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- Major plans to expand Bristol Airport so it can fly an extra 2 million passengers a yearBristol Airport Limited would like to see 20 million people flying from the Lulsgate Bottom transport hub by the mid 2040s
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- British Airways to base four more E190s at London CityBritish Airways’ (BA) regional airline, BA CityFlyer, is to base four more Embraer E190s at London City Airport in 2019, adding 20% more capacity from the downtown London airport. read more
- O’Leary: Ryanair progresses on pilot union negotiations Ryanair CEO Michael O’Leary said there is a lot going on with pilot union negotiations, and although the Irish LCC would like to reach deals as quickly as possible, it does not feel pressure to complete them this year. read more
- IATA: US-China trade tensions behind slowdown in global air freightIATA DG and CEO Alexandre de Juniac is attributing the slowing pace of growth in the global air freight market to rising trade tensions between the US and China, saying on Aug. 29 that “trade wars only produce losers.” read more
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- Manchester Airport celebrates one year of construction on its Ł1bn transformation programmeManchester Airport is marking one year of construction on the biggest investment project in its history by releasing stunning images showing the work completed so far.
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