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Saturday, 23 August 2014

BBC News

• Cardiff Airport chief to stand downCardiff Airport chief executive Jon Horne will stand down from the role on 1 September, it has been announced.

The Herald

• Airport firm fined after worker diesAN Edinburgh-based aviation services company has been fined more than £45,000 in the United States after an investigation into the death of a baggage handler found the firm had broken safety rules.

Reuters News

• Norwegian Air to set up London long-haul baseOSLO (Reuters) - Budget airline Norwegian Air Shuttle will establish a long-haul base at London's Gatwick airport and plans to move many pilots currently based in Bangkok to the British base, it said on Friday.

London Evening Standard

• Student facing jail after he took explosive flares and terrorist manual on to plane at Stansted airport A student is facing possible jail after admitting taking eight explosive flares and a terrorist manual on to a plane at Stansted airport.

Other Regional Press

• Luton Airport labelled worst in the UKLuton Airport has been named the worst in the UK for customer satisfaction for the second year running.

Aviation Industry

• Ryanair’s corporate sales head Lesley Kane steps downKane confirms she will leave her position in September
• Germanwings to launch Dusseldorf-Stansted routeService to start on August 22
• Finnair: joining British Airways in IAG would need an Act of ParliamentPresident and CEO of Finnair Pekka Vauramo rules out membership of BA parent company IAG œin the near future

Other News Sources

• MH17 victims returned to Malaysia The bodies and ashes of 20 victims from the Malaysia Airlines jet that was shot down over eastern Ukraine in July have been returned to Malaysia.