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Thursday, 13 February 2020

BBC News

• Teesside Airport flight subsidy divides mayoral contendersNew flights from a regional airport are being subsidised by taxpayers, it has been revealed. Tees Valley Combined Authority (TVCA) has contributed funds to support routes from Teesside International Airport.
• BA plugs flight gap abandoned by FlybeThe airline says it can make its new Newquay-to-Heathrow service work without a subsidy.

Financial Times

• Chinese airlines rush to refinance fleets because of coronavirusChief of jet leasing company Avolon says carriers race to preserve cash as planes are grounded

The Independent

• British travellers face being turned away at EU airports over new passport expiry rules after BrexitA traveller whose British passport has almost 15 months to run could be turned away from the airport

Birmingham Post

• Rolls-Royce’s new £90m aero engine testbed at Derby on course to start operationsOnce complete it will be the largest of its kind in the world

London Evening Standard

• Heathrow vows to start work on third runway in two years as Boris Johnson challenged to throw weight behind ‘critical’ expansion projectHeathrow today said it plans to send bulldozers in to start work on the third runway in 2022 and challenged the Prime Minister to throw his weight behind the “critical” expansion.

Other Regional Press

• One of Glasgow's most iconic murals has been recreated in Heathrow AirportRogue One's 'floating taxi' features in a new art exhibition which brings together the world's most Instagrammed street art

New Civil Engineer

• Heathrow expansion rivals buoyed by HS2 decisionRival bidders vying to carry out the expansion of Heathrow Airport have welcomed prime minister Boris Johnson's decision to press ahead with High Speed 2 (HS2).