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Friday, 08 March 2019

BBC News

• Scrapped flight tax could divert 'million passengers' from Bristol to CardiffBristol Airport warns it could lose a million passengers a year if Wales scrapped air passenger duty.
• Ryanair cuts flights from Belfast International AirportThe airline says is it reducing its winter schedule at Belfast International Airport.

City AM

• UK matches EU offer to protect flying rights in event of no-deal BrexitThe UK government has said it will match the EU's offer to protect flying rights in the event of a no-deal Brexit, allowing planes to take off unhindered after 29 March.

Aviation Industry

• Eurowings in talks to consolidate AOCs Lufthansa’s lower cost affiliate Eurowings has initiated talks with its various unions about merging its various air operator’s certificates (AOCs) to gain efficiencies after a period of strong growth. read more
• Wizz Air takes delivery of first A321neoCentral and Eastern European LCC Wizz Air has taken delivery of the first of 184 Airbus A321neos it has on order at Airbus’s Hamburg final assembly plant. read more
• A4E: Brexit could unlock EU passenger rights reform The UK’s exit from the European Union (Brexit) has the potential to unlock long-awaited reform of Europe’s passenger rights rules. read more