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India's government is concerned about the impact of rising jet fuel prices on the financial health of airlines, and will explore options to ease pressure on the carriers, the civil aviation minister said on Monday.

A British Muslim accused of plotting to blow up transatlantic airliners told a UK court on Monday he was planning a publicity stunt to draw viewers to a documentary film about British and US foreign policy.

Air France-KLM Chief Executive Jean-Cyril Spinetta on Monday urged aircraft makers Airbus and Boeing to speed up development of single-aisle models to help boost efficiency amid rising fuel prices.

Stansted has won an award for its efforts to encourage travellers to use public transport when travelling to the airport. The Essex hub won the Mobility Management in Companies prize at the International Transport Forum in Leipzig, Germany, where government and business officials from around the world convene to discuss transport-related issues.

Fylde Council and Blackpool Airport's neighbours have called on Balfour Beatty, the airport's new owner, to tackle carbon emissions, the Gazette reports. The appeal comes as Fylde aims to rid itself of the unwanted tag of being one of the least energy efficient boroughs in the country.

Negotiations have collapsed between Norwich Airport and developers of Hempnall windfarm, the Diss Express reports. Both Enertrag UK Ltd and the airport have accused each other of being completely uncooperative. They have not been in contact for four months.

Amanda Wills, the Managing Director of Virgin Holidays, opened the VROOM - Virgin's new Gatwick airport lounge - today with a well-aimed salvo of confetti canons.

Airline passenger group the Air Transport Users Council (AUC) has called for an emergency fund to be set up to protect consumers in the wake of a second airline collapsing in a month. Luton Airport based airline Silverjet has grounded its flights after failing to attract new investment, with Isle of Man base airline EuroManx abruptly stopping flights just three weeks earlier.

Flyglobespan, the Edinburgh based budget airline, said it would introduce surcharges on long-haul flights as it revealed its finances had plunged into the red after a turbulent summer and the rocketing price of oil. Jet fuel costs have soared around 82% in the last year.

Air passengers could face disruption after firefighters at a number of Scotland's smaller airports announced plans to strike over pay. Highlands and Islands Airports Limited (HIAL) said today that it was formally notified by Unite the union will call its members out on two 24-hour strikes.

BAA has turned to the London Underground for a second time in a month to fill a key management position. The UK airports operator announced yesterday that it had appointed Stephen Peat as managing director for a new division running six of the group's seven airports.

Administrators at Silverjet are negotiating with a number of potential buyers in the hope of selling the company early this week, the Times reports. When the Luton Airport based all business class airline grounded its flights on Friday after failing to attract new investment, we thought it was the end of the line. Not so according to the newspaper.

Further development of Robin Hood Airport is back on the list of top priorities for South Yorkshire's future. The airport had been dropped from the list, which is due to be submitted to the Government by the Yorkshire and Humber Assembly, and will set investment, development and planning priorities for the coming years.

Fears have been raised over increased congestion on the approach roads to Edinburgh Airport with the expansion of the Ingliston park-and-ride, the evening News reports. Capacity at the site has been more than doubled to 1085 spaces with the completion this week of an £2.7 million extension. But airport bosses today warned the expansion will place further strain on the roads into what is now Scotland's busiest airport.

Southend Airport could learn from the the success of Southampton Airport, which now has more than 1.9m passengers a year, its managing director says. Alistair Welch spoke of his hopes for expansions in a talk to councillors and VIPs at the Southend Airshow.

Ageing supermodel Naomi Campbell has been charged with 5 offences after allegedly assaulting a police officer at Heathrow Airport, her lawyer confirmed today.

Ryanair has announced it will launch 14 new routes from this October, including five new destinations and three new routes from Glasgow Prestwick Airport.

UPS says it expects a 10-year agreement to transport packages for DHL will bring UPS some $1 billion in annual revenue over the life of the contract.

DHL unveiled a far-reaching restructuring of its troubled U.S. express business Wednesday that includes a sharp pullback in its operations and outsourcing its air transport business to competitor UPS.

DHL plans to close its air sort hub in Wilmington, Ohio, as part of its far-reaching restructuring of its financially troubled U.S. express business.