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Wednesday, 24 January 2018

BBC News

• Dublin Airport sets 30m passenger recordUK-originating passenger numbers decline due to the weakness of Sterling.
• EasyJet's new chief kicks off reign with positive newsThe airline announces a 14% jump in revenues and senior management changes.

Financial Times

• EasyJet revenues boosted by struggles at rival airlinesCarrier’s results helped by woes of Ryanair, Alitalia, Monarch and Air Berlin
• EasyJet proves some airlines are more equal than others Monarch, Air Berlin and Alitalia bankruptcies reduce competitive pressure on prices

Birmingham Mail

• Birmingham Airport to provide more boarding card gates Work starts of next phase of improvement programme at transport hub

Birmingham Post

• Birmingham Airport to provide more boarding card gates Work starts of next phase of improvement programme at transport hub

Wolverhampton Express and Star

• Passenger record at Birmingham AirportBirmingham Airport has unveiled its best-ever set of passenger figures, as nearly 13 million people passed through the terminal of the Midlands gateway in 2017.

Buying Business Travel

• Easyjet cashes in on rival airlines woesDemise of Monarch and Air Berlin have helped to boost low-cost carrier

Aviation Industry

• AerCap CEO: Boeing needs to correctly price NMA aircraft Boeing's plan for a new mid-market airplane (NMA) has been met with some hesitation by the aircraft finance and leasing community, as illustrated in comments made by Dublin-based lessor AerCap CEO Aengus Kelly.
• ANA Group set to boost international, domestic and cargo flights Japan's All Nippon Airways (ANA) Group plans to boost international, domestic and air cargo frequencies in its 2018 fiscal year, in “response to increased air travel demand on a global scale,â€� the company said.
• United plans aggressive domestic capacity growth from 2018-2020United Airlines plans to grow system capacity 4%-6% year-over-year (YOY) in 2018, 2019 and 2020, an aggressive pace of growth that is likely to be faster than main rivals American Airlines and Delta Air Lines rate of capacity expansion over the next three years.
• New easyJet CEOs strategy includes management revamp and data pushJohan Lundgren, the new CEO of UK LCC easyJet, has axed the role of CCO and is prioritizing data after two months leading the airline.