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Friday, 06 April 2018

BBC News

• City of Derry Airport a 'colossal waste of money'A Conservative councillor calls for City of Derry Airport to close because it is a
• Meet the gargantuan air freighter that looks like a whalePassenger aircraft are built in sections around the world then assembled in various locations, so how do you transport huge parts like wings and fuselages? Meet the super-transporters - giant planes for giant jobs.

The Herald

• More aircraft to cross Glasgow’s suburbs due to flight paths changePLANNED new flightpaths into Scotland's largest airport will see planes flying over some of the country's wealthiest suburbs in a bid to cut down on carbon emissions and handle increased passenger numbers.

The Independent

• Airbus A380 finds a secondhand market as 'SuperJumbo' returns from the edge of aviation oblivionThe remarkable return of the Airbus A380 from the edge of aviation oblivion continues, with a Portuguese airline picking up a pair of used “SuperJumbo” jets that previously flew for Singapore Airlines.

The Scotsman

• Second US route from Edinburgh halted by Norwegian Air Norwegian Air’s attempt to bring budget US flights to Scotland hit another major setback today with a second of its three routes from Edinburgh being halted. The airline, which offered return fares from £203, will drop Providence, Rhode Island in October after axing Bradley in Connecticut last month.

City AM

• South east London has seen "significant" increase in concentration of flights since 2011Areas of south east London are "heavily overflown" by Heathrow aircraft and have seen significant increases in the concentration of flights since 2011, a Heathrow pressure group has found.

Aviation Industry

• Beijing’s import tariffs protect COMAC, AVIC aircraftThe weight range for tariffs Beijing plans to impose on US aircraft appear designed to give protection to Chinese airliner types—even if the real aim is to reply to proposed US import taxes. read more
• Boeing is a pawn, but not the target, in the US-China trade warChina’s retaliatory 25% trade tariffs on certain goods it imports from the US comes as no surprise. What’s more interesting is how China has limited how the tariff applies to Boeing airliners. read more
• Hi Fly to acquire first A380 mid-yearPortuguese wet-lease specialist Hi Fly plans to take delivery of its first Airbus A380 in May or June, the company said April 5. read more

Other News Sources

• Manchester’s Airline Services acquired by Heathrow headquartered firmNorth West firm Airline Services Limited has been acquired by an airport services provider headquartered at London’s Heathrow.