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Bosses hope next-day results from 'fast and accurate' PCR swabs will allow more passengers to fly to countries requiring proof of a negative Covid-19 test.
Government spends £16m on 93 new polluting DIESEL gritters
The gritters use heavily-polluting seven-litre diesel engines. The news comes just days after Boris Johnson's announced he will accelerate the ban on new cars with combustion engines to 2030.
Chancellor urged to provide £20m to fund Cheshire, North Wales and Wirral rail improvements
£20 MILLION of improvements are being sought to revitalise the railway network in Cheshire and North Wales.
Saturday, 21 November 2020
Times Online
- Aviation: the comeback starts now [Subscription]Covid-19 has plunged the airline sector into crisis. Here, Chris Haslam looks at what lies ahead — and asks industry insiders for their blueprints for survival
Mail Online
- Coronavirus UK: Gatwick Airport to open testing facility this monthBosses hope next-day results from 'fast and accurate' PCR swabs will allow more passengers to fly to countries requiring proof of a negative Covid-19 test.
- Coronavirus UK: Foreign travel quarantine cut from 14 days to fiveMinisters have approved plans to cut the 14-day travel quarantine to just five days from next week in an effort to get the aviation industry moving again.
Belfast Telegraph
- Just where in the world can you go on holiday?As most of us prepare for a winter within the same four walls we've been staring at for the past eight months, the idea of getting on a plane and travelling for more than eight hours feels like a dream too impossible to imagine.
Birmingham Post
- Helicopter firm Leonardo praised for productivity in UK IP reportYeovil manufacturer of the Wildcat and Merlin whirlybirds is highlighted for doing its part to boost exports and boost the economy
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- Gatwick Airport launches Covid-19 screening service for passengers, staff and publicA negative coronavirus test result is now required by many destinations
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- Heathrow to furlough all managers except chief executive … lockdowns have curtailed global travel. Passenger numbers fell 82pc in October … Gaulle as Europe's busiest airport. "A well-designed passenger testing regime … travel". Workers at the airport - including security, baggage staff and engineers …
- Aer Lingus seeks slots in Manchester for transatlantic flights … even though many other EU countries accept the faster … airline’s statement said. The Government recently confirmed that passengers from … on Thursday. All other European countries were considered high … regions or lacking sufficient data to make a judgment. …
- EU says Boeing 737 Max won't fly over the Continent just yet: The US can make its own choices over pilot training … on Friday afternoon the EU Aviation Safety Agency (EASA … now safe enough for passenger flights again. While the … before Maxes can grace EU-controlled skies again. As … both airliners called MCAS (Manoeuvring Characteristics Augmentation System), fed data …
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