Black Country news and blogs Tuesday 7 July 2015
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Birmingham Airport threatened by the Heathrow ‘third runway’ decision 
Birmingham Eastside 6 Jul 15
The Birmingham Airport is under risk of restricted grow after the Airports Commission’s decision to recommend a third runway at Heathrow, London.
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Birmingham Airport hosts media event
Birmingham Post 6 Jul 15
Birmingham Airport held its annual media drinks in the Champagne Bar of the Cube.
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Valerie raises the case for Birmingham Airport
Valerie Vaz MP: PR 5 Jul 15
I raised the future of Birmingham Airport at the Statement by the Transport Secretary on the report of the Airport Commission on Wednesday 1 July 2015.
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Boy racers defy injunctions – but West Midlands Police were ‘too busy’ to stop them
Birmingham Mail 3 Jul 15
Shocking footage shows boy racers using roads near Birmingham Airport for illegal events to flout bans in Birmingham and Black Country…
Business
Beijing flight touches down in Birmingham
TheBusinessDesk 3 Jul 15
THE first of a series of summer flights between China and Birmingham has touched down.
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Airport’s first China flights start
BBC News 3 Jul 15
Charter flights begin between Beijing and Birmingham Airport in a move bosses say will boost the West Midlands’ economy.
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Hainan Airlines operate first Boeing 767 charter flight from Beijing to Birmingham on Friday 3 July 2015
Birmingham Airport Photo Blog 2 Jul 15
Hainan Airlines will be operating the first of a series of Boeing 767-300charter flights from Beijing to Birmingham Airport on Friday 3 July 2015 The flights will arriveat 0800and then depart back to Beijing at 1000 andwill be operating twice weekly…
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VIDEO: Airport expansion to ‘damage growth’
BBC News 1 Jul 15
The boss of Birmingham Airport warns that a third runway at Heathrow could damage economic growth in the West Midlands.
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BREAKING NEWS: Heathrow Decision – Birmingham Airport reaction
TheBusinessDesk 1 Jul 15
THE integrity of Birmingham Airport has to be maintained in the wake of the Airports Commissions decision to recommend a third runway at Heathrow, Birmingham business chiefs have said.
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Birmingham Airport urges caution on Heathrow recommendation
The Birmingham Press 1 Jul 15
Let customers “fly to the markets” says business chief.
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Busiest May for Birmingham airport
The Birmingham Press 25 Jun 15
Record number of passengers again.
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Record May for Birmingham Airport as 900,000 passengers head through hub
TheBusinessDesk 24 Jun 15
BIRMINGHAM Airport has recorded its busiest May on record, with more than 900,000 passengers passing through the terminal.
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Media Buzz: Birmingham Press Club; clevercherry; Ascendancy
TheBusinessDesk 22 Jun 15
Birmingham Airport named headline sponsor of Midlands Media AwardsBIRMINGHAM Press Club has confirmed Birmingham Airport as the headline sponsor of this years Midlands Media Awards.
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Drunk and abusive plane passenger from Walsall handed community…
Walsall Advertiser 11 Jun 15
A MAN from Walsall who had to be escorted from a plane by police following drunk and abusive behaviour has been handed a 12-month community order.
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Drunk passenger who put others in fear during flight to Birmingham Airport from Dubai avoids jail
Birmingham Mail 31 May 15
Rahees Iqbal who frightened other passengers on a flight by his aggressive drunken behaviour has avoided jail…
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New York flight from Birmingham Airport told to make emergency landing
Coventry Telegraph 26 May 15
Anonymous calls claimed chemical weapons were on four international flights…
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Monday 25 May 2015 – HondaJet HA-420 N420HE makes first visit of type of aircraft to BHX
Birmingham Airport Photo Blog 25 May 15
HondaJet HA-420 N420HE was an evening arrival from Cambridge – thefirst visit of this type of aircraft to BHX …
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Glynn Purnell’s Friday takes off with Birmingham Airport
The Birmingham Press 23 May 15
Sponsorship deal announced for charity food night.
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Pershore Weir Hydro Station wins Institution of Civil Engineers award
Birmingham Post 22 May 15
Green energy plant in Worcestershire crowned region’s best while Birmingham Airport runway extension and the restoration of Waterstones also win awards…
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Midlands Media Awards 2015 launched
The Birmingham Press 22 May 15
Region’s top media talent to be honoured.
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Air steward tried to smuggle fake passports in UNDERPANTS
Express & Star 20 May 15
An air steward who tried to smuggle fake passports into the UK at Birmingham Airport by hiding them in his underpants has been sentenced to five years.
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Watch Emirates jet forced to abort landing at Birmingham Airport
Coventry Telegraph 14 May 15
Airport plane spotter captures Emirates flight aborting landing as small aircraft is blocking the runway…
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Monarch Airlines announce extra Birmingham Airport routes
Birmingham Eastside 13 May 15
A Monarch Airlines plane.
Business
Norwegian expands Birmingham flights to include Canary Islands
TheBusinessDesk 12 May 15
AIRLINE Norwegian has announced it is boosting its service output from Birmingham Airport.
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Drunk plane passenger, 19, facing jail after causing ‘flight terror’ with aggressive rants at cabin crew
Birmingham Mail 10 May 15
Rahees Iqbal was arrested and handcuffed by police when airplane landed at Birmingham Airport…
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Birmingham Airport ban for ageing black cabs
Birmingham Post 10 May 15
Taxis which have passed their tenth birthday will not be allowed to use rank at airport form next month…
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New direct daily flight to New York launched by Birmingham Airport and American Airlines
Coventry Telegraph 10 May 15
Route will provide nearly 100,000 seats between the West Midlands and John F Kennedy Airport…
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New York JFK flights launched from Birmingham
TheBusinessDesk 8 May 15
AMERICAN Airlines has launched daily direct flights between Birmingham Airport and New York John F.
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Election 2015: Who funds the Liberal Democrats in the West Midlands?
Birmingham Mail 6 May 15
Birmingham Airport, a cat-nap victim, a flamboyant metal trader and a Welsh businessmen…
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Hundreds of cabbies at Birmingham Airport forced to share one toilet
Birmingham Post 6 May 15
Taxi drivers say they are threatened with having £1,100-a-year contracts withdrawn if they complain about lack of facilities…
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US gunmen get OK to carry shotguns on plane for Midland stately home shoot
Birmingham Mail 2 May 15
A Midlands luxury pheasant shoot for mega-rich Americans has been saved after the party of millionaires was finally allowed to bring their guns into Birmingham Airport.
Business
Flights boost to Birmingham Airport
TheBusinessDesk 29 Apr 15
BIRMINGHAM Airport has received positive news from one of its new operators, Icelandair.
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Shakespeare airport idea ‘ridiculous’
BBC News 28 Apr 15
A decision to rebrand Birmingham Airport as “Shakespeare’s Airport” for flights to the US and China is called ridiculous by marketing experts.
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New Birmingham to Waterford route has lift off
TheBusinessDesk 27 Apr 15
BELGIAN regional carrier VLM Airlines has celebrated its inaugural flight to Waterford from Birmingham Airport.
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‘Shakespeare’s Airport’ could help Birmingham crack US market
Birmingham Post 22 Apr 15
Rebrand for Birmingham Airport is not such a daft idea says chief executive Paul Kehoe following similar ploy to woo Chinese visitors…
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Marco Pierre White to open restaurant at Birmingham Airport
Birmingham Post 21 Apr 15
Holiday Inn hotel will replace its ‘Grill Room’ restaurant with a new Marco’s New York Italian which is expected to create ten additional jobs…
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Marco Pierre White to open restaurant at Birmingham Airport
Birmingham Post 21 Apr 15
Holiday Inn hotel will replace its ‘Grill Room’ restaurant with a new Marco’s New York Italian which is expected to create ten additional jobs…
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KWB appointed to market Diamond House
TheBusinessDesk 20 Apr 15
BIRMINGHAM Airport Authority is to let space within the six-storey office block known as Diamond House, based within the airport complex.
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Marco Pierre White lands at Birmingham Airport
TheBusinessDesk 20 Apr 15
CELEBRITY chef and restaurateur Marco Pierre White is to open a new venue at a Birmingham Airport hotel.
Local news
More success for Sutton Coldfield Chess Club
Sutton Coldfield Local 17 Apr 15
Congratulations to the Sutton Coldfield Chess Club which has won the English Chess Federation’s National Club Championships held at the Holiday Inn, Birmingham Airport over the weekend of the 11th and 12th of April.
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Emirates spreads wings with new Birmingham daily service
Birmingham Post 17 Apr 15
Arab carrier marks record year with new service from Birmingham Airport to Dubai as passenger numbers top half million mark…
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To Coyne A Phrase
TheBusinessDesk 16 Apr 15
Hitching a rideAIRLINE Emiratess UK vice president Laurie Berryman was in town yesterday to talk about its record passenger numbers this year out of Birmingham Airport and plans for a third dai…
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Emirates tips Birmingham Airport to have a strong decade as it launches new flight
TheBusinessDesk 16 Apr 15
AIRLINE Emirates is to launch a third daily service from Birmingham to Dubai from August.
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Man arrested on suspicion of terrorism at Birmingham Airport
Express & Star 14 Apr 15
A 21-year-old man has been arrested at Birmingham Airport on suspicion of terrorism, police said.
Business
Birmingham’s latest airline impacted by strike action
TheBusinessDesk 10 Apr 15
ONE of Birmingham Airports latest airlines has endured a difficult March, according to latest figures.
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Cello Aviation doubles cabin crew numbers
Birmingham Post 9 Apr 15
Thirteen new cabin crew were presented with their ‘wings’ in a ceremony that marks significant growth for the airline, which operates from Birmingham Airport…
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Birmingham Airport affected by French strike
Birmingham Post 8 Apr 15
Ryanair and EasyJet among those cancelling or re-routing flights as thousands of Britons have seen their plans affected by air traffic control strike…
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French air strike hits local flights
TheBusinessDesk 8 Apr 15
PEOPLE travelling from Birmingham Airport face disruption after Ryanair cancelled 250 flights across Europe because of a planned strike by French air traffic controllers.
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Norwegian’s Spanish routes take off from Birmingham
TheBusinessDesk 30 Mar 15
AIRLINE Norwegian has celebrated its inaugural flight to Madrid from Birmingham Airport, the first of three Spanish routes set to launch this summer.
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Birmingham Airport launches new direct flights to Madrid
Birmingham Post 30 Mar 15
Low-cost airline Norwegian becomes first carrier to run direct scheduled services to Spanish capital – one of three new products to commence this year…