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Wednesday, 02 October 2019

BBC News

• Jet fuel from thin air: Aviation's hope or hype?A pilot project at Rotterdam airport plans to capture CO2 from the air and turn it into jet fuel.

Times Online

• Biofuels pledge is ‘wrong way to tackle climate change’ [subscription]The government’s pledge to increase the amount of biofuels that petrol stations must sell is not a sound environmental policy, a member of the Green Party has claimed.

City AM

• Ryanair boss Michael O'Leary says package holiday market 'is over,' weeks after Thomas Cook collapseRyanair’s chief executive has taken a swipe at the package holiday industry, weeks after the firm that effectively founded it, Thomas Cook, went bust.

New Civil Engineer

• Heathrow expansion boss urges industry to overcome fear of sharing ideasCivil engineering firms must overcome a fear of sharing ideas if innovation is thrive, Heathrow Airport Ltd [HAL] expansion programme director has claimed.

Aviation Industry

• O’Leary: Laudamotion eyes former Thomas Cook A320sRyanair Group CEO Michael O’Leary is looking to secure some of the Airbus A320s formerly operated by UK leisure carrier Thomas Cook to support growth at Austrian LCC Laudamotion. read more
• Ryanair needs MAX back by early 2020 Ryanair CEO Michael O’Leary is expecting the Boeing 737 MAX to return to European service in early 2020, although the LCC’s current contingency plan will hold until the end of February. read more
• Air France to offset domestic CO2 emissions, cut fuel use in half Air France has pledged to offset 100% of CO2 emissions generated by its domestic flights from January 2020 and halve fuel consumption to less than 3 liters per passenger per 100km by 2030, compared to 2005. read more
• Rolls completes acquisition of Siemens eAircraft unitRolls-Royce has completed the acquisition of the electric aircraft propulsion activities of German industrial giant Siemens. The UK engine manufacturer says the purchase of the former Siemens eAircraft unit will boost its strategy to champion the electrification of aircraft. read more