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Tuesday, 09 December 2014

BBC News

• Thanet Council's Manston Airport purchase report 'unfair'A US firm interested in buying Manston Airport has said it is disappointed a compulsory purchase could be dropped.

Daily Post (North Wales)

• WATCH: New Airbus passenger airliners fly in formationSee footage of the A350XWB, with wings made in North Wales, in a five ship formation flight over southern France

Other Regional Press

• Manston airport: RiverOak slams 'misleading' report against compulsory purchase order which it says is 'full of inaccuracies'Official recommendations for councillors to abandon plans to buy Manston airport have been slammed by a group which wants to reopen the runway.

Airportwatch

• Heathrow CEO John Holland-Kaye - Globalisation means 'no' to GatwickAs London's new runway battle heats up, MT asks the boss of what may soon be only the world's second busiest airport where he thinks it should go. Guess what he said?

Aviation Industry

• American chases Delta air with $2 billion onboard-amenities pushAmerican Airlines Group Inc. is chasing rivals led by Delta Air Lines Inc. in updating passenger amenities with a plan to spend $2 billion on new seats, in- flight entertainment and onboard power outlets. A year into the US Airways merger, American is embarking on upgrades more visible to fliers after emphasizing the basics of meshing operations.
• Easyjet boss McCall earns £7.7m pay packageAirline’s annual accounts show bumper pay packet for CEO
• Alitalia appoints new management teamAll appointments are effective from January 1 2015
• Qantas expecting return to profit in 2015Australian airline forecasting pre-tax profit of A$300m – A$350m