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Saturday, 10 May 2025

BBC News

• Delays as airport terminal hit by power cutThe issue was affecting passport processing desks at Manchester Airport's Terminal 3.

Financial Times

• BA owner orders 53 Boeing and Airbus planes in long-haul betAirlines group says demand for travel is strong despite macroeconomic uncertainty
• United Airlines is rising above Newark chaos Chief executive Scott Kirby’s reputation for frank talking has won investor plaudits and helped boost the airline’s shares

Times Online

• British Airways owner IAG splashes out billions on new planes [subscription]The airline group that owns British Airways has announced a multibillion-pound spending spree on dozens of new long-haul aircraft as it shrugged off short-term jitters about traffic volumes between the United States and Europe.
• British Airways plane caught fire after pilot 'confused left and right' [subscription]Gatwick airport was closed after the co-pilot of a flight taking 334 passengers to Vancouver made a mistake that set the Boeing 777's brakes alight
• Newark Airport hit by second radar outage in a fortnight [subscription]Concerns about the safety of air travel in the US after screens went dark and ground staff were 'unable to see, hear or talk' to pilots for 90 seconds