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Wednesday, 24 June 2020

Financial Times

• What 9/11 can teach us about aviation’s post-coronavirus future Aviation bosses at the time of the attacks expect passenger confidence to return slowly
• EasyJet faces group legal claim over cyber attack data breachAbout 10,000 of the low-cost airline’s customers have joined the action

The Guardian

• UK ministers in talks to create air bridges with 'core' European nationsPlan could allow Britons to holiday in Spain, Italy and other countries without quarantining on return Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageMinisters are in talks to create “air bridgesâ€� with a number of “coreâ€� European countries including Spain, Italy, Greece, France, Turkey and Croatia to let holidaymakers go abroad this summer without having to quarantine on their return.Austria and Germany are also among the countries officials are considering, the Guardian understands. There are hopes an announcement will be made before the UK quarantine programme is officially revi...

The Herald

• UK's 'first commercial-scale electric flight' hailed a successZeroAvia, a leading innovator in decarbonising commercial aviation, has conducted the 'first electric-powered flight of a commercial-scale' aircraft carried out in the UK.

The Independent

• Tui says more July holidays to go ahead – but not with defunct FlybeOne bemused customer was told he would travel to Menorca with an airline that went bust in March

Times Online

• Coronavirus in Ireland: Air travel restrictions could be lifted next week [Subscription]Restrictions on non-essential air travel could be lifted next week after a government taskforce said Ireland was significantly behind other countries.
• Help for the UK aerospace industry is stuck in a holding pattern [Subscription]At the 2019 general election big promises were made by the Conservatives about levelling up the deep inequalities between London and the southeast and much of the rest of our country. These words must urgently be converted into deeds. The danger is that government inaction during the Covid crisis in key manufacturing sectors of the economy, such as aerospace, automotive and steel, will lead not to a levelling-up but a spiral downwards into even greater inequalities.

Daily Record

• SpaceX launch delayed - but you can still see Starlink satellites tonightThere will still be several opportunities to see the Starlink satellites flying over Scotland this week.

Mail Online

• Government set to announce quarantine-free 'air corridors'Quarantine-free deals are on the verge of being struck with countries including France, Spain, Greece, Italy and Turkey.

Manchester Evening News

• TUI answers all of your holiday questions as they prepare to restart flightsFrom what you need to do at the airport to what you can expect at your hotel, TUI has outlined everything you need to know before you travel

Leeds Live

• Ryanair launches flash sale at Leeds Bradford with flights for £18Plus ten more destinations you can fly to from LBA for less than £30

Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport

• Aer Lingus to cut up to 500 jobs due to pandemicAer Lingus is set to cut as many as 500 jobs due to the coronavirus pandemic. The carrier said it had been operating at five percent of its capacity due to lockdown restrictions. It said the uncertainty caused by the 14-day quarantine period for arrivals had also contributed. The company said the pandemic had had a

Other News Sources

• Gatwick workers' fears over British Airways job cutsAIRLINE staff fear they will be “left on the scrapheapâ€� over job loss plans.

EIN News Subscription

• Government advised to lift 14-day quarantine for people arriving into Ireland The Government has been advised to lift the 14-day quarantine for people arriving into Ireland by next Wednesday. The Aviation Recovery Taskforce was set up two weeks ago to make recommendations on how to help the Irish aviation sector to recover. It says …
• UK ministers in talks to create air bridges with 'core' European nations … to create “air bridgesâ€� with a number of “coreâ€� European countries including … between some but not all EU countries; all those with a … Street press conference. The shadow transport secretary, Jim McMahon, has said …
• Spain's air pollution falls to levels of 2011, but... … -wide hauled before the European Commission again to explain … Nuria Blázquez, coordinator for transport at Ecologists in Action. … were breathing in unclean air. This would appear extreme, … countries were affected by air contamination. Reductions in pollution …