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Thursday, 26 March 2015

BBC News

• Rugby chief to tackle airport jobWRU chief executive Roger Lewis to become chair of Cardiff Airport when he steps down
• VIDEO: Airport job a 'great honour'Outgoing WRU chief executive Roger Lewis says he is

Financial Times

• Audio recovered in Alps air crash probeBlack box recording may shed light on disaster

The Guardian

• Germanwings crash: pilot locked out of plane's cockpit, say reportsNew York Times and AFP news agency say evidence from cockpit voice recorder suggests pilot left before flight 4U9525’s descent and could not get back inEvidence from a cockpit voice recorder recovered from the Germanwings flight 4U9525 that crashed on Tuesday suggests that one pilot left the cockpit before the plane’s descent and was unable to get back in, according to two separate reports.French air accident investigators say they have extracted a recording that contains “voices and soundsâ€� from the cockpit of the plane before it crashed in the Alps, killing all 150 people on board. Continue ...

Daily Express

• Germanwings crash pilot LOCKED OUT of cockpit minutes before Alps tragedyTHE pilot of the doomed Germanwings flight that crashed in the Alps on Tuesday was locked out of the cockpit and tried to smash down the door, reports say.

Mail Online

• Germanwings pilot was 'locked out of cockpit before crash' Audio files taken from the black box voice recorder that was salvaged from the wreckage of the Airbus A320 reportedly indicate the pilot left the cockpit and could not re-enter.

The Mirror

• Germanwings Airbus A320 plane crash: Pilot made no mayday call during 8 minutes of terrorThe Mirror's Tom Parry reports from Seyne les Alpes, where 150 people lost their lives after Flight 4U 9525 plunged 32,000ft into a ­mountain

Aviation Industry

• Airlines, airports, travel groups join fight to raise, thwart passenger facility charges for fliersIf you think you are paying too much for flights out of Raleigh-Durham International Airport, or any airport really - you are on the right track. Airfares are at their highest level since 2003, and U.S. carriers collectively made more than $10 billion in profits last year.
• Here's why Singapore's incredible airport was just named best in the world againThe airport is an architectural marvel. The newest terminal, Terminal 3, was designed by CPG Consultants, in collaboration with Woodhead, Tierra Design and SOM, Bartenbach LichtLabor and Hugh Dutton & Associates.
• Irish transport minister: 'difficult' talks with IAG over Aer Lingus bidPaschal Donohue hopes to see talks conclude in the next few weeks
• CAPA conference: Airline execs warn against low-cost subsidiariesLegacy and mid-sized airlines should avoid creating low-cost carriers as they will "ultimately fail"

Other News Sources

• Heathrow Airport apologises for 'unacceptable' flight path assurances to residentsHeathrow Airport has said sorry to residents for incorrectly assuring them there had been no changes to flight path during controversial trials