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Saturday, 30 January 2016

BBC News

• Drones in near misses at UK airportsDrones were recently involved in four serious near misses at UK airports, the UK Air Proximity Board says, as pilot associations call for tighter regulations for drone users.

Financial Times

• Call for drone crackdown after 4 near-missesUnmanned vehicle came close to Stansted 737

The Independent

• Airports are 'gateways to nations' but can they also be beautiful?Full of queues and stress, airports aren't always a flyaway success. But look closer - you might be surprised

London Evening Standard

• Fire crews tackle car blaze at Heathrow Terminal 5Firefighters were called to Heathrow Airport this afternoon after a car erupted in flames at Terminal 5.
• Second American Airlines flight makes emergency landing after mystery illnessA second American Airlines flight had to make an emergency landing after people on board were struck by a mystery illness.

Aviation Industry

• Scottish airports warn SNP leader over passenger tax promiseCalls for Nicola Sturgeon to commit to abolishing tax by 2018