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Wednesday, 18 February 2015

BBC News

• VIDEO: Are self-flying cars on the horizon?Meet the company which wants to bring self-flying cars to the skies

The Guardian

• Aer Lingus hit by £40m damages claim by Belfast International airportIrish airline, which is in the middle of a takeover bid by BA owner IAG, is accused of breach of contract over its 2012 move to Belfast George Best City airport

Mail Online

• A320 Airbus flies above Lauberhorn mountain in formation with six Patrouille Swiss fighters This astonishing video shows an Airbus A320 HB-JLT soaring over white snow-covered mountains in Lauberhorn, Switzerland, with six F-5E Tigers of the Patrouille Suisse.

Aviation Industry

• Oil price fall puts spotlight on travel policyEnergy firms ‘scrutinise’ travel programmes to make savings
• British Airways franchise partner launches UK-Sweden routeSun-Air to start service from Cambridge to Gothenburg on March 2

Other News Sources

• HACAN Says No To A Third Runway At Heathrow3rd March: 7pm, Church House Conference Centre, Dean’s Yard, Westminster SW1P 3NZ 16 major speakers including Vince Cable MP Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, Natalie Bennett leader Green Party, top trade unionists and business people, leading environmentalists plus local MPs Mary Macleod, Andy Slaughter, Zac Goldsmith, John McDonnell and John Randall.