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Tuesday, 23 July 2019

BBC News

• Third 24-hour Hial airport controllers strike beginsThe action is the final in a series that has already affected flights from Inverness, Sumburgh and Kirkwall.
• Heathrow third runway campaigners get High Court go-aheadThe legal case fighting airport expansion is being brought against the transport secretary.
• BA pilots vote in favour of strike action over key summer periodThe British Airline Pilots' Association says 93% of its members have voted in favour of industrial action.

Times Online

• British Airways strike vote: Holidaymakers face chaos after pilots protest over pay [Subscription]A summer of disruption for holidaymakers moved a step closer yesterday after British Airways pilots voted overwhelmingly in favour of strike action, saying that the airline had refused to change its position despite three days of intense negotiations.

City AM

• Holidaymakers face ‘perfect storm’ this summer as British Airways pilots vote in favour of strike actionBritish Airways pilots have voted strongly in favour of industrial action in a dispute with the airline over pay. Ninety-three per cent of those balloted voted in favour of strike action, on a turnout of 90 per cent.

London Evening Standard

• BA pilots vote overwhelmingly in support of strike action over payBritish Airways passengers could face travel chaos this summer after its pilots voted overwhelmingly for strike action.
• Anti-Heathrow expansion campaigners given go-ahead to challenge ruling over third runway plansAnti-Heathrow expansion campaigners have been given the go-ahead to challenge a High Court ruling over controversial plans for a third runway.

Aviation Industry

• British Airways pilots back strike actionPilots at UK carrier British Airways (BA) have voted 93% in favor of strike action, after three days of arbitration talks yielded no progress. read more
• Airbus, EASA warn of A321neo excessive pitch-up conditionAirbus has urged A321neo operators to implement a temporary center-of-gravity (CG) limitation to eliminate an already-remote risk of an excessive pitch-up condition while it finalizes a software update that addresses the issue. read more