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Monday, 02 October 2017

BBC News

• Boeing 'unjustified' in Bombardier rowJames Brokenshire criticises Boeing over Bombardier trade dispute that threatens Belfast jobs.
• Monarch flights cancelled as airline ceases tradingThe government says 110,000 customers currently abroad will be flown back to UK on chartered planes.

Financial Times

• UK's Monarch Airlines goes into administrationCollapse leaves 110,000 customers stranded overseas and 300,000 bookings cancelled

The Guardian

• Monday briefing: Sky fall first the Ryanair debacle, now Monarch goes bustMonarch Airlines cancels all flights
• Monarch Airlines flights cancelled as airline goes into administrationCivil Aviation Authority says it is taking action to get 110,000 people back to UK, while 300,000 future bookings have been cancelledMonarch Airlines has been placed into administration and all flights from the UK have been cancelled and will not be rescheduled, accountants KPMG said on Sunday night.

The Herald

• Ryanair training pilots at Prestwick after huge recruitment driveRYANAIR is secretly training pilots at a Scottish airport to ease the staffing crisis that forced it to cancel 18,000 flights, according to reports.

The Scotsman

• Monarch goes into administration leaving 110k people strandedThe UK’s biggest peacetime repatriation operation is under way to return 110,000 Monarch Airlines customers after the airline collapsed into administration.

Times Online

• Rescue under way as Monarch Airlines collapses [Subscription]An unprecedented operation to bring 110,000 British holidaymakers back to the UK was launched today after Monarch Airlines collapsed.

Reuters News

• Monarch Airlines ceases operations, thousands stranded(Reuters) - Britain's Monarch Airlines [MONA.UL] ceased operations on Monday, forcing the authorities to initiate their biggest-ever peacetime repatriation effort to bring back tens of thousands of travellers stranded overseas.

The Mirror

• Embattled Ryanair 'poised to poach pilots from Monarch' after airline collapses into administration Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary could swoop on Monarch's roster of pilots to ease the pressure on his own beleaguered company

Liverpool Echo

• Little-known Bootle company that destroys aircraft carriers brings in £2 BILLION European Metal Recycling is one of the biggest businesses in our region
• Top stories from Britain and around the world - Monarch Airlines collapse sparks UK's biggest peacetime repatriation effort Top stories from Britain and around the world

London Evening Standard

• Monarch Airlines goes into administration: 110,000 customers to be flown home in biggest ever operation of its kind in peacetimeMonarch tells customers: Do not go to the airport

Manchester Evening News

• Monarch Airlines collapses into administration and tells customers to stay away from airports Passengers are urged to check a dedicated website for advice.

Newcastle Evening Chronicle

• Monarch Airlines collapses into administration and tells customers to stay away from airports Passengers are urged to check a dedicated website for advice.

Northern Echo

• 300,000 flights and holidays cancelled as Monarch Airlines ceases trading The UK's biggest peacetime repatriation operation is under way to return 110,000 Monarch Airlines customers after the airline collapsed into administration.

North Wales Live

• Monarch Airlines collapses into administration and tells customers to stay away from airports Passengers are urged to check a dedicated website for advice.

Buying Business Travel

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