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Thursday, 25 June 2020

BBC News

• Airports giant Swissport set to halve its UK workforceMore than 4,500 jobs could be lost at the ground handling firm due to coronavirus effects on air travel.
• Jet2 and Eurostar cut summer flights and trainsThe travel firms blame service cuts on falling demand and difficulties implementing protection measures.
• Coronavirus: Qantas to axe 6,000 jobs due to pandemicThe airline says the collapse in billions of dollars of travel revenue means it has

Financial Times

• Coronavirus latest: BAE warns profits to fall 15% as Covid-19 hits aviation unit
• US airlines raise $10bn in a weekAmerican, United and Alaska find capital markets receptive, at the right price
• Swissport halves its UK workforceAirport ground handler axes 4,556 jobs in face of huge travel slowdown
• EasyJet looks to raise £450m with share placingBudget airline moves to shore up finances in face of deep losses during critical summer season
• Qantas slashes jobs and taps shareholders for survival plan Airline says international flights unlikely to resume in significant way until July 2021

The Guardian

• Get this message over to airlines … stop passing the buck over refundsThe law is clear ... it’s the airline that cancels that is obliged to provide a full refund within seven daysI booked Virgin Atlantic flights to the US through Opodo and have been told I must accept a voucher rather than a refund. I am a 71-year-old widow and do not know if I will be fit enough to travel in 2021. I am in lockdown because of my age and health, and am in tears of frustration at the number of times I have tried to contact Opodo and Virgin Atlantic. Virgin Atlantic tells me I should obtain a refund from Opodo and Opodo tells me it is contacting Virgin Atlantic on my behalf, but I ...

Times Online

• Pilots distracted by virus chat before crash in Karachi killed 98 [Subscription]The pilots of an airliner that crashed in Karachi last month were discussing coronavirus and failed to extend the undercarriage as they approached to land, officials have said.
• Swissport tells workers to pack their bags [Subscription]The biggest baggage-handler at Britain’s airports plans to cut more than half its UK-based workforce.
• Easyjet bolsters finances with £450m share issue [Subscription]Easyjet is to raise up to £450 million through a sale of new shares after reporting a wider half-year loss.

Mail Online

• Qantas to slash 6,000 jobs from its ground and cabin crews - one fifth of its entire workforce Qantas is set to announce it will slash 6,000 jobs from its ground and cabin crews -  20 per cent of the airline's workforce.

This is Money

• Easyjet turns to shareholders to boost finances with £450m fundraisingThe budget airline plans to raise more cash by selling almost 60m new shares, the equivalent of just under 15 per cent of existing shares in the company. It said it hopes this would raise £400m to £450m.

Belfast Telegraph

• BAE Systems warns of Covid-19 profits hit but strong recovery aheadDefence giant BAE Systems has warned of a Covid-19 hit to first-half profits, but said trading will be “much strongerâ€� over the final six months as it gets back up to full capacity.
• Qantas to cut 6,000 jobs as airline plots path to survival post-coronavirusQantas plans to cut at least 6,000 jobs and keep 15,000 more workers on extended furloughs as Australia’s largest airline tries to survive the coronavirus pandemic.
• Britons to be allowed to take holidays as air bridges plan takes formAir bridges will be available from next week to allow Britons to take holidays in other countries without quarantining for 14 days, it has been reported.

Birmingham Post

• More than 4,500 jobs to go at airport baggage handling firm SwissportCompany is set to cut more than half of its UK staff after a major slump in air passenger numbers
• Airbus supplier Magellan Aerospace to 'cut 240 jobs' at Wrexham and Deeside sitesUnions say Airbus supplier Magellan Aerospace has told workers the roles are under threat

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• Jet2 urged to delay proposed redundancies of 102 pilots A union has called on the government to step in and delay proposals by Jet2 to cut a total of 102 pilot jobs.

Bristol Live

• Jobs at Bristol Airport at risk 'to protect livelihoods in long run'"There simply aren’t enough aircraft flying for our business to continue running as it did before"
• Bristol Airport shares 12 rules for travelling to keep you safePassengers will have their temperatures taken on check-in

Liverpool Echo

• UK sets out new rule for countries hoping to welcome touristsTransport Secretary Grant Shapps said the new rule was being considered during negotiations

London Evening Standard

• Qantas to cut 6,000 jobs and keep 15,000 stood down on furloughQantas plans to cut at least 6,000 jobs and keep 15,000 more workers on extended furloughs as it battles to survive the coronavirus pandemic.
• EasyJet launches emergency fundraiser to get through covid cash crisisEasyJet today launched a bid to raise an extra £450 million towards its £2 billion covid survival chest in the face of the travel shutdown.
• Britons 'will be able to fly to France, Italy and Spain as soon as next week'Boris Johnson is reportedly set to give the green light to foreign holidays, with so-called 'air bridges' to France, Spain, Italy and Greece all but confirmed.

Newcastle Evening Chronicle

• Air bridges to Spain, France and Germany could be set up by next weekThe Government will reportedly announced a number of 'air bridge' countries in the coming days

Cambridge News

• Latest Stansted Airport travelling rules for holidays and returning to the UKThe latest travel advice for passengers travelling to and from Stansted Airport

C.N.N.

• Qantas is cutting 6,000 jobs and raising $1.3 billion as the coronavirus pandemic takes its tollQantas is cutting 6,000 jobs and looking to raise up to 1.9 billion Australian dollars ($1.3 billion) as the carrier fights to survive the coronavirus pandemic.

EIN News Subscription

• Could TUI and easyJet shares be bargains of the year? … ! However, as lockdown eases across Europe, we could see a return … reason for this is the budget airline has been more profitable than …
• Decision on UK air corridors DELAYED as Grant Shapps says list of nations will be revealed on MONDAY … a 'core' of European nations who could form the … . I know both for airports, for airlines and actually for ground handlers … .' Since June 8, all passengers - bar a handful of … looking forward to getting this information, but we've got …
• Coronavirus: Air bridges could be set up by next month as foreign holiday bookings surge … by international lockdown measures. Air bridges — an agreement between … UK and a number of European nations including France, Italy … Asked by the Commons Transport Select Committee what the … I know both for airports, for airlines and actually for ground …
• Brits can travel to Italy and Spain 'next week' as air bridges to be announced … European countries from next week as the first "air … , Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said the so-called air bridges … measures introduced this month. Transport Secretary Grant Shapps (Image: … the coronavirus lockdown. Air bridges would enable travellers …