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Wednesday, 17 April 2019

BBC News

• Trading Standards' warning over cabin baggage confusionThe advice follows an inspection of NI airports that showed cabin bag sizers leave little room for error
• 'Superjumbo' lands safely at Glasgow AirportThe Airbus A380 touched down on Tuesday evening, after more than £8m was spent to prepare for its arrival.

ITV News

• Alderney Airport reduces opening times for 3rd time this monthAlderney Airport will have reduced opening hours today, the third time it has happened this month.
• Luton Airport evacuated for second time in three weeksHolidaymakers were briefly evacuated from Luton Airport this morning. A false fire alarm was the cause of the disruption. It's reported that hundreds of passengers had to wait outside while the situation was being resolved.

The Independent

• Portugal airports running out of fuel as travellers warned of major flight disruptionsNationwide strike involving drivers of hazardous-goods vehicles has leads to shortages

The Telegraph

• Lufthansa rocked as fuel bill unexpectedly soars [subscription]Lufthansa, Europe’s biggest airline, has been rocked as soaring fuel prices diverted profits off course.

Aviation Industry

• European experts suggest measures to ease ATC crisisA panel of experts has proposed a set of measures it believes would help improve the efficiency of Europe’s air traffic control (ATC) system.
• UK authorities probe law enforcement drone failuresA spate of in-flight malfunctions involving the DJI Matrice quadcopter drone used by British police forces has prompted new safety investigations in the UK and a safety notice from the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA).
• United takes MAX 9s out of schedule through early JulyUnited Airlines, joining its US counterparts with grounded Boeing 737 MAXs, has pulled its MAXs from its schedule through well into the summer peak season.

EIN News Subscription

• Airbus and ZF to develop high precise end-to-end autonomous driving solutionAirbus Defence and Space and ZF Friedrichshafen AG, a system provider for mobility, are collaborating to enrich and complement ZF on-board system to enhance autonomous driving by using Airbus satellite derived information.