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- British Airways stops flights to Leeds Bradford AirportThe airline will no longer run a service connecting Leeds to London Heathrow.
- Coronavirus: EasyJet plans up to 4,500 job cutsThe airline says up to 30% of its workforce will go as it struggles with the slump in demand for air travel.
- MPs call for urgent action to save aviation jobsA cross-party group adds its voice to concerns about the government's plan to quarantine all arrivals.
Financial Times
- Rolls-Royce downgraded to junk by S&PAero-engine company loses investment-grade rating after 20 years as industry confronts effects of coronavirus
- EasyJet: the sack raceThe low-cost carrier is unlikely to be the only one to seize the day and cut costs
- American Airlines and Delta move to cut thousands of jobsWorld’s two largest carriers have been barred from compulsory lay-offs until October
The Guardian
- EasyJet's axe-wielding smacks of opportunism | Nils PratleyLaying off ˜up to 30% of the workforce seems extreme if we all start flying againNobody can be surprised that easyJet plans to cut jobs every airline is doing so. But a ratio of up to 30% of the entire workforce sounds extreme. Michael O'Leary at Ryanair, who rarely does things by halves, opted for 15%, and has suggested in recent days that the final figure could be lower. EasyJet explained that levels of market demand seen in 2019 are not likely to be reached again until 2023.
Times Online
- Easyjet’s 30% cut in jobs bigger than feared [subscription]Easyjet is to cut up to 4,500 jobs as travel restrictions continue to take their toll on the aviation industry.
Bradford Telegraph & Argus
- Councillor joins MP in questioning whether airport expansion is still needed A SHIPLEY councillor has joined the calls for the expansion of Leeds Bradford Airport to be put on hold - questioning if the current pandemic would reduce the need for a bigger facility.
Bristol Live
- What Bristol Airport has said about reopening as flights resumeThe airport's main terminal has been closed since the beginning of April
London Evening Standard
- EasyJet to slash staff by 30% as it warns business won't fully recover until 2023EasyJet will slash 30% of its staff as the company warns flight demand will not fully recover until 2023.
East Anglian Daily Times
- Stansted jobs ‘hanging by a thread’, union warnsThousands of airport jobs in East Anglia could be swept away unless the government takes urgent action, a union has warned.
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