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Friday, 03 December 2021

Financial Times

• United warns Omicron is threat to transatlantic flightsAirline becomes first big US carrier to express fears of fall in passenger numbers on key long-haul routes

The Guardian

• British Airways looks to recycled cooking oil fuel to cut jet emissionsAirline signs deal with UK refinery but questions remain over sustainable aviation fuel's net zero credentials. British Airways has signed a deal for aircraft fuel made from recycled cooking oils and other household waste to be produced at scale in the UK and to be in use as early as 2022 to help power its flights.The airline revealed on Thursday evening it had reached the agreement with a refinery in north Lincolnshire to purchase thousands of tonnes of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), which it said would add up to the equivalent of 700 transatlantic flights on a Boeing 787 with net zero carbon.

The Telegraph

• Pilots out of practice after Covid lockdowns ‘are risking passengers’ lives’

Times Online

• British Airways makes history with sustainable aviation fuel pledge [subscription]The airline will fly planes using lower-carbon fuel produced at a refinery in north Lincolnshire as part of its drive to be net zero by 2050. Sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) is a lower carbon-intensity fuel that can be produced from renewable feedstocks such as waste vegetable oils, fats and greases.

Mail Online

• Airport bosses say passengers panicked by Omicron Covid variant cancelling flightsAirport bosses said they are 'hugely concerned' amid reports of passengers cancelling flights or not showing up because of the Omicron covid variant.

Birmingham Post

• How Space Park Leicester is inspiring the next generation of space pioneers and engineersMP Liz Kendall said £100m hub offers “huge growth potential in space science and jobs in the sectorâ€�

Daily Post (North Wales)

• Airbus 'super-yacht for the skies' with disco floor, balcony, and car parking - and a hefty price tagLufthansa Technik has created the 'Explorer' private jet concept for a wide-bodied Airbus A330