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Saturday, 14 April 2018

Financial Times

• Norwegian Air chief tight-lipped on IAG bid talksBritish Airways owner has acquired 4.6% stake in low-cost carrier

Times Online

• Rolls-Royce warns of higher costs after Trent 1000 engine trouble [Subscription]Rolls-Royce has warned that it needs to carry out more frequent inspections of its Trent 1000 aircraft engines, increasing disruption for airlines such as British Airways and Virgin Atlantic and resulting in higher costs for the company.
• Norwegian ‘has no plans to sell up’ [Subscription]Norwegian Air Shuttle has refused to say whether it will enter takeover talks with International Airlines Group after welcoming the owner of British Airways as a new investor.

Mail Online

• British Airways owner eyes Norwegian takeover IAG said that it has acquired a 4.61 per cent stake in the airline, which is 'intended to establish a position from which to initiate discussions with Norwegian', including the possibility of a full offer.

This is Money

• DAILY BRIEFING: Heathrow Airport recorded its busiest ever departures day on Good Friday High flying Airport Heathrow recorded its busiest ever departures day last month.More than 136,000 passengers boarded flights from the West London hub on Good Friday

London Evening Standard

• Heathrow Airport records busiest ever day with 136,000 passengersHeathrow recorded its busiest ever day on Good Friday with more than 100,000 people flocking to the travel hub, according to figures published by the airport.

Other News Sources

• Air traffic controller shortage closes runway at Gatwick Only one of the three scheduled controllers turned up for work, with the other two reportedly being sick

EIN News Subscription

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