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Thursday, 25 January 2018

BBC News

• Degree in 'flying car' engineering offered onlineFormer head of Google self-drive car project Sebastian Thrun is the brains behind the unusual degree.
• UK government criticised for role in Bombardier disputeThe government only provided four pages of legal argument to the US body ruling on a dispute with Boeing.

Department for Transport

• Working together for a thriving aviation sectorHow government is working with partners on the future of aviation strategy, Heathrow expansion, Brexit and the independent airlines insolvency review.

Financial Times

• United Continental: Flyover countryOligopolies can still fall apart
• Airline stocks plunge on price war fearsInvestors alarmed by United’s plans to add seats and face down low-cost carriers

Daily Post (North Wales)

• How Airbus is using sharks and albatrosses to inspire aircraft designs Aerospace engineers are looking to the natural world

Newcastle Evening Chronicle

• Hand luggage rules for Ryanair, easyJet, Jet2, British Airways, Emirates and other major airlinesHere's what you can and can't take with you on major carriers after Ryanair brought in a host of changes to its hand luggage restrictions

Aviation Industry

• Bombardier, Embraer debate E190-E2 range in trade disputeBombardier has made a last-ditch attempt to reopen the US investigation into pricing of the CSeries, but may have been misled by reporting on the increased range Embraer is now quoting for the E190-E2. read more
• Norwegian CFO: Major investment will bring rewardsLCC Norwegian remains confident of its future despite concerns in some quarters that its aggressive route expansion strategy may not be sustainable, the airline’s CFO said Jan. 24. read more