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Saturday, 14 March 2020

BBC News

• Coronavirus: British Airways boss tells staff jobs will goAirline boss spells out the crisis caused by coronavirus in a memo to staff titled

Financial Times

• IAG directors buy on coronavirus crashAirlines group’s shares weak as flights are cancelled 
• BA chief warns airline faces fight for survivalUK group in talks for urgent financing as other carriers scramble to weather cancellations

The Guardian

• BA says jobs will go as airline industry faces crisis 'worse than 9/11'Coronavirus memo says British Airways will be ‘parking aircraft in a way we never have before’ Coronavirus – latest updatesBritish Airways has warned staff it is in a fight for survival and expects to make job cuts and ground an unprecedented number of planes, as it said the coronavirus pandemic has caused a crisis “worse than 9/11â€� for the airline industry.BA’s chief executive, Alex Cruz, said in a message to 45,000 employees entitled “The Survival of British Airwaysâ€� that the airline would be “parking aircraft in a way we never have beforeâ€� after the drop in demand was compounded by the shoc...

Daily Record

• Coronavirus to cripple Edinburgh Airport as bosses warn of three months without passengersThe airport said the 'unprecedented situation' would mean 'extremely tough decisions' would have to be taken.

Birmingham Post

• Hays Travel reveals "challenging decisions" as coronavirus hits travel industrySunderland firm has had to cut costs a few months on from the major deal that saw them taking on hundreds of former Thomas Cook workers

London Evening Standard

• BA boss warns staff of lay offs and axed flights for airline to survive coronavirus crisis British Airways CEO Alex Cruz has reportedly warned staff of job cuts and axed flights amid the coronavirus outbreak.

Other News Sources

• ENGIE Builds On Partnership With Heathrow AirportThe energy specialist has agreed a deal to replace natural gas with 100% green biomethane from anaerobic digestion to all meter points, across all terminals at the airport until March 2022.