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Saturday, 25 July 2020

BBC News

• Coronavirus: Portugal still on quarantine list for holidaymakersTravellers from Portugal will have to self-isolate but restrictions are relaxed for other nations.

Financial Times

• BA parent IAG weighs €2.75bn rights issue to shore up balance sheetPotential capital raising comes as airlines struggle with collapse in demand

The Guardian

• Airbus takes final approach to settle 16-year WTO row with USAircraft maker says it will end French and Spanish state support used by Trump administration to justify tariffsAirbus has said it is taking the last step to end 16 years of bitter litigation with the US at the World Trade Organization (WTO) over subsidies that the White House said disadvantaged rival aerospace company Boeing.The European aircraft manufacturer on Friday said it will end a system of financial support from France and Spain that the WTO had deemed illegal and unfair to Boeing. Continue reading...

The Herald

• Five more countries announced where Scots can go on holiday without 14-day quarantineMINISTERS have announced five additional countries that people will be enter Scotland from without having to quarantine for 14 days.

The Independent

• Robot drone inspired by world's fastest bird can act as 'paraglider, aeroplane and helicopter''The triple roles of flapping wings for propulsion, lift and drag enable us to replicate the flight patterns of aggressive birds by simple tail control,' says researcher
• Concorde timeline: The highs and lows of the iconic planeThe supersonic aircraft suffered a catastrophic crash in Paris on 25 July 2000
• Passengers cheer as woman kicked off American Airlines flight after refusing to wear face mask'Just leave, we've got flights to get,' shouts fellow passenger

The Telegraph

• Travel latest: Portugal excluded as five new 'corridors' announced

Times Online

• Coronavirus in Scotland: More countries are exempt from two-week quarantine [Subscription]People travelling from another five countries will no longer have to quarantine for two weeks when they arrive in Scotland.
• IAG gears up for €2.75bn rights issue [Subscription]British Airways owner seeks to repair finances
• Coronavirus testing may end travel quarantine [Subscription]Air passengers arriving from business destinations such as New York and Singapore would be exempt from quarantine under plans being drawn up for a coronavirus testing system.

City AM

• Government adds five countries to travel corridors list Portugal snubbedThe government has added five new countries to its list of countries people from England can travel without needing to The post Government adds five countries to travel corridors list Portugal snubbed appeared first on CityAM.
• BA owner IAG mulls €2.75bn raise by 'end of summer'British Airways owner IAG is mulling for a share issue worth up to £2.75bn (£2.4bn) at the end of the The post BA owner IAG mulls €2.75bn raise by 'end of summer' appeared first on CityAM.

Mail Online

• £3billion worth of double-decker 'superjumbo' A380s languish on the tarmac at a French airport Their giant tails towering above a sunflower field, £3billion worth of double-decker BA superjumbo A380s languish on the tarmac at a French airport.

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• Aer Lingus Regional announces new route from Leeds-BradfordA NEW daily route is set to be introduced from Leeds-Bradford Airport (LBA) come this Autumn.