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Wednesday, 16 December 2020
BBC News
- Covid in Scotland: Scottish airports 'urgently need testing regime'Aviation representatives claim Scotland is being
- Covid-19: Safety concerns over planes returning to servicePilot rustiness, maintenance errors and even insect nests could endanger safety warn airline experts.
- Struggling Air India could be taken over by workersA group representing employees is one of a number of bidders for India's loss-making national carrier.
Financial Times
- Airlines fear fines for breaking EU data rules without Brexit dealHandling of passenger information for UK flights becomes major concern ahead of January 1
- Norwegian Air woes reveal the hazy status of corporate nationalityWhen things go badly, where a company calls home can matter
- UK competition watchdog launches probe into airline refundsCMA will examine whether carriers breached customers’ rights during pandemic
The Herald
- Covid Scotland: Scottish airports 'being left behind without testing strategy'Scotland's aviation industry leaders have warned that the industry is being left behind due to the lack of a testing strategy - while the Scottish Goverment said the claims are "simply not true."
- Covid Scotland: Scottish airports 'being left behind without testing strategy'Scotland's aviation industry leaders have warned that the industry is being left behind due to the lack of a testing strategy - while the Scottish Goverment said the claims are "simply not true."
Sky News
- 'Chaotic start' for testing scheme designed to cut travel quarantineA new testing scheme designed to reduce the quarantine period for people arriving in England has suffered what has been described as a "chaotic start".
- Airlines face COVID cash refund investigation amid soaring complaintsAirlines operating in the UK are to face an investigation into whether consumer laws were breached through failures to offer cash refunds to passengers during the coronavirus crisis to date.
Northern Echo
- Video shows what finished Teesside Airport will look like next year A VIDEO showing how Teesside Airport will look after a major refit has been revealed - and it shows just how different the terminal building will be.
North Wales Live
- Manchester Airport launches flights to 'cheapest holiday city'Starting in 2021, SunExpress sees Lufthansa and Turkish Airlines join forces
Other Regional Press
- Proposed flight path changes at Luton Airport could cause disruption to our area, say campaignersThere are just eight weeks left for you to have YOUR say on proposed flight path changes at London Luton Airport (LLA).
Aviation Industry
- AEF welcomes new Chair and talks airport expansion at 2020 AGMThe meeting also saw our long-serving Chair, Richard Roads step down from his role. Richard, a founder member, embraced the role of leading the Executive Council and helping AEF grow …
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- EU pushes gradual return to airport slot competition -sources … summer starting in March, the EU plan falls well short of … Reuters. A European Commission transport spokesman declined to comment. Major airlines represented by … , without penalty. While the planned EU threshold is 40%, the absence …
- Airlines Warned About Mishaps As Planes And Staff Return To Service … unprecedented number of aircraft grounded as coronavirus lockdowns … according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA). Such … vital. According to aircraft maker Airbus SE, the largest … the only concern. The European Union Aviation Safety Agency …
- Quarantine means pilots stay on board their aircraft … In the words of the Transport Select Committee chair, Huw … Grant Shapps’s Department for Transport (DfT) to sort out. … headlined: “Travel Corridors? The transport secretary might as well have … As the airline has no traffic rights for the intra-European leg …
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