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Wednesday, 01 April 2015

BBC News

• Talks expected on security staff payThe operator of Scotland's regional airports is due to hold talks with union leaders in an effort to resolve a pay dispute.
• Engine problem forces plane to landAn Aberdeen to Wick flight returns to Aberdeen International Airport after an emergency is declared due to an engine problem.
• Easyjet increases Belfast GB flightsBudget airline Easyjet announces a big expansion of existing services between Belfast International and other UK airports.

The Guardian

• Iron maiden voyage: world's largest aircraft looking for investorsIt could be the future of aviation, British eccentric genius on a grand scale, or possibly a bit of both. Secreted in a hangar a few miles south of Bedford sits the world’s largest aircraft: a hybrid of plane, balloon and hovercraft, an airship that the company modestly says will change the world. The Airlander 10 can fly for weeks, land virtually anywhere that’s flat, and burns just a fifth of the fuel of a conventional aircraft.

Birmingham Post

• Birmingham to Shannon service returns Aer Lingus Regional relaunches its service to Irish town from summer 2015 to meet passenger demand

Plymouth Herald

• Plymouth's airport campaign group dismissive of Heathrow's "politicking" THE CHAIRMAN of Plymouth's airport campaign group has accused Heathrow Airport of using the city in an attempt to secure a third runway.

The Shields Gazette

• Flybe and easyjet announce more flights from Newcastle International AirportAIRLINES Flybe and easyJet have launched a record number of flights and routes from Newcastle International Airport this year.

Other Regional Press

• Heathrow expansion would be ‘Good for Scotland’Heathrow recently announced a raft of new measures which would be deliverable with the expansion of the airport, and which the airport owner believe would boost Scotland’s links to the world, and help Scottish businesses connect to global growth.
• Hillingdon Council in row over £320,000 spent fighting Heathrow expansionSparks fly as pro-expansion group Back Heathrow accuses the council of “sticking two fingers up” to taxpayers, having never made its own spending details public
• Access to new Heathrow would cost £20bn, Transport for London warnsTransport for London (TfL) has raised "serious concerns" about congestion and the costs of expansion at Heathrow just weeks before the Airports Commission's final recommendation is due.
• Wind beneath the wings: Watch planes land sideways at Leeds Bradford Airport in gusts of 70mphSome flights cancelled while Manchester Airport also faced challenging landing conditions

Other News Sources

• Mood Lighting and Menu Service in Economy?! Virgin Atlantic’s Classy New UpgradeMillions of people make the famous New York to London flight annually. It’s a journey of 3,459 miles, and one that now takes a mere six hours when tail winds are in your favor.