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Tuesday, 21 July 2015

BBC News

• Losses increase at Prestwick AirportLosses have increased slightly at the Scottish government-owned Glasgow Prestwick Airport over the past year.

The Guardian

• Lockheed Martin strikes $9bn deal to buy helicopter maker SikorskySwoop for Black Hawk manufacturer opens new foreign markets for Lockheed, the Pentagon’s largest arms supplier Lockheed Martin is to buy Sikorsky, maker of the Black Hawk helicopter, from rival United Technologies Corporation (UTC) for $9bn (£5.8bn), consolidating its position as the Pentagon’s largest supplier.The deal opens key foreign markets for arms manufacturer Lockheed, which dwarfs its nearest competitors, the defence business of Boeing, and Northrop Grumman, maker of the B-2 stealth bomber. Continue reading...

The Scotsman

• Prestwick Airport losses double since bailoutLOSSES have almost doubled at troubled Prestwick Airport while the size of the taxpayer bailout handed to it by Scottish ministers has rocketed and could rise further next year.

Daily Express

• Losses double to £8.9million at PrestwickLOSSES at nationalised Prestwick Airport have almost doubled since its taxpayer-funded rescue.

Birmingham Post

• Record June as Birmingham Airport welcomes 1m passengers A total of 988,916 people used the airport across the month, which represented a 2.8 per cent rise on June last year

Liverpool Echo

• Business leaders urge Government to expand Heathrow to boost LiverpoolRunway expansion proposals backed by Merseyside organisations, including Liverpool John Lennon Airport

Other Regional Press

• Harmondsworth could be the Greenham Common of a generation say protesters as court dates setAs court dates are set for protesters involved in the two separate incidents at Heathrow Airport in recent weeks, activists warn that Harmondsworth will be the Greenham Common of a generation and the defining battleground for “a fight against catastrophic climate change”.
• Handing drone controls to teenagers to inspire new generation of engineersA future in engineering could be calling GSCE students after they paid a visit to a pioneering aviation company.

Aviation Industry

• Ryanair battle with Aer Lingus to spark passenger price warRyanair chief Michael O'Leary: 'Nobody ever expects Ryanair to just sit back and let things happen'. Photo: Mark Condren Ryanair is planning a winter offensive at Dublin Airport to take on IAG following its looming 1.36bn takeover of Aer Lingus.
• Bag fees bring some advantagesJetBlue Airways began charging baggage fees to its lowest-fare passengers this month, leaving South- west Airlines as the only major carrier offering free checked luggage.
• Boeing: World’s airlines need to hire 28,000 new pilots annuallyBoeing has increased the number of pilots and maintenance technicians it forecasts will be needed by the world’s commercial airlines, reflecting a bulging order book for new aircraft. read more
• Germanwings Task Force report recommends improved pilot assessmentsThe European Commission (EC) has published a report into the March crash of Germanwings Flight 9525, compiled by a Task Force led by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). read more
• IAFC places Trent engine order with RollsIn a deal worth $930 million, Dubai-based lessor International AirFinance Corporation (IAFC) has ordered Rolls-Royce Trent 700 engines for 20 Airbus A330-300 Regional aircraft to be leased to Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia). read more
• Businesses demand Cameron acts on Heathrow expansion270 CEOs and chairman call on PM to push through Airports Commission’s recommendations
• Flybe chief commercial officer to leave for Malaysia AirlinesPaul Simmons takes up new role in January 2016

Other News Sources

• Top contractors urge government to back Heathrow expansionBam Nuttall, Mace and Morgan Sindall are among 270 companies to have signed an open letter calling on the prime minister to back airport expansion at Heathrow.
• The Lufthansa Group publishes its 21st Sustainability Report500 million euros to be invested in innovations by 2020The passenger fleets of the Lufthansa Group achieve a new fuel efficiency recordLufthansa extends its commitment in the fields of active...
• KLM welcomes record number of passengers KLM Royal Dutch Airlines this weekend welcomed a record number of passengers on board KLM and KLM Cityhopper flights. On Sunday, a total of 93,048 passengersnbsp;flew KLM on one of the KLM...
• Airbus' Runway Overrun Prevention System (ROPS) certified by EASA on A330 Family Airbus has achieved EASA certification of its innovative *Runway Overrun Prevention System (ROPS) technology on A330 Family aircraft. This on-board cockpit technology, which Airbus has...