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Wednesday, 26 June 2019
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- Bombardier sells aircraft project to Mitsubishi Heavy IndustriesThe trade union Unite calls for Belfast jobs connected to the project to be protected.
- RAF fighters escorted Jet2 flight after ‘miscommunication’The fighter jets were scrambled after an apparent mix-up between air traffic control and the pilots.
The Telegraph
- Can Heathrow airport expansion ever be sustainable?The expansion of Heathrow is an emblematic issue in the battle to stop climate breakdown. Less than a week after the UK laid landmark legislation to reach net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, the country’s largest airport (also the largest single source of UK emissions) unveiled its plans for a third runway.
Reuters News
- Bombardier exits commercial aviation with sale of regional jet business to Mitsubishi(Reuters) - Bombardier Inc said on Tuesday it will sell its money-losing regional jet business to Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd (MHI) for $550 million (£433 million) in cash, in a deal marking the Canadian plane and train maker’s exit from commercial aviation.
City AM
- Space X launches Falcon Heavy rocket in ‘most difficult’ mission yetSpace X last night launched its Falcon Heavy rocket carrying 24 experimental satellites in what boss Elon Musk said was the “most difficult” launch his firm has attempted.
Aviation Industry
- Airlines learn to navigate the path to ancillary revenue growthAs ancillary revenue becomes increasingly important to their bottom lines, many airlines are finding that determining which products and services to offer is a learning process. read more
- US Big 3 glosses over UAE Open Skies outcomeReading the US Partnership for Open & Fair Skies’ press release on the US-UAE joint government policy statement on their Open Skies agreement, the expression
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- Last week’s poll: Heathrow airport expansion plansPlans to expand Heathrow Airport have been described as a ‘once-in-a-generation project that will connect Britain to global growth’, but with a price tag of £14bn, is it really value for money?
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