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Thursday, 30 September 2021

BBC News

• United Airlines to fire staff who refuse vaccineThe vast majority of its 67,000 US employees comply with the airline's Covid-19 vaccine policy.

Financial Times

• City of London bosses call for short-term business visasWarning of spiralling costs and threat to UK competitiveness from demands of travel rules on overseas staff

Other Regional Press

• Teesside Airport board 'played no part' in ripping up deal with EskenA COUNCILLOR says the board at Teesside International Airport played no part in the decision to rip up the contract of previous operator Esken or the handing over of the company’s 25 per cent shareholding to a newly set-up charitable foundation.

Other News Sources

• Virgin Galactic is clear to fly again following FAA's 'mishap investigation' of Branson flightThe Federal Aviation Administration has closed its "mishap investigation" into the July 11 flight of Virgin Galactic founder Richard Branson and three others, the space tourism company's first dedicated passenger trip. Future flights will reserve a greater volume of airspace and the company promises better communication, but other than that the company is clear to fly again.