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Thursday, 02 July 2020

BBC News

• Coronavirus: Welsh Government asks Ryanair to drop flightsThe airline is advertising flights to Malaga and Faro from Cardiff Airport for Friday.
• Coronavirus: 1,700 Airbus jobs threatened in UKThe company is cutting 15,000 jobs, with 1,700 expected to go in Flintshire and Bristol.
• Broughton Airbus job losses a 'hammer blow' to the areaThe impact of cuts at the wing factory in Broughton, Flintshire will be felt across the region.
• Coronavirus: UK firms slash more than 12,000 jobs in two daysBusinesses including Topshop owner Arcadia, Harrods, John Lewis, Airbus and EasyJet are cutting back.

Financial Times

• Virgin Group commits £200m of immediate funding for Virgin AtlanticCash move comes as grounded airline races to finalise £1bn rescue package

The Herald

• Call to stop Scotland's aerospace industry becoming 'critically damaged' through massive job cutsSCOTLAND'S aerospace industry will be "critically damaged" if government does not take urgent action, according to a new analysis.

The Independent

• Ryanair pilots to take 20% pay cut after boss Michael O'Leary issues jobs ultimatumChief executive warned pilots that 3,000 staff faced being made redundant if they didn't accept a pay cut
• Coronavirus: More than 12,000 jobs to be lost from high-street retailers and aviation companies hit by pandemicStream of cuts in retail and aviation as industries feel pressure from Covid-19 restrictions

The Telegraph

• Quarantine 'utter failure' as first Ryanair flights two thirds full

Times Online

• Green light to visit 95 countries . . . if they will let you in [Subscription]Boris Johnson is preparing to give Britons the green light for travel to up to 95 countries in a move that will signal the end of the government’s blanket quarantine policy.
• Flights to US ‘unlikely to be back to normal before next year’ [Subscription]Commercial flights to the United States are unlikely to return until next year, the head of a travel agent representative body has said.
• Ryanair flies again as pilots accept cuts [Subscription]Ryanair endured a turbulent first day back in the air after the pan-European lockdown, with pilots backing down from a dispute over forced pay cuts but social media alight with claims that the airline is irresponsible in putting people in enclosed spaces on its planes.

Daily Record

• More major flights resume at Glasgow AirportOnly a small number of planes have been jetting in and out of the travel hub amid the global lockdown.

Mail Online

• Ryanair boss says only way for tourism firms to recover is to slash pricesMichael O'Leary (pictured) said the only way his airline can recover is by slashing fares for the next year or two to encourage air travel.

This is Money

• Branson to put £200m into Virgin Atlantic as targets £1bn rescue dealSome 3,150 out of 10,000 Virgin staff face the chop as the airline industry struggles amid widespread flight cancellations and question marks about how long it will take travel to return to pre-Covid levels.

Birmingham Post

• Bristol Airport boss urges government for 'more support'Chief executive Dave Lees has warned over industry jobs as flights begin to ramp back up
• This is not the beginning of the end for Airbus at Broughton says Ken SkatesThe company will confirm tomorrow how many of the 1,700 job losses in the UK will be at its wing-making factory at Broughton

Daily Post (North Wales)

• Minister holds press conference after Airbus job cuts announcement - liveKen Skates is set to address news of 1,700 UK job losses at the aircraft manufacturer
• Union's proposals to help save Airbus workers from compulsory redundanciesUnite the union said keeping as many jobs as possible at Broughton would need government support
• The five steps to support Airbus workers which will be taken by Welsh GovernmentAirbus last night announced it was cutting 15,000 jobs globally - including 1,700 in the UK

London Evening Standard

• Ryanair boss claims plane seats 'act as blockage' to coronavirus as he calls for 'stupid' quarantine to be lifted
• Airlines ramp up flight schedules ahead of 'air bridges' announcement Airlines are ramping up their flight schedules ahead of an expected announcement on so-called 'air bridges' to allow people flying from certain countries to avoid quarantine.

Manchester Evening News

• Pictures show what a British Airways flight from Manchester looks like nowBritish Airways have restarted flights from Manchester to London with strict Covid-19 measures including wearing masks at all times, social distancing and separate boarding and disembarking

Wales Online

• Minister's plea to passengers after Ryanair says Cardiff flights still onThe Welsh Government has said it will not "abandon the Airbus workforce"

Other Regional Press

• Stevenage site to be ‘unaffected’ as Airbus looks to cut 15,000 jobsAerospace company Airbus has declared that 15,000 jobs across the company are at risk as part of its response to the coronavirus pandemic, but the Stevenge site will not be affected.

Other News Sources

• Airlines granted huge emissions reprieve by UN compromiseThe UN’s aviation emissions offsetting scheme will not take 2020 into account when calculating how much airlines have to pay to neutralise their carbon dioxide output. Environmental groups have derided the decision for “making a mockeryâ€� of climate policy.

EIN News Subscription

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