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Thursday, 03 August 2017

BBC News

• British Airways apologises for check-in failurePassengers faced queues and delays while computer systems were temporarily down, the airline says.

Financial Times

• Ryanair chief warns of post-Brexit summer holiday chaosMichael O’Leary says UK needs ‘Plan B’ as flight cancellations loom
• Qatar abandons plans to buy into American AirlinesDoha-based airline reverses controversial decision

The Guardian

• Air Canada near miss: picture shows how close planes came to crashingPilots mistook the taxiway at San Francisco International Airport for the runway and flew their jet just 59 feet above waiting airlinersNewly released data and photos show how shockingly low an Air Canada jet was when it pulled up to avoid crashing into planes waiting on a San Francisco International Airport taxiway last month. Continue reading...

The Independent

• Ryanair boss says passport checks for departing passengers are 'pointless'Ryanair’s chief executive has blasted European officials for imposing “pointless” passport checks that are delaying flights and causing passengers to miss their plane.

The Telegraph

• Pictured: Moment when Air Canada jet almost caused 'greatest aviation disaster in history' in San Francisco

Times Online

• Airports are letting down passengers over holiday delays [subscription]Not before time, the government is taking action to resolve the problems that have caused massive delays and inconvenience to passengers at European airports.
• Brexit will disrupt flights, says O’Leary [subscription]It is looking increasingly likely that flights between Britain and the EU will suffer major disruption after March 2019 due to Brexit, Michael O’Leary has warned.

Mail Online

• EU airports told to hire more staff to solve queuing chaos Ryanair boss Michael O'Leary was the latest to express fury over delays caused by the EU's tighter checks on entering and leaving the Schengen zone.
• British Airways systems crash at Heathrow Airport The technical fault sparked huge delays and queue at London's two biggest airports - Heathrow and Gatwick (pictured). Issues were also reported at London City.
• Aviation minister vows to take EU to task over chaos With EU passport control reportedly taking up to ten minutes to vet each passenger, airlines have accused officials of failing to recruit enough staff or install more kiosks in light of strict new vetting rules.

Birmingham Mail

• What the codes Birmingham Airport uses over the tannoy meanThe secret codes security workers use at Birmingham Airport and the London Underground have been revealed

London Evening Standard

• Heathrow and Gatwick Airport delays: Chaos for holidaymakers as British Airways systems crashHolidaymakers travelling through Heathrow and Gatwick were caught in delays and huge queues on Wednesday morning after a British Airways systems crash.

Other Regional Press

• Oxfordshire firm leading the way in airport baggage-scanning techHOLIDAY makers passing through airports this summer will expect to have their luggage checked.

Buying Business Travel

• Lufthansa achieves record profits in first half of yearGerman aviation group prospers from “strong demandâ€� and reduced costs
• Ryanair claims new monthly passenger recordLower fares help airline to carry more than 12 million people in July

Aviation Industry

• Lufthansa Group 1H net profit up 56.6%Lufthansa Group delivered a first-half net profit of €672 million ($766.7 million), up 56.6% from a net profit of €429 million a year ago. read more
• EU airlines urge hardline response to Brexit, says Ryanair CEOMajor continental European airlines are actively lobbying their governments to make the UK aviation sector’s exit from the European Union (EU) difficult, the CEO of Irish low-cost carrier (LCC) Ryanair said Aug. 2. read more