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Wednesday, 29 May 2019

Financial Times

• Heathrow must curb pollution to avoid airport expansion ‘disaster’Head of advisory body urges airport to address environmental impact of a third runway

The Telegraph

• Flybe boss stands down after takeover by Virgin consortium [subscription]he boss of struggling low-cost airline Flybe is hanging up her wings following its sale to a consortium including Virgin Atlantic in February.

Aviation Industry

• Flybe CEO to step down in wake of consortium takeoverFlybe CEO Christine Ourmières-Widener will resign effective July 15, the UK regional carrier said in an announcement that comes three months after it was taken over by a Virgin Atlantic-led consortium. read more
• Lufthansa Cargo cuts schedule as demand weakensLufthansa Cargo (LHC) will reduce its flight schedule in the second and third quarters in the face of weakened market demand. read more
• New Swedish airport readies for openingAs Sweden’s airline industry grapples with the new phenomenon of “flight shame,â€� which has seen some travelers starting to shun air travel because of environmental concerns, a new airport is scheduled to open in the country in December. read more

EIN News Subscription

• Time for the airlines to get their green thinking to into the airLast week’s elections across Europe brought a wave of local and European politicians centre stage that represent strong environmental agendas.
• EU signals caution on Boeing 737 MAX return with no rubber stamp of FAAEuropean regulators assessing changes to Boeing Co.’s grounded 737 Max will scrutinize the jet’s entire flight-control system before a return to the skies can be approved.