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Saturday, 21 March 2015

Birmingham Post

• American Airlines to spread the news of Birmingham US airline says it is keen to promote city as a destination ahead of launch of flights to JFK Airport in May

Daily Post (North Wales)

• Plans for seaplane service to fly from Bala The proposed seaplane service would have flights between Cardiff and North Wales with Lake Vyrnwy another proposed destination from the capital

Reading Evening Post

• Bracknell MP's rage at unannounced Heathrow flight path changesDr Phillip Lee called staff from NATS and the airport to a meeting at the House of Commons

Other Regional Press

• Tayside Aviation’s Jim Watt makes case for Dundee AirportThe managing director of Tayside Aviation has described a top Scottish economist’s recommendation that Dundee Airport should close as being as shortsighted as the Beeching rail cuts.
• 'We're sorry': Heathrow and NATS apologise to residents after admitting flight routes were changed last yearAIRCRAFT routes from Heathrow were changed last year and did lead to more planes flying over Bracknell, Binfield and Ascot it has been revealed.
• MP candidates for Uxbridge and South Ruislip make HS2 and Heathrow vowsCandidates from four of the five main political parties made promises at a public debate about how they would vote if elected to parliament

Aviation Industry

• Bombardier to use additional CSeries test aircraft The fifth and final test vehicle for the initial CS100 version of Bombardier’s CSeries airliner has begun flying, but additional aircraft will be used in the test program in a bid to meet the target of certification toward the end of the year. read more
• Qantas unveils app for Apple WatchAustralian airline will launch app for new wearable device

Other News Sources

• HACAN says expansion not necessary for economic prosperityOver a hundred people packed Brentford Methodist Church last Wednesday to consider the proposals for extra airport capacity in the South East. The meeting was organised by Labour’s Parliamentary Candidate, Ruth Cadbury, in advance of the Davies Commission’s report