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Friday, 04 October 2019

BBC News

• Thomas Cook: Former staff flock to Manchester Airport jobs fairsFormer employees say they have been through a

The Telegraph

• Ryanair customers being denied easy route to compensation for delayed and cancelled flights after budget airline quits complaints body [subscription]yanair customers are being denied an easy route to compensation for delayed and cancelled flights after the budget airline quit a complaints body, a new report says.

Buying Business Travel

• Shapps urged to review Heathrow third runwayLawyers for an independent group proposing an alternative scheme for expanding Heathrow have written to transport secretary Grant Shapps urging him to conduct a review of Parliament’s support for the airport’s own third runway plans.

New Civil Engineer

• Heathrow Hub lawyers press Shapps for third runway reviewLawyers representing Heathrow Hub have written a letter to transport secretary, invoking planning law to demand he reviews the government’s decision to approve Heathrow expansion.

Aviation Industry

• Boeing-Embraer commercial JV postponed to early 2020Boeing and Embraer on Oct. 3 formally acknowledged they do not expect their commercial aircraft joint venture deal to close until “early 2020â€� after the European Commission indicated its competition review will extend into a Phase II. read more
• Ryanair German pilots vote for 4-year collective labor agreementIrish LCC Ryanair’s German pilots have voted in favor of a four-year collective labor agreement (CLA) to cover all Ryanair’s directly employed pilots in Germany until March 2023. read more
• Analyst: US airlines face minimal near-term tariff falloutMost US airlines would see minimal near-term fallout from tariffs on Airbus deliveries, although New York-based JetBlue Airways and Florida-based Spirit Airlines could face notable challenges offsetting added costs, a Bernstein analysis has concluded. read more

Other News Sources

• Charles Wright: The argument about Heathrow expansion is far from overThere are still many hoops for the airport company to leap through as the government seems well aware