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Friday, 11 April 2014

BBC News

• Airport chaos a 'wake up call'The chaos at Gatwick Airport on Christmas Eve should be "a wake up call for airports across the UK", a report by MPs has said.
• 'Super jumbo' arrives in GlasgowThousands of spectators watch the world's largest passenger aircraft, the A380 Airbus, land in Scotland for the first time.

The Guardian

• MH370: Australia 'very confident' pings are from black box, says prime ministerTony Abbott says searchers think underwater signals are coming from wreckage of Malaysia Airlines planeAustralia is confident that search teams have located the missing Malaysian planes black box to "within some kilometres", the prime minister, Tony Abbott, said on Friday.But the head of the Australian team co-ordinating efforts to find MH370 stressed that there had been no major breakthrough in a statement released minutes later. Continue reading...

The Herald

• Celebrations as superjumbo lands at Scottish airport for the first time AIR travel has lost its lustre in recent decades.

The Mirror

• Flight MH370 black box 'found' live: Australian PM Tony Abbott 'very confident' search teams have located missing device He told reporters in China:

Birmingham Post

• Airport job hopes raise a few ghosts from distant past David Cameron visited Birmingham Airport last week, effusively welcoming the announcement that 8,000 new jobs would be created.

Other Regional Press

• Manston Airport: Consultation on closure extended after talks between Unite union members and owners Plans to close beleaguered Manston Airport have been delayed after a meeting between union members and owners.

Aviation Industry

• Air Canada adds wifi to all North American flightsAirline to roll out service from next month
• Ryanair adds five European routesAirline opens Cologne base