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Sunday, 24 August 2014

The Scotsman

• Report reveals near miss between helicopter and jetA helicopter and a RAF jet came close to a “potentially disastrous” crash above a Scottish island, the report of an official probe released today has revealed.

The Telegraph

• Airline shares are still too turbulent despite recent gainsThe commercial airline industry was born on New Year’s Day 1914, when a single passenger paid for a 23-minute flight across Tampa Bay in Florida. One hundred years later, the industry is now global, but profitability remains on a knife edge. Are airlines simply too risky for the average investor?

Daily Express

• FBI agents to guard UK airports against jihadi fanaticsDOZENS of FBI agents are to be posted at UK ­airports amid fears that Britain’s anti-terrorism efforts are failing to keep track of jihadi fanatics.

Manchester Evening News

• Aviation bosses monitor Icelandic volcano fall out as 'red alert' issuedIceland's Met Office this afternoon reported a subglacial lava eruption at the Bardarbunga volcano, which has been rattled by thousands of earthquakes over the past week.

Newcastle Evening Chronicle

• Mr Justice: Ryton mum fights for her son after easyJet admit flights blunderAirline easyJet admitted responsibility for handing out wrong information about a cancelled flight from Belfast International Airport

Other Regional Press

• Virgin boss to name plane in honour of cabin crew member killed in road crash VIRGIN boss Sir Richard Branson has paid an emotional tribute to a Southampton cabin crew member who died in the Caribbean – by naming a plane in his honour.
• Manston airport: US group RiverOak Investment Corp tell Airports Commission that Thanet airfield could solve UK capacity problems An American group which wants to buy Manston airport has told a Government-appointed commission the airfield could solve the UK's capacity problems.