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Thursday, 15 August 2024

BBC News

• Airport gets injunction to stop would-be protestsLondon Southend Airport has secured a High Court injunction to stop would-be environmental protesters from trespassing on its land.
• Wizz Air launches 'all you can fly' annual dealWizz Air was named the worst airline for UK flight delays for the third year in a row in June.

Financial Times

• Tui targets more holidays outside Europe as long-haul demand boomsBoss Sebastian Ebel says ˜I very much believe in Africa with new data showing rising popularity of trips further afield

The Guardian

• Clear for takeoff? Amazon gets green light to test-fly delivery drones in UKTrial in Orkney to test machine flying out of human controller's line of sight could pave way for home deliveries. Amazon has been given the green light to test-fly drones beyond a human controller's line of sight in the UK, paving the way for using the machines to deliver packages to homes.The online retailer is one of six organisations taking part in a trial led by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), with other projects including the inspection of offshore windfarms, air traffic control, policing and delivering emergency medical supplies.

Mail Online

• Easyjet cancels 232 flights over next three days from holiday destination loved by British tourists as cabin crew go on strikeMore than a quarter of the planes due to take off will remain on the ground from August 15 to 17, it has been revealed today.

The Mirror

• NASA admits astronauts could be stranded in space until 2025 aboard Boeing test flightNASA said there is no return date set for the stranded astronauts Butch Willmore and Suni William on the Boeing Starliner Crew Test Flight after their thrusters malfunctioned

Other Regional Press

• Airport pushes on following return to profitBack in the black for the first time in a decade, Teesside International Airport is advancing a hydrogen refuelling station and a test-bed for digital technologies.

Aviation Industry

• Heathrow welcomed 8 million passengers through JulyAlmost eight million passengers travelled through Heathrow in July, seeing the UK hub retain “gold spot” on the podium as the busiest airport in Europe in the first half of 2024.