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Friday, 24 February 2017

BBC News

• Plane evacuated after landing gear collapsesA Flybe plane from Edinburgh is evacuated after its landing gear collapses at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport.

Department for Transport

• UK government funds City of Derry air linkThe UK government has today announced £3.8 million for a Londonderry to London air route, following the decision by current operator Ryanair to stop serving the air link at the end of March.

Financial Times

• Ryanair warns UK on urgency over Brexit dealGroup worries about prospects of securing aviation agreement after Britain leaves EU

Birmingham Mail

• Watch: Pilots brave Storm Doris to make incredible landings Amazing video footage shows skills in 80mph gusts at Birmingham Airport

London Evening Standard

• Ministers accused of approving Heathrow third runway 'on wing and a prayer' over pollution pledge Ministers were today accused of giving the green light to a third runway at Heathrow on a "wing and a prayer" that it will not breach EU toxic air rules.

Buying Business Travel

• Easyjet trials system to discourage direct bookingsAirline is testing email service designed to improve duty of care

Aviation Industry

• MPs’ damning review of proposals to mitigate Heathrow environmental impactsImage Credit: Jamie Street Photography via Unsplash The Government has so far failed to prove that Heathrow expansion can be delivered within environmental limits, a committee of MPs has concluded. In a highly critical report, the Environmental Audit Committee said …
• Mexico’s Grupo Viva Aerobus posts $37 million net profit for 2016Mexican low-cost carrier (LCC) Grupo Viva Aerobus posted a 2016 net profit of MXP765.8 million ($37 million), a 69.2% increase over the company’s MXP452.7 million 2015 net income. read more
• Qantas posts $372 million net profit for 1H FY2017 Qantas reported a consolidated net profit of A$515 million ($372.1 million) for the first half of its FY2017 (July-December 2016), down 25.1% from A$688 million in the first half of FY2016. read more