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Friday, 07 August 2020

BBC News

• Airline seat firm Safran axes fifth of staff at Cwmbran siteSafran Seats says it has been consulting with staff about the redundancies since April.
• Ten hurt in 'unnecessary' plane evacuation at StanstedAs the engine was running passengers
• Anger rises as British Airways cuts start to biteCabin crew who are not made redundant on Friday will still face steep pay cuts.

Financial Times

• Lufthansa swings to largest ever quarterly loss German airline says it can no longer rule out job cuts in its home country

The Guardian

• Social distancing in the skies becomes a perk in post-Covid travelAir passengers looking for that one-metre buffer between seats must be ready to pay for the luxuryCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageAfter the government changed its advice against all but essential foreign travel last month I joined some of the first passengers to board a flight in almost four months.As flight attendants herded us post-lockdown travel guinea pigs on to the Ryanair plane to Mallorca from Manchester airport in early July, there was a palpable sense of relief amongst passengers when it became apparent that the flight would not be busy. Continue reading.....

Reuters News

• Bombardier sees higher deliveries of flagship jet, misses quarterly profit Bombardier Inc (BBDb.TO) aims to double deliveries of its flagship business jet during the back half of 2020 and break even this year on free cash, the company said on Thursday after missing quarterly earnings, hurt by higher rail costs.

City AM

• Ryanair increases services to 60 per cent of pre-Covid levels in AugustBudget carrier Ryanair today said that it had successfully increased its flight schedule to over 60 per cent of pre-Covid levels as passenger numbers continue to grow after lockdown.

Bristol Live

• Bristol Airport to appeal against refusal to expand Campaigners against the plan face another battle

Other Regional Press

• Row over 'secret' flight paths to and from airportCampaigners are calling for more transparency over flight paths to and from an airport.