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Wednesday, 25 February 2026

The Herald

• Edinburgh Airport chief Gordon Dewar's exit and why it was a surpriseWhy the departure of Edinburgh Airport's chief came as such a surprise.

The Independent

• Heathrow's annual earnings drop by more than a thirdOwners of the airport reported pre-tax profits of £575 million for 2025, down 37.3% from £917 million in 2024.

Birmingham Mail

• Easyjet makes check-in change at eight UK airports - full listThe service provides customers on early morning flights with the option to drop their bags off the evening before free of charge

Other Regional Press

• Belfast International Airport wins global award for customer experience Writer: Love Ballymena Love BallymenaA major international accolade has placed Northern Ireland's busiest airport firmly on the European stage with Belfast International Airport crowned Best Airport at Departures (5 to 15 million passengers) in Europe.

The Economist

• Heathrow's expansion is on track to be eye-wateringly expensiveWhen george osborne was Britain's chancellor in the 2010s, he knew that the economy would not grow on a diet of spending cuts alone. It needed some pudding to go with the spinach: a totemic infrastructure project to show that the state was investing in the country's future.

Aviation Industry

• The three keys to unlocking agentic AI's power in airportsIn the run up to his participation in International Airport Review's annual breakfast briefing, aviation innovation expert, Chris Runde of Introba, shares the areas of impact for agentic AI and the central themes of successful deployments.

Other News Sources

• Heathrow's annual earnings drop by more than a thirdHeathrow has revealed annual profits fell by more than a third, but it paid out dividends to shareholders for the first time in five years despite the earnings drop.