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Saturday, 08 August 2020

BBC News

• British Airways: 'I felt forced to take redundancy'The airline's cabin crew who are not made redundant on Friday will still face steep pay cuts.

Financial Times

• Thousands of British Airways staff braced for job cutsAirline pushes ahead with restructuring after more than 6,000 apply for voluntary redundancy

The Guardian

• Thousands of BA staff to find out if they will lose jobs due to CovidMore than 6,000 workers accept voluntary redundancy as airline makes cutsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageMore than 6,000 British Airways staff have accepted voluntary redundancy as the airline moves to tell thousands more cabin crew and ground staff whether or not they will keep their jobs or face pay cuts.The airline, which is seeking to make up to 12,000 job cuts to slash costs as the coronavirus pandemic hammers the travel market, was on Friday sending one of three letters to affected staff who have not taken voluntary redundancy. Continue reading...

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• Jet2 suspends flights to two islands until August 15 JET2 has decided to suspend flights and holidays to the Balearic and Canary Islands until August 15.

Other Regional Press

• British Airways protest gains cross party support on TeessideUnite held a protest outside in Yarm against BA proposals to change contract terms and reduce its workforce

Aviation Industry

• AEF July Newsletter: New website, covid-19 impacts and Manston decisionAEF’s website relaunches with a brand new look We are excited to announce that AEF’s brand new website went live on July 1st. We have a fresh new look and …