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Saturday, 07 April 2018

The Guardian

• What's life like for a female easyJet pilot?Marnie Munns, one of very few female captains, is working with young women to change perceptions

City AM

• Space tourism is "tantalisingly close" for Sir Richard Branson after Virgin Galactic's successful supersonic rocket-powered flightSir Richard Branson has said space is "tantalisingly close" for the entrepreneur, after Virgin Galactic's successful test of its new space tourism rocket yesterday.

Transportxtra

• Approving a third runway at Heathrow is the was option. But it would also be wrongGiven how long the debate about Heathrow expansion has worn on, it may be tempting for politicians to think “let’s just get on with it”.
• Approving a third runway at Heathrow is the was option. But it would also be wrongGiven how long the debate about Heathrow expansion has worn on, it may be tempting for politicians to think “let’s just get on with it”.

Aviation Industry

• Chicago O'Hare's terminal expansion debt to drive up airline costs Chicago O’Hare International Airport’s (ORD) $8.4 billion terminal modernization program will bring much-needed improvements and expansion to the busy airport, but the overhaul will come at a significant day-to-day cost, Moody's Investors Service warned.
• American orders 47 787s, cancels A350 orderAmerican Airlines announced April 6 it is ordering 47 Boeing 787 Dreamliners and canceling its order for 22 Airbus A350s. The oneworld airline is also deferring delivery of 40 Boeing 737 MAX narrowbodies. read more

Other News Sources

• In pictures: VSS Unity takes supersonic flight towards space tourismVirgin Galactic’s ambition to launch tourists into space has moved forward with the first supersonic flight of VSS Unity, a reusable spaceplane built by The Spaceship Company. The flight, which took place in California on April 5, 2018, starts the final phase of Unity’s flight test program before the vehicle is delivered Virgin Galactic for […] The post In pictures: VSS Unity takes supersonic flight towards space tourism appeared first on The Engineer.