Click here for the Friday Reading Search, a searchable archive of reading and knowledge resources

Since March 2020, Airmic has been issuing Friday Reading, a curated series of readings and knowledge resources sent by email to Airmic members. The objective of Airmic Friday Reading was initially to keep members informed during the Covid-19 pandemic. Today, Airmic Friday Reading has evolved in scope to include content on a wide range of subjects with each email edition following a theme. This page is a searchable archive of all the readings and knowledge resources that have been shared.

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McKinsey & Co, 20th May 2021
[podcast & transcript] The COVID-19 pandemic decimated airlines in 2020, yet there are reasons for optimism as the industry looks to recovery.
Forbes, 29th April 2021
Is the business trip dead? Europe's top banks think so, but travel firms and their investors are betting on a return in business travel of a slightly different kind.
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Aon, 1st January 2021
Aon’s benchmarking for people working in their London office shows that 90 minutes is the average commute time, which suggests most are taking the train, tube or bus. A viable solution to the transport problem demands a more collaborative approach between businesses and organisations like Transport for London, and will likely include shift work and more cycling and walking.
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Control Risks, 24th July 2020
Border closures and the grounding of aircraft because of COVID-19 have posed a significant operational challenge for companies. This article assesses the outlook for operational disruption to business associated with COVID-19-linked restrictions on movement by air, both within and between states.
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Chubb
This recent survey finds that business travellers around the world believe the pandemic and related travel restrictions have negatively impacted their effectiveness on the job, as well as the ability of their employers to develop business, serve clients and maintain business relationships.
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Kennedys, 1st January 2021
Friday Reading Edition 42 (22nd January 2021)
Focuses on the important task of looking at the road ahead in order to support businesses in their strategic decision making – from the new cyber threats which will become more apparent in a world where digitisation has accelerated, to the need to redefine health and safety ‘at work’ in a world.
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Airmic, 26th October 2020
Friday Reading Edition 32 (30th October 2020)
Alison Moriarty, Fleet Risk Director at DRiiVE Consulting, and Mark Cartwright, Head of Commercial Vehicle Incident Prevention at Highways England, to discuss the evolving risks associated with motor fleets, how they can be addressed and why they need to be moved up the risk register.
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Financial Times, 25th September 2020
Friday Reading Edition 32 (30th October 2020)
[Subscription required] Hotels are repurposed as work-from-home alternatives as companies scramble to adjust.
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McKinsey & Co, 13th August 2020
Friday Reading Edition 32 (30th October 2020)
Business travel is critical to many travel providers but will take a long time to return to previous levels after the COVID-19 pandemic – an article that the players that depend on it need to know.
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International SOS,BCD, 5th August 2020
Friday Reading Edition 32 (30th October 2020)
[recorded webinar] Caring for business travellers is more important than ever. Having the right tools, data points and a solid plan in place will help organisations and their employees feel confident getting back to the business of travel.
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