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Thursday, 21 September 2017

BBC News

• Glasgow Airport appeal over lost soft toysThe lost property office at Glasgow Airport is full of soft toys, with 21 left in the last three months.
• Ryanair pilots reject bonus to work through cancellation crisisPilots had been offered cash to work extra days after the airline was forced to cancel thousands of flights.

Financial Times

• Ryanair’s voluble boss suddenly lost for wordsMessy cancellation of 2,100 flights bought rare sight of Michael O’Leary apologising
• Italian antitrust authority to investigate Ryanair cancellations
• Ryanair pilots reject £12,000 incentive to fly on days offFlight crews demand changes on eve of delay-hit airline’s annual meeting

The Guardian

• More Ryanair cancellations likely as pilots reject cash to work on days offAirline faces fresh trouble as pilots turn down bonus offer to work on holidays and starting earlyRyanair customers face the threat of a fresh wave of flight cancellations as the airline’s pilots prepare to reject an offer of a cash bonus if they give up days off.The Guardian has obtained a draft letter signed by Ryanair pilots from across Europe, rejecting the offer and warning they will now “work to ruleâ€� - refusing to work beyond their basic contractual obligations. Ryanair had told pilots earlier this week that if they declined the £12,000 payment more flights might have to be scrapped. Co...

The Telegraph

• Budget airline passenger stunned to spot can of Stella Artois in cockpit 

City AM

• Heathrow wants air passenger duty on domestic flights scrapped to level the playing field with Europe in plan for Brexit BritainHeathrow has today called for the abolition of air passenger duty (APD) on domestic flights, and improved connections to the capital, in a letter to the chancellor on ways to boost Brexit Britain.
• Thomas Cook pilots to go on strike while Ryanair faces Italian competition authority investigationThomas Cook pilots will go on strike this Saturday after talks to resolve a pay dispute fell through, according to the Press Association.
• New customs processes for EU trade could cost UK aerospace and defence sectors £1.5bn a year, warns trade bodyIntroducing new customs processes for trade with the European Union (EU) could add around £1.5bn in annual costs to the UK aerospace, defence, security and space sectors, an industry body warned today.
• State aid and post-Brexit trade: What we can learn from the Boeing-Bombardier feudOne of the big issues covered was how to keep UK-Canada trade as seamless as possible, given that the Canada-EU trade deal, Ceta (which comes into force this Thursday), will lapse when the UK leaves the EU unless some new agreement is made. It was announced that Ceta will form the basis of a new bilateral UK-Canada deal.

Mail Online

• Ryanair pilots reject £12k sweetener to work annual leave Last night it emerged pilots at the Ireland-based airline are preparing to reject a £12,000 cash bonus to persuade them to work during their holiday.

London Evening Standard

• Virgin Atlantic admits flying pilot to work in Manchester on Boeing 787Virgin Atlantic has admitted it used a Boeing 787 to fly a pilot to work in Manchester after being left short of staff.

North Wales Live

• Thomas Cook pilots set to strike this weekend with more than 50 flights already affected Holidaymakers face chaos at airports with announcement days after Ryanair began cancelling 50 flights a day - find out if your flight is affected here

Buying Business Travel

• Heathrow joins call to axe APDAirport says tax cut would save £225m a year

Aviation Industry

• Airbus A330 Tianjin completion center to strengthen China ties Airbus has opened an A330 Completion and Delivery Center (C&DC) in Tianjin, China, to strengthen its expansion and strategic partnership with China. read more
• Air Canada begins narrowbody fleet expansionAfter several years of focusing on widebody fleet renewal, Air Canada is now preparing to start introducing a large number of new narrowbodies. read more
• Monarch Airlines conducts strategy reviewUK-based scheduled leisure carrier Monarch Airlines is carrying out a major review of its operations to plot its future course, and has begun talks with potential strategic partners. read more