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Saturday, 21 December 2019

BBC News

• Heathrow third runway 'delayed for 12 months'The airport claims a decision by the aviation regulator to limit its spending will delay progress.

Financial Times

• Boeing blow as Starliner fails to reach space stationAutomation and timer error blamed for glitch in test mission
• Aviation: Boeing parks its 737 aspirationsThe company’s decision to suspend operations is costly but maybe necessary to repair its damaged reputation

The Telegraph

• Boeing's Starliner astronaut capsule forced to cut short test flight after malfunction 

Times Online

• Cost-cutting and crew shortages will force pilots to fly solo [Subscription]Single-pilot planes will take to the skies in less than 20 years because of a shortage of aircrew and the need to cut costs, research predicts.

Reuters News

• Heathrow's new runway delayed until at least 2028An expansion plan for Britain's Heathrow Airport will be delayed by more than a year and a third runway now will probably be completed between early 2028 and late 2029, the airport said.

Mail Online

• British Airways passenger tells police she saw a drone flying at 30,000ftSarah Baker from Cambridge was on a British Airways flight from Tokyo when she saw the device 30 minutes before landing at Heathrow Airport, London.

London Evening Standard

• Heathrow faces government row over 'higher costs'Heathrow's £14 billion plans for a third runway have hit turbulence with the cost having been underestimated, according to a government insider.
• NASA and Boeing's new Starliner space shuttle runs into trouble minutes after launchBoeing's new Starliner capsule has run into trouble in orbit minutes after blasting off on its first test flight.

The Economist

• Boeing will halt production of its troubled 737 MAXThe crisis may force a significant strategic rethink

Other News Sources

• Hundreds of unresolved lost luggage complaints at GatwickHUNDREDS of airline passengers are still waiting to find their lost luggage.