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Wednesday, 27 June 2012

Financial Times

• London needs to rise above toxic Heathrow brandSir, Your correspondent, Andrew Parker, tells us in his report on the ongoing aviation strategy debate that the case for a third Heathrow runway was “bolstered by Gatwick Airport, owned by Global Infrastructure Partners” (“Greening hints at need for four-runway hub airport”, June 26).
• United backs US airline consolidationLargest US airline by revenue supports more consolidation of the domestic market and would not object to a merger between US Airways and American Airlines

Press Association

• Airport expansion 'the last resort' The Government's first priority in formulating aviation policy should be to make better use of existing capacity, and thoughts on expansion should take a "very clear second place", a Conservative MP has said.

Birmingham Mail

• Birmingham Airport takes expansion campaign to ParliamentA CAMPAIGN to bring millions of new passengers to Birmingham Airport took its message to the heart of government yesterday, as airport Chief Executive Paul Kehoe spoke at a Commons reception.

Edinburgh Evening News

• MP™s blast as chaos causes hundreds to miss their flightsFOR more than half a century the Royal Highland Show has been a good neighbour to Edinburgh Airport.

London Evening Standard

• The third runway debate is back, and it’s all about greed It won’t lie down. Like some ancient vampire, the “third runway at Heathrow” is the living dead. Born of greed and sucking lobbying cash into its veins, its coffin is hammered shut time and again. Yet come the fall of dusk over west London, with much creaking and howling, it slinks back on stage.
• Third Heathrow airport runway is a vital stopgap, say firmsBusiness leaders today admitted a third runway at Heathrow is a œstopgap� that will fail to meet London™s long-term demand for air travel.

Other Regional Press

• Thames Estuary Airport NOT the right moveA new report by businesses in the South East supports developing existing airports like Manston instead.
• Thomson and First Choice take flight at Leeds Bradford AirportHOLIDAY firms Thomson and First Choice are set to double capacity at Leeds Bradford Airport next summer – with the introduction of new routes to Menorca, Ibiza, Rhodes, Tenerife and the addition of another weekly flight for existing Mallorca and Turkey routes.

Aviation Industry

• Two American Airlines unions ready to restart contract talksA couple of American Airlines' unions say they are ready to restart contract talks with the Fort Worth-based airline as the deadline looms for a ruling that could throw out its labor contracts.
• Taxpayers Alliance backs anti-APD campaign Lobby group calls for aviation tax to be cut and urges more people to write to their MPs
• 'Mixed mode' flying will not solve Heathrow™s problems “ WalshUsing both runways for landing and take-offs will not fix capacity crunch in the south-east

Other News Sources

• MP™s Flying visit to see Stansted™s Olympic preparations Stansted™s Olympics preparations came under the spotlight on Friday when Eleanor Laing MP paid a visit to see how the airport intends to play its part during this year™s Games.