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Saturday, 16 December 2017

BBC News

• Military activity helps Prestwick Airport reduce lossesThe airport says its performance was lifted last year by a strong rise in military aircraft refuelling activity.
• Airbus chief Tom Enders to leave after power struggleChief executive Tom Enders will stand down in 2019 and its chief operating officer will leave in February.
• Ryanair in union offer to avoid Christmas strikesThe airline says it will recognise pilot unions as it seeks to avoid industrial action at Christmas.

Financial Times

• Airbus power struggle sees Brégier departureManagement shake-up will trigger acute political sensitivity in France and Germany
• Ryanair backs down in battle over pilot unionsAirline agrees to recognise groups in attempt to avert Christmas strikes

The Telegraph

• SpaceX launches recycled rocket on NASA shopping trip
• Pentagon fears dangers of 'risky flying' by Russian pilots in Syria

Times Online

• Prestwick airport plots turnaround as losses pile up [Subscription]Losses at Glasgow Prestwick airport have topped £31 million since it was taken over by the Scottish government.
• British Airways slumps beneath budget rivals in satisfaction table [Subscription]British Airways has been named alongside Ryanair as one of the worst airlines operating in the UK.
• Ryanair heads off pre-Christmas strike [Subscription]Ryanair will scrap its longstanding policy of barring pilots’ unions in a bid to stave off a potentially crippling strike before Christmas, it said today.

Mail Online

• EasyJet passengers 'forced to sleep on floor' in Glasgow Michelle Robinson-Bryce from Quainton in Buckinghamshire,and her friends were due to fly from Glasgow to Luton when their flight' was cancelled as a result of poor weather.

This is Money

• Two top Airbus executives resign in management shake-up Chief executive Tom Enders and chief operating officer Fabrice Bregier plan to step down from the European plane maker at a turbulent time.

London Evening Standard

• O'Leary U-turn on unions in bid to head off Ryanair pilot strikesBudget airline Ryanair dropped its long-standing hostility to trade unions on Friday by promising to recognise them for the first time in a bid to head off planned strikes this Christmas.

Bucks Free Press

• Heathrow expansion takes 'significant' step forward - and residents urged to give their viewsThe controversial expansion of Heathrow Airport has taken a “significant stepâ€� forward as bosses revealed plans for a public consultation in the New Year.

Aviation Industry

• A new policy statement on airspace changesIn October, the Government released a deluge of aviation publications for consultation. Media interest focused on the impact of new passenger forecasts on the relative benefits of Heathrow expansion compared with Gatwick, and the evidence base for the National Policy …
• Ryanair to recognize unions in a bid to avert strikesIrish LCC Ryanair has agreed to recognize pilot unions in Ireland, the UK, Germany, Italy, Spain and Portugal, bowing to pressure and changing its long-standing policy of negotiating directly with internal employee committees. read more
• Bombardier targets 40 CSeries deliveries in 2018Bombardier plans to double CSeries deliveries in 2018 compared to 2017, targeting 40 deliveries for next year. read more