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Sunday, 15 February 2015

Daily Express

• EXCLUSIVE: China sells fighter jets to Argentina which are able to attack Falkland IslandsARGENTINA is to purchase sophisticated Chinese fighter jets able to attack the Falkland Islands as part of a “strategic partnership” with Beijing.

Mail Online

• The secrets of flight attendants revealed They greet you with a smile, serve you seriously questionable food and take care of all those little in-flight problems. But there's a lot more to the average flight attendant than meets the eye.

London Evening Standard

• easyJet flight from UK to Spain diverted after medical emergency on board An easyJet flight from the UK was forced to divert after a passenger suffered a medical emergency.

Metro

• A jumbo jet was spotted on the motorway this afternoonFly us out of this traffic jam!

Aviation Industry

• JetBlue Drops AmEx as Card Partner for Barclays, MasterCardAirline deals are coveted in the credit card business and closely watched by points junkies. The JetBlue news will make waves in a small but passionate crowd.
• United says it has tentative deal to outsource airport jobsUnited Airlines said Friday that it has a tentative agreement with a union to outsource about 1,150 airport jobs while sparing another 800 positions. The airline said that it plans to hire contractors to provide the work at 16 airports but will continue to use United employees for some or all of the work at 12 others.