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Friday, 23 March 2018

BBC News

• Call for longer Heathrow night flight banMPs have called for tougher measures to protect passengers and local communities before plans to expand Heathrow Airport are approved.

ITV News

• Heathrow expansion should not be approved without measures to protect communities, MPs sayHeathrow's expansion bid should not be approved without tougher measures to protect communities and passengers, MPs said.

Financial Times

• Heathrow third runway must have noise and cost safeguards, say MPsReport backs expansion but calls for strict conditions on spending and air quality
• Qantas pushes boundaries with 17-hour ‘kangaroo route’Airline plans more ultra-long-hauls as it launches direct flight from Australia to UK

The Guardian

• MPs demand tougher rules on night flights for Heathrow upgradeTransport select committee calls for seven-hour respite for locals near airport plus pledges on cost

The Herald

• Heathrow’s third runway ‘should not go ahead unless impact concerns addressed’Heathrow’s expansion bid should not be approved without tougher measures to protect communities and passengers, MPs said.

The Huffington Post

• Heathrow’S Third Runway ‘Should Not Go Ahead Unless Impact Concerns Addressed’

The Telegraph

• More needs to be done to clear path for Heathrow's third runway, MPs warnHeathrow risks losing a legal challenge against its third runway unless it meets a raft of tough conditions on landing charges, pollution and public transport, an influential committee of MPs has warned.

Times Online

• MPs demand strict limits on Heathrow noise and pollution [Subscription]Heathrow’s third runway should be blocked unless the government introduces tough new restrictions on costs, pollution, aircraft noise and night flights, according to MPs.

Transport Committee

• Airports National Policy Statement The Government has laid before Parliament a proposal for an Airports National Policy Statement (NPS) and our Committee was designated to carry out parliamentary scrutiny of the Government’s proposal. Our Report completes that process and we expect the Government to bring forward a final NPS for approval by both Houses that takes account of our recommendations. After that the NPS will be designated by the Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008; this is an early but important step in the planning process. Votes to approve the NPS in both Houses of Parliament in effect give outline planning permission for construction of Northwest Runway (NWR) and associated developments at Heathrow Airport.

City AM

• MPs say government's Heathrow expansion proposals need a rejig before a vote in parliamentParliament should approve the government's case for a third runway at Heathrow - but only after concerns around air quality, noise and costs are properly addressed, a report has found.

The Sun

• DESTINATION BREXIT May finally ready to ask MPs to back Heathrow’s £15bn third runwayPM will ask the Commons to kick-start Brexit with a vote this June to expand the UK's biggest airport

London Evening Standard

• EasyJet pilots filmed playing Snapchat games at 30,000 ft during flightAn easyJet captain and his co-pilot have been deemed "irresponsible" after filming themselves playing a Snapchat game while flying a plane full of passengers.
• Thai Airways bans overweight passengers from business class in move to introduce seatbelts with airbagsOverweight passengers on Thai Airways flights have been banned from travelling business class as the firm's new seatbelts containing airbags will not fit around their waistlines.

The Press and Journal (Aberdeen)

• Heathrow report welcomed by anti-third runway groupsJohn Stewart, chairman of anti-expansion group Hacan, praised the MPs for recommending a series of “tougher conditions” before the third runway was given the go-ahead.

Wolverhampton Express and Star

• Heathrow report welcomed by anti-third runway groups John Stewart, chairman of anti-expansion group Hacan, praised the MPs for recommending a series of ‘tougher conditions’.

Yorkshire Post

• Caroline Flint: How our town learned to believe the sky’s the limit Doncaster is a changing place. Like many coalfield communities it has seen its share of hard times.

Aviation Industry

• Transport Committee’s Heathrow expansion report out today: AEF reactionHeathrow plans beset with problems and likely to face legal challenge, concludes parliamentary committee The Transport Committee, appointed to provide the official parliamentary scrutiny of the Government’s Heathrow expansion plans, has today published its findings. The report concludes that the …
• Airbus halfway through A330-900 flight tests; TAP first delivery on trackAirbus is positioning the A330neo to operate on true long-haul routes such as from the US west coast deep into Asia or from India to the US east coast—segments similar to those on which the larger A350-900/-1000, as well as the Boeing 777 and 787, operate. read more
• Stobart Group pulls back from attempt to acquire FlybeThe UK’s Stobart Group has ended talks with UK regional Flybe over a possible acquisition, after Stobart’s board said it had been unable to reach an agreement. read more
• Rolls-Royce breaks ground on new Derby testbed facilityEngine manufacturer Rolls-Royce has started work on its new testbed facility in Derby, UK. The building was announced in June 2017 as part of a wider £150 million ($211 million) investment in UK aerospace facilities. read more
• FAA funding to increase 4% in FY2018 spending billThe massive fiscal year (FY) 2018 spending bill the US Congress is attempting to push through this week would increase FAA funding nearly 4% over FY17 figures, including a 13.8% jump in Facilities and Equipment (F&E) spending, where most NextGen air traffic control modernization program spending resides, and a boost in airport grant funding. read more

Other News Sources

• British panel supports third Heathrow runwayLONDON--The British parliament's Transport Select Committee will back a plan to add a third runway at Heathrow airport, stepping into the debate on how to expand flight capacity in the greater London area. Airlines have said they support the plan amid worry that insufficient takeoff and landing capacity could further constrain growth in Europe's single-largest aviation market.
• MP Greg Hands Hosts Local Heathrow Event TodayFind out about plans for third runway and flight path management at Fulham Library
• Britain should make flat airport fees condition of new runway - MP committeeBritain should only approve Heathrow Airport's plan to build a new runway if it keeps fees flat to protect consumers, a parliament committee said, as it made recommendations on air quality and noise ahead of a parliamentary vote.