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Saturday, 21 April 2018

BBC News

• Heathrow v Gatwick: Could the winner be... Stansted?Stansted Airport has always been a bit of underdog. Nestled in the Essex countryside, 40 miles from central London, its fortunes have been tied to the low-cost airline revolution of the 90s and especially its biggest customer - Ryanair.
• West Highland Line journey times reviewTrain journey times from Helensburgh Upper to Fort William, Mallaig and Oban are to be examined by the West Highland Lines Review Group.
• Nissan to cut hundreds of UK jobsThe carmaker will reduce its Sunderland workforce by hundreds amid a decline in sales of diesel cars.

The Guardian

• Nissan to cut hundreds of jobs at Sunderland plantNissan is to cut hundreds of jobs at its Sunderland plant, Britain’s biggest car factory, as plummeting diesel sales dealt another employment blow to the UK automotive industry.

The Independent

• Why Southwest Airlines should still celebrate its air safety successPlane Talk: the carrier’s obsession with care of its passengers will continue, and I will continue to choose to fly it ahead of other US domestic carriers
• Nissan to cut hundreds of jobs at Sunderland plant as demand for diesel cars plummetsNissan is cutting hundreds of jobs at its Sunderland plant amid plummeting demand for diesel cars after an emissions scandal.

Times Online

• Cameras reduce deaths on A9 [subscription] The number of deaths on one of Scotland’s busiest roads has been cut by nearly half after the introduction of speed cameras, a report has indicated.
• Half of British drivers say it’s OK to speed, poll finds [subscription]Half of all drivers in Britain think it is acceptable to break speed limits, new research suggests.
• Lost luggage and leaking loos: your air travel nightmares [subscription]I may be the travel editor, but I am not a fan of air travel or airports. So it was a nice surprise to find an airport that gets everything right on a trip to Asia this month. At Singapore’s Changi airport it took just 15 minutes from stepping out of the taxi to reach the gate, with automated emigration as well as check-in, and plenty of comfy seats that wouldn’t look out of place in a luxury hotel.

City AM

• British Ports Association seeks new funding for border checks at key ports after BrexitThe chief executive of the British Ports Association has urged the government to provide funding guarantees for new border facilities and digital infrastructure when the UK leaves the European Union.
• First hybrid Hitachi TransPennine trains due to reach UK in next couple of monthsHitachi's first test TransPennine Express trains (TPE) have left Japan and are due to arrive in the UK in the next couple of months.
• Nissan to cut hundreds of jobs at main UK hub in SunderlandNissan is to cut hundreds of jobs at its main UK plant in Sunderland as it moves to develop new electric-powered powertrains in the wake of the collapse in demand for diesel.

Bolton News

• Rail electrification: Network Rail pledges to residents affected by work RAIL bosses have made a string of pledges to residents after months of disruption in Bolton.

London Evening Standard

• Revealed: London's worst bus stops... where only one in 10 run on timeLondon’s least reliable bus stops were today revealed - where fewer than one in 10 services are on time.
• Transport bosses are launching a campaign next week to ensure pregnant, disabled and elderly passengers most in need of a priority seat are able to get one.Large circular blue signs are being placed on carriage windows with the message “Priority seating: Please consider other passengers when using this seat”.

Northern Echo

• Hitachi says North-East jobs are safe despite switching train production from Newton Aycliffe to ItalyTRAIN builder Hitachi has said a decision to move work from its County Durham factory to Italy was because of workloads and has nothing to do with it gearing up for Brexit.
• Experimental rail vehicle at Locomotoin tells story of high-speed rail in the UKAN historic vehicle which represents a landmark in rail travel has been donated to The National Railway Museum.

Rail Technology Magazine

• Grayling threatened with legal action over East Coast rail franchise failingsCampaigners are threatening to take transport secretary Chris Grayling to court over his failure to stop the companies behind the failed Virgin Trains East Coast (VTEC) from bidding for other franchises in future. Bring Back British Rail has teamed up with public law expert Leigh Day to hold...
• GWR to roll out 19 'tri-mode' trains by 2019 under new dealA new deal struck between Great Western Railway (GWR) and Porterbrook means 19 Class 769 Flex trains will be introduced on the operator’s network from spring next year, it has confirmed. GWR said the innovative fleet – which operates as ‘tri-mode’ and can run on overhead...

Aviation Industry

• Air Canada rolls out enhanced premium service on international flightsAir Canada unveiled its new “Signature Serviceâ€� premium travel brand this week for international flights and plans to introduce the service upgrade on certain transcontinental flights within North America in June. read more
• Boeing delivers first new 737-800 converted freighter modelGE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) has taken delivery of the first Boeing 737-800 converted freighter (BCF). read more
• CEO: Adria Airways’ restructuring on track, to add six Saab 2000sSlovenia’s Adria Airways is on track for profitability and growth, CEO Holger Kowarsch told ATW on the sidelines of the European Regions Airline Association (ERA) conference in Vienna. read more
• Wizz Air: No interest in connecting flights or airline cooperationsCentral and eastern European LCC Wizz Air has no interest in offering connecting flights like Irish-LCC Ryanair practices at some airports such as Italy’s Milan Bergamo. read more

Other News Sources

• Negotiations underway to prevent Heathrow intrusion into ColnbrookNEGOTIATIONS are underway to prevent the Heathrow expansion becoming an intrusion.