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Wednesday, 17 June 2020

BBC News

• Probe into Aberdeen Airport collision between two planesThe nose of one of the aircraft ended up wedged under the engine of the other at Aberdeen Airport.
• Europe pushes ahead with 'dune buggy' Mars roverAirbus-UK wins a contract to advance the design of a robot for the Red Planet with four big wheels.
• Menzies Aviation workers face redundancy after global travel slumpMenzies Aviation puts more than 300 staff on notice of imminent redundancy in Glasgow and Edinburgh

Financial Times

• Are we ready to fly again?From temperature checks to luggage, Michael Skapinker on the challenges that lie ahead

The Telegraph

• Travel latest: Air bridges to be announced by end of June

Times Online

• Easyjet puts off delivery of jets as flights resume [Subscription]Easyjet has delayed part of a multibillion-pound aircraft order that is at the centre of a row between the company’s board and its founder.
• Oil demand will be poor ‘for at least two years’ [Subscription]Global demand for oil will not recover from the lockdown until 2022 at the earliest as the “dire situation” in the aviation industry drags into next year, the International Energy Agency has forecast.
• Air bridges to Spain, Portugal and others are expected this month [Subscription]Agreements for quarantine-free “air bridges” are expected to be in place by the end of the month to allow holidaymakers to travel abroad. Grant Shapps, the transport secretary, said yesterday that the government was close to signing off on travel agreements between Britain and other countries.
• Boris Johnson’s jet has patriotic paint job [Subscription]The military jet used by Boris Johnson to travel overseas on official business is being painted with a Union Jack design, according to sources.

Reuters News

• Johnson wants unrestricted travel to France, Spain as soon as possibleBritish Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Tuesday he wanted to see unrestricted travel to Spain and France

Daily Record

• 318 Glasgow and Edinburgh airport workers face axe as redundancy talks startThe firm which provides baggage handling and other airport services has been hit hard by the collapse of travel industry due to virus crisis.

Mail Online

• RAF jumbo jet gets paint job in red, white and blue for Prime Minister to use on trips abroad The grey Voyager aircraft is being painted in the colours of the Union Jack at an airport in Cambridge. The cost of repainting the plane is expected to be in the tens of thousands of pounds, sources said.
• Quarantine-free 'air bridges' allowing Britons to holiday and not isolate could arrive in two weeksQuarantine-free 'air bridges' are set to be put in place by the end of June which would allow Britons to travel abroad without the need to quarantine for a set period of time upon arrival.

The Mirror

• Give aviation industry a coronavirus rescue deal, urges Labour's Keir StarmerEXCLUSIVE: The party boss called for a package that saves jobs but forces airlines to make environmental commitments
• Coronavirus infects dozens more in Beijing as flights cut to curb 'second wave'Flights and railway services to the Chinese capital have been reduced following a new outbreak of coronavirus which has been traced back to imported salmon at a food market

Birmingham Mail

• Inside Birmingham Airport - from safety measures to thermal imagingBirmingham Airport are using a thermal imaging arch to check temperatures - while face coverings are mandatory through security

Birmingham Post

• Eastern Airways resumes Manchester to Southampton routeAs restrictions begin to ease, services will be re-introduced with extensive cleaning measures on-board and throughout all aspects of Manchester Airport
• Over 100 jobs to go at aerospace supplier due to Rolls-Royce woesUnion fears more SMEs in the sector could suffer without government intervention

Daily Post (North Wales)

• Airbus workers helping make life-saving ventilators to miss out on furlough helpHundreds of staff are working on the UK Government's Ventilator Challenge at AMRC Cymru

London Evening Standard

• 'Your criticism is unjustified': BA chief hits back at MPs who slammed airline's treatment of staff
• Norwegian Air to restart UK flights from start of July as airline industry fights backNorwegian Air will restart flights to and from UK airports from July 1

Newcastle Evening Chronicle

• Newcastle Airport boss reveals changes returning passengers can expectNewcastle International Airport chief executive answers ChronicleLive's questions on changes for passengers and the airport's financial health

The York Press

• US fighter pilot killed in crash off Yorkshire coast is named as Kenneth Allen A US fighter pilot who died when his jet crashed into the North Sea off the East Yorkshire coast has been named by the US Air Force, as his heartbroken wife paid tribute to him.

Cambridge News

• Latest holiday advice from Martin Lewis as travel prices are slashedHuge discounts on flights and hotels have tempted some travellers to book their dream holiday

Other Regional Press

• Inside Birmingham Airport after the coronavirus pandemicQuarantine rules and social distancing measures mean it will likely be a slow return

Aviation Industry

• Jet Zero Council: AEF open letterIn a surprise announcement at Friday’s government Covid-19 daily briefing, Grant Shapps, the Secretary of State for Transport, revealed plans for a ‘jet zero’ council, that will include representatives from the aviation industry, Government and environmental groups. Its goal, he …

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