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Friday, 15 July 2016

BBC News

• Inside Bombardier's 'giant gamble'The BBC's Theo Leggett looks inside one of Bombardier's new C-Series aircraft, a programme that faced years of questions about its financial viability.

Financial Times

• Air show witnesses slowdown in jet ordersRivals Airbus and Boeing say they are focusing on delivering aircraft to customers

The Telegraph

• Heathrow Airport expansion in doubt after Theresa May promotes critics to top cabinet postsExpansion of Heathrow Airport appears increasingly unlikely after Theresa May appointed to her Cabinet a series of opponents to a third runway

Times Online

• Stansted has sights on second runway [Subscription]Two of Britain’s busiest airports expect to suffer a Brexit-related slowdown in growth over the next couple of years, but their owner argues that one of them will still be so congested by 2030 that it will need a new runway.

London Evening Standard

• Heathrow and Gatwick Airport clash over third runway and long-haulGatwick has fewer frequent, long-haul routes flying from its runways today than it did in 2010, leading rival Heathrow to claim that allowing the Sussex airport to build a new runway would be a “high-risk gamble”.

Get West London

• Has new chancellor Philip Hammond let slip Government's decision on Heathrow Airport third runway?Philip Hammond quickly corrected himself after appearing to suggest Heathrow had won the battle for an extra runway

Aviation Industry

• Airbus, Boeing log nearly $62 billion in airliner deals at FarnboroughAirbus came out on top at the 2016 Farnborough Airshow, reporting $35 billion in orders for a total of 279 airliners. read more