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Tuesday, 23 September 2014

Financial Times

• Airbus seeks to tap US jet marketToulouse-based company to open first jet assembly line in the US, in a bid to provide stronger competition for Boeing in its home market
• Striking pilots reject Air France proposalChief executive Alexandre de Juniac had offered to limit the expansion of budget airline Transavia outside France and the Netherlands

The Herald

• Passengers at Scotland's two busiest airports faced increased delays this yearPASSENGERS at Scotland's two busiest airports have faced increased delays this year, as the latest national statistics show punctuality falling across the UK.

The Independent

• Labour Party conference: Ed Balls offers stronger support for London airport expansion Labour has softened its opposition to expansion at Heathrow Airport despite Ed Miliband’s previous hostility to the building of a third runway there.

London Evening Standard

• Ed Balls: no more 'dither and delay' over Heathrow Airport expansion Ed Balls pledged no more “dither and delayâ€� on the airports crisis today amid signals that Labour is no longer ruling out expansion at Heathrow.

Sheffield Star

• Restored WW2 plane takes off from Robin Hood AirportA fully restored aircraft which patrolled the skies above Britain during World War Two has taken to the air once more.

Doncaster Free Press

• Restored WW2 plane takes off from Robin Hood AirportA fully restored aircraft which patrolled the skies above Britain during World War Two has taken to the air once more.

Aviation Industry

• Airfares to stay flat in 2015Study shows airlines fear damaging business by increasing fares too fast
• Pilots’ union rejects Air France’s offer to end strikeAirline wants to postpone roll-out of Transavia until end of year