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Wednesday, 24 April 2019

BBC News

• Cathay Pacific to crack down on 'pilferage'Mini tubs of Haagen-Dazs, champagne and cutlery are going missing from the airline's planes.

The Independent

• SpaceX explosion: Leaked video appears to show Nasa astronaut capsule explode during safety testA SpaceX craft designed to take Nasa astronauts to the International Space Station appears to have exploded during tests.

The Telegraph

• Grandmother complains after airport expansion means 50 planes a day taxi at end of her gardenGrandmother has complained after an airport expansion means planes now taxi at the end of her garden.

Other Regional Press

• Carlisle Lake District Airport named as one of 2019's most exciting international openingsWhat do Carlisle, Istanbul, New Orleans and Beijing all have in common?

Aviation Industry

• JetBlue confident for year despite Q1 earnings declineNew York-based JetBlue Airways posted a 2019 Q1 net income of $42 million, down 54% from the $90 million posted a year ago, but operating revenue was up 6.7% to $1.9 billion. The company, posting its first-quarter results April 23, said it was confident of seeing a unit-revenue
• Hong Kong Airlines directors slapped with injunctionIn an ongoing battle to gain control of Hong Kong Airlines, four of its board members have been served with a court order preventing them from making business related-decisions on the airline. read more
• EASA certifies landing alert system for A320 familyEASA has certified a new altitude monitoring function on Airbus A320-series airliners, according to NAVBLUE, Airbus’ flight operations and air traffic management subsidiary. read more