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Saturday, 16 September 2017

BBC News

• The New Space AgeForget the old rules of space. Now anyone with enough money can get there.
• Bombardier announces 95 job losses in NI operationsAlmost 100 job losses will hit support staff in the aerospace company's Northern Ireland operations.

The Guardian

• Ryanair cancels 40 to 50 flights a day for staff to go on holidayPassengers furious over ‘ruined’ travel plans, with 285,000 journeys likely to be affected by airline’s move to improve punctualityRyanair has announced it will cancel 40 to 50 flights a day for the next six weeks due to a backlog of staff leave. The budget airline says the measure is designed to improve punctuality, which has fallen below 80% in the first two weeks of September. Continue reading...

Times Online

• Ryanair cancelling flights so pilots can go on holiday [Subscription]Ryanair will cancel up to 50 flights a day over the next six weeks, affecting thousands of customers, because its staff need to catch up on their holiday entitlements.

City AM

• EasyJet submits offer to acquire part of insolvent Air BerlinBudget airline EasyJet has this afternoon announced a proposal to take over parts of Air Berlin's short haul business.

East Anglian Daily Times

• Stansted Airport's new CEO renews calls for a national aviation strategyStansted Airport’s new CEO, Ken O’Toole, has called on the Government to put in place a national aviation strategy that not only supports airports to grow but ensures the spare capacity available today is used to generate the biggest positive impact for consumers and the economy.

Aviation Industry

• AEF briefing looks at the economics and UK-wide impacts of Heathrow expansionAEF has released the last in a series of briefings on Why the third runway plan can't fly, looking at the impacts on other UK airports of Heathrow expansion, as well as the purported economic benefits that an expanded Heathrow …
• Ryanair cancels flight to restore punctuality levelsEurope’s largest LCC, Ryanair, will cancel up to 50 flights each day over the next six weeks as it seeks to recover from a dip in punctuality levels. read more