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Tuesday, 22 August 2017

Times Online

• O’Leary vows to fight German ‘stitch-up’ [Subscription]Ryanair will insist that Lufthansa is forced to sell assets and landing slots if it succeeds in its bid to take over most of Air Berlin, Michael O’Leary has said.

London Evening Standard

• Gatwick Airport: Hundreds of holidaymakers left without luggage after system failureHundreds of holidaymakers have been left without their luggage after a failure at Gatwick Airport saw them arrive at their destinations bagless.

Buying Business Travel

• Edinburgh airport starts work on £80 million extensionExpansion will add new gates and more facilities at Scotland's busiest airport

Aviation Industry

• UK lessor Falko boosts E190 portfolioUK lessor Falko Regional Aircraft, which focuses on the regional aircraft sector, has added four Embraer E190 regional jets to its portfolio, the company said Aug. 21.
• CEO report: Airberlin should be sold by September Airberlin which filed for bankruptcy last week should be sold by September at the latest, CEO Thomas Winkelmann has told the German daily Bild am Sonntag.
• Report: 30% of Norway's aviation fuel could be sustainable by 2030Research commissioned by Norwegian airports operator Avinor has concluded that 30% of Norway's aviation fuel could be sustainable by 2030, but this depends on available funding.