Transportinfo.org.uk - today's transport news in the uk, hand picked for you each morning

Wednesday, 07 October 2020

Financial Times

• Boeing slashes expectations for global passenger jet demand by 11%Cuts represent estimated losses of $200bn in potential revenue as airlines shrink fleets
• Shares in AirAsia’s long-haul carrier sink on restructuring planMalaysian tycoon Tony Fernandes’ airline launches last-ditch effort to save business
• Airlines hope Covid-19 health pass will have passengers flying againUsers download a digital certificate to prove they have tested negative for coronavirus

The Guardian

• Heathrow to challenge third runway verdict using climate pledgeHeathrow will argue in the supreme court this week that its proposed third runway would only ever be built in accordance with Britain’s climate commitments, as it seeks to overturn a court of appeal verdict that stopped the airport’s expansion plans.

Times Online

• Airline shares take off on hopes of tests for travellersAirlines took off this morning amid talk that the government would soon introduce a coronavirus testing system for travellers entering the UK.
• Brace yourself for pilotless planes by 2030 [subscription]Pilotless passenger aircraft will take to the skies within a decade under plans drawn up by a British manufacturer to cut the cost of flights.

City AM

• Heathrow Airport begins third runway Supreme Court appealHeathrow Airport will today begin a Supreme Court appeal over the decision to block the building of a third runway on the grounds that it did not take into account the UK’s climate pledges.

Daily Record

• Loganair boss urges Sturgeon to announce Xmas lockdown reprieve to save jobsThe airline chief says Xmas trade is vital and that relaxing restrictions for festive period will help families be reunited and keep people in jobs.

Mail Online

• Aviation industry dealt another blow with time consuming review planned into coronavirus screeningThe aviation industry had hoped trials of new systems designed to cut travel quarantine times could begin as soon as tomorrow. Pictured: The testing facility at Heathrow Airport.

Get Surrey

• The Surrey town being devastated by the slowdown in flights at GatwickIn the Surrey town which borders the world’s busiest single-runway airport, coronavirus has hit hard

Other News Sources

• Gatwick airport to charge drivers to drop off passengersDRIVERS will be charged for dropping off passengers at Gatwick, as the airport tries to recover from the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.