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Saturday, 22 January 2011

BBC News

• BA cabin crew back strike actionBritish Airways cabin crew vote for more strike action in their most recent ballot, the Unite union says.

The Guardian

• BA cabin crew vote for fresh strikesUnite tells British Airways to 'wake up and listen' “ but union has not announced strike dates and calls for negotiationsBritish Airways cabin crew have voted for further industrial action “ but passengers were spared immediate disruption when the Unite trade union did not announce strike dates and called on BA to open negotiations.Len McCluskey, Unite's general secretary designate, said BA management should

The Herald

• EasyJet takes a dive after strikes and bad weather cost firm £24mShares in easyJet took a steep dive in London trading yesterday after the discount airline warned first-half losses could double because of higher fuel costs and the severe weather last month.

Journal Live

• Emirates' UK boss issues warning on air tax WHITEHALL chiefs have received their sternest warning yet that hikes in flight levies could impact on major airlines operating in the North East.

London Evening Standard

• BA cabin crew target Easter holidays as unions vote for strikesBritish Airways cabin crew vote for yet more strikes - throwing holiday and business plans of hundreds of thousands of travellers into chaos

Other News Sources

• BA set for more flight chaos as crew vote to strikeBritish Airways customers face a new wave of delays and cancellations after cabin crew staff today voted heavily in favour of more walkouts
• Edinburgh Airport delays building second runwayEdinburgh Airport's plans to construct a second runway have suffered a setback ad a result of the recession.Now the new runway will be built more than a decade later than planned, by 2040 at the earliest, when it was originally set to be constructed in 2030.Airport managing director Kevin Brown said that the situation had changed since the runway was first planned in 2005, although in 2009 there was a one per cent rise in passenger numbers and, as of October, the travel hub was the UK's fifth busiest airport.The original plan outlined how 280 hectares of land near the facility would re...
• CAA proposes extending requirement for basic area navigation to lower altitudesThe UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) today announced its intention to require aircraft operating at lower levels of the UK's controlled airspace system to have the navigation equipment required by Basic Area Navigation (B-RNAV). The new policy will allow more efficient use of the UK's airspace and pave the way for changes to the system through the Future Airspace Strategy (FAS).