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Friday, 09 November 2018

BBC News

• Luton airport wheelchairs: Athlete Justin Levene 'delighted' at decisionA paraplegic athlete who dragged himself through Luton welcomes the airport's new wheelchairs.
• Bombardier cuts 5,000 jobs globallyStruggling Canadian plane and train maker says 3,000 jobs will go in Canada over the next 18 months.

Times Online

• China shows off its new stealth CH-7 drone [Subscription]China has unveiled a full-size prototype of its new stealth combat drone as it tries to rival the United States and boost sales of its technology in the global market.
• Lion Air Boeing 737 safety alert after crash [Subscription]American regulators have issued an emergency warning to operators of Boeing’s new jet airliner after evidence that a deadly crash in Indonesia last week was caused by the failure of a crucial instrument.

Aviation Industry

• Airbus: China to need 7,400 new aircraft by 2037China will need more than 7,400 new passenger and freight aircraft over the next two decades, accounting for nearly 20% of the global demand for 37,400 new aircraft expected by 2037, according to the latest Airbus China Market Forecast. read more
• Ryanair inks labor deals with more European cabin crew unionsIreland-based LCC Ryanair has taken two further steps to sew together a new patchwork of agreements with staff across Europe. read more

EIN News Subscription

• Insight: After deadly Lion Air crash, new focus on torrid industry growth in Indonesia … jet aircraft flying." Advertisement Lion Air, struggling to get off a European … air force chief of staff Chappy Hakim, an adviser to the transport ministry, told Reuters he avoided flying with Lion Air or … EU blacklist, EU Ambassador to Indonesia Vincent Guerend told Reuters. "The European …
• Air NZ working on hybrid plane plan for regional routes Air New Zealand is working with European planemaker ATR on hybrid electric aircraft … become available for larger turbo-prop aircraft, the airline believed there was potential … the future of air transport. ''Hybrid and electric aircraft clearly are …