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Tuesday, 03 March 2026

Financial Times

• ‘Half of Dubai is booking’: expatriates drive to Oman and Saudi Arabia to find flightsCharter operators vie to secure slots in Muscat as airports in UAE and Qatar remain constrained
• Airlines’ healthy finances will be tested by Middle East conflict Carriers have enjoyed strong demand and cheap fuel but escalating tensions threaten both

The Guardian

• More than 100,000 Britons stranded in Gulf, with airspace closed to most flightsUK considering all evacuation options, including charter and military flights and bus trips across land borders

Birmingham Mail

• 7 countries shut airspace with NO flights - thousands of UK tourists warnedHundreds of thousands of passengers have been left stranded after the US-Israeli attack on Iran.

Other Regional Press

• Airspace consultation due to open for Manston Airport schemeRiverOak Strategic Partners Limited (RSP), owner of Manston Airport, is launching its Stage 3 airspace consultation, as part of the process to reopen the airport as an air freight hub.
• 'Elland deserves a new station' - Leaders to give go-ahead for the first phase of project at meeting this monthWest Yorkshire leaders are set to give the go-ahead for the first phase of the Elland Station project.

Aviation Industry

• IAWA study reveals almost half of women consider leaving aviation due to implicit biasThe International Aerospace Women's Association (IAWA) has released its second Lift Off to Leadership: Leadership Barriers for Women in Aerospace and Aviation study, which builds upon the first edition in 2021, co-authored by Oksana Bardygula, Debra Santos, Marita Lintener, and Livia Hayes.
• London City Airport enters consultation phase for A320neo plansLondon City Airport has launched a public consultation for the Airspace Change Proposal (ACP) proposal to enable the operation of larger aircraft, such as the A320neo. The plan would be to introduce an additional 4.49 degree approach rather than the current mandated 5.5 degrees, and does not require changes to existing flight paths.
• Teesside Airport secures landmark air freight deal with global carrierCargo flights to China are set to take off from Teesside International Airport after UK-based global air freight carrier European Cargo today (3 March) confirmed a deal to create a new operational base at the hub.

Other News Sources

• East Midlands Airport helping to keep the lights on around the globeEast Midlands Airport is playing its part in keeping the bright lights on in many locations around the globe by providing vital air freight support to a local firm.
• 'Raw anger' at Bristol Airport plan to 'steal' part of unique commonBristol Airport's plans to 'steal' part of a unique nature reserve in order to fly to America has triggered 'raw anger,' councillors have been told.
• Heathrow expansions PMO Consultant appointed Turner & Townsend and AtkinsRéalis, have been appointed by Heathrow as expansion Portfolio Management Office (PMO) consultants - marking a significant milestone in the airports ambitious programme to expand and upgrade its infrastructure.