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Friday, 24 July 2015

BBC News

• Highland air passenger numbers upThe airport operators for the Highlands and Islands are reporting a 5% increase in passenger numbers.

The Independent

• Heathrow Airport braced for its busiest ever day for departures Britain’s brittle transport infrastructure faces its greatest test this weekend. The UK’s biggest airport is braced for its busiest-ever day for departures, while drivers heading for the West Country are being warned of delays exceeding two hours on 25 July.

The Scotsman

• Inverness Airport welcomes 12% passenger boostTHE Highlands’ main airport in Inverness has enjoyed a surge in passenger numbers of 12 per cent between April and June.

The Telegraph

• Airports are 'busiest ever' as holidaymakers head for Europe heatwaveTemperatures are above 30C and the euro exchange rate favours British tourists as the summer getaway begins

Daily Post (North Wales)

• Passenger numbers for Anglesey to Cardiff air-link 'still disappointing', say AMsA report from the Assembly's Public Accounts Committee says the Welsh Government needs to do more to evaluate the marketing of the route

London Evening Standard

• Heathrow expansion: MPs probe pollution impact as conflict grows over 'flawe' commission report Noise and air pollution from a potential third runway at Heathrow is to be investigated by MPs, as the Airports Commission's report comes under growing criticism.

Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport

• FedEx to purchase 50 Boeing freight aircraftFedEx Express has agreed to the purchase of 50 additional 767-300F freight aircraft from the Boeing Company as part of ongoing efforts to modernise its air fleet and improve its customer offerings.  In addition to the initial 50 aircraft, the contract includes an option for the purchase of a further 50 767F aircraft.  The order will be delivered from the start of the 2018 financial year through to the 2023 fiscal year.  FedEx Express's total capital spending for 2016 remains at $4.6 billion (£2.95 billion), and the new order's impact on 2017's capital spending has been described by the firm as...

Aviation Industry

• United plans $3B buyback as airlines' repurchases quickenUnited Continental Holdings Inc. plans a $3 billion buyback, the airline's biggest ever, as the largest U.S. carriers accelerate repurchases amid a slump in share prices. The new program will be completed by the end of 2017, United said Thursday, minutes after Southwest Airlines Co.
• Stansted and Manchester airports can help UK with capacity challengeAirports owner tells government to realise potential of UK airports in the period before a third runway is built

Other News Sources

• Drones users must observe rules of the sky, or face prosecutionDrone awareness day press release
• Air prices to rise ‘significantly’ in six business destinationsGBTA study reveals ‘hotspots’ where prices are predicted to rise sharply in 2016