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Tuesday, 24 February 2015

BBC News

• Airline to 'vigorously' defend claimAer Lingus says it will
• Sale of airport 'could take years'Plans to sell Prestwick Airport back to the private sector are viable but it could take

Department for Transport

• Transport Secretary visits MidlandsPatrick McLoughlin views improvements at East Midlands Airport and Kenilworth train station. He first visited East Midlands Airport, the second largest air freight airport in the UK, to mark the airport’s record-breaking cargo figures.

Financial Times

• Heathrow rules out IAG using DublinBigger aircraft lift number of travellers using London hub to record 73.4m for year

The Guardian

• Aer Lingus profits soar by 18%Irish flag carrier unveils ‘excellent’ €72m profit with total revenue up 9.2% to €1.55bn and a record 11m passengers
• Heathrow 'losing passengers' to rival airports, warns bossAirport chief says growth constraints and third runway inquiry means London hub is losing passenger growth to rivals such as Paris

The Herald

• Coroner: frequent fliers and aircrew face health threat from toxic plane fumes FREQUENT fliers and aircrew are risking their health by breathing in toxic fumes inside aircraft cabins, according to coroner probing the death of an Edinburgh pilot.
• Ministers accused of £40m Ministers have been accused of covering up the true cost of buying Prestwick Airport as auditors reveal that nearly £40 million of taxpayer-funded loans is expected to be handed over to the Ayrshire base by 2021.

The Independent

• Airports must do more to prevent British teenagers travelling to join Isis, says David Cameron Airports, airlines and border security staff need to do more to prevent radicalised British teenagers travelling to join radical group Islamic State, the Prime Minister has said.

The Scotsman

• Prestwick Airport taxpayer bailout doubles to £40mTHE cost to taxpayers of bailing out troubled Prestwick airport has doubled to £40 million and may rise even further, a public spending watchdog has warned.

The Telegraph

• Nicola Sturgeon 'cover-up' over Prestwick Airport costThe First Minister fails to tell MPs that the projected cost of taxpayer loans to the airport has almost doubled from £21.3 million to £39.6 million.

Daily Express

• Bill to keep Prestwick Airport running will hit £40mTAXPAYERS face a £40million bill to keep the nationalised Prestwick Airport in business over the next seven years.

Sky News

• Heathrow And Gatwick Bosses Debate ExpansionThe bosses of the UK's busiest airports debate on Sky's Ian King Live whether Gatwick or Heathrow should be allowed to expand

London Evening Standard

• Heathrow boss pushes case for new runway as passenger numbers hit new record in 2014 Heathrow is officially "full" after its busiest ever year and must be expanded to prevent Britain falling behind its international rivals, its chief executive has warned.

Other Regional Press

• Heathrow air pollution forecast 'could be show-stopper for third runway'Latest government figures suggest air quality around the airport will breach EU limits in 2030 even without a new landing strip
• Councillors asked to back idea to rename Heathrow Airport after Sir Winston ChurchillA councillor is asking his colleagues to back a campaign to rename Heathrow Airport after Sir Winston Churchill.
• Petition launched to save police helicopter base at Durham Tees Valley AirportPetition backed by crews and public who say the move would prevent the helicopter from reaching incidents quickly
• Government pledges help to see Manston reopened at meeting of Transport Select CommitteeA minister today told investment firm RiverOak the government
• Dorset coroner's 'urgent' warning over toxic fumes in aircraft as pilot's death linked with aerotoxic syndrome DORSET Coroner Sheriff Payne has warned that passengers are at risk of death from toxic fumes inside aircraft cabins.

Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport

• Transport secretary visits the East MidlandsThe East Midlands has played host to the transport secretary Patrick McLoughlin, who was in the region to see the impact of major transport investments at East Midlands Airport and Kenilworth Station.

Aviation Industry

• Heathrow ‘falling behind’ rivals in flights to growth marketsAirport warns over capacity after jump in passenger numbers
• Leeds Bradford increases drop-off fee by 50%Airport counters rise with limited free 60-minute parking spaces