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Sunday, 27 September 2020

The Guardian

• Covid has left easyJet 'hanging by thread', union official tells staffAirline denies suggestion made in leaked recording of conference callThe coronavirus pandemic has left easyJet “hanging by a threadâ€� and at risk of going under without a summer resurgence of passenger numbers, a union official told pilots during talks over potential redundancies.In a conference call with staff, a recording of which was passed to the Guardian yesterday, pilots’ union official Martin Entwisle said: “If easyJet don’t have a good summer and make money next summer, I suspect none of us will have a job this time next year.â€� Continue reading...

Times Online

• Accident blackspots in Scotland to get speed cameras for cycling boost [Subscription]Speed cameras will be deployed in Scotland at accident blackspots involving cars and cyclists, under plans to drive down collisions and boost “active travel”.
• Superfluous ‘flights to nowhere’ fuelled by nostalgia for air travel [Subscription]While most air travellers prefer to land in a different place from the one they left, a market has sprung up in Asia for those who do not.
• Sat navs turn residential streets into rat runs [Subscription]Before sat navs became ubiquitous, only taxi drivers would routinely slalom through residential back streets to avoid a traffic jam or save a few minutes.

The Mirror

• Motorists face 2p fuel duty hike next year to pay for coronavirus black holeEXCLUSIVE Rushi Sunak is reportedly set to put off any further tax rises until 2022 despite the ongoing damage the pandemic and lockdowns have done to the country's finances

Bolton News

• End of an era as last train pulled out of Horwich Station Professor Paul Salveson is a historian and writer and lives in Bolton. He is visiting professor in ‘Worktown Studies’ at the University of Bolton and author of several books on Lancashire history including the forthcoming Moorlands, Memories and Reflections. He was part of the ‘Crescent Road Cleaning Gang’ referred to below.

Daily Post (North Wales)

• Could Airbus giant jets ever be powered by hydrogenAirbus bosses have revealed concepts for smaller hydrogen planes but could it power bigger jets

Burnley Express

• BCW Manufacturing Group: Burnley firm exhibits role in production of Jaguar Land Rover DefenderA BURNLEY car parts manufacturer has exhibited a new prestige vehicle that the firm will be essential to the manufacturing of.

Cambridge News

• Magical steam train rides you can enjoy in Cambs this autumn/winterExtra coronavirus safety measures have been enforced

North Wales Live

• Northern Rail is looking for train conductors in LiverpoolYou don't need any experience to apply and the salary is not to be sniffed at

Other Regional Press

• '280 Wembley pitches needed to house 7,000 lorries'A dedicated lorry park containing 7,000 trucks would need to be the size of 280 football pitches, architects believe.
• 'Don't cancel our new trains'A council is calling for plans for a new railway link between Kent and London to go ahead despite numerous delays.
• 50 years of Scammonden Bridge: A look back as upgrades almost completeWith the safety work almost complete we look at amazing pictures of the M62 being built in the 1960s and 70s
• Letter: 'I'm all for getting dangerous Weymouth rail tracks removed' I feel I need to respond to Ron Coleman’s letter, September 23...’Why remove the tracks?’.

Other News Sources

• Recognition Express teams up for road safety weekA HAMBLEDON-based company has teamed up with a road safety initiative to raise awareness across the county.

EIN News Subscription

• Budget airline easyJet rejects bombshell claim it is 'hanging by a thread'Low-cost airline easyJet has denied claims it is 'hanging by a thread' - just a year after the collapse of rival tour operator Thomas Cook. Pilots' union representative and easyJet captain Martin Entwisle was reported to have warned the airline …
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• Cadets among 22 dead in 'shock' Ukraine military plane crash - Guardian … remains of the Antonov-26 transport plane. “Most of [the … according to preliminary information the transport plane crashed during a … training flight.  The EU’s top diplomat Josep Borrell … Antonov-26 is a light transport aircraft designed in Ukraine during …