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HS2 'badly off course' with bosses 'blindsided', MPs say
A damning parliamentary report raises questions about transparency on the high-speed rail project.
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- Council rejects Bristol Airport application to increase night flights in summer months Bath and North East Somerset Council has rejected an application by Bristol Airport to increase the number of night flights.
Times Online
- Only taxpayers can stop aerospace from falling out of the sky [subscription]Grim reality has dawned for Andrew Churchill and his aerospace engineering company. Orders for JJ Churchill’s jet-engine turbine blades have collapsed in recent weeks. The Leicestershire business, which supplies companies including Rolls-Royce, expects turnover to plummet 60% this year.
Daily Express
- Coronavirus hope: Temperature checks mean Britons could fly abroad without quarantineHEATHROW will reportedly launch airport temperature checks this week with the ambition to allow Britons to leave the UK safely without having to quarantine on their return.
Daily Record
- Ryanair tell customer 'we are not forcing you to travel' after refusing refundAirline chiefs were adamant a scheduled flight to Spain will go ahead in June, despite UK Government warnings against non essential travel.
The Mirror
- British Airways cabin crew 'face 75% pay cut with salaries slashed to £24,000'Senior British Airways cabin crew would have to downgrade to the level of basic crew and entry-level junior members would be paid £24,000 as the Heathrow-based airline presses ahead with 12,000 job cuts due to the coronavirus crisis
- Hope for holidaymakers as Heathrow Airport trials thermal imaging fever checksHeathrow Airport will trial automatically screening passengers for fever using thermal imaging cameras this week, raising hopes that travellers could fly overseas without having to quarantine
This is Money
- Greybull Capital in talks to bail out Virgin AtlanticGreybull Capital bought a majority stake in Monarch in 2014. Private equity giants Greybull and Centerbridge Partners are understood to be interested in the next stage of talks over Virgin.
London Evening Standard
- Air Canada to shed 20,000 staff due to Covid-19 pandemic amid 'darkest period in history of commercial aviation'Air Canada plans to lay off at least 20,000 employees due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Kent Online
- Manston Airport: May 18 decision day looms for RiverOak Strategic Partners' push to reopen Thanet airfieldA decision is expected to be made this week on the future of Manston Airport in Thanet.
Other Regional Press
- London Stansted Airport owner asks passengers and staff to wear masks and gloves in pilot scheme against coronavirusPassengers travelling through London Stansted are being asked to cover their faces and wear gloves.
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