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Monday, 18 June 2018

BBC News

• TUI airline 'left passengers stranded' at Birmingham AirportSome passengers took to Twitter to say they had been given little help after flights were disrupted.

Financial Times

• Heathrow will be required to abide by existing air quality obligationsRobin Russell-Jones ( Letters, June 14) comments that “unacceptable levels of pollution at Heathrow” in a post-Brexit world could result only in an advisory note, and that air quality targets would not be legally enforceable.

The Independent

• Tory MP breaches Commons rules by calling to reopen airport from which he had wanted to run his own airlineCraig Mackinlay says he 'never thought in wildest dreams' low-cost flights project scuppered by 9/11 would be conflict of interest

Times Online

• Brexit: Brussels bars aviation chiefs from preparing for no-deal [Subscription]Brussels has banned aviation regulators from holding backstop talks with Britain to keep Europe’s planes flying in the event of a no-deal Brexit.

City AM

• Turbulent times ahead for Heathrow as hotel tycoon launches High Court claimA legal battle surrounding Heathrow has been launched by hotel tycoon Surinder Arora following disputes around a potential multi-storey car park.
• Flybe is expecting profits to tumble after Beast from the East takes its tollRegional airline Flybe is expected to reveal nosediving profits on Tuesday following a series of setbacks from poor weather.
• Rolls-Royce files patent for electric jet enginesEngineering giant Rolls-Royce has filed a patent for a new type of electric engine that could revolutionise commercial air travel, as it strives to streamline its operations through large-scale job cuts.

Mail Online

• Noise, what noise? Heathrow's closest neighbour has no problem living next door to Europe's busiest airport thanks to his double glazingA homeowner who watches aircraft roar down the runway from his kitchen window has no problem living next to Europe's busiest airport, saying the noise is not so bad.

Yorkshire Post

• Justine Greening: Government must rethink Heathrow Airport expansion plansI remember the very first flight I ever took. It was from Manchester Airport to Spain and I was 11. I’d never been abroad before and we were going on a holiday to Benidorm, but I was just excited to be having my first flight. I remember the plane getting above the Manchester clouds to reveal that it was a sunny day after all.

Other News Sources

• Ian Murray: No more delays – Labour should back Heathrow expansionI was always struck by the comment that Schipol Airport in the Netherlands was, in reality, Heathrow’s third runway. That is why the decision to expand Heathrow Airport and to build a third runway is long overdue. For Scotland, it is a decision that presents a significant opportunity.