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Thursday, 14 May 2015

BBC News

• Aircraft engine plant to axe 90 jobsGE Aviation Wales is seeking 90 voluntary redundancies at its aircraft engine plant in Nantgarw following a drop in business.
• Zac Goldsmith: Heathrow expansion would split cabinetExpanding Heathrow airport would cause a split at the very top of government, says a newly re-elected Tory MP.

The Herald

• Pilot in Bute plane crash had not completed necessary training, investigation findsA PILOT involved in a fatal plane crash on the Isle of Bute which claimed the life of his only passenger was not up to date in his training, investigators have found.

Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport

• Stansted Airport passenger numbers at 7-year high Stansted Airport has had its best year in 7 years when it comes to passenger numbers.  From April 2014 to April 2015 over twenty million people flew into or out of the terminal. It's the first time since May 2009 that Stansted has passed the twenty-one million mark in a 12-month period. The airport handled 1.91 million passengers last month - a 10.7% rise on April 2014 and the best April at the Essex airport since 2007.

Aviation Industry

• British Airways boosts frequency on LCY-Geneva routeThe popular business route to turn into year-round service

Other News Sources

• Boris Johnson sure there won't be government backing for Heathrow expansionLondon's Mayor is convinced that expansion at Heathrow airport will NOT be supported by the new Conservative government.