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Thursday, 19 July 2018
BBC News
- Disruption at Heathrow Airport as control tower evacuatedThe airport says the fire alarm on the airfield meant several flights were unable to land or take-off.
- EasyJet to sue over French air strikesThe airline plans to challenge the European Commission over strikes by French air traffic controllers.
- Ryanair cancels 600 flights over cabin crew strikeAlmost 50,000 passengers face disruption due to a cabin crew strike in Belgium, Portugal and Spain.
- Farnborough Airshow: Aston Martin unveils sports car for the skiesJames Bond's favourite car company has plans to develop small aircraft with engine giant Rolls-Royce.
The Independent
- Behind the scenes of the world’s best economy airline seatJapan Airlines has won the prize for the Best Economy Seat at this year’s Skytrax World Airline Awards, the aviation industry’s equivalent of the Oscars, which took place on 17 July.
- Ryanair strike: 50,000 passengers have flights to Spain and Portugal cancelledFirst cabin crew strike wrecks the travel plans of more than 50,000 passengers
Times Online
- Brexit deal is unravelling, Airbus chief warns MayThe head of Europe’s biggest aerospace company has warned that Theresa May’s Brexit strategy is “unravelling again” as the industry prepares for Britain to leave the EU without a deal.
City AM
- Easyjet boosts profit guidance after strong quarterBudget airline Easyjet has raised its profit guidance for the year after a strong third quarter where passenger numbers hit 24m.
Bristol Live
- This is what Bristol Airport plans to do about noiseThe plan comes as Bristol Airport is working on proposals for an ambitious expansion which will see it accommodate 12 million passengers a year
London Evening Standard
- Heathrow cancellations: More chaos at London airport as British Airways is forced to ground flights over IT problemsBritish Airways has been forced to halt a number of short haul flights at Heathrow Airport after an IT system failure.
- Heathrow cancellations: More chaos at London airport as British Airways is forced to ground flights over IT problemsBritish Airways has been forced to halt a number of short haul flights at Heathrow Airport after an IT system failure.
Aviation Industry
- EasyJet ups full-year profit forecast as passenger numbers, revenue rise UK LCC easyJet raised its full-year profit forecast as it reported a rise in revenue and passenger numbers in the third quarter, helped by competitor difficulties and despite the impact of disruption in Europe. read more
- Mitsubishi believes Farnborough marks turning point in MRJ’s fortunesMitsubishi Aircraft’s forthcoming MRJ70 regional jet hopes to take advantage of an approaching bulge of elderly regional aircraft coming to the end of their leases, according to the company’s chief development officer Alex Bellamy. read more
- Ryanair to cancel up to 300 flights as cabin crew strike July 25-26 Irish LCC Ryanair said it would cancel up to 300 flights on July 25 and 26 because of planned strikes by cabin crew in Belgium, Spain and Portugal, adding to its labor problems during the peak European summer vacation period as a conflict with pilots based in Ireland also continues. read more
- Airbus, Boeing forecast doubling in aircraft demand, services by 2037Airbus and Boeing each released 20-year market forecasts at the Farnborough Air Show July 17, with the European manufacturer focusing largely on the commercial aircraft services market and the US manufacturer highlighting fleet projections. read more
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