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Airbus in £100m investment pledge
Plane-maker Airbus is investing £100m in research, development and training with £56m for its Flintshire factory.
On track for a bright future Network Rail increases graduate places by 45% as investment in our railway continues
Network Rail is increasing its investment in the talent of the future by raising the number of places available on its graduate and work placement schemes by more than 40%.
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- Airbus in £100m investment pledgePlane-maker Airbus is investing £100m in research, development and training with £56m for its Flintshire factory.
- Welsh rail electrification impact 'will be huge', PM saysA deal to electrify railway lines in the south Wales valleys will have a "huge" impact, the prime minister says.
- Delta swaps Boeings for Airbus jetsAmerican airline Delta replaces its old Boeing planes in a $14bn order for 50 Airbus wide-body jets powered by Rolls Royce engines
Financial Times
- Carolyn McCall: Flying high at easyJetInitially seen as an outsider, the airlineās chief executive has won over staff and investors
- Rail chief apologises for lousy serviceFreight investment will slow if regulators tighten rules to curb returns
The Telegraph
- Man drives onto runway, leaving passenger plane circling and running out of fuelA KLM passenger flight that was due to land was left with just seven minutes to find a different airfield or risk running out of fuel
Network Rail
- Electrification will transform the Welsh railway, says Network RailNetwork Rail has today welcomed the Prime Ministerās announcement on a funding package for electrification in South Wales.
- On track for a bright future Network Rail increases graduate places by 45% as investment in our railway continuesNetwork Rail is increasing its investment in the talent of the future by raising the number of places available on its graduate and work placement schemes by more than 40%.
- Have your say on rail industry plan for growth on routes to London WaterlooPlans to make sure the railway from London Waterloo to the south and south west of England can continue to accommodate the huge growth in passenger journeys have been published by the Network Rail-South West Trains Alliance ā and members of the public are being encouraged to have their say as part of a 90-day consultation period.
Wales Online
- Wales' first otters warning road signs installed to protect them in West WalesCarmarthenshire council has installed the innovative 'warning: otters crossing' signs on the A484 near Kidwelly
Yorkshire Post
- āRecklessā thief drives stolen car through airport fence and onto runway at 80mphA car thief crashed through airport fencing and careered onto the runway at up to 80mph, leaving an aircraft running low on fuel circling above.
Burnley Express
- First passengers pass through new Burnley Manchester Road station THE first passengers have gone through the doors of Burnleyās new Manchester Road station ā after four months of delays on the final finishing touches.
Sleaford Standard
- Transport plan approvedA 16-year plan to boost Sleaford’s economy by improving transport in and around the town has been given the go-ahead by county and district councillors.
Other Regional Press
- Wolvercote residents urge rail chiefs: Please donāt cut us all off RESIDENTS say they are being ārailroadedā by plans to close a city road in January for 10 months.
Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport
- Government begins land safeguarding process for Crossrail twoA consultation has been launched to discuss safeguarding the land on the proposed route for the Crossrail two development. The consultation will run for ten weeks until January 28th 2015, and is aimed at ensuring any planned building work on the potential route does not restrict constructing the Crossrail two line in the future. Since most of the route will run underground, it is not expected to affect many developments. The proposed route will link Tottenham Hale, New Southgate and Wimbledon, creating a connection between north-east and south-west London. The plan is backed by Mayor of London...
Aviation Industry
- Etihad and Alitalia expand codeshare dealEtihadās 49% stake in Alitalia approved by European Commission
- CAPA Summit: Airline CEO urges Africa to tackle market share decline Tewolde GebreMariam hits out at governments' failure to implement single air transport market
- Norwegian CEO hits back at critics of its budget airline planBjorn Kos says US airlines fear cheap ticket prices
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