Bombardier trade dispute to be raised in Commons by DUPDUP's Gavin Robinson will call on government ministers to
• Further tariff of 80% imposed on import of C-Series planeThe US Department of Commerce again rules against the aerospace firm in its dispute with rival Boeing.
• Argentine Airlines suspends flights to VenezuelaArgentine Airlines say it has concerns over security and has ended its flights to Caracas.
• More than 60% of Monarch passengers back in the UKMore than 350 rescue flights have so far been chartered or leased by the Civil Aviation Authority.

Times Online

• May must stand up to Boeing’s bully-boy tactics [Subscription]Theresa May will no doubt have spent the weekend reflecting on the impact of the phony P45 she got handed last week, but in Belfast there are four thousand Bombardier workers worrying that they might receive a real one unless their prime minister stands up to the bully-boy tactics of the US company, Boeing, and their protector, Donald Trump.
• Prestwick airport costs escalating [Subscription]Prestwick airport sucked in an additional £9.6 million of public money last year to keep it afloat, according to new figures.
• Cost-cutting delays Heathrow airport’s third runway [Subscription]Heathrow’s plans for a third runway have been delayed until at least the end of the year as the airport tries to cut £6 billion from the cost of the project.

City AM

• Edinburgh Airport signs ground-breaking Beijing partnership amid £80m expansionEdinburgh Airport has signed a ground-breaking partnership agreement with Beijing Capital International Airport, whilst also beginning work on an £80m expansion.

Daily Express

• Ministers fear Bombardier row could hit US trade allianceTHE escalating Bombardier row with the US over UK manufacturing jobs could jeopardise a post-Brexit trade deal, ministers fear.

Mail Online

• Ryanair safety workers are snapped horsing around Footage given to The Sun Online by a whistleblower shows the employees playing a prank at the airline's maintenance depot at Prestwick Airport, near Glasgow.

Other News Sources

• US imposes 300% import tariff on BombardierChamber of Commerce rules in favour of Boeing over claims of illegal state subsidies