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- City of Derry Airport needs almost Ł6m to keep it openCouncillors hear almost Ł6m is required to ensure the airport can operate beyond 31 March 2021.
- Lufthansa scraps 1,300 flights in 48-hour strikeAbout 180,000 passengers face travel disruption after the airline failed to halt the two-day action.
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- Rolls-Royce woes intensify after engine setbackFTSE 100 group announces extra Ł800m hit to cash due to turbine blade snags
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- British Airways passengers 'held in isolation' at Heathrow after 'incident' on flight from BudapestBritish Airways passengers have told how they were put in
Aviation Industry
- UK’s tourism strategy must support net zero target, AEF recommendsIn July this year, the Environmental Audit Committee launched an inquiry into the environmental impacts of travel and tourism, and how these can be reduced. AEF submitted written evidence to the inquiry, highlighting that a significant proportion of tourism’s environmental …
- Lufthansa makes fleet, cost-cutting plans on declining profit marginsFaced with declining profit margins, Lufthansa Group is making cuts to fleet investments, and accelerating aircraft retirements and cost reduction measures. read more
- Rolls-Royce: Fix for Trent 1000 TEN delayed Rolls-Royce said its timetable to fix problems found in the TEN version of the Trent 1000 engine will be delayed after evaluations revealed that proposed modifications would not deliver a “sufficient level” of enhanced durability. read more
- Spirit AeroSystems: Bombardier deal provides aftermarket boost Spirit AeroSystems’ deal to buy certain Bombardier commercial aviation assets significantly broadens the aerostructures specialist’s aftermarket presence beyond traditional spare-parts sales, largely through principal customer Boeing. read more
- Jazeera Airways 9-month net profit up 90% on network expansionJazeera Airways increased its net profit for the first nine months of 2019, as the hybrid carrier said it continues to expand its network based on “solid” operations. read more
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