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Wednesday, 22 July 2015

City AM

• Ivan Massow: I don’t love Heathrow – but we shouldn’t let Nimbyism block a crucial new runwayIvan Massow is an entrepreneur and campaigner, and is running to be Conservative candidate for the next mayor of London.

Daily Express

• Runway row: SNP declares it will vote for airport that benefits Scotland the mostTHE SNP has waded in on the battle between Heathrow and Gatwick – announcing that the party will vote for airport that will most benefit Scottish people.

The Mirror

• Drone near-miss with passenger plane prompts urgent safety warningThe Civil Aviation Authority warned some of the devices were being flown as high as 2,000ft in the air and in areas where large aircraft were present

London Evening Standard

• Nicola Sturgeon: Decision over third Heathrow runway will be decided by SNP voteNicola Sturgeon today blew the battle between Heathrow and Gatwick wide open by saying her 56 MPs at Westminster will vote for the airport that gives a better deal for Scots.

Blackpool Gazette

• Airport group’s fears over Red Arrows visitsFears have been raised that the famous Red Arrows may never land at Blackpool Airport again due to lack of safety cover.

Other Regional Press

• Heathrow third runway campaigners pack special suitcase for David CameronCampaign groups filled a suitcase for the Prime Minister with materials to help him make a decision on the third runway plans

Aviation Industry

• How big airlines may be alienating customersBut according to a new survey of 2,300 travelers from FlightView, a provider of airline and airport data, travelers are increasingly wary of booking trips to their desired destination that involve connecting flights. Both Chicago-based United and Fort Worth-based American operate major hub and spoke operations at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport that involve flying thousands of passengers from their departure city to their final destination, usually by connecting to a different flight through O'Hare.
• Why airlines keep pushing biofuels: They have no choiceIn this Jan. 30, 2009 file photo, a Japan Air Lines staffer checks the biofuel-loaded No. 3 engine of Japan Airlines Boeing 747-300 before a demo flight at Tokyo International Airport in Tokyo.
• Following embassy opening, United Airlines eager to begin Cuba flightsChicago-based United Continental Holdings Inc. congratulated both the United States and Cuban governments on the historic reopening of their respective embassies in Washington, D.C., and Havana, Cuba, on July 20. That significant diplomatic development marked a further warming of relations between two countries that had broken off ties more than 50 years ago. Now that President Barack Obama has said Cuba and the U.S. can be friends again, United Airlines is wasting no time suggesting that's just fine with the airline, too.
• Aeroflot refuses GDS bookingsRussian airline ceases taking payment for bookings made by TMCs through GDSs
• Alitalia to launch carry-on only fareLight is available on selected flights from September 14