20 JULY 2020
- Are you getting it?
- COMMENT: London City Airport
- Airbus A380 freighter
- Airspace modernisation
- American airlines
- ATOL protection
- BA’s Boeing Jumbos final curtain
- British-Irish EXPO speakers
- Cruise rules update
- easyJet and the pilots' union
- Emirates
- Heathrow and Covid-19 protection
- Jet2 is flying
- Level flattens
- Manchester Airport reopening
- Norwegian Gatwick long-haul
- One hundred more Travelodges reopen
- Protect historic aircraft
- Qatar grounds A380
- Routes postponed
- Ryanair flight change fee
- Virgin Atlantic recapitalised
- ON TOUR: Southampton to Exeter
- AND FINALLY: The Boeing 747 was a big leap
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Protect historic aircraft
Members of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on General Aviation have written to the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport calling for the creation of a dedicated organisation to support owners of historically important aircraft to ensure they are protected for future generations.
BA’s Boeing Jumbos final curtain
British Airways announced last week, not surprisingly, that the Boeing 747-400 has probably flown its last scheduled commercial service, another casualty of Covid-19.
Emirates
Unlike its fellow Gulf State airline Qatar Airways (see in this week's BTN), Emirates is putting its Airbus A380s back into service.
Heathrow and Covid-19 protection
Hygiene-technicians are the latest innovation being introduced by Heathrow.
Jet2 is flying
As reported in BTN 22 June, Jet2 is up in the air with a restricted programme from Belfast, Birmingham, East Midlands, Glasgow, Leeds Bradford, Stansted, Manchester and Newcastle airports.
Manchester Airport reopening
All three terminals are now operating at Manchester Airport.
Norwegian Gatwick long-haul
British-registered airline Norwegian has opened up its reservation system for long-haul flights to and from Gatwick Airport beginning January through March.
Qatar grounds A380
Claiming to be one of the few global airlines to have never stopped flying throughout the Covid-19 crisis Qatar Airways has grounded its ten-strong Airbus A380 fleet.
Virgin Atlantic recapitalised
For the time being a Heathrow Airport only airline Virgin Atlantic has reached a major milestone towards securing its future by announcing plans for a private-only solvent recapitalisation of the airline. 
ON TOUR: Southampton to Exeter
Alison Chambers takes a look at two of the south coast's local airports and considers the future for regional aviation.
Airbus A380 freighter
Airbus cancelled the development of the A380-800(F) without ever having built a single aircraft.
Airspace modernisation
Airspace modernisation plans are pushing ahead in spite of the impact from Covid-19 pandemic.
ATOL protection
With an announcement by the Department for Transport that it will extend the Air Travel Organiser's Licence (ATOL) protection for refund credit notes, the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) is providing further guidance for consumers.
British-Irish EXPO speakers
With the cancellation of the World Aviation Festival, the British-Irish EXPO at ExCeL London in October is expected to be the first proper gathering of the commercial aviation industry since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic in March.
Cruise rules update
Following the BTN update in last week’s BTN The Foreign & Commonwealth Office has tried to clarify the situation regarding river ships.
One hundred more Travelodges reopen
Travelodge is accelerating its reopening programme with a further 100 properties available last week and more on a daily basis.
Routes postponed
Inevitably, the Routes unique gatherings of airlines and airports have been postponed, that is both the Asia and World versions planned for later in the year.