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Tuesday, 29 October 2024

The Herald

• Flights boost for Scottish airport as popular route returnsGlasgow Airport has received a boost with the return of direct flights between Scotland's largest city and Cork after almost five years.

Times Online

• Boeing asks investors for another $19bn [subscription]The troubled aircraft maker reported a $6 billion third-quarter loss last week
• British Airways cuts back on lunch ? and brunch baffles flyers [subscription]Business and first class will no longer be offered a full lunch on earlier flights, with cuts to evening meals too as the flag carrier tries to lower costs

City AM

• BAE Systems plots £220m transformation to create hundreds of jobs Defence company BAE Systems is planning to invest £220m to transform its Rochester base into an advanced technology factory. The century-old site, which specialises in aerospace technologies and electronic systems, will be revamped into a state-of-the-art; 32,000sqm facility. BAE Systems expects the bigger and more efficient; factory will create 300 jobs over the next five [...]

Birmingham Mail

• Ryanair rushes to slam Majorca over island's 'nonsensical' decisionRyanair has warned Spanish Air Traffic Control over it prevented planes from landing at Palma de Mallorca airport in a “nonsensical" move as storms hit the island.

Newcastle Evening Chronicle

• easyJet's new route from Newcastle to Paris takes off The route to the French capital is one of several new additions to the low cost airline's network from Newcastle Airport

Get Surrey

• Heathrow passengers spot 'sewage' water dripping over baggage carousel with unpleasant stenchThe video shows dirty water pouring from the ceiling onto a carousel

Aviation Industry

• Consumers need accurate environmental information about flights to make informed choicesThe UK’s aviation regulator, the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), recently consulted on providing environmental information to air travel consumers. The CAA requested input on a draft set of principles for airlines The post Consumers need accurate environmental information about flights to make informed choices appeared first on Aviation Environment Federation.