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Friday, 27 September 2019

BBC News

• Space: Astronaut Tim Peake backs science education schemePeake is at the UK Space Agency's conference in Newport promoting potential careers in the sector.
• British Airways owner IAG says strikes cost £121mIAG says the action in a dispute over pay and conditions has cost it at least €137m.
• Thomas Cook: Shapps not aware he recycled Grayling speechGrant Shapps' Thomas Cook speech resembles predecessor's statement after Monarch Airlines' collapse.
• Boeing 'misjudged 737 Max pilot reactions'Crews in two fatal crashes did not react as Boeing assumed they would, say US transport chiefs.
• Japan Airlines seat map helps avoid screaming babiesJapan Airlines' new online booking feature shows where very young children will be sitting.

Financial Times

• BA owner is cutting off its nose to spite its faceAirline is taking a €137m hit from strikes that union says could be resolved for €5m

The Guardian

• Babies on a plane: Japan Airlines unveils tool to tackle horror of screaming infantsA child icon will automatically pop up to alert passengers to where a child between eight days and two years old is seatedBeing stuck on a long-haul flight within earshot of a crying baby could be a thing of the past for passengers on Japan Airlines (JAL), after the carrier unveiled an online booking tool that indicates where toddlers will be seated.When passengers with children aged between eight days and two years old reserve their seat, a child icon automatically appears on the seat plan, alerting other passengers who have yet to select their seats. Continue reading...
• People behind drone chaos had 'detailed knowledge' of GatwickPolice report says disruption at airport not terror related and unlikely to be state sponsoredPeople with “detailed knowledgeâ€� of Gatwick used two drones to shut down the airport for 30 hours, according to a police report.A total of 1,000 flights were disrupted, affecting more than 140,000 passengers, during the three-day incident that began shortly after 9pm on 19 December last year. Continue reading...

The Telegraph

• Gatwick Airport drone investigation closed by police without anyone being charged

City AM

• City airport boasted lower fares than Heathrow and Gatwick last summerLondon City Airport has said its fares last summer were lower than both Heathrow and Gatwick on a route-by-route basis, as it sets itself up as a competitor to the two hub airports.

London Evening Standard

• Two drones illegally flown by suspects with 'detailed knowledge' causing 30-hour Gatwick shutdown, police sayTwo drones were illegally flown by people with

Get Surrey

• Gatwick Airport drone attack: £790,000 spent on investigation but police still don't know who's responsible Sussex Police has concluded that "at least two drones" were responsible for the festive period shutdown

Aviation Industry

• Nordic airlines, operators partner to accelerate electric aviationNordic airlines and airport operators have come together to accelerate the introduction of electric aviation in the region. read more
• London Stansted eyes significant long-haul growthLondon Stansted Airport aims to provide up to half of the London area’s total long-haul aviation growth over the next decade as Heathrow and Gatwick continue to contend with runway capacity constraints. read more

Other News Sources

• Two drones behind Gatwick Christmas chaos, say policeAT LEAST two drones were the cause of Christmas chaos at Gatwick airport last year, a police investigation has found.