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Wednesday, 11 April 2018

Financial Times

• Lufthansa: well groundedThe airport strike does not pose a real threat to the airline, a longer dispute will
• Airlines knocked off course by oil surge 

City AM

• London City Airport chief Robert Sinclair "increasingly confident" Brexit deal will be doneLondon City Airport chief executive Robert Sinclair is "increasingly confident" a deal with the EU will be done by 2019, as the airport launched a joint campaign with the Department for International Trade (DIT) to encourage British businesses to sell overseas.

Daily Post (North Wales)

• Fancy sleeping on these beds in the cargo hold on Airbus flights The aerospace giant wants to add beds for passengers in the cargo area

Get West London

• Heathrow Airport expansion: Dispute over '2.2 million people affected by third runway noise' figureMore than two million people could be affected by additional aircraft noise from an expanded Heathrow if the third runway is given the go-ahead, analysis by campaigners has suggested.

Aviation Industry

• Spring Airlines expects network, revenue management to lift 2017 profitsChina’s Spring Airlines has estimated its 2017 net profit will increase 33% to CNY1.3 billion ($193 million) as a result of the LCC’s network optimization and revenue management, according to a preliminary earnings estimate released by the Shanghai Stock Exchange. read more
• Thales unveils Core, Prestige IFE suites Technology provider Thales introduced two new inflight entertainment (IFE) suites the lower-cost Core and the high-end Prestige at the Aircraft Interiors Expo (AIX) in Hamburg, Germany.
• Airbus focuses on A320neo family deliveries; defers upgrade decisionsAirbus which has been considering upgrades to the A320neo family ”is shelving a decision on upgrades in favor of focusing on deliveries as the manufacturer continues to face tough challenges in ramping up production and with the in-service fleet.
• Airbus A330neo Airspace cabins nearing service entry Airbus is preparing to introduce the Airspace cabin on the A330neo and is refining the design on the A320neo, both variants of the cabin being touted as continuing the A350's passenger experience.