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Thursday, 21 June 2012

BBC News

• Theresa Villiers at Northern Ireland Affairs Committee The transport secretary is to give evidence later to members of the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee.
• MPs call on government to secure NI air routes MPs have called on the government to ensure that air routes in and out of Northern Ireland are retained.
• Smartphone trial to capture Heathrow flight noise [video]Residents living under the Heathrow flightpath in west London are being asked to take part in a trial to record the level of aircraft noise using smartphone technology.
• Heathrow link 'could be ringfenced' Air routes from Belfast to London Heathrow could be ringfenced to protect regional services, the UK Transport Minister has said.
• Aer Lingus rises on Ryanair offerAer Lingus shares rise 18% on Wednesday following rival Ryanair's latest attempt to buy the Irish airline.

Financial Times

• Aer Lingus urges shareholders take no actionMoves comes after Ryanair, Europe™s largest budget airline by revenues, launched its third offer for the Irish flag carrier in six years
• Ryanair™s Aer Lingus bid faces turbulenceBrussels competition authorities and attitude of Irish government pose hurdles to budget carrier™s third takeover attempt in six years
• Brazilian airlines: Gol scoringThe timing is questionable as Brazil™s number-two carrier by share said that founder Constantino de Oliveira Júnior would step down next month

The Herald

• Highland fears for direct air links to GatwickFEARS are growing that the only direct air route between the Highlands and Gatwick could be put at risk by Government opposition to new runways in the south-east of England.

Belfast Telegraph

• Airline 'may struggle to sell stake'International Airlines Group, formed by the merger of British Airways and Iberia, may struggle to persuade a rival airline to buy a stake currently owned by a troubled Spanish bank, despite signalling that it would be open to such a deal.Related StoriesMicrosoft unveils iPad rival tabletTax burden 'is hitting recruitment plans'Union's anger over 'brutal' RBS job cutsCompany wins £500k order from Middle EastApprentices needed to feed workforce

London Evening Standard

• More women singled out for Gatwick strip searches, says reportWomen are being disproportionately targeted for strip searches at Gatwick Airport, a report revealed today.

The Business Desk

• Bromford Industries set for take-off with £38m Airbus order AEROSPACE supplier Bromford Industries has secured a £38m order with Messier Bugatti Dowty to supply components and sub-assemblies for the latest landing gear of the new Airbus A350.
• Dart turnover soars to new heights THE company behind the Jet2.com airline has seen turnover leap by more than a quarter.

Aviation Industry

• American Airlines pilots reject contract offerThe pilots' union on Wednesday rejected the latest contract offer from American Airlines, which is awaiting a judge's ruling on whether it can impose its own terms for cutting costs that include eliminating thousands of jobs.
• Watch Out Facebook: Japan Airlines to Launch Year's Second Largest IPOJapan Airlines filed paperwork on Wednesday which will allow the company to launch an $8 billion initial public stock offering on the Tokyo this September.
• Bombardier slightly downgrades 20-year forecastBombardier projected global demand for 12,800 commercial aircraft with between 20 and 149 seats over the next 20 years, down 2.3% from its year-ago prediction.
• Ryanair launches new bid for Aer LingusNo-frills giant makes another attempt to buy Irish rival
• Business demand for premium cabins 'softening'Airlines still seeing higher sales but business confidence is 'weakening'
• Johnson urged to drop 'Boris Island' airport planLondon Assembly calls for mayor to dump 'vanity project'
• Easyjet to close Madrid base this winterAirline blames overcapacity and high airport charges in Spain for move

Other News Sources

• Boris airport ˜vanity project™ slammed by Assembly 20 June, 2012 - 14:54 The London Assembly today called on the Mayor to abandon his plans for a new airport in the Thames Estuary, describing them as a simplistic and ill-conceived vanity project. A motion agreed by Assembly Members[1] urges the Mayor to abandon proposals which they warned would have a devastating effect on the west London economy, with up to 100,000 jobs at risk should Heathrow be forced to close. 360-house-thumb.jpg ...
• ICAO Secretary General Successfully Completes Pioneering Biofuels JourneyThe International Civil Aviation Organization's (ICAO's) Secretary General, Raymond Benjamin, touched down in Rio de Janeiro yesterday after having completed an unprecedented series of...