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Wednesday, 13 December 2017

BBC News

• Birmingham Airport baggage delay leads to carousel chaosOne man takes to the conveyor belt and peers through the hatch to find cases amid a baggage delay.
• EasyJet reveals three new routes from Belfast InternationalAirline says route expansion demonstrates commitment to Northern Ireland
• MPs to question Boeing over Bombardier trade rowExecutives are to give evidence about an ongoing dispute with Bombardier that threatens Belfast jobs.
• Ryanair pilots to strike before ChristmasSome passengers face disruption after 79 Dublin-based pilots and others around Europe plan walkouts.

Financial Times

• Brussels approves EasyJet’s acquisition of parts of Air Berlin
• Ryanair faces potential strikes in core marketsRostering failure helps spur pilots to push for better working conditions

The Guardian

• Ryanair pilots based in Ireland to stage one-day strike next weekUp to 117 pilots expected to take action, with airline’s flights to and from Dublin, Shannon and Cork likely to be affectedPilots working for Ryanair in Ireland have called a one-day strike next week, potentially disrupting flights for Europe’s biggest airline on its home territory.Flights to and from Dublin, Shannon and Cork are likely to be affected by the walkout on Wednesday. Continue reading...

Times Online

• US demands clarity over safety of British-made flight parts [Subscription]The government has a month in which to ensure that aircraft with British-made parts are safe to fly after Brexit, the United States has said.

City AM

• Travel nightmare before Christmas: Ryanair pilots to strike next weekIreland-based Ryanair pilots are set to strike on 20 December in a dispute over workers' rights.

Birmingham Mail

• Birmingham Airport fined £100k after boy became trapped in baggage conveyor belt The airport company, which had no previous convictions, had been 'embarrassed' by its failure, court told

London Evening Standard

• Ryanair strike: Pilots in Ireland reveal plans to walkout five days before ChristmasRyanair pilots in Ireland have revealed plans to go on strike just days before Christmas.

Get West London

• Heathrow expansion: Airport denies alternative runway plan that would destroy Sipson and Harlington villagesSipson and Harlington villages are in danger of being swallowed up by Heathrow if plans by one of the airport's biggest landowners are adopted.
• Chris Grayling on why Heathrow Airport is 'the right choice' for runway expansionExclusive: Transport Secretary Chris Grayling on why YOU should respond to the Heathrow consultation. Secretary of State for Transport, Chris Grayling, writing exclusively for getwestlondon and getsurrey, sets out his vision for the Heathrow Airport expansion and why you should respond to the consultation.

Aviation Industry

• Missed AEF’s AGM and Noise Seminar? Here’s what we coveredOn Thursday 23rd November, we held our AGM and Noise Seminar for AEF members, with guest speaker Nic Stevenson from the CAA presenting the results so far from its ongoing aircraft noise survey, followed by an AEF-led discussion on the …
• European Commission confirms Brexit implicationsThe European Commission Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport has confirmed the ramifications of the UK’s exit from the European Union (Brexit) on air transport. read more
• London Luton plans major growthA 30-year growth plan for London Luton Airport has been announced by the airport’s owner London Luton Airport Ltd (LLAL). read more
• Ryanair labor conflict worsens as Irish pilots vote to strike Dec. 20Conflict between Irish LCC Ryanair and its pilots is escalating in the run up to the busy holiday travel period after Irish pilots said they would strike Dec. 20 and a German union said negotiations were the only way to avert a strike, adding to similar calls for strikes in Portugal and Italy in recent days. read more
• European Commission clears easyJet’s airberlin deal The European Commission (EC) has allowed easyJet to take over airberlin’s Berlin Tegel Airport base, but there are increasing concerns that airberlin subsidiary NIKI may collapse if the authority blocks its takeover by Lufthansa. read more
• US to hold informal talks with Gulf states, but takes no action on Open SkiesThe US State Department has informed US airlines and labor groups that it will not formally reopen negotiations on Open Skies agreements with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Qatar, but instead will engage the Gulf countries in informal talks over alleged subsidies to Gulf airlines. read more