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Wednesday, 20 December 2017

The Guardian

• Laser pen offenders now face five years and unlimited finesShining laser pens at air, ground or sea vehicles to face more severe punishments under new laws put forward by transport departmentPeople who shine lasers at air, ground or sea vehicles could be jailed for up to five years or face unlimited fines as part of Department for Transport measures to boost safety. Commonly available laser pens can cause eye damage and in some cases render people temporarily blind. Existing legislation means someone found guilty of shining a laser at an aircraft faces a maximum fine of £2,500. Continue reading...

The Telegraph

• Unlimited fines and five-year prison sentences to be introduced for offenders who target aircraft with lasers

Times Online

• Five years in jail for shining lasers at jets [subscription]Shining lasers at aircraft could result in a five-year jail term under government plans to crack down on the potentially deadly behaviour.

City AM

• Inside Monarch's collapse: KPMG lifts the lid on Britain's biggest airline failureOf the 23 TV and radio interviews Blair Nimmo faced on 2 October it was BBC Breakfast’s Louise Minchin that gave him the roughest ride.

Buying Business Travel

• Alitalia expands codeshare options with FlybeItalian airline to offer more codeshare flights to the UK

Aviation Industry

• Ryanair agrees to meet with cabin crew unions ​Irish LCC Ryanair, which has historically resisted working with unions, has confirmed it will also engage with cabin crew bodies just days after relaxing its stance on pilot negotiations. read more
• British Airways begins biometric boarding at LAXBritish Airways (BA) has begun trialing self-service biometric boarding gates on international flights out of the US, working in partnership with Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). read more

Other News Sources

• Ministers urged to withdraw Heathrow noise claimLocal councils opposed to a third runway at London-Heathrow airport have challenged Transport Secretary Chris Grayling to withdraw his claim, made in October 2016, that an expanded Heathrow will be quieter in 2030 than today.