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Thursday, 09 August 2018

City AM

• Heathrow turns to artificial intelligence to tackle gender bias in job adsArtificial intelligence (AI) is helping Heathrow Airport eradicate gender bias by replacing potentially off-putting words with more "inclusive" alternatives.

London Evening Standard

• Ryanair cancels hundreds more flights after pilots vote for strike action - throwing travel plans of thousands of people into chaosRyanair has cancelled hundreds more flights due to what the airline has called an “unnecessary” pilots' strike.

Aviation Industry

• Ryanair’s German pilots to strike Aug. 10Ryanair's German pilots, represented by the Vereinigung Cockpit (VC) union, have called for a 24-hour strike Aug. 10, becoming the latest European pilot union to announce strike action.
• WTO asked to verify compliance on Airbus subsidiesThe European Union (EU) has asked the World Trade Organization (WTO) to confirm that it is complying with WTO rulings on subsidies to Airbus, in the latest step in a 14-year-old dispute between the US and the EU over alleged subsidies to Airbus and Boeing.
• Air Italy increases frequencies on long-haul routesNewly rebranded Air Italy plans to increase frequencies this winter on its new long-haul network because of strong demand.
• Germany’s Fraport to sell 30% stake in Hanover AirportGerman airports operator Fraport AG Frankfurt Airport Services Worldwide (Fraport AG) plans to sell its 30% stake in Flughafen Hannover-Langenhagen (FHLG) to iCON Flughafen (iCON), part of the iCON Infrastructure Group. read more
• Inmarsat: Wi-Fi crucial to 74% of business travelers A survey by aircraft-connectivity supplier Inmarsat has revealed that 83% of business travelers would rebook with airlines that offer high-quality connectivity and 74% of business travelers now see inflight Wi-Fi as crucial.
• Boeing: 737 production problems could cause delivery delaysBoeing continues to experience 737 production issues as cumulative problems with late and incomplete fuselages, a shortage of skilled mechanics, and the late arrival of CFM engines impact deliveries, which are not expected to recover until year-end, the company said.

Other News Sources

• Birmingham Airport opens renovated children’s play zoneBirmingham Airport in the UK has enlisted the support of travel retail and staffing agency Blackjack Promotions to produce a series of family-friendly events and activities to celebrate the re-launch of its renovated SkyZone area.
• London City Airport has busiest ever monthLondon City Airport is celebrating after experiencing its busiest ever month, exceeding all existing records since it opened in 1987.