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Friday, 15 May 2020

Financial Times

• US airlines eye job cuts once bailout strings expireOther countries’ carriers wielded axe, but Treasury restrictions limit executives’ room to act

The Guardian

• Spacewatch: US military spaceplane poised for liftoffBoeing X-37B to study impact of radiation and other space effects on seeds and other materials. The US's uncrewed X-37B military spaceplane is expected to launch from Cape Canaveral air force station, in Florida, on 16 May.The Boeing craft will be carried into orbit by a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket.
• Flying long haul during Covid-19: air travel has never been strangerI knew my journey home would be complicated, but I wasn't prepared for the sense of isolation as I moved from one dystopian scene to another. When I booked my flight home after spending more than two-and-a-half months in Europe, I knew what my journey would entail. With no more direct flights between Paris and Hong Kong, I would have a brief layover in London. I knew that when I landed at the Hong Kong airport, I would be tested and held at a facility for roughly eight hours until my results came back.
• Air passenger quarantine plan makes no sense, UK adviser saysExclusive: Boris Johnson's coronavirus announcement has no scientific basis, source says. The decision to force air passengers into quarantine when they arrive in the UK doesn't make sense at this stage of the coronavirus pandemic, a senior government adviser has told the Guardian, piling pressure on ministers to explain the scientific basis for their border policies.

Times Online

• Willie Walsh condemns quarantine plan as he confirms job cuts [Subscription]The owner of British Airways has sounded a fresh warning to the government over its plans to introduce a quarantine on air travellers and resolved to press on with 12,000 job cuts
• 47,000 passengers waiting for coronavirus flight refunds from BA [Subscription]More than 47,000 British Airways passengers are still awaiting refunds for flights cancelled because of the coronavirus amid claims that travellers’ rights have been eroded during the lockdown.

New Civil Engineer

• Leeds Bradford Airport’s ‘green’ expansion plan faces environmental challengeA local campaign group has vowed to “fight” Leeds Bradford Airport’s (LBA) planned £150M expansion plans.