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Tuesday, 09 January 2018

BBC News

• Hial proposes centralising air traffic controlTraffic control for seven Scottish regional airports would be managed at a central hub, under the proposal.

Times Online

• Entrepreneur develops drone to ferry passengers across London [Subscription]A British entrepreneur is developing a drone capable of transporting commuters from central London to Heathrow airport in 12 minutes.

City AM

• Drones to be tested with passengers on board this yearTest flights for the first British passenger drone will begin this year.
• Over half of Heathrow's near 79,000 noise complaints last year came from 10 peopleHeathrow received 78,794 noise complaints last year, and 62 per cent of those were made by 10 people, according to new figures from the airport.

Aviation Industry

• Safran Group names director of Zodiac merger Thierry Dubois In a further step toward making the takeover of Zodiac Aerospace a reality, Safran Group has appointed Hélène Moreau-Leroy director of the Zodiac integration project, the Paris-based company announced Jan. 8. read more
• Lufthansa trials service innovations on A380 FlyingLabLufthansa has trialed a series of innovations aboard an Airbus A380 FlyingLab flight from Frankfurt to Houston following a futuristic travel experience competition—aimed at young developers—which was jointly run by Lufthansa and Deutsche Telekom. read more
• Icelandair rolls out new structureIcelandair Group has simplified its organizational structure, dividing the company into two areas: international flight operations and equity investments. read more
• Alitalia to select bidder soonAlitalia’s special administrators are set to choose the successful bidder with whom they want to begin exclusive negotiations about the bankrupt airline’s future within days, Italy’s economic development minister said. read more

Other News Sources

• Leeds Bradford Airport dismay as BA reduces Heathrow flightsLeeds Bradford Airport (LBA) has criticised British Airways (BA) after the airline has decided to reduce the number of weekly flights to Heathrow from 20 to 10 in each direction.