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https://www.aircargonews.net/airlines/freighter-operator/video-emirates-the-latest-to-swap-seats-for-cargo/

Emirates is the latest airline to remove seats from its aircraft in order to increase cargo carrying capacity.

The Dubai-based carrier said that it would remove the economy seats from 10 Boeing 777-300ER aircraft, allowing for up to 17 tonnes or 132 cu m of additional cargo capacity per flight on top of the 40-50 tonne cargo capacity in the belly hold of the widebody passenger aircraft.

The modification of the Economy Class cabins of the 10 Emirates Boeing 777-300ER is being executed at the Emirates Engineering facilities in Dubai with each aircraft requiring close to 640 hours of work for the modification.

By the end of the project, the Emirates Engineering team would have removed 3,050 seats, which will be “safely and hygienically stored away till the time the aircraft are required for passenger services”.

Several other airlines have also removed seats from their aircraft as they meet a capacity shortage caused by the loss of bellyhold cargo capacity.

https://news.sky.com/story/we-are-facing-a-serious-problem-us-suffers-biggest-single-day-rise-in-coronavirus-cases-12015606

The US has suffered its biggest single-day rise in coronavirus cases, as America's leading infectious diseases expert admitted parts of the country were "facing a serious problem".

A total of 37,077 new infections were reported across the country on Thursday, according to Johns Hopkins University - topping the previous high of 36,291 on 24 April.

And while New York became the initial epicentre of the outbreak, figures indicate a growing crisis across the country's South. Authorities say 16 states are seeing an increase in infections, with Florida recording a new daily high of 8,942 COVID-19 cases.

Alarm over the soaring number of cases there prompted state officials to ban bars from serving alcohol, while Texas's governor had ordered bars to close down by lunch on Friday.
News of the increases came as the White House announced Donald Trump had cancelled a weekend trip to his golf resort in Bedminster, New Jersey, but did not provide an explanation.

crazy huge queue outside the macdonalds around here - its about a 2 miles tailback

I see USA is in trouble - wants a full on second lockdown

Card Factory said: “Karen and the board have agreed that this is an appropriate time to transition to new leadership committed to the longer-term successful implementation of the next phase of the group’s return to growth.”

Shares in Card Factory closed 0.2p, or 0.40 per cent higher, to 50p.

Card Factory greets new era by sacking rare female chief
A difficult market meant the company’s shares slid 80 per cent during Karen Hubbard’s tenure
A difficult market meant the company’s shares slid 80 per cent during Karen Hubbard’s tenure
Ashley Armstrong, Retail Editor
Saturday June 27 2020, 12.01am, The Times
The boss of Card Factory has been pushed out of the greetings card retailer less than a month before it was due to reveal a new five-year strategy.

Since Karen Hubbard became chief executive in 2016 the company has suffered an 80 per cent slump in its share price and four profit warnings.

The departure of Ms Hubbard, 56, further reduces the already-tiny number of female bosses in the retail industry. Ms Hubbard was at one stage the sole female chief executive of a FTSE-250 retailer before it was relegated in December.

https://news.sky.com/story/coronavirus-funds-circle-cafe-rouge-owner-as-break-up-looms-12015494

I recall 1 day i was at work and the ceiling just collapsed on top of me. im not joking, should have sued them.

why didnt you stay there then.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8462889/Britain-moves-one-step-closer-finally-getting-home-Covid-19-antibody-tests.html

the death rate just wont stop - it goes like we gonna have 200,000 dead by end of year

Britain announces 186 more Covid-19 deaths as average daily number of victims creeps up for the second day in a row with official number of fatalities now 43,414

“Very practical issues can have a really big impact on the effectiveness of an overall vaccine programme,” Dr Ward said.

Meanwhile, a specialist system known as the “cold chain” is usually required for transporting vaccines.

“Storage conditions might need to be below four degrees; you have to ensure the vaccines are transferred from factory warehouses in those conditions into chilled vans and lorries and then offloaded into fridges at the destination health centres or wherever it is going to be administered,” Dr Bryan Deane, of the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry, said.

Though progress has been made on treatments for Covid-19, many scientists still believe that a return to normality will be all but impossible without an effective vaccine. Creating a jab in the laboratory is only one part of a complex process.The process of inventing, licensing and manufacturing a new vaccine often takes more than a decade. But with Covid-19 lockdowns hobbling economies around the world, normal procedures have been rewritten.

One of the leading vaccine alliances, the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations and Bill Gates, have laid out a “pandemic paradigm” — a blueprint for accelerating the traditional process.But after a large batch of the vaccine has been made it must be packaged into individual doses. Known as “fill and finish”, this is a precise and time-consuming process. Doses must be measured accurately while avoiding contamination. According to Johan Van Hoof, the global head of vaccines for Johnson & Johnson, which is developing its own vaccine, this is a potential bottleneck. “Certainly, there is quite a rush on filling capacity in the world,” he said.

Large numbers of doses must be manufactured, packaged and distributed. Governments will have to secure supplies, prioritise the first recipients and then grapple with the logistics of administering tens of millions of inoculations.

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/when-will-a-coronavirus-vaccine-be-deliverded-across-the-uk-92qk9jm2x

Finding a vaccine for Covid-19 is just the first step. Next you have to ADMINISTER IT. Would the UK be ready to deliver 66 million doses? Rosa Ellis, Rhys Blakely and Anthony Cappaert report

I am doing better PR than Nigel.

who are in GDR, avacta, ODX , novacyte havent bowled into this. this is the only low mcap play left for solving covid. and Vaccine delivery systems are in the TIMES newspaper today as well

Really i feel N4P should be much higher, Nigel should have done better PR around the vaccine delivery system that Evotec are trialling for us

The United States recorded an all-time daily high of 40,000 coronavirus infections on Thursday, figures from Johns Hopkins University (JHU) show.

A recent surge in infections and hospitalisations has prompted the states of Texas, Florida and Arizona to pause reopening plans.

Texas's governor ordered bars to close and announced other "targeted measures" on Friday to bring infections down.

Florida announced it was suspending alcohol consumption at its bars.

JHU's previous high of 36,400 was on 24 April when less testing took place.

The US has 2.4 million confirmed infections and 122,370 deaths - more than any other country.

While some of the increase in daily cases recorded is down to increased testing, the rate of positive tests in some areas is also increasing.

The group plans to reopen all its pubs between July 13 and July 20 and said the new funds would enable it to kickstart investment in its pub estate, strengthen its balance sheet and “pursue opportunistic acquisitions”.This investment opportunity appears to be the key to Mr Dardis’s change of mind. While there is little doubt he could have kept Young’s afloat for 12 months, the restrictions inherent in relying on government-backed loans would have taken growth off the menu. Raising money from the market gives him the flexibility to invest in new and existing pubs.

ill tell you a kebab story, I went to Geneva and i wanted to experience the locals and Swiss cultural things but NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO, theres turkish kebab shops everywhere charging 20quid for 1 kebab - i said u do know i pay a fiver for this in the UK. Geneva a horrible place actually once your away from the Lake and private hotels area

christ, ive got dark blue shorts on thanks

on that new UK website. with Wirecard now bust, MBO will be even busier

The Restaurant Group
Andy Hornby is in firefighting mode at the casual dining group, exiting most of the Chiquito chain via an administration, deploying a company voluntary arrangement to shed 125 mainly Frankie & Benny’s outlets and raising £57 million of new equity. Refocusing the business on the excellent Wagamama and Brunning & Price brands is sensible, but the road to success is still long and painful. Avoid
Loungers
It was all going so well. Yet only a year since it floated at 200p a share, the operator of the Lounge and Cosy Club café-bars is languishing at 127p. However, this is a business that is constantly evolving to stay relevant, while its value-for-money proposition should resonate with a post-Covid audience. Its recent £8.3 million share placing provides an extra buffer. Buy
Mitchells & Butlers
One of the few pub groups not to issue shares, but with a well-invested estate and no apparent desire for acquisitions, the £100 million loan secured should provide all the liquidity it needs. Hold
Marston’s
Another pub company to sidestep an equity raise, although it didn’t need one. Instead, Ralph Findlay, chief executive, formed a £780 million joint venture with Carlsberg, collecting £273 million of cash to reduce debt. Pulling this rabbit out of his hat doubled the share price, but it could have further to go. Buy