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Wednesday, 13 July 2016

BBC News

• Investigation as grandmother 'left' in Edinburgh AirportA firm employed at Edinburgh Airport to help reduced mobility passengers launches an investigation after a grandmother was reportedly left on her own for hours.
• Potential Glasgow and Aberdeen airport strikes called offA potential strike by hundreds of workers at Glasgow and Aberdeen airports is called off following talks.
• Farnborough Airshow: The F-35, up close and personalThe BBC's Theo Leggett gets an insider's view of the F-35 fighter, from chief test pilot Alan Norman, at the Farnborough Airshow.
• Airbus slashes delivery target for A380Airbus has more than halved its delivery target for its super-jumbo A380 planes from 2018.

The Guardian

• No more waiting in the aisle? Airbus plans to install urinals on planesThe manufacturer is exploring new toilet designs to optimise space and reduce queues for lavatories during flights The end of the line could finally be in sight for the embarrassing air travel ritual of waiting in the aisle to go to the toilet.Airbus, the manufacturer of the A380 superjumbo, is working on a plan to install urinals into its planes. Continue reading...
• Airbus to cut back production of A380 aircraftEuropean plane manufacturer to make 12 superjumbos in 2018 compared with 27 deliveries in 2015Airbus is to dramatically cut production of the A380 superjumbo, highlighting the lacklustre performance of the biggest passenger jet ever built.The plane-maker aims to cut production to just 12 A380s in 2018, compared with 27 deliveries in 2015. Continue reading...

The Herald

• Prestwick's spaceport ambitions boosted by deal with US spaceplane designerSPACE tourism from Prestwick is a step closer after a US firm at the cutting edge of spaceflight design struck a deal with the Ayrshire base to bring manned launch services to Scotland.

Mail Online

• Airbus considers introducing urinals on aircraft after reviewing how passengers use fleet Aviation giant Airbus is considering introducing urinals on planes in a bid to cut queues for toilets. However, the plan has often been held up by airlines due to cultural reasons.

Daily Post (North Wales)

• Airbus secures 25 plane deal with Germania Group The £2bn contract for Airbus A320neo aircraft was signed at the Farnborough International Airshow
• Watch Airbus A350 make incredible near vertical take-off The plane maker was testing the capabilities of the passenger aircraft at the Farnborough Air Show
• Airbus bags 72 plane deal...then 28 MINUTES LATER gets fresh order for 100 aircraft Indian budget airline Go Air wants 72 planes while Air Asia has placed order for 100 aircraft

Manchester Evening News

• Manchester Airport passenger numbers hits 24 million for first time It comes as parent group MAG is set to unveil full year results this morning, which analysts expect will show increased revenues and profits and a record dividend for its council shareholders.

Aviation Industry

• SHOW ANALYSIS: It’s all about service support & stretchesThe Farnborough Airshow livened up Tuesday with a flurry of new aircraft orders, including two big A320neo deals with Asian low-cost carriers. But if any themes are emerging from this show, it’s about Airbus and Boeing testing the airline appetites for larger variants of new aircraft; and also about OEMs securing long-term support service agreements. read more
• SHOW ANALYSIS: Engines remain at center stageAs has been the trend at major international air shows in recent years, the news out of the 2016 Farnborough Airshow is as much—if not more—about engines as the aircraft to which the engines are affixed. read more
• Qatar Airways to acquire 10% of LATAM AirlinesDeal will see $613m injected into Latin American carrier