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Friday, 08 August 2014

BBC News

• Fund seeks Malaysia Airlines revampMalaysia's state investment firm Khazanah Nasional seeks a

Financial Times

• Lufthansa seeks help from spy networksChief executive Carsten Spohr calls for better sharing of intelligence to protect flights after a Malaysia Airlines flight was shot down in Ukraine
• Lufthansa plots another German winnerAirline’s new chief focuses on low-cost long-haul service after enduring a turbulent introduction following the shooting down of MH17 over Ukraine
• Alitalia agrees rescue deal with EtihadFormal agreement, set to be signed as early as Friday, will make the Gulf airline the biggest shareholder in the lossmaking Italian carrier
• Malaysia Airlines to be nationalisedRescue plan will see carrier, which has been teetering on the edge of collapse, delisted by sovereign wealth fund Khazanah and restructured in a bid to restore it to profitability

The Guardian

• Malaysia Airlines shares suspended as state buyout is announcedBeleaguered company to be taken fully into state hands for restructuring in wake of MH370 and MH17 disastersMalaysia Airlines shares have been suspended and the beleaguered company will be taken entirely into state hands after it was hit by two disasters that killed hundreds of people.Trading of shares in Malaysia Airline System Bhd (MAS) was suspended on Monday morning and the company soon afterwards announced it would be removed from the stock market. Continue reading...

The Herald

• Flights emissions to riseEfforts to reduce aviation carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions will be outweighed by the growth in air passengers, according to new research.

The Telegraph

• Boris Johnson's opposition to Heathrow could derail MP bidBoris Johnson's bid to become an MP could be in doubt because of his desire to see Heathrow cosed and a four-runway estuary airport built in the Thames

The Mirror

• Malaysia Airlines suspends its shares following MH370 and MH17 disasters The decision comes after the airline lost two aircraft in two separate tragedies during the past year

Newcastle Evening Chronicle

• Newcastle Airport denies claims it will be damaged by third runway at HeathrowGatwick Airport has told an inquiry that a third runway at Heathrow would damage regional airports such as Newcastle International

Sheffield Star

• Wizz Air boosts flights from Doncaster AirportWizz Air has announced it will increase the number of flights to Riga and Vilnius from Doncaster’s Robin Hood Airport.

Doncaster Free Press

• Wizz Air boosts flights from Doncaster AirportWizz Air has announced it will increase the number of flights to Riga and Vilnius from Doncaster’s Robin Hood Airport.

Aviation Industry

• United launches mobile app passport scanningAirline claims first to offer technology on international flights
• Air France to use A380 for Miami routeAirline to operate service with A380 from December

Other News Sources

• The importance of expanding London's airports, explainedLet Britain Fly spoke to business leaders about the importance of expanding London's airports. This is what they had to say...