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Thursday, 11 June 2020

BBC News

• Edinburgh Airport chief criticises UK travel quarantineEdinburgh Airport chief executive says the UK's 14-day coronavirus quarantine will have a profound economic impact.
• Coronavirus: Renewed push for 'travel corridors'Business and university groups want more people to be able to travel without facing quarantine.

The Guardian

• Airline job losses could be on scale of 1980s mining industry, report warnsReport says 70,000 jobs immediately at risk in next three months due to coronavirus pandemic

Times Online

• BA unions take fight over Willie Walsh’s ‘fire and rehire’ to Brussels [Subscription]A campaign against British Airways’ controversial “fire and rehire” treatment of its staff is being taken to the European Commission.
• Bonuses for Wizz Air bosses who took Bank cash [Subscription]Wizz Air has handed its management share bonuses potentially worth millions of pounds, despite making a thousand staff redundant, using the government’s furlough scheme and borrowing hundreds of millions from the Bank of England’s emergency funding line.

Reuters News

• UK pilots union welcomes 'fire and rehire' debate in clash with BABritain's biggest pilots union welcomed a lawmaker's attempt to ban companies from forcing employees to accept inferior terms through

City AM

• From airships or supersonic jets, air travel is about to change foreverThe phrase “a perfect storm” is frequently overused. But when it comes to aviation, it is no exaggeration.  Indeed, the The post From airships or supersonic jets, air travel is about to change forever appeared first on CityAM.

The Mirror

• Most UK virus cases traced to France and Spain after airports not locked downJust 0.08 per cent of the UK's cases came directly from China where Covid-19 originated - with the majority coming from the likes of Spain, France and Italy - all holiday destinations favoured by Brits, a study shows

This is Money

• Union battles British Airways owner over its £890bn bid for Air EuropaUnite has informed EU Commissioner for Competition Magrethe Vestager that it intends to act as a third party to oppose the deal, which was struck between Iberia and Air Europa last year.

Birmingham Post

• Airbus rules out further production cuts at this stage and expects 'relative stability'The aerospace giant cut production levels by a third in April

London Evening Standard

• World's largest aircraft lands in Ireland with vital personal protective equipment from ChinaThe world's largest aircraft landed safely in Ireland today, carrying with it the single largest consignment of personal protective equipment to be flown into the country on a single flight.
• British Airways to sell artworks worth millions by major British stars in bid to save costs during covid meltdownAirline has hired Sotheby's valuers for an imminent sale, say sources

Other News Sources

• Russians bypass coronavirus travel ban via BelarusRussians are using Belarus as a springboard to travel abroad as their country’s international borders remain largely closed as part of efforts to curb the spread of the new coronavirus, transport sector sources say.

EIN News Subscription

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