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Friday, 24 July 2020

Financial Times

• BA pilots to vote on pay and redundancy packageUnion recommends crew accept proposals that include salary cut and voluntary working
• American Airlines pledges brand and slots to secure $1.2bn loanCarrier ends a tumultuous second quarter with higher cash burn than its rivals

The Guardian

• Iranian passenger plane forced to change course as US fighter jets approached – reportIran promises political response after several passengers were reportedly injured when Mahan Air plane quickly changed altitudeTwo US fighter jets came close to an Iranian passenger plane over Syrian airspace, causing the pilot to change altitude quickly to avoid collision and injuring several passengers, Iran’s official IRIB news agency reported.The agency initially said a single Israeli jet had come near the plane but later quoted the pilot as saying there were two jets that identified themselves as American. Continue reading...

Times Online

• BA pilots get talks off the ground [Subscription]Today’s lesson from job crisis Britain: it’s amazing what can happen when a union negotiates with an employer. The result? A far better deal for the workers than the one initially on the table, as pilots union Balpa has just proved at British Airways.
• Iranian plane forced to nosedive as US fighter jet approached over Syria [Subscription]An Iranian passenger plane went into a steep dive after a US fighter jet came within approximately 1,000 metres over Syrian airspace, injuring passengers.
• Air traffic controllers paid bonus for ‘extra work’ [Subscription]France French air traffic controllers are receiving bonuses of up to €550 a month for “extra work” although only a quarter of normal flights are operating in French air space.
• Coronavirus: Heathrow packed as passengers turn up eight hours before flights [Subscription]Concern grows as families prepare for big getaway this weekend

Mail Online

• Iranian airliner goes into nose-dive when pair of US fighter jets 'came too close over Syria'The Iranian plane, belonging to regime-owned Mahan Air, was heading from Tehran to Beirut and landed safely in Beirut when it nose-dived over Syria.

The Mirror

• Travel air bridges 'could be pulled at last minute' as Spain cases explode againThe coronavirus air bridges enabling Brits to travel to a list of countries without needing to quarantine on returning home could be changed day-by-day meaning holidaymakers abroad could face an unexpected isolation

This is Money

• Pilots urged to vote for deal to save jobs at British AirwaysThe airline had originally planned to axe around 1,250 of its 4,300 pilots. But this has been cut to 270 under the terms of an agreement that has taken months to hammer out with unions.

Birmingham Mail

• Holiday chaos for Brits as quarantine-free travel faces 'being pulled'Spain was included in the 'green' list of countries for quarantine-free travel from the UK, with airlines now operating flights abroad

Birmingham Post

• Airbus makes move to resolve WTO trade dispute and remove costly dutiesAirbus has announced it has agreed to make changes to the A350 jet’s repayable launch aid

London Evening Standard

• 'Packed like sardines': Passengers slam 'chaos' at Heathrow Airport as queues spark social distancing fearsFurious passengers have complained they were

EIN News Subscription

• Iranian airliner goes into nose-dive when pair of US fighter jets 'came too close over Syria' … jet from the window of the plane and comments from a passenger … especially China, and European destinations. In 2016, … Airport and Düsseldorf Airport, citing Mahan's involvement in Syria and security … airline used to ferry Iran's arms and terrorists …