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Sunday, 19 July 2020
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- Boeing 747: What was the ‘Queen of the skies’?British Airways has said it will retire all of its Boeing 747s as it suffers from the sharp travel downturn.
Financial Times
- US airlines fly in different directions in middle-seat debateCarriers diverge on whether to maintain social distancing and run aircraft at partial capacity
The Guardian
- Grant Shapps breaks ranks to book summer holiday abroadTransport secretary becomes first senior UK politician to say he will be travelling overseasCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageGrant Shapps has become the first senior UK politician to break ranks and declare he is taking a summer holiday abroad this year.The transport secretary said he and his wife, Belinda, had decided to take advantage of the relaxation of Foreign Office guidance on non-essential overseas travel. Continue reading...
The Independent
- Icelandair sacks all its cabin crew and says spare pilots must look after passengersUnion says the airline's 'position and attitude in the matter is a disgrace'
Times Online
- Air passengers entering Ireland to be monitored via locator forms or face jail [Subscription]The government is to order closer monitoring of travellers flying into Ireland from countries with high rates of Covid-19 infection, when authorities switch to an online registration system for visitors later this month.
- Business travel crisis starts to bite [Subscription]Ian Sirbon made just £15 last Wednesday morning. The taxi driver’s only job was taking a passenger from London City airport to Canary Wharf, little more than four miles away. The day before, having arrived at the airport at 6am, he made £20.
- Farewell to the Boeing 747, the greatest building ever flown [Subscription]The plane is retiring from service at British Airways. Modern architecture could learn a lot from its beauty and endurance
Bristol Live
- Why so many military aircraft are flying over Bristol and SomersetHelicopters and planes have been spotted in the skies during lockdown
London Evening Standard
- Transport Secretary Grant Shapps breaks ranks to book holiday abroad this summerGrant Shapps has become the first senior politician to break ranks and declare he is taking a summer holiday abroad this year.
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- Airport Expansion Opposition (AXO) criticises Southampton Airport's plansPLANS to expand Southampton Airport’s runway have come under fire amid concerns over their impact on climate change.
- Easyjet release flight schedule for up to September 2021: Destination list Easyjet has just released the schedule for the remainder of its summer flights up until September 2021.
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