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Tuesday, 26 September 2017

BBC News

• Ruling expected in Bombardier-Boeing trade disputeFinancial penalties could be imposed that could jeopardise a major order from US airline Delta.
• Air Berlin pushes ahead with EasyJet and Lufthansa talksThe insolvent German airline says it is pushing ahead with negotiations about a possible sale.

Financial Times

• Norwegian Air climbs after UK unit gains approval for US flights
• Air Berlin says on way to securing jobs for 80% of staff
• Airlines at risk of missing out on in-flight ecommerce boonExtra $30bn could be made if passengers were treated as online consumers, study says

The Guardian

• Cancelled Ryanair flight passengers warned to check insurance policiesThe beleaguered Irish airline is refunding passengers for cancellations but getting compensation for all those other pre-paid holiday extras will be a much harder proposition warn consumer expertsAs Ryanair launches a massive seat sale offering one million flights from £4.99, travel insurance companies are warning all air passengers to check the small print of their insurance policies.The huge sale follows Ryanair’s recent PR catastrophe, in which the low-cost airline was forced to cancel 2,100 flights, affecting the travel plans of 315,000 customers. Despite Ryanair refunding or rerouting aff...

The Scotsman

• Leader comment: Convincing case still to be made over APDA survey commissioned by the Greens which suggests that the Scottish public does not support plans to cut air taxes is bound to be greeted with a degree of scepticism, regardless of the fact that it was conducted by a highly respected polling company.

London Evening Standard

• British Airways investigates clip of woman in their uniform making racist 'joke' about Nigerian passengersBritish Airways has started an investigation after a video emerged showing a woman wearing the company's uniform making racist comments about Nigerian passengers.

Reading Evening Post

• Ryanair's new hand luggage policy means you really need to be in the queue early It might be wise to make sure you get to the front of the queue at your gate if you're flying with the budget airline

Buying Business Travel

• Norwegian granted permit by USAirline can use same aircraft on all routes
• Trump announces latest travel banBan affects Venezuela, Chad and North Korea
• Surf Air begins new Zurich routeMembership airline expands for business travel

Aviation Industry

• Airberlin details Lufthansa, easyJet bids Airberlin said negotiations with its short list of bidders, which include Lufthansa Group and UK LCC easyJet, for parts of the insolvent carrier will continue through Oct. 12. read more
• Lufthansa names Karl-Ludwig Kley as supervisory board chairmanLufthansa has elected Karl-Ludwig Kley as new supervisory board chairman, effective immediately, following the resignation of former board chairman Wolfgang Mayrhuber Sept. 24. read more
• UK eases restrictions on cabin electronicsThe UK has lifted its restrictions on the carriage of electronic devices on UK-bound flights from Turkey and Tunisia. read more
• New travel ban to US issued as security compliance deadline passesFollowing the Trump administration’s Sept. 24 issuance of the third iteration of its foreign travel ban to the US, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is advising US carriers that CBP is not anticipating any operational impact as a result of the directive, an Airlines for America (A4A) spokesperson told ATW. read more
• Atlas Air files suit against pilots union to end alleged work slowdownAtlas Air and Polar Air Cargo Worldwide filed suit in the US District Court for the District of Columbia Sept. 25, seeking a preliminary injunction against Teamsters (IBT) Local 1224 to stop what the two carriers are calling “an illegal and intentional work slowdown and service interruptions … to gain advantage in pilot contract negotiations [now] underway.â€� read more
• Qatar Airways places $2.16 billion Boeing orderQatar Airways announced an order for two Boeing 747-8 freighters and four 777-300ERs, valued at $2.16 billion at list prices. read more