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How drones could stop crashes like Germanwings happening again
Drones could provide the solution to preventing future disasters similar to the Germanwings Airbus crash that took place in the Alps earlier this week. Aviation experts told Sky that having a drone system on planes would allow staff on the ground to seize control of aircraft in an emergency, so the pilots would no longer have total power. Andreas Lubitz, the co-pilot on flight 4U9525 from Barcelona to Dusseldorf, is thought to have deliberately caused the plane to crash by putting it into descent. Systems already exist which allow unmanned planes to be operated from the ground, ...
EXCLUSIVE: Rip-off Easter rail to take FIVE times longer but passengers will pay the price
THOUSANDS of passengers on Britain’s busiest rail route face a rip-off at Easter with long delays from engineering works as the price of tickets rocket.
Sunday, 29 March 2015
BBC News
- Weekend disruption on train linesA restricted timetable is in place at the weekend on the Cardiff and valleys network.
- Jobseekers perks in Scotrail dealThe new ScotRail franchise will offer free rail travel to interviews for jobseekers, amongst other passenger benefits announced.
- Station house reopens after makeoverA railway station house, once seen as an
The Scotsman
- ScotRail gives jobseekers free travel to interviewsJOBSEEKERS will get free rail travel to interviews then a month’s free travel when they land a job under the new ScotRail franchise.
Daily Express
- EXCLUSIVE: Rip-off Easter rail to take FIVE times longer but passengers will pay the priceTHOUSANDS of passengers on Britain’s busiest rail route face a rip-off at Easter with long delays from engineering works as the price of tickets rocket.
Bucks Free Press
- HS2: Select committee 'to visit Bucks in May' The committee of MPs hearing evidence on the proposed HS2 railway line are due to visit Buckinghamshire in May, according to an MP.
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