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Thursday, 11 February 2021

BBC News

• Birmingham Airport to get £18.5m emergency loanBirmingham Airport says it welcomes support after passenger numbers fall by 91% due to Covid.
• Travel chief scorns 'puerile' holiday plan warningTransport Secretary Grant Shapps' call for people to pause summer holiday plans gets a rough reception.
• US airline set to buy flying electric taxis for airport runsUnited Airlines plans to buy 200 of the aircraft to fly passengers to airports within the next five years.

Financial Times

• Buckle up: Ken Moelis Spac takes flightDeal with electric aircraft maker Archer values company hoping to commercialise urban air taxis at almost $4bn

The Guardian

• Indonesia plane crash: Sriwijaya Air jet throttle may have been faulty, says reportAutomatic throttle may have caused Sriwijaya Air jet pilots to lose control of Boeing 737-500A malfunctioning automatic throttle may have caused the pilots of a Sriwijaya Air jet to lose control, leading to the Boeing 737-500's plunge into the Java Sea last month, Indonesian investigators have said.National transportation safety committee investigators said on Wednesday they were still struggling to understand why the jet nosedived into the water minutes after taking off from Jakarta on 9 January, killing all 62 people on board.

Times Online

• EasyJet chief wants plan to revive travel [subscription]The boss of easyJet has called on the government to explain how it plans to ease Covid-19 travel restrictions amid growing fears over summer travel.

London Evening Standard

• Grant Shapps sparks doubt over Brits going on holidays this summer - at home or abroadThe EU’s slow pace of vaccinations may impose limitations on some European destinations

Yorkshire Post

• How Leeds Bradford Airport revamp puts region and environment first – Gerald JenningsTHERE is no doubt that the last 12 months have been the most challenging for our regional economy and communities in peacetime.

Business Live

• Birmingham Airport to receive £18.5m council loanBirmingham City Council agrees funding package with more capital expected from other shareholders to support airport hit by travel ban

New Civil Engineer

• Beware ‘cowboy’ drone pilots offering ‘bargain-basement rates’, infrastructure sector warnedNew regulations surrounding drone use may enable “smaller” firms to offer commercial drone services “at bargain-basement rates” but “without the training or experience required”, according to tech firm Sensat chief data officer Harry Atkinson.