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Labour plans transport overhaul with not-for-profit licenses for local bus operators
Local bus services would be handed to “not-for-profit” operators including community groups under a plan by Labour to end the market dominance enjoyed by five big companies.
EDF in group bidding for UK government stake in Eurostar
French power company EDF (EDF.PA) is in a consortium led by Singapore sovereign fund GIC looking to buy a 40 percent stake in the Eurostar train service which the British government has put up for sale, the Les Echos newspaper reported.
Record numbers of people use the train as 1.3BILLION trips made in just 12 months
The number of journeys rose 5% in the year to last March and commuter journeys between London and the South East hit 191 million, up 2.9%
Rail electrification 'vital' to tackling North Wales' traffic woes
The benefits of better rail links for the region delivered to cross-party group of MPs at Parliamentary meeting
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- First-class fliers get virtual realityQantas becomes first airline to offer passengers in-flight entertainment via a virtual reality headset.
- Union warns against Aer Lingus bidA union which represents 500 Aer Lingus pilots warns against a takeover of the airline.
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- Gatwick expansion plans attacked by MPsLocal Tories say it would cause ‘irreparable damage’ to the area
- Flybe yet to hit a purple patchChief executive Saad Hammad seen as leading carrier in the right direction
- Monarch heads for profit after turnroundOil price fall helps travel group return from brink of collapse
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- British Airways Avios changes hit economy flyersAirline restructures loyalty scheme
- Manchester airport resumes flights after snow forced closureManchester airport has resumed flights after snow halted services earlier today.
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