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Wednesday, 25 May 2016

The Herald

• New chief executive appointed for Prestwick AirportPRESTWICK Airport has appointed its first permanent chief executive in nine months.

The Mirror

• EgyptAir plane crash pilot flagged ‘no technical problems before take off in Paris' A new report claims that no issues were flagged before the flight departed Paris on May 18th

Conservative Party

• Ravi Govindia, Nicholas True and Ray Puddifoot: Heathrow expansion – 250 miles from realityCllr Ravi Govindia, is the Leader of Wandsworth Council. Cllr Lord True is the Leader of Richmond upon Thames Council. Cllr Ray Puddifoot is the Leader of Hillingdon.

Aviation Industry

• Start-up airline to offer ‘unlimited’ flights to four European citiesInstantair to provide flights to London, Paris, Amsterdam and Frankfurt for €2250
• Aberdeen airport �20m revamp underwayBiggest upgrade since 1977 will increase the size of the terminal by 50%

Other News Sources

• LIVERPOOL-HEATHROW WORKING GROUP TO BE SET UPA working group is to be set up to explore the possibility of establishing an airline hub between Liverpool John Lennon Airport and Heathrow Airport.
• PowerTrunk awarded TETRA network order for San Francisco AirportPowerTrunk, part of the Sepura Group, announces that it has been awarded a new TETRA network order by Rockwell Collins to provide a Terrestrial Trunked Radio (TETRA) system at San Francisco International Airport (SFO).