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Saturday, 21 April 2018

BBC News

• Heathrow v Gatwick: Could the winner be... Stansted?Stansted Airport has always been a bit of underdog. Nestled in the Essex countryside, 40 miles from central London, its fortunes have been tied to the low-cost airline revolution of the 90s and especially its biggest customer - Ryanair.

The Independent

• Why Southwest Airlines should still celebrate its air safety successPlane Talk: the carrier’s obsession with care of its passengers will continue, and I will continue to choose to fly it ahead of other US domestic carriers

Times Online

• Lost luggage and leaking loos: your air travel nightmares [subscription]I may be the travel editor, but I am not a fan of air travel or airports. So it was a nice surprise to find an airport that gets everything right on a trip to Asia this month. At Singapore’s Changi airport it took just 15 minutes from stepping out of the taxi to reach the gate, with automated emigration as well as check-in, and plenty of comfy seats that wouldn’t look out of place in a luxury hotel.

Aviation Industry

• Air Canada rolls out enhanced premium service on international flightsAir Canada unveiled its new “Signature Serviceâ€� premium travel brand this week for international flights and plans to introduce the service upgrade on certain transcontinental flights within North America in June. read more
• Boeing delivers first new 737-800 converted freighter modelGE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) has taken delivery of the first Boeing 737-800 converted freighter (BCF). read more
• CEO: Adria Airways’ restructuring on track, to add six Saab 2000sSlovenia’s Adria Airways is on track for profitability and growth, CEO Holger Kowarsch told ATW on the sidelines of the European Regions Airline Association (ERA) conference in Vienna. read more
• Wizz Air: No interest in connecting flights or airline cooperationsCentral and eastern European LCC Wizz Air has no interest in offering connecting flights like Irish-LCC Ryanair practices at some airports such as Italy’s Milan Bergamo. read more