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- Heathrow strike threat to summer holiday travelThe Unite union says 4,000 staff will strike over pay, but the airport says it has plans to remain open.
Times Online
- Stobart boss faces fresh attack on pay [Subscription]The owner of Southend airport faces growing pressure over pay after a second shareholder advisory group told investors to oppose a bonus scheme.
- Air turbulence flings dozens of Air Canada passengers from their seats [Subscription]Terrified passengers on a flight from Vancouver to Sydney have told how they were slammed against the ceiling of their plane and into luggage compartments by violent turbulence, with dozens of people injured, nine of them seriously.
- Thousands of staff to strike at Heathrow airport [Subscription]Union bosses are threatening to bring Britain’s biggest airport to a halt at the height of the summer in a row over huge payments to senior staff and shareholders.
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- Shutdown: Heathrow Airport summer strikes threaten chaos for holidaymakers Holidaymakers planning to use Heathrow Airport this summer could be subjected to days of chaos, after Unite trade union warned its members are planning to go on strike.
Mail Online
- Chaos at Sydney airport after HUNDREDS of flights are cancelled as wild weather hits the east coastHundreds of flights at Sydney airport have been cancelled or delayed as wild winds batter New South Wales.
Sky News
- Heathrow strikes threaten summer travel chaosA series of planned strikes at Heathrow Airport in a dispute over pay is threatening to cause summer travel chaos.
London Evening Standard
- Market report: Boeing turbulence fuels fears over bumpy flight for supplier SeniorEngineering firm Senior has its results out next month and today brokers told investors to brace themselves for ugly figures.
- Heathrow strike 2019: Airport could be 'shut down' this summer as 4,000 workers to walk out, union warnsUnion chiefs have warned of summer travel chaos at Heathrow Airport due to strike action from thousands of workers.
Aviation Industry
- Task force urges regulators to speed up drone ID rulesA high-level task force is calling on North American regulatory authorities to expedite rules requiring that unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) be able to provide identification information to others on the ground. read more
- United extends Boeing MAX schedule pull to early NovemberUnited Airlines has removed Boeing 737 MAXs from its schedule through Nov. 3, saying it expects to see 5,000 flight cancellations in September and October as a result. read more
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