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Move could cut consumer costs and speed up switch from petrol - but would infuriate British carmakers

It will be similar to the BritRail pass, which entitles international visitors to unlimited train travel within their chosen zones and duration.

BA puts thousands of staff back on furloughThe airline blames the move on delays to the restart of international travel.

UK electric air taxi start-up receives early interest for 1,000 craftVertical Aerospace includes American Airlines and Virgin among potential customers as it plans NY listing via Spac
Concorde is back with a Boom if we can bear itThe speed and convenience of supersonic flight will come at an environmental price

British Airways puts thousands of staff back on furlough Airline blames delays to delays to travel and called for the Government to urgently open international travel

Theresa May attacks government over foreign travel ‘chaos’ [subscription]Theresa May attacked the government’s “chaotic” approach to foreign travel yesterday as she warned that Britain had shut its doors to the world even though it had one of the most advanced vaccination programmes.
Vertical Aerospace agrees $2.2bn Spac merger [subscription]A private Bristol-based business that makes an electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft is to go public through a merger with Broadstone, a special purpose acquisition company, in a deal valued at $2.2 billion.

British Airways furloughs thousands of staff following delays to travelThe airline confirmed on Thursday that a large number of its workers â€“ including management staff â€“ have been put back onto the scheme.