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Big Spark Publishing, based in Bury, has landed a further 3 airport publications adding Stansted, Prestwick and Highlands & Islands airports (technically ten airports plus Dundee) to its growing list of passenger magazines.

A Virgin Atlantic flight heading for Gatwick Airport made an emergency landing on Friday after the plane developed mechanical problems. The plane landed at Grantley Adams International Airport on Barbados at around 18:00.

A reader tells us that there was 'yet another failure of the baggage system at Heathrow Terminal 5 on yesterday. Passengers transferring to flights out of other terminals seem to have not made it to the other end with their luggage. At least 40 people on the BA215 to Boston (including myself) got to BOS without their luggage, blamed on a T5 baggage belt failure.'

Around three thousand campaigners opposed to plans for a third runway at Heathrow held a protest march and rally near the west London airport yesterday. The protesters marched from Hatton Cross to Sipson, the village that would be lost if the planned runway goes ahead. The Make A Noise Carnival included stilt-walkers, brass bands and people in fancy dress. They then gathered in a field to form a giant 'NO', that could be seen from the air.

London City Airport and the Reuben brothers have emerged as two of the four parties vying for control of Southend Airport, which has been put up for sale for £40m to £50m, the Telegraph reports.

Ryanair will announce plans to ground at least 10% of its fleet over the winter this week, according to analysts. The budget airline, which is reporting full-year results, is also set to slash profit forecasts for the current year because of the soaring oil price, according to the Observer.

I don't have a day pass where I haven't thought about the morning God called you home. I only wish you were on this flight home with the team. Till we meet again.

The chief executives of United Airlines and US Airways are scheduled to meet Thursday to try to make progress on labor, financing, seating-capacity cuts and other issues that have slowed work on a potential merger, according to people briefed

easyJet chief executive Andrew Harrison lifted his stake in the budget airline substantially yesterday, spending nearly £½m on shares. He bought 187,452 shares at 264.75p each and now has 682,523 shares in the company, a stake of around 0.16% valued at £1.8m.

Nearly half of Newark Liberty International Airport's flights have arrived late this year and rising fuel prices and airline industry problems threaten to turn the busy summer season into a sweaty mess.

Today, DHL announced plans to restructure its U.S. operations. By partnering with United Parcel Service (UPS) for air cargo delivery, DHL effectively eliminates the role of ABX Air, Inc., which has served as the major air freighter for DHL in North America for the past five years. As a result, thousands of jobs in Ohio and Wilmington are now in jeopardy.

Flight Options LLC has fired almost 200 people nationwide, including about 75 pilots and other employees at its base at the Cuyahoga County Airport in Richmond Heights.

Williford, a 25-year veteran of the industry, will begin his new role on June 23rd. He will be responsible for management, operations, sales and marketing, and financial performance of Ryder's Supply Chain Solutions business segment, globally.

In announcing the deal in which DHL estimates it would pay UPS $1 billion per year for uplift, Frank Appel, CEO of DHL's parent Deutsche Post World Net, said the contract has not yet been negotiated but the agreement would span 10 years at $1 billion per year.

Hyster, one of the world's leading manufacturers of materials handling equipment, together with Zeppelin, its distribution partner for Germany and a number of territories in Central & Eastern Europe, will be exhibiting at this year's CeMAT in Germany. From 27-31 May the open-air site 'FG', Stand G02, will offer visitors the opportunity to view a selection of models from the full range of over 140 dependable Hyster products, built for demanding operations everywhere.

A federal judge Thursday blocked Delta Air Lines Inc. from terminating a regional flying contract with a subsidiary of Mesa Air Group Inc. Mesa shares shot up almost 40 percent on the news.

Mesa Air Group has won a preliminary injunction in the Federal Court in Atlanta to block Delta Air Lines from terminating its Freedom Air contract, the company announced.

Airlines have to join forces, but it might take months of talks and even more months of anti-trust hearings to make any consolidation happen. This means continued losses for airlines as fuel costs continue to stick around record highs and passengers begin to find alternatives to air travel.

The CEOs of United Airlines and US Airways met Thursday, according to a person with knowledge of the meeting, but there was no immediate announcement by either side on the status of efforts to combine the two carriers.

Plans to merge UAL Corp.'s United Airlines and US Airways Group Inc. were suspended -- for now -- when UAL Corp. Chief Executive Officer Glenn Tilton told his opposite number, Doug Parker, on Thursday that United is very near an alliance agreement with Continental Airlines Inc., said two people familiar with the situation.