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Tuesday, 05 May 2020

BBC News

• Coronavirus: Aer Lingus review after packed flight complaintPassengers on a Belfast-Heathrow flight were sat side by side despite social-distancing guidelines.
• Coronavirus: New UK car registrations fall by 97%Motor industry records only a few thousand registrations as Covid-19 outbreak keeps buyers at home.

Financial Times

• GE cuts 10,000 more aviation jobsNew blow to industry after Mnuchin casts doubt on restart for US air travel and Buffett exits airline stocks
• Frequent flyer: goodbye gold card, so long silverGrounded travellers are facing downgrades but some airlines are rewarding loyalty

The Herald

• Glasgow Airport chief: 'I have no doubt we will be successful in our plans'Airports have always been reliable barometers of how the wider economy is performing. They are the engines of economic growth; providing the connectivity that drives tourism, generates employment and supports businesses to export and attract inward investment.

The Scotsman

• Talks over Prestwick Airport sale extended as Covid-19 hits aviation sectorPlans to return the heavily indebted Glasgow Prestwick Airport to the private sector have been waylaid by the coronavirus outbreak, with the timeframe for talks with a potential buyer of the troubled hub set to be extended.

The Telegraph

• Britons may be unable to travel abroad because of UK failure to join international tracing app system [subscription]The UK launched its app to trace coronavirus on Monday but was immediately warned that failure to join an international system could hamper Britons' attempts to take foreign holidays.

Times Online

• Coronavirus: Distancing impossible on flights landing every day [subscription]Passengers have criticised the lack of social distancing on aircraft as travellers continue to fly into the UK without any health checks at airports.

Mail Online

• Grant Shapps says foreign arrivals could FINALLY be quarantined over coronavirus riskThe UK has been very much an outlier in recent weeks by not halting inbound flights or insisting arrivals are checked, with experts claiming it is of little help now the virus is widespread in the UK.

Liverpool Echo

• EasyJet issues latest advice on refunds and future holidaysImportant information if your flight has been cancelled or you future holiday booked

London Evening Standard

• Ryanair traffic falls to just 40,000 passengers in AprilRyanair, the budget airline which this week declared it would be axing 3000 jobs, said it flew just 40,000 passengers in the whole of April as lockdowns on travel hammered the market.

Manchester Evening News

• Manchester Airport to receive £260m council loan package amid post-Covid fearsExclusive: In the absence so far of financial support from government, the ten Greater Manchester local authorities - which have a majority stake in the group - are planning to borrow themselves in order to lend to it. Jen Williams reports.

Other Regional Press

• Rolls-Royce to consult following reports company could axe 8,000 jobsRolls-Royce employs several hundred workers at its manufacturing site in Ansty

C.N.N.

• United Airlines COO says employees should 'seriously consider' voluntary separation from the airlineA top executive at United Airlines is telling employees to consider leaving the company voluntarily as it grapples with the consequences of the coronavirus pandemic.
• Queen of the skies: The Boeing 747 is playing a hero's role during Covid-19 crisisNow that the international transport of critical medical goods has become a daily news headline, cargo operators are the stars of the logistical efforts to support first responders. And they're all flying the Boeing 747F -- that's

Business Live

• Airbus confirms plans to furlough staff at Bristol siteFurloughing will happen in two waves of three weeks

Other News Sources

• Stop Stansted Expansion calls for airport growth plan to be abandonedCAMPAIGNERS are calling on Stansted Airport to abandon its bid to increase passenger numbers. The Stop Stansted Expansion group says it has written to the chief executive at the airport to call for a planning application to expand passenger limits to 43 million per yer to be withdrawn.