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Tuesday, 07 July 2015

The Herald

• Heathrow expansion must happen to help Scottish businessesAfter almost three years of evidence taking and deliberation, the Airports Commission last week came up with its final recommendation: a third runway at Heathrow Airport was its preferred solution to help alleviate airport capacity constraints in the South East of England.
• Edinburgh in bid to lure Scotland's first direct flight with ChinaTHE battle between Scotland's two busiest airports to attract a direct flight with China is intensifying as Edinburgh launches a project dedicated to bringing the coveted route to the capital.
• UK faces losing billions a year due to lack of good China air linksBUSINESS leaders have claimed UK could lose up to £31 billion in trade by 2030 because of the failure to increase flights to China, Brazil, Russia, India.
• Majority of MPs think cutting air passenger duty in Scotland would be CUTTING air passenger duty in Scotland would be unfair to travellers in the rest of the UK, according to a majority of MPs.

The Telegraph

• Heathrow boss: Airports Commission does not understand our environmental measuresJohn Holland-Kaye said the airport was "still assessing" environmental measures the commission said should be a requisite for a third runway

Mail Online

• New air traffic system will tell aircraft to slow down so they arrive to land at precise time  The head of the UK's National Air Traffic Services told an aviation conference it is only a matter of time before the new technology is implemented meaning flights land dead on time.

London Evening Standard

• Heathrow plans for 9,000-home new garden city Heathrow chiefs today unveiled plans to create a three-runway "aerotropolis" in west London with a 9,000-home new garden city.

Manchester Evening News

• Planespotters' Paradise: Manchester Airport to host Europe's biggest aviation fair this weekendMore than 15,000 enthusiasts expected to descend on festival saluting Second World War aviation

The Economist

• Why it is taking so long to build another runway in LondonFOR the past three years Sir Howard Davies, an economist, and a team of infrastructure experts have been trying to decide where Britain should build another airport runway. If it ever gets the go-ahead, it will be the first full-length runway built in south-east England since the second world war.

Aviation Industry

• EasyJet cabin crew to vote on strike actionUK low-cost carrier (LCC) easyJet’s cabin crew—represented by trade union Unite—will vote for possible strike action after negotiations over wages broke down July 3. read more
• EasyJet cabin crew to vote on strike actionUK low-cost carrier (LCC) easyJet’s cabin crew—represented by trade union Unite—will vote for possible strike action after negotiations over wages broke down July 3. read more
• Lufthansa pilots may call for new strikes after mediation failsLufthansa’s pilot union Vereinigung Cockpit (VC)—which had agreed to arbitration of all open collective wage agreements in May—said Monday that mediation has failed, raising the possibility of new strike action at the height of the summer travel season. read more
• Campaigners call for judicial review over Heathrow decisionCBI warns of £31bn cost to economy if expansion delayed
• Easyjet cabin crew consider summer strikeAround 2,000 workers could walkout in a row over pay

Other News Sources

• Chris Moncrieff: Has Boris boobed over Heathrow third runway? Will the bitter row over a proposed new runway for Heathrow Airport prove to be the undoing of Boris Johnson, possibly leaving his reputation in tatters and wrecking his (admittedly disputed) ambitions to become leader of the Conservative Party?
• 'Good chance' of Humberside to Heathrow flights under new plans here is a good chance Humberside Airport will see the start of domestic flights to an expanded Heathrow, if the Government adopts the airport's recommendations