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Tuesday, 25 August 2015

BBC News

• New restrictions placed on air showsCivil Aviation Authority announces

Financial Times

• CAA curbs aerobatics after Shoreham crashSussex Police say death toll could rise to 20

The Independent

• Airport rooftop terraces: A stroll outside should be the upside of being airsideFrom Heathrow and Gatwick to Newcastle, Teesside, and Edinburgh, many British airports used to have rooftop terraces. However, they were all closed because their apparently benign presence was deemed a security risk.

The Telegraph

• Shoreham Air Show disaster: Everything we know about plane crashThe victims, the crash, the pilot, the aftermath - here is everything we know about plane crash on A27 in West Sussex feared to have killed 20

Mail Online

• Air show safety rules called to be reviewed after Shoreham crash disaster The Civil Aviation Authority has launched an urgent review after a Hawker Hunter jet ploughed into traffic on the A27 in West Sussex in Britain's worst air show disaster in a generation.

Birmingham Mail

• Birmingham Airport flight scare as jet turns back to runwayEmergency services were placed on standby at Birmingham Airport when a plane heading to Inverness was forced to turn back following a mechanical scare.

Plymouth Herald

• Plymouth disused airport operator tells MP: "We'll let pilot fly his plane out" THE leaseholders of Plymouth City Airport have told an MP they are prepared to let a plane, “impounded” for the last fortnight, fly out using the runway - with take-off scheduled for Friday.

Aviation Industry

• The US airlines that have the fewest flight delaysAlthough delays are hard to avoid when traveling, there are certain airlines that are less likely to have delays than others. The US Department of Transportation recently released its Air Travel Consumer Report , which documents the airlines that consistently arrive on time -
• TUI Group disposes remaining airberlin sharesGerman tour-operator TUI Group has disposed of its remaining shares in Germany’s second largest carrier and oneworld member airberlin. read more
• Wizz Air still eyeing cargo potentialBudapest-based budget carrier Wizz Air has investigated the potential of carrying cargo “several times,â€� but has not yet found a way to make the model work. read more
• U.K. regulator seeks action against Wizz AirUK aviation regulator the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) will push Hungary-based LCC Wizz Air to extend its time limit for paying compensation to passengers affected by flight delays to six years, from the current two-year deadline. read more
• Etihad Airways offers some secondment pilots permanent contractsEtihad Airways is offering pilots seconded from its partner airlines the opportunity to transfer to permanent contracts. The pilot secondment program is part of Etihad´s strategy for international expansion, the carrier said in a statement. read more
• Ryanair to appeal delay claims rulingAirline cannot cut the amount of time a passenger has to claim from six years to two

Other News Sources

• Jeremy Corbyn signals the return of Labour’s Heathrow warsQuelle surprise, Jeremy Corbyn has come out against a third runway at Heathrow. The Labour leadership favourite has indicated in an interview with the FT that under him, the party would not support expansion at Heathrow:
• CAA statement on Shoreham Airshow incidentA CAA spokesperson said:
• Toronto Pearson and Canadian airports launch first-ever Canadian Airports Safety WeekToday, the Greater Toronto Airports Authority (GTAA), the operator of Toronto Pearson International Airport, along with 23 other airports across Canada, kick-off Canadian Airports Safety Week, a ...