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Tuesday, 05 January 2021

Financial Times

• Even post-Covid, frequent flyers face more time on the groundGrowing environmental pressure will clip the wings of many

Times Online

• Travellers must show negative Covid test to enter UK [Subscription]International arrivals to Britain will have to present a negative coronavirus test as the government tries keep out new strains of the virus.

Mail Online

• US airlines urge Trump to lift travel ban on passengers from Europe and UKUS airlines urge Trump to lift travel ban on passengers from Europe and UK and instead enforce mandatory tests before departure - despite Britain plunging into THIRD lockdown as it battles 'catastrophic Super-covid surge'

Birmingham Post

• Express Engineering sells aerospace divisionThe deal has safeguarded jobs and seen the creation of a new facility near Middlesbrough
• Sunshine holiday flights deliver boost to Newcastle Airport The accounts cover 2019, ahead of the Covid-19 pandemic, and show revenues and profits rose as passengers tapped into the airport's growing facilities

Northern Echo

• Teesside Airport say 'termination' of Belfast flights is not permanent despite airline's statementA NORTH-EAST airport has said the "termination" of a popular route is only temporary following a statement issued which suggested the flights had been permanently axed.

Doncaster Free Press

• Doncaster Sheffield Airport passengers urged to check flights as new lockdown halts travelPassengers from Doncaster Sheffield Airport are being urged to check flights after the latest nationwide coronavirus lockdown halted travel.

New Civil Engineer

• Step forward for Gatwick second runwayPlans to turn Gatwick Airport’s emergency northern runway into a routinely used second runway have been given a boost, with investors backing the proposals.

Other News Sources

• 75 Years Of London-Heathrow – What Does The Future Hold?Today, we thought we would take a look at one of the world’s most iconic airports London Heathrow (LHR), and see what the future looks like for the United Kingdoms’ largest airport. Before we gaze into the crystal ball, it might be a good idea to take a look back in history and see how Europes’ busiest airport came about.

EIN News Subscription

• US Screened 61% Less Passengers in 2020 Compared to 2019, Transportation Security Agency ReportsWASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The United States screened 61 percent less passengers during the coronavirus pandemic-marred year 2020 compared to the previous year, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) said in a press release on Monday.

News from Europe

• Europe’s airline industry after COVIDCOVID has thrown the world’s airline industry in a deep crisis as it struggles to return to some form of normality. This industry’s contribution to global GDP is not all that high. But it is undoubtedly critical to other industries’ economic infrastructure, especially the hospitality industry.