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Thursday, 29 March 2018

The Mirror

• Aircraft giant Boeing hit by 'WannaCry ransomware virus as chief engineer calls for "All hands on deck"' Boeing confirmed it had experienced "a limited intrusion of malware that affected a small number of systems"

London Evening Standard

• Gatwick Airport incident: Emergency services descend after ground crew member 'struck by plane'Emergency services descended on Gatwick Airport after a ground crew member was reportedly struck by a plane.

Manchester Evening News

• How Manchester Airport's £1bn revamp looks - from the top of a 130ft crane Contractors are working on top of huge cranes - it's not a job for the faint-hearted

Newcastle Evening Chronicle

• 750 Newcastle jobs safe as British Airways keeps call centre in-house There had been fears the call centre operations in Newcastle and Manchester would be outsourced to Capita

Other Regional Press

• Bridgwater would be an excellent location for Heathrow Hub, says MPBRIDGWATER would be an excellent location for a new Heathrow logistics hub as the country’s biggest airport prepares for expansion, says the area’s MP.

Aviation Industry

• LaudaMotion, Ryanair outline joint operations New Austrian carrier LaudaMotion and Irish LCC Ryanair have outlined details about their new partnership, which was announced March 20. LaudaMotion officially launched operations March 25. read more
• Finnair to accelerate A350 deliveriesFinnair is speeding up the arrival of two of its remaining Airbus A350s to support its continued growth push toward Asia. read more