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Tuesday, 30 June 2015

BBC News

• New airport boom puts London in the shadowsThe international rivals putting London in the shadows
• Grounded: UK airport expansion plansWhy can't we decide how to expand our airports?

Financial Times

• Expand Heathrow to Show UK open for businessA third runway would prime London as the — not just a — global hub for passenger traffic

Mail Online

• Airbus passenger jet came within 50 feet of a 'catastrophic' collision with a 'drone' A plane, an Airbus A320, and an unmanned drone came dangerously close to colliding in the skies above Heathrow as the passenger jet came in to land, safety officials have revealed in new evidence.

The Mirror

• Decision on whether Britain's new airport runway will be Heathrow or Gatwick to be announcedEven after the announcement he Government is expected to take months before deciding whether to accept the proposal

London Evening Standard

• Stop dithering on new runway for London, business chiefs warn Cameron Top business leaders today warned David Cameron to end the “ditherâ€� over a new runway or risk serious damage  to London’s future success.
• Passenger jet in near miss with drone as plane comes into land at Heathrow A passenger jet is thought to have narrowly avoided hitting a drone above London's busiest airport.

Other Regional Press

• Airport runway expansion: Will it be Heathrow or Gatwick?The Airports Commission is set to reveal its preferred option for increased runway capacity this week

Aviation Industry

• The Man Who Saved Southwest Airlines With A '10-Minute' IdeaBill Franklin was the vice president of ground operations at Southwest Airlines. In 1972, he implemented a new strategy that became known as the
• Delta Airlines: The Last of the Bad News?Cowen's Helane Becker and team look ahead to Thursday's traffic update from Delta Air Lines -and what it could mean for United Continental , American Airlines and the rest of the sector: Delta will report June traffic results and update 2Q15 guidance Thursday. The rest of the airlines will report next week.
• United Airlines partners with Brazilian carrier run by JetBlue founderWith Brazil poised to host the Summer Olympics next year, the country is about to get another big global platform from which to showcase itself. And the Olympics come just two years after Brazil also got a big boost from hosting soccer's World Cup.
• Airports Commission final report due on WednesdayHoward Davies to deliver long-awaited recommendation

Other News Sources

• Rolls-Royce breaks additive record with printed Trent-XWB bearingRolls-Royce has produced the largest ever civil aero engine component using 3D printing, working with the new National Centre for Additive Manufacturing at the Manufacturing Technology Centre