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Air traffic controllers could be trained at Carlisle Airport after staff shortage delayed flights launch
Airport owner Stobart Group says it wants to establish a training academy there to tackle the skills shortage in the UK aviation industry
Sunday, 03 June 2018
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- Airlines plot to hijack Heathrow runway [Subscription]British Airways and other airlines are plotting to take over building the proposed third runway at Heathrow from the airport’s owner, because of fears that the costs will spiral to more than £20bn.
- Aviation safety body ‘taking off too slowly’ [Subscription]The Department of Transport has been contacted by the European Commission over its failure to set up a body to assist whistleblowers in the civil aviation industry.
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- Boris Johnson is given 'a license to rebel' over plans to build Heathrow runway Boris Johnson has been given a ‘licence to rebel’ over plans to build a third runway at Heathrow to avoid destabilising the Government during the critical phase of the Brexit negotiations.
Carlisle News & Star
- Air traffic controllers could be trained at Carlisle Airport after staff shortage delayed flights launchAirport owner Stobart Group says it wants to establish a training academy there to tackle the skills shortage in the UK aviation industry
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- Aviation Minister told of fears over planned Glasgow Airport flightpath changesAviation Minister told of fears over planned Glasgow Airport flightpath changes CONCERNS about the impact of changes to Glasgow Airport’s flightpaths have been raised in London by East Renfrewshire’s MP.
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- Airbus studies 70+ neo production rate despite engine delaysAirbus Commercial Aircraft president Guillaume Faury expects the company to have produced around 100 A320neo family aircraft by end of June that will then have to wait for engines to be attached. read more
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