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Wednesday, 04 December 2019

Birmingham Post

• Derby aerospace components company seals deal for 3D printing firmGardner Aerospace has bought FDM Digital Solutions for an undisclosed sum

Daily Post (North Wales)

• Airbus secures United Airlines order for 50 extra long range jets and routes are announcedUnited plans to take delivery of the first A321XLR in 2024 and fly them from US East Coast to Europe

Construction News

• Heathrow and HS2 earthworks clash ‘could push up prices’Heathrow expansion programme director Phil Wilbraham said the industry would face capacity challenges if earthworks were being carried out for HS2 and the airport enlargement at the same time. Speaking at the Construction News Summit, Mr Wilbraham said: “I’m particularly keen that HS2 cracks on…

New Civil Engineer

• Exclusive | Aviation regulator hires independent Heathrow assessorThe Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has hired an independent assessor to determine whether Heathrow’s terminals could be operated by different companies, New Civil Engineer can reveal.

Aviation Industry

• Branson reverses plan to sell 31% of Virgin Atlantic to Air France-KLMVirgin Atlantic chairman Richard Branson has scrapped plans to sell 31% of the airline to Air France-KLM as originally agreed as part of the transatlantic joint venture (JV) among the two companies and Delta Air Lines. read more
• Lufthansa Group realigns executive boardIn a long-expected move, Lufthansa Group has made senior executive changes reflecting the difficulties it has had with union relations and the turnaround of its Eurowings LCC subsidiary. read more
• Air France steps up plan to offset CO2 emissions on domestic networkAir France, stepping up efforts to reduce its environmental impact, plans to offset the emissions from its domestic network from Jan. 1, 2020, the airline said at an environmental roundtable in Paris Dec. 3. read more
• United Airlines orders A321XLRs for transatlantic expansion United Airlines has ordered 50 Airbus A321XLRs to replace Boeing 757s and possibly launch more long-range, thin intercontinental routes, the airline said late Dec. 3. read more