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Saturday, 09 January 2021

BBC News

• Boeing to pay $2.5bn over 737 Max conspiracyThe firm is to pay $2.5bn to settle US criminal charges over the 737 Max aircraft conspiracy.

Financial Times

• Signature/private jets: boarding GatesAviation services company has a decent business model and could attract higher bids

Times Online

• Arrivals to UK must quarantine even after a negative Covid test [Subscription]The quarantine system for international arrivals will be imposed indefinitely despite the introduction of compulsory pre-flight tests, it was revealed yesterday.

Mail Online

• Bill Gates bids for private jet operator - one month before he releases climate change book The Microsoft boss's company Cascade Investment entered the bidding war for British private jet servicing company Signature Aviation Friday.
• British Airways economy class food will now come from Michelin-star chef Tom KerridgeFood from Tom Kerridge's menu will be available on a 'buy before you fly' basis from a new 'Speedbird Café' service. The gourmet menu will include a posh Warm Steak & Ale Pie and a Soft Brie Ploughman's.
• Covid UK: Ryanair boss slams Grant Shapps's 'shambolic' travel orderThe Transport Secretary has said nobody will be able to depart to the UK by plane, train or ferry unless they present a 'recognised' test result on check-in along with a valid passport and visa if required.

This is Money

• Bill Gates throws weight behind bid for Signature AviationThe Microsoft founder, who owns 19 per cent of the private jets provider through his vehicle Cascade Investment, has joined US private equity giant Blackstone in its bid to buy the business.
• EasyJet secures £1.4bn state-backed bailoutThe firm said the five-year loan had been underwritten by a group of banks and part-guaranteed by UK Export Finance, a government agency.

Birmingham Post

• Airbus reveals delivery and order totals for pandemic hit 2020The aerospace giant has been badly impacted by coronavirus but orders still coming in

Daily Post (North Wales)

• Airbus delivered 566 planes in pandemic hit yearThe aerospace giant that employs thousands of workers at Broughton has been impacted by the Covid crisis

London Evening Standard

• How will coronavirus travel testing work for arrivals in England and Scotland?Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has announced new restrictions for travellers entering England and Scotland.
• Heathrow drops off list of 30 busiest airports for first time ever due to Covid pandemicHeathrow has fallen out of the top 30 busiest airports globally for the first time in its history, figures show today.
• Evening Standard comment: Virus travel tests are long overdue | Follow the rules | Time to go, TrumpNearly one year on from the first confirmed case of coronavirus in the UK, Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has announced that international arrivals to England must present a negative Covid-19 test at the border.
• Passenger tests must only be temporary measure, say aviation bossesAviation bosses today warned that the Government's plan to require passengers to have a Covid test before flying to the UK must only be a temporary measure

Reading Evening Post

• Latest Heathrow rules as England arrivals must have negative Covid testThe new rules for travellers will be in place from next week

Other Regional Press

• Southampton Airport demands more support for airline industry OWNERS of Southampton Airport have urged the government to provide more support for the airline industry as it struggles to survive the Covid crisis.

Other News Sources

• Heathrow and Gatwick airport: Full list of flight destinations with no quarantine on return to UKInternational travel is only permitted if passengers have a legally permitted reason

EIN News Subscription

• Airbus orders plunge 65pc as airlines hunker downPARIS, Jan 9 ― European plane maker Airbus said yesterday that it garnered just 268 net new orders last year, a drop of 65 per cent year-on-year reflecting persistent fears about the prospects for air travel amid the coronavirus crisis.