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Saturday, 21 May 2016

BBC News

• Big rise in foreign travel by BritonsThe number of trips by UK residents abroad increased by 9.4% last year, the largest rise since 1998, according to the Office for National Statistics.

Financial Times

• Wreckage found in hunt for EgyptAir jetDebris from Airbus discovered in eastern Mediterranean, says airline

The Guardian

• From Cornwall to the cosmos: how Newquay could get a spaceportThe seaside town is the frontrunner in an unlikely UK space race. Could a spaceport launch a new era of prosperity, or is it a galactic dream too far?
• EgyptAir flight MS804 sent smoke alarm messages before crash – reportsBurst of alerts about onboard problems was transmitted in last minutes of Airbus A320, while authorities say body parts and seats found in MediterraneanThe missing EgyptAir flight MS804 transmitted messages about a smoke detector and other alerts in the minutes before it went down in the Mediterranean Sea, according to reports. Flight data published online suggests there were smoke alerts aboard MS804 minutes before it crashed. Continue reading...

The Herald

• UK spaceport competition axed in favour of licensing modelA COMPETITION to establish the UK's first spaceport has been scrapped, the Herald can reveal.
• Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris 'evacuated due to suspicious package'Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris has been evacuated, according to reports.

The Telegraph

• EgyptAir crash: 'Smoke detected inside the aircraft cabin' as search continues for plane's black box
• Liverpool airport evacuated over scanner glitch

Birmingham Post

• Direct scheduled flights to China from Birmingham Airport scrapped Tour operator Caissa Touristic withdraws from planned weekly schedule to Beijing and Shanghai for 'unknown reasons'

Daily Post (North Wales)

• Airbus expert to inspect crashed EgyptAir flight 804 debris Technical advisor has flown to Cairo to take part in the probe into the Airbus A320 airplane disaster

Aviation Industry

• Ryanair is being accused of breaching bribery laws with its...Vote Leave has lodged a complaint with the police about a Ryanair promotion that the pro-Brexit campaign claims is in breach of bribery laws, according to The Guardian. Ryanair's
• Alitalia still assessing relations with Air France-KLMEtihad Airways equity partner Alitalia is still considering the future of its long-term partnership with Air France-KLM, which is slated to end in January 2017. read more
• Iberia seeks to join BA-Finnair-JAL JVIberia is seeking to join fellow oneworld members British Airways (BA), Finnair and Japan Airlines (JAL) in their joint venture (JV). read more
• Aer Lingus CEO: “we welcome new entrants” in transatlantic marketIreland’s pro-aviation policy, embracing deregulation and liberalizing market access, is visionary and helps enable growth among airlines, lessors, MROs and aviation and travel companies, the CEO of Aer Lingus told a Washington DC audience this week. read more
• Boeing opens $1 billion 777X composite wing centerBoeing has opened its $1 billion 777X composite wing manufacturing center in Everett, Washington. read more
• Search for missing flight MS804 continuesFrench foreign minister says ‘no indication’ yet of what downed the plane