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Sunday, 08 July 2018

BBC News

• Airport parking is extortionate, says RACFourteen UK airports now charge to drop off passengers, although Heathrow and Gatwick are free.

The Independent

• Number of planes in the sky to more than double in next 20 years The number of aircraft in the skies will more than double by 2037, according to the latest Global Market Forecast by Airbus.

Times Online

• Ryanair braces for looming pilot strike with talks grounded [Subscription]Ryanair executives say they have plans to minimise the disruption to Irish holidaymakers from a 24-hour pilots’ strike on Thursday.
• Taxmen parachuted in to ease passport queues at Heathrow [Subscription]HMRC officials are helping the stretched Border Force check documents as passengers face waits of almost three hours
• Look to the heavens as 100 great aircraft to thunder over palace for RAF centenary [Subscription]For the past year Wing Commander Kevin Gatland has been keeping a notepad by his bed to scribble down any thoughts that come to him in the night.

City AM

• An exhibition at Horse Guards Parade has aircraft old and new on show to commemorate RAF centenary Londoners will be looking up to the sky on 10 July, when as many as 100 aircraft will be soaring over the capital to commemorate the official centenary birthday of the Royal Air Force (RAF).
• Thirteen airports have bumped up parking fees this yearMore than half of the UK’s biggest airports have pushed up parking prices for drivers picking up friends or family members this summer, according to new analysis.

Northern Echo

• Questions raised on airport deal changesCAMPAIGNERS have questioned whether changes to a deal between Durham Tees Valley Airport’s (DTVA) operator and six councils put pressure on planners to approve a proposal for a large-scale housing development.