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The European Aviation Safety Agency has cleared the way for airlines to allow passengers to use mobile devices on flights.
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Protestors in Deeping St James are this weekend urging readers to help stop Network Rail from demolishing a signal box in the village.
Saturday, 27 September 2014
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- Emergency landing at Glasgow AirportA Dreamliner plane travelling from the US to Poland with 260 people on board makes an emergency landing at Glasgow Airport.
- Air France sticks to low-cost planAir France says it will develop its low cost airline, Transavia, within France, despite objections from striking pilots.
- Mobiles cleared for use on flightsThe European Aviation Safety Agency has cleared the way for airlines to allow passengers to use mobile devices on flights.
The Herald
- Jet in emergency stop at GlasgowA DREAMLINER jet carrying 284 passengers was forced to make an emergency landing at Glasgow Airport after a computer glitch left the crew fearing there was a fire on board.
Mail Online
- European airlines relax rules to let passengers use phones during flights Cologne-based European Aviation Safety Agency has issued new guidelines that state passengers can use electronics, including phones and tablets, at any time on flights.
London Evening Standard
- BA's 'business class only' service to New York is flying high five years on The last surviving “business class only” airline service between London and New York next week celebrates its fifth anniversary, despite being written off as a massive gamble when it launched during the recession.
Sheffield Telegraph
- Business rues airport’s lossBulldozers have moved in at Sheffield Airport six years after its closure - prompting a business group and residents to rue the loss of the facility.
Carlisle News & Star
- Possible rescue package plan for Cumbrian bus routes Bus firm bosses are looking at potential rescue packages for routes facing the axe.
Aviation Industry
- EU safety agency lifts mobile phone restrictions on flightsDecision means travellers allowed to leave devices switched on and in any mode
- Etihad unveils new livery designEtihad Airways has unveiled its new livery design which will be introduced across its fleet
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