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Friday, 15 October 2021

Financial Times

• Lateral flow Covid tests to be allowed for international arrivals in EnglandTravel industry welcomes switch to cheaper and faster alternative to PCR checks in time for half term
• How airlines survived to fly another dayCarriers and their lawyers used legal innovation in a race against the clock

The Guardian

• Boeing pilot indicted for allegedly deceiving US regulators over 737 MaxMark A Forkner accused of giving FAA false information about flight-control system in plane that was involved in two crashesA Boeing pilot involved in testing the 737 Max jetliner was indicted on Thursday by a federal grand jury on charges of deceiving safety regulators who were evaluating the plane, which was later involved in two deadly crashes.The indictment accuses

Times Online

• Heathrow plan for prices won’t fly [Subscription]Inflation is everywhere. So no big shock to see Heathrow’s billionaire owners getting in on the act. Their response to the corona crisis? An attempt to jack up the airport’s charges by 90 per cent.

London Evening Standard

• British Airways recruits cabin crew after cutting thousands of jobs in 2020The airline is hiring an undisclosed number of people to work on flights in summer 2022.

Aviation Industry

• Government mulls counting aviation biofuel as generating zero emissions under UK emissions trading schemeWhat is the UK ETS? The UK ETS, which works on a ‘cap and trade’ principle, replaced the EU ETS on 1st January 2021, following the UK’s withdrawal from the EU. … The post Government mulls counting aviation biofuel as generating zero emissions under UK emissions trading scheme appeared first on Aviation Environment Federation.

Other News Sources

• Manchester airport to push for further simplification of travel rulesThe government will be urged by Manchester airport to further simplify rules so international travel “can start to feel as it was” before the pandemic.