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Thursday, 03 September 2015

BBC News

• Jobs under threat at regional airlineAbout 80 Aberdeen-based jobs are under threat at airline bmi regional after its owner announces plans to switch engineering facilities to Bristol.

The Guardian

• Mayoral hopeful Zac Goldsmith would resign over Heathrow expansionTory’s frontrunner will resign Richmond Park seat if Heathrow is expanded, but will stay in London mayor raceZac Goldsmith has signalled his determination to do nothing to jeopardise his campaign to stand as the Conservative candidate in the London mayoral contest by confirming that he will remain in the party even if he is forced to resign his parliamentary seat over the expansion of Heathrow airport.The frontrunner in the Tory mayoral selection battle pledged to remain a “pain in the backsideâ€� for the government, after saying that he will uphold his pledge to resign his Richmond Park seat if...

City AM

• Zac Goldsmith will stay a Tory in mayoral raceZAC GOLDSMITH yesterday confirmed that he will stay in the Conservative party and remain on the mayoral ballot if the government backs the expansion of Heathrow airport. Goldsmith, the MP for Richmond Park, is widely seen as the front-runner for the Conservative candidacy in a field that also includes London MEP Syed Kamall, deputy mayor for policing Stephen Greenhalgh and London As­sembly member Andrew Boff. An environmentalist who has been among the most-vocal opponents of Heathrow expansion, Gold­smith said in 2008 that he would resign as an MP if the government agreed to build a new ...

Daily Express

• Eastern European hackers launch attack on Manchester Police – amid airport security fearsHACKERS from Eastern Europe have attacked the Manchester Police website and could be behind a second digital assault on the city's airport.

London Evening Standard

• ‘A third runway at Heathrow is our opportunity to keep London as a world city,' says airport bossJohn Holland-Kaye tells Ross Lydall that he believes the Government has only two choices over expansion: grant its plan for another runway, or do nothing at all
• Heathrow boss warns runway delay costs UK £1bn a monthThe boss of Heathrow today stepped up the pressure on David Cameron to back a third runway by claiming that every month's delay was costing the British economy £1 billion.
• Heathrow expansion: Zac Goldsmith in clash with airport bosses over flight path mapsZac Goldsmith clashed with Heathrow bosses today as he told 1.6 million Londoners their homes were in danger of increased aircraft noise.

Other Regional Press

• Colnbrook Parish Councillors take Heathrow top brass on “stroll” through village to discuss traffic problemsColnbrook parish councillors took “a stroll” through the village last week with senior representatives from Heathrow last week, they have told the Slough Observer.

Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport

• Norwegian secures more Dreamliners for growthNorwegian is to expand its long-haul fleet after acquiring two new Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners. The low-cost carrier, which flies long-haul from Gatwick to several US cities, wants to continue expansion which will see its fleet increase from the current eight Dreamliners to 19 by 2018. The two new leased 787-9s announced by Norwegian today are due to enter service in summer 2017. The airline is to add four new 787-9 Dreamliners in 2016, five in 2017 and two in 2018. The airline’s 787-9s will have 344 seats including 35 in premium economy and 309 in economy. Norwegian CEO Bjorn Kjos said...
• Virgin Atlantic Cargo records 33% growth ex Dubai in first half of 2015Virgin Atlantic Cargo carried over 30% more cargo from Dubai in the first half of 2015, boosted by additional U.S routes and frequencies, and traffic generated as a result of the U.S. port disruptions. For the six months ended 30 June 2015, the airline carried 2.4 million kilos ex Dubai, compared to 1.8m kilos for the same period a year ago. Strong increases were seen in the volume of cargo destined for London as well as beyond London to the United States. The airline’s additional daily frequency to New York JFK and the launch of Virgin Atlantic’s new Atlanta route both contribute...

Aviation Industry

• IAG acquires Aer Lingus International Airlines Group (IAG) has acquired Aer Lingus after shareholders, representing 98.05% of the Irish carrier, signed up to sell their stakes to takeover vehicle AERL Holding Limited. read more
• Aeroflot to buy 75%, plus one share, of TransaeroRussia’s Aeroflot, which revealed plans to buy Transaero Airlines Sept. 1, will acquire 75% plus one share of Transaero for RUB1 (1.53 US cents), TASS news agency reported, quoting Russia’s deputy prime minister Igor Shuvalov. read more
• FAA names executives to head UAS integrationFAA has named Marke Gibson and Earl Lawrence to two executive-level positions that will “guide the agency’s approach to safe, timely and efficient integration of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) into US airspace.â€� read more
• British Airways partners with HailoExecutive Club members using Hailo in London can earn Avios points
• GBTA to ‘educate’ buyers on impact of Lufthansa chargeSurvey shows 51% will definitely or probably not use airline as a preferred carrier

Other News Sources

• Heathrow plans to lower overheads by £600 millionBuilding a third runway would cost £17.6bn and boost British economy by £147bn.
• Stansted Airport announces plan to reduce aircraft noise for thousands of local residentsStansted Airport has today launched a public consultation on an innovative new take-off procedure that will reduce the effects of aircraft noise for over 4,000 people living near the airport.