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Wednesday, 21 February 2018

The Guardian

• Airlines sound alarm over 'blank cheque' for Heathrow third runwayThe true cost of Heathrow expansion is likely to be “grossly” higher than the £14.3bn the airport has cited, airlines have told MPs, adding that transparency and guarantees should be supplied ahead of a crucial vote.

The Independent

• Heathrow: airlines demand guarantee on expansion costsThe UK’s leading airlines have demanded a guarantee that passenger fees will not increase at an expanded Heathrow.

Reuters News

• UK should demand cost pledge for new runway - airline bosses- British lawmakers should force Heathrow to promise not to raise passenger charges before they give the airport the green light to build a new runway, airline bosses said on Tuesday

City AM

• Boss of British Airways owner IAG Willie Walsh has The outspoken boss of British Airways owner IAG, Willie Walsh, said today his confidence that Heathrow would ensure its expansion was on time and on budget "is zero".

Belfast Telegraph

• MPs urged not to trust Heathrow planIAG chief executive Willie Walsh claimed the third runway scheme should not be approved unless the airport guarantees that landing charges will not be increased.
• MPs urged not to trust Heathrow planIAG chief executive Willie Walsh claimed the third runway scheme should not be approved unless the airport guarantees that landing charges will not be increased.

London Evening Standard

• BA pilot shares amazing footage of plane coming into land at Vancouver airport A British Airways pilot has shared amazing footage of his plane coming into land at Vancouver airport, giving passengers a glimpse of the impressive view they don't often get to see.

Yorkshire Post

• YP Letters: Heathrow PR overblows value of third runwayHEATHROW’S latest PR exercise, launching a tour of ‘potential’ sites that are on a long list to become ‘logistic’ hubs for construction of a third runway, is yet another plain attempt to secure support for its project, whilst back down in London, many are beginning to doubt its actual benefits.

Aviation Industry

• Eurowings to expand Dusseldorf base Eurowings will expand services from its Dusseldorf base by 30%—to 1 million available seats per month—from summer 2018 when the Lufthansa LCC subsidiary will increase its based aircraft from 26 to 40. read more
• SunExpress reports strong 2017 on traffic growthSunExpress, a joint venture of Lufthansa and Turkish Airlines, reported a €1.2 billion turnover ($1.4 billion) for 2017, the highest turnover in its history. read more

Other News Sources

• Lord Paul Deighton Chairman, London Heathrow Airport letter to the editorLord Paul Deighton, Chairman, London Heathrow Airport wrote this letter to our editor on expansion:
• London Heathrow Airport chairman outlines expansion policyLondon Heathrow Airport chairman Paul Deighton outlined (20-Feb-2018) the airport's expansion policy ahead of the UK Parliament's Transport Select Committee inquiry into the draft Airports National Policy Statement. Highlights include: