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Wednesday, 20 November 2019

BBC News

• Passenger plane came close to drone collision over Scottish BordersThe Airbus A320 was flying at 7,000 feet over the Borders in August when the incident occurred.
• Boeing gets 737 Max vote of confidenceAirlines have expressed interest in buying the troubled aircraft once it is cleared to fly again.
• EasyJet relaunches package holiday businessThe airline is seeking to move into the gap in the industry left by the demise of Thomas Cook.
• US regulators call for updates to Boeing 737 planesThe recommendation came at the end of the National Transportation Safety Board's investigation of a fatal 2018 accident.
• American Airlines admits 'soap spill' did not divert flightThe airline initially made the claim after a flight was diverted because two crew members fell unconscious.
• Dubai Air Show: Emirates boss says he took too long to accept climate crisisEmirates' president Sir Tim Clark says climate change activists helped airlines focus on the need to act.

Financial Times

• EasyJet plans to offset carbon emissions from all its flightsBudget airline outlines move to launch package holiday business as profits fall
• Offsetting Flugscham. EasyJet editionFailure to engage in all-out greenwashing is welcome.  
• EasyJet/CO2:  that sinking feelingShares rose because Tuesday’s annual results were decent, not because the planet has been saved
• Atlantia pulls out of Alitalia rescue deal
• Boeing to redesign 737NG engine cover after fatal accidentUS safety board recommends fix for more than 7000 planes which are flying

The Mirror

• easyJet rakes in nearly £4million a day in extra passenger chargesThe budget airline's add-ons from checked-in baggage to in-flight food and drink generated almost £1.4billion in the year to the end of September

Birmingham Post

• New Manchester Airport to Shanghai route tipped to unlock hundreds of millions of pounds worth of trade, investment and tourism benefitsThe new route will be a boost for the 180,000 people and businesses within Manchester Airport’s catchment area who already travel to Shanghai

Daily Post (North Wales)

• Airbus pilot screamed 'drone' in dramatic near miss over Gatwick AirportThe A320 was landing at the London airport when the drone came within 20 metres of the plane

London Evening Standard

• Qantas is selling flights from London to Sydney for £205 return to celebrate centenaryThe Australian airline is selling 100 tickets at this price as part of its centenary sale

Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport

• easyJet to become the world’s first major airline to operate net-zero carbon flightseasyJet has announced that it will become the world’s first major airline to operate net-zero carbon flights across its whole network. The airline will achieve this goal by offsetting the carbon emissions from the fuel used for all of its flights. easyJet will undertake carbon offsetting through schemes accredited by two of the highest verification standards, Gold Standard and VCS.  They will include forestry, renewable and community based projects. Carbon offsetting is only an interim measure while new technologies are developed, so the airline will continue to support innovative ...
• East Midlands Airport expansion work startsWork to double the size of East Midlands Airport’s immigration hall has begun. The expanded facility will be ready ahead of next year’s busy summer season and will improve the arrivals experience for returning travellers and visitors to the region. As well as having new facilities, the work will also future-proof this part of the terminal to help cater for growth in years to come. The main body of the building, which houses immigration, is part of the original terminal which opened in 1965. It was modified in 2008 when baggage reclaim and the arrivals frontage were extended and a n...

Aviation Industry

• US House reps object to air marshals using counter-drone systemsUS House lawmakers, in a letter to the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS), derided an “irresponsible proposalâ€� to have federal air marshals operate counter-drone systems near airports. read more
• US House bill would enhance FAA oversight of foreign repair stationsThe US House Transportation Committee chairman has proposed new legislation that would strengthen FAA’s oversight of foreign repair stations. read more
• Dubai Airshow 2019: Emirates eyes big network changes from 2023 Emirates Airline may end up buying more than the 150 Boeing 777Xs it has on firm order and is considering whether it could add the Airbus A350-1000 to its fleet as it is looking at future options to replace the Airbus A380 fleet. read more
• Dubai Airshow 2019: Boeing wins 50 MAX, three 787 commitmentsBoeing’s MAX sales resurgence continued on the third day of the Dubai Airshow as the company announced a commitment from Air Astana for 30 MAXs and finalized a firm order behind the scenes for 20 more, ATW confirmed. read more
• EasyJet to offset 100% emissions, sees future electric fleetUK LCC easyJet became the first major airline to offset 100% of its network-wide flight emissions on Nov. 19, as well as announcing a new electric-aircraft partnership with Airbus, paving the way toward an all-electric or hybrid fleet in the longer-term. read more
• Seoul Incheon airport begins multi-stage $4.1B expansion project South Korea’s primary air hub Seoul Incheon International Airport has begun a multi-stage expansion project aimed at enabling the facility to handle 106 million passengers by 2024. read more