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Tuesday, 29 July 2014

BBC News

• New island route to London CityGuernsey's government-owned airline, Aurigny, is to fly between the island and London City Airport.
• Ryanair raises profit forecastsBudget airline Ryanair has raised its annual profit forecast after seeing a sharp rise in earnings for the three months to June.

Financial Times

• Ryanair first-quarter profits soarLate Easter holidays lift first-quarter profits to €197m from €78m and nudge up full-year expectations as airline also announces special dividend
• Virgin America files for IPOCarrier, which had its first annual profit since it started operations in 2007, eyes listing amid strongest markets conditions for airlines since 2001
• Ryanair: aerial refuellingThe Irish airline has pleasantly surprised the market, but investors should keep an eye on the price of oil

The Mirror

• Malaysia Airlines MH17 crash: Cameron to meet families of British victims The Prime Minister will today welcome the loved ones of UK passengers who died in the disaster to Downing Street

Other Regional Press

• No night flight respite under Heathrow flight path until 2017People living under the Heathrow flight path will see no improvement to the night flight regime until at least 2017.
• Politicians at odds over offer by RiverOak to help Thanet with CPO for Manston AirportAn MP wants councillors to accept an offer by a US group to fund the compulsory purchase of Manston airport but many are unhappy at its handling.

Aviation Industry

• KLM launches customer services through LinkedInQueries for services such as seat reservations can now be done through LinkedIn

Other News Sources

• VIRGIN AMERICA FILES REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR PROPOSED INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERINGVirgin America Inc. (ldquo;Virgin Americardquo;), the California-based airline known for its upscale service and low fares, today announced that it has filed a registration statement with the...
• WIZZ AIR EXPANDS IN ITALY Wizz Air, the largest low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe*, today announced further enhancements to its low fare route network in Italy. From 1 November 2014 the airline will start...
• Top 15 business travel spending countriesGBTA report identifies the top 15 markets in 2013 by total business travel spend