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Monday, 26 September 2016

The Guardian

• AIRPORT: Expansion is not the riskAn open letter to Andrew Percy MP, Minister for the Northern Powerhouse.

The Scotsman

• Woman becomes world’s youngest ever commercial airline captainA British woman is believed to have become the world’s youngest commercial airline captain at just 26 years old, easyJet said.

The Telegraph

• Soaring to new heights - the 26-year-old easyJet flight captain

Times Online

• Heathrow is not the answer, Mrs May [subscription]A larger Gatwick followed by longer-term expansion at Birmingham will be best for the country
• Airport bosses join forces to attack Heathrow ‘monopoly’ [Subscription]Two of Britain’s busiest airports have formed an alliance in an attempt to block plans for a third runway at Heathrow.

Mail Online

• Monarch tells travellers they're not going bust after rumour begin circulating online� Budget airline Monarch was forced to deny rumours it was going bust and responded to customer enquiries on Twitter to say that the company was not in trouble.

The Mirror

• Brit aged 26 sees her career as a pilot take off as she becomes 'world's youngest ever airline captain' Kate McWilliams flies out of Gatwick Airport with easyJet, piloting Airbus A319 and A320 planes

Belfast Telegraph

• Monarch Airlines denies rumours of financial crisisThe UK budget carrier issued a rebuttal after its Twitter feed was inundated with customers asking if it was "going bust".

Manchester Evening News

• Monarch Airlines insists it is 'trading well' after a weekend of speculation about its future The budget carrier, which flies to more than 30 destinations from Manchester, says it is even planning to announce new investment

Other Regional Press

• MP signs letter backing Heathrow expansionMP Fiona Mactaggart has co-signed a letter to Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson urging the Government to back Heathrow’s expansion.

EIN News Subscription

• Airlines Embrace Pollution Plan That Could Cost Them $24 BillionThe aviation industry is supporting a United Nations proposal to limit pollution from international flights even though the measure may eventually cost companies $24 billion annually.