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Wednesday, 31 January 2018

BBC News

• Ryanair pilots win UK union recognitionPilots' association hails

City AM

• Airbus reveals 20 per cent gender pay gap at its UK defence and space divisionAirbus has revealed its gender pay gap in the UK, reporting a 20.4 per cent difference between the pay for its male and female staff at Airbus Defence and Space.

Plymouth Herald

• Plan to open helicopter base at Plymouth airport siteLeading firm is ready to invest £500,000 - if airport is allowed to reopen

Buying Business Travel

• Ryanair reaches agreement with BALPAAll UK pilots win union recognition
• Growth in airlines offering in-flight wifi82 carriers offer wifi in some form

Aviation Industry

• Qantas 787 completes transpacific biofuel flight A Qantas Boeing 787-9 has flown a transpacific flight using a biofuel blend, landing in Melbourne Jan. 30 after a 15 hour flight from Los Angeles. The General Electric GEnx-powered flight used a 10% blend of biofuel made from carinata. read more
• Air France-KLM studying business models including low-cost long-haul Air France-KLM is examining low-cost long-haul among other business models as it responds to a fast-changing air transport environment, playing down reports that it was presenting more concrete plans for a low-cost long-haul carrier. read more
• Virgin Atlantic to lease ex-airberlin A330sVirgin Atlantic plans to supplement its fleet with four leased-in Airbus A330-200s to cope with unanticipated downtime for its Boeing 787-9 fleet. read more
• TUI Group CEO outlines Boeing 737 MAX delivery scheduleTUI Group plans to take delivery of four more Boeing 737 MAX 8s this year as it begins a major fleet renewal initiative. read more
• The Open Skies “big dealâ€� that isn’tAmerican, Delta and United still have little to show for the millions of dollars they’ve spent on publicity campaigns and legal work aimed at curtailing the growth of Emirates, Etihad and Qatar Airways. read more

Other News Sources

• Heathrow routes to China add £510 million per year to UKThe CEO of Heathrow has used a report that highlights the economic significance of its routes to China to bolster the case for a third runway, saying it is “an opportunity the UK cannot afford to miss”.