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Tuesday, 06 December 2016

Times Online

• Ryanair pilot blinded by laser during landing [Subscription]A Ryanair flight was forced to abort its planned landing at an airport in Portugal last year when one of its pilots was temporarily blinded by a green laser.

Birmingham Post

• Birmingham Airport delays warning as strike action looms Trade union members at baggage handling and ground crew provider Swissport vote in favour of strike action

Buying Business Travel

• UK needs urgent airspace modernisation - NATSAirline flight industry group warns of rise in flight delays
• Dubai Airports rolls out free unlimited wifiUpgrade follows a four-month pilot project at Dubai International’s Concourse D, which opened earlier this year

Aviation Industry

• CityJet calls off Stobart Air acquisition talksIrish regional airline CityJet has withdrawn from talks to acquire UK regional Stobart Air, formerly known as Aer Arann, saying the negotiations were taking too long. read more
• United agrees to pay second fine related to Newark-Columbia flightUnited Airlines has agreed to pay $2.4 million to settle civil charges related to a money-losing flight it operated to “curry favor” with former Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNY) chairman David Samson, according to a statement from the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). read more