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Thursday, 28 May 2020

BBC News

• Coronavirus: EasyJet plans thousands of job cutsThe airline says up to 30% of its workforce will go as it struggles with the slump in demand for air travel.
• Boeing job cuts start to hit nearly 13,000 workersA drop in travel due to the pandemic worsened the situation for the company, which was already in crisis.

Financial Times

• Lufthansa board refuses to approve bailout due to Brussels demandsAirline delays €9bn rescue deal after EU attempts to force it to relinquish slots at Frankfurt and Munich
• Boeing to axe 12,000 US workers even as Max assembly resumesAircraft manufacturer says production of grounded jet will initially be at ‘low rate’

The Guardian

• Boeing to slash more than 12,000 jobs – with further cuts to comeCoronavirus causes 96% drop in air travel within US6,770 staff to be laid off and 5,520 to leave voluntarilyBoeing is cutting more than 12,000 jobs through layoffs and buyouts as the coronavirus pandemic seizes the travel industry, and more cuts are coming. Related: Jumbo jet sunset: coronavirus hastens the end of the Boeing 747 Continue reading...
• Ryanair worst airline for flight cancellation refunds, finds Which?Almost 85% of UK customers who requested refund have not received money, survey showsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageRyanair is the worst major airline for refunding British customers whose flights have been cancelled during the coronavirus pandemic, with more than eight out of 10 people still waiting for their money back, according to figures from Which?.The airline’s failure to pay refunds, in line with passengers’ legal rights, contrasted sharply with British Airways, said Which? It found that 84% of Ryanair customers it surveyed have not received a refund as req...

The Independent

• SpaceX Nasa launch cancelled at last minute over weatherA historic SpaceX and Nasa launch has been cancelled minutes before liftoff because of bad weather.

The Telegraph

• 84pc of Ryanair customers say they still haven't been refunded for coronavirus cancellations

Times Online

• Budget airline customers still waiting for money back [subscription]Britain’s busiest airlines have been accused of cheating passengers out of hundreds of pounds each by failing to provide refunds for flights cancelled because of the pandemic.

City AM

• Easyjet to axe 30 per cent of staff as coronavirus hits airline sectorBudget airline Easyjet today said it would cut up to 30 per cent of its staff and reduce its fleet in preparation for an expected slowdown in flights in the aftermath of coronavirus.
• Boeing to cut nearly 7,000 jobs as coronavirus batters aircraft demandAerospace giant Boeing will lay off 6,770 workers this week, with several thousand more set to be cut over the The post Boeing to cut nearly 7,000 jobs as coronavirus batters aircraft demand appeared first on CityAM.

Mail Online

• Seven former Tory ministers join group of MPs urging the PM to rethink travel quarantine planA cross-party group of 40 MPs - including former transport secretary Chris Grayling and six other ex-Tory ministers - have joined a taskforce calling for urgent action to rethink the plan.

Belfast Telegraph

• Boeing to cut more than 12,000 US jobsAircraft manufacturer Boeing is cutting more than 12,000 US jobs through layoffs and buyouts as the coronavirus pandemic seizes the travel industry, with more cuts expected.
• Travel chiefs call for scrapping of quarantineDozens of travel companies have called on the Home Secretary to scrap plans to impose a mandatory 14-day quarantine on people arriving in the UK due to the coronavirus.

London Evening Standard

• Four out of five Ryanair passengers still waiting for refunds after flights cancelled, study findsFour out of five Ryanair passengers who requested a refund after their flight was cancelled during the pandemic are still waiting for a pay-out, a survey has found.