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Saturday, 13 April 2019

BBC News

• Cardiff Airport link road: Pendoylan residents in limbo over planResidents of Pendoylan say they are facing the difficult decision of whether to move home.
• Singapore airport: Tallest indoor waterfall opensThousands are flocking to Singapore's Changi Airport to see the world's tallest indoor waterfall.
• Jet Airways halts all international flightsThe Indian PM's office is said to be calling an urgent meeting amid fears about airline's future.

The Guardian

• Premium economy: is it worth the extra expense? Not to be confused with a halfway house to business class, we run a rule over what to expect when you upgrade

Times Online

• Avolon hits credit rating target early after $2.5bn offering [Subscription]An Irish-based aircraft leasing company has achieved an investment-grade rating after offering $2.5 billion in unsecured senior bonds.
• Edinburgh airport has best ever March [Subscription]Edinburgh airport has had its best ever March, with growth in its domestic and international markets.
• Virgin Atlantic’s new Upper Class design on Airbus A350 planes [Subscription]Virgin Atlantic is to overhaul its Upper Class offering on its new Airbus A350 planes, the first of which is due to take off to New York this summer. The airline is replacing its onboard bar with “The Loft”, a sitting area with 32in television screens. The entertainment system can be controlled using a mobile phone, and the seat will convert into a bed without the passenger getting up. The airline has not said when it will fit its existing fleet with the new cabin

City AM

• Watch billionaire Elon Musk's Space X land all three Falcon Heavy rocket boostersSpace X successfully landed its three rocket boosters for the first time yesterday, following the delivery of its first commercial payload.

C.N.N.

• A technical glitch led to Israeli spacecraft crash, company saysBeresheet, an unmanned Israeli spacecraft, crashed during an attempt to land on the moon due to a technical glitch, said SpaceIL, the Israeli nonprofit that launched it, citing preliminary data.

Aviation Industry

• FAA targets late May, early June for MAX airworthiness approvalFAA is targeting late May or early June for approving Boeing’s proposed changes to the 737 MAX and issuing an airworthiness directive that would mandate the upgrades and clear the way for US MAX operations to resume, the agency told airline representatives April 12. read more
• Strikes in Spain to affect air travelers during peak Easter holiday Passengers traveling to and from Spain during the busy Easter holiday season will need to expect delays as airport ground workers, security staff and pilots plan strike action. read more

EIN News Subscription

• Climate change shames Swedes into rethinking air travel … . Emissions from Swedes’ international air travel have soared 61% since … by rail rather than by air to minimise their environmental … introduce night trains to major European cities before the end of … 3.2% in 2018, the transport authority said in its latest …
• Inverness Airport's new electric taxis are a Scottish first … airport in Scotland to have dedicated electric taxis – thanks to a European … -funded project. Rapid charge points have been installed at the airport … introduce more low carbon transport services at airports.â€� Airport general manager Graeme Bell …