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Thursday, 07 May 2015

BBC News

• Flight delays rise at UK airportsPassengers faced an increase in flight delays last year, figures from the Civil Aviation Authority show.

The Guardian

• Germanwings crash: co-pilot practised descent move on previous flightInterim report by France’s air accident investigation agency finds that Andreas Lubitz reduced altitude on outbound flight from Düsseldorf to BarcelonaThe Germanwings co-pilot suspected of deliberately crashing a jet in the Alps in March entered the fatal descent settings several times on an earlier outbound flight, investigators have said. A report on the crash by the BEA, France’s air accident investigation agency, showed that Andreas Lubitz had set the altitude dial on the Airbus A320’s autopilot to 100ft (30 metres) five times while alone in the cockpit on the previous flight, from D&u...

The Independent

• Gatwick named worst airport in the UK for delays as passengers across UK experience fall in punctuality, according to CAAAirport had the worst punctuality record of 10 major UK airports with 74 per cent of scheduled flights on time

The Scotsman

• Delays rise at Edinburgh and Glasgow airportsFLIGHT punctuality at Edinburgh and Glasgow airports dipped last year to its worst since 2010, the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) reported today.

Mail Online

• Gatwick named worst UK airport for delays while Heathrow is tied for second last... but London City is No 1 with 88% of flights on time Passengers experienced more delays at UK airports last year, with Gatwick Airport being named the worst offender in an official report.

London Evening Standard

• Easyjet passengers coming back to London suffer nightmare seven-hour delay Holidaymakers were forced to endure seven hours of 'nightmare' delays trying to get back to London from Spain.
• Thomas Cook plane bound for Turkey makes emergency landing at Gatwick after 'drunk passengers became rowdy' A passenger plane was forced to make an emergency landing at Gatwick Airport after a group of drunken travellers became rowdy.

Northern Echo

• Teesside air show returns - and here's what you can see A MAJOR airshow is set to return to the region after a 25-year absence, organisers have confirmed.

Aviation Industry

• EU passenger rights revision faces two-year setbackThe revision of European Union (EU) passenger rights bill Regulation 261 is on the brink of stalling, with airlines fearing continued financial risk and potential safety issues if it is not passed by June. read more
• Germanwings brand to stay until pilot union dispute is resolvedLufthansa Group, which had planned to retire its low-cost carrier (LCC) subsidiary Germanwings brand by integrating it into Eurowings by the end of the year, will keep it until the dispute with pilot union Vereinigung Cockpit (VC) is resolved, a Germanwings spokesperson told ATW. read more
• Gatwick claims London backing for expansionYouGov polls show Londoners prefer Gatwick over rival Heathrow
• Virgin Atlantic opens Clubhouse lounge at LAXEntry is complimentary for Upper Class passengers or those with a Flying Gold club card

Other News Sources

• Elum-Smith breaks silence on Heathrow expansionLabour’s candidate for Colnbrook with Poyle has finally commented on Slough Council’s controversial support for a Third Runway through the village, insisting that expansion elsewhere could impact jobs in the area but he will ask residents what they want.
• Icelandair Traffic Data April 2015The Company carried around 190 thousand passengers on international flights in April.nbsp; The number of passengers was up by 8% as compared to April last year.nbsp; The capacity increase in...