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Thursday, 07 September 2017
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- 'No immediate threat' to Kilkeel aerospace jobsUnion expects
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- Well done, Ryanair - yes, Ryanair! – for shaming the speedy boarders | Stuart HeritageMaking those who stuff two bags into overhead lockers buy priority boarding has done what would once have been unthinkable: made Ryanair look goodNobody likes a speedy boarder. That’s just a fact, plain and simple. People who purchase priority boarding upgrades on low-cost airlines are genuinely worse than the devil. They’re snooty and snobby, and the only way they can distinguish themselves from the unwashed plebs they’re forced to share a plane with is by spending a fiver for the privilege of sitting in it first. They’re people who go on the internet specifically to pretend not to know who K...
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Mail Online
- Drone flew just feet from Boeing 787 over London Heathrow The miniature aircraft was said to be beyond 'practical limits' when it came close to causing a disaster by flying across the passenger jet, over London Heathrow Airport.
- Plane 'crashes and explodes' at Wales' Caernarfon Airport Horrified witnesses reported hearing a 'massive explosion' before seeing a fireball as the aircraft crashed on landing at Caernarfon Airport in Wales, leaving one person dead.
Daily Post (North Wales)
- Ryanair is changing its policy on hand luggage...here's how it could affect you The Dublin based airline is reducing the allowance for passengers to free up space in lockers
- Pilot killed in Caernarfon Airport plane crash An investigation into the fatal crash has been launched
London Evening Standard
- BA flight returns to Heathrow after 'engine catches fire' minutes after taking offA British Airways plane was forced to turn back to Heathrow after witnesses told how they saw flames rising from the engine.
Get West London
- Queuing is Britain's biggest bug bear when it comes to flying - especially at Heathrow AirportAirport security waiting times are on the up at Britain's largest airport, according to the latest statistics.
Aviation Industry
- AirBaltic to replace Bombardier Q400s with jetsLatvian carrier airBaltic, which is in the process of being reprivatized, plans to phase out its 12 Bombardier Q400s and replace them with either CSeries or Embraer E195-E2s. read more
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- Our flight hell - LetterI write to register serious disturbance by planes arriving for Heathrow. This is not one complaint. I have kept a diary between September 2016 – 22 March 2017 let us say conservatively 4.30am -6am 10 fights; 6.01am – 9am 60 flights; 9am – 6pm I am out of the house,thank fully; then between 6pm – 11pm 150 flights, making a total daily number that affect me of 220 flights, over 187 days making it 41,140 complaints.
- Passenger survey reveals Gatwick Airport has the shortest security waiting timesThe average queue time was just four minutes
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