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Thursday, 06 January 2011

Financial Times

• Sabre move escalates American Airlines rowThe privately held company, which provides flight data to travel agencies, says it will raise the prices it charges the carrier and will end its contract in August

The Scotsman

• Flight delays soar across UK airports PLANE punctuality plunged at main UK airports last summer, including Edinburgh, official figures show.

The Telegraph

• Thousands of airline passengers' bags mislaid during snow Luggage belonging to thousands of airline passengers was mislaid during the heavy snow before Christmas, it has emerged.

Daily Express

• EasyJet lands Airbus deal for Euro expansionEASYJET yesterday signed a deal worth hundreds of millions of pounds for new aircraft to underpin its drive into continental Europe. It is buying 15 Airbus A320s with a list price of $1.1billion (£705million), although the company said it had negotiated a substantial yet confidential discount.

Belfast Telegraph

• Ryanair faces OFT probe over its Aer Lingus stakeThe UK's Office of Fair Trading (OFT) is to proceed with a probe into Ryanair's near-30% holding in Aer Lingus after it determined that it remains

Daily Post (North Wales)

• Easyjet orders 15 Airbus A320s BUDGET carrier Easyjet is to boost its fleet with new orders from aircraft manufacturer Airbus.

Aviation Industry

• Southampton Airport recruiting 100 people in 2011Southampton Airport is likely to be welcoming around 100 new employees throughout 2011 to join the team of 1,200 staff...
• Cardiff airport updates online presenceWales™ main airport has launched a new website, offering a customisable section for frequent users
• Sabre to downgrade AASabre has announced it is to terminate its contract with American Airlines (AA) and make the carrier™s air fares harder to find on its global distribution system
• Ryanair under investigation by OFTThe Office of Fair Trading (OFT) is reviewing Ryanair™s acquisition of a minority stake in fellow Irish carrier Aer Lingus

Other News Sources

• MAG seals £280m refinancing MANCHESTER Airports Group has completed a £280m five-year refinancing. MAG, which owns Manchester, East Midlands, Bournemouth and Humberside Airports, has agreed terms with seven major lenders ahead of July - when its present facility was due to expire.