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Saturday, 25 February 2012

BBC News

• 'Days to fix' Dreamliner glitchBoeing says a repair to its flagship new plane, the 787 Dreamliner, will take days, not months to carry out.
• Airline's dialysis machine chargeEasyjet refunds a man £50 after charging him to take his dialysis machine aboard a flight to France.

Daily Express

• Easyjet investors snub Stelios over bosses' payBUDGET airline easyJet shrugged off a rebellion by founder Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou as other shareholders backed plans to award bosses a multi-million-pound pay package.

Belfast Telegraph

• Sir Stelios loses easyJet battleEasyjet founder Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou has lost his fight against the airline's board after shareholders overwhelmingly backed its multi-million pound pay plans.Related StoriesPlastics firm sells 51% in partial takeover dealChairman quits as UTV director in TVC-link rowMeat demands surge for GenusHewlett-Packard earnings declineBank boosted by cutting of costs

Aviation Industry

• Flight attendants at American re-elect presidentAmerican Airlines flight attendants facing layoffs and pay cuts divided their votes by narrowly re-electing the president but picking a vice president from an opposing slate.
• Amadeus profits from boom in no-frills bookingsTech firm expects further growth from low-cost carriers using GDS