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Thursday, 09 July 2020

BBC News

• The tech behind Virgin Orbit's mission to spaceMarc Cieslak looks at how Virgin Orbit plans to launch its rockets from a plane.
• Coronavirus: Where can I fly to from Scotland's airports?After a near shutdown during lockdown the country's airports are operating dozens of overseas routes again.
• Coronavirus: Public spending on crisis soars to £190bnCosts of protective gear and economic support add to the UK's rising bill for fighting the pandemic.
• Ryanair cabin crew agree to temporary pay cut to keep jobsCrew will accept a temporary pay cut over four years as airlines struggle with coronavirus effects.
• Coronavirus: United Airlines to furlough up to 36,000 staffThe airline has warned almost half of its frontline US workforce that their jobs are at risk.
• Aviation and gyms 'ignored' by governmentFirms hit back after more UK economy coronavirus support measures announced.

Financial Times

• United Airlines to send lay-off warnings to 36,000 staffFurloughs to be triggered after jobs guarantee as part of industry rescue package ends on October 1

The Guardian

• Scotland to keep 14-day quarantine for travellers from SpainSturgeon warns Scots not to bypass restriction by flying to or from airport in EnglandCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageFourteen-day quarantine restrictions for travellers from Spain will remain in force in Scotland, Nicola Sturgeon has announced, prompting calls for an urgent review from airline and tourist industry chiefs.The first minister confirmed that Scotland would provide air corridors with 57 countries on the “reduced riskâ€� lists agreed by the UK government. But while Scotland had approved all the countries rated green on the UK government’s traffic light sys...

The Independent

• United Airlines sending layoff notices to nearly half of US employeesCompany officials hope that offering early retirement to some staff will help limit the damage

The Telegraph

• Scots banned from visiting Spain this summer

Times Online

• Coronavirus in Scotland: quarantine still applies for Spain trips [Subscription]Anger as country stays on Sturgeon’s quarantine list

Daily Express

• Elon Musk plan for internet in space suffers ANOTHER SpaceX rocket launch blowELON Musk's rocket firm SpaceX has cancelled its 10th Starlink mission due to bad weather, in yet another setback for the firm's ambitious plan for global satellite internet.

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• Leeds Bradford Airport: Call for 'pause' on terminal decisionCOUNCILLORS are being advised to hold off making a decision on Leeds Bradford Airport's replacement terminal plan.

London Evening Standard

• Rolls-Royce warns of £3 billion hit to cashflow as covid hits aviation industryManufacturing giant says 2000 of the 9000 staff to be cut will be gone by August

North Wales Live

• Jet2 restarts holidays with new rules passengers must followNew rules you need to know before arriving at the airport and while on board a plane

Other News Sources

• 10 things you probably never knew about Heathrow Airport From secret places to work behind the scenes, this is what it takes to run Britain’s busiest airport
• Airbus ponders hydrogen’s flying futureEuropean aerospace giant Airbus sees hydrogen power as “one of the most promising technologies availableâ€� to decarbonise air travel and is looking to utilise it as part of plans to roll out a zero-emission aircraft by 2035.

EIN News Subscription

• Business Updates: United May Furlough up to 36,000 Workers … employees. “The United Airlines projected furlough numbers are … people went through federal airport security checkpoints, about a … slightly in early trading. European indexes were lower. … Amnesty International identified major security flaws with a mandatory …
• Nicola Sturgeon announces list of places Scots can fly to in EuropeNicola Sturgeon has confirmed a list of countries which will be exempt from Scottish quarantine restrictions. The First Minister revealed that 39 nations will form so-called air bridges with airports in Scotland - meaning Scots can travel there and not …
• Deadly crash, fake pilots expose Pakistan’s broken airline … licences revoked or denied, data from the regulator showed. … pilots with suspicious licences, information minister Shibli Faraz said Tuesday … a Bhoja Air Boeing 737-200 carrying 118 passengers and 9 … with no flights to Europe and possibly to other countries …
• Etihad Airways to resume flights to 58 destinations worldwide as UAE eases travel restrictions … travel restrictions  Etihad Airways plans to resume operating passenger services through July … introduced by the airline to provide essential travel health information and care … JFK, Toronto, Washington, D.C. Europe: Amsterdam, Athens, Barcelona, Belgrade, …
• The uncertain future of Russia's airlines after Covid-19 … of subsidies the air transport ministry allocated to airlines stood at 9 … any fears of bankruptcy. EU flights (im)possible this summer … to tell when the EU will allow Russian tourists to … the EU and others. Despite the grim forecast, some Russian airlines have …