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Metrolink's Trafford Park £350m tramline approved
A £350m tramline to Greater Manchester's Trafford Centre is given the go-ahead by the government.
Southern rail: MPs condemn ministers' failure to monitor firm
Transport committee report blasts failure to enforce terms of contract with UK’s worst performing rail firmMinisters and officials in the Department for Transport lost their grip on Southern, failing to monitor the rail company properly and enforce the terms of its contract, according to a withering report by a cross-party group of MPs.Concluding an inquiry into the experience of rail passengers that became dominated by the events at Southern, the transport select committee said commuters had been badly let down.
Unions write to Labour MPs urging them to back Heathrow expansion
Campaign for a third runway puts unions at odds with senior party figures, including Jeremy Corbyn and John McDonnellTrade unions are preparing to ramp up their efforts to persuade Labour MPs to back expansion at Heathrow airport, putting them at odds with senior party figures including Jeremy Corbyn.Community, the union that represents iron and steel workers, wrote to all Labour MPs on Thursday calling on them to back the expansion if it is approved by the prime minister, Theresa May, next week.
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- Airport operator Hial reports record figureHighlands and Islands Airports Limited has seen its passenger numbers rise above 900,000 for the first time over the first two quarters of a year.
Financial Times
- Kenya Airways raises stakes in pilot rowGovernment joins calls for planned stoppage to be called off
The Guardian
- Unions write to Labour MPs urging them to back Heathrow expansionCampaign for a third runway puts unions at odds with senior party figures, including Jeremy Corbyn and John McDonnellTrade unions are preparing to ramp up their efforts to persuade Labour MPs to back expansion at Heathrow airport, putting them at odds with senior party figures including Jeremy Corbyn.Community, the union that represents iron and steel workers, wrote to all Labour MPs on Thursday calling on them to back the expansion if it is approved by the prime minister, Theresa May, next week.
Mail Online
- Third runway at Heathrow 'to get go-ahead in days': Theresa May set to defy fierce opposition to announce boost to airport's capacity After years of delay, Theresa May is set to defy fierce opposition from key members of her Cabinet, including Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson, to boost Britain’s airport capacity.
Blackpool Gazette
- Flights firm positive about Blackpool airport saleThe boss of the only commercial air passenger firm operating at Blackpool Airport said he is confident about the future in the light of a possible sale of the site.
Buying Business Travel
- Flights between UK and China to jump 150%The UK and China have agreed to more than double the number of permitted flights between China and the UK
- British Airways boosts London capacity on Germany routes34,000 extra seats to Hamburg and Dusseldorf from City airport
- Heathrow/Gatwick expansion decision next Tuesday?Campaign group believes government have set a date for the long-awaited runway announcement
Aviation Industry
- Air New Zealand may offer Wi-Fi from 2017Air New Zealand may offer Wi-Fi connectivity on flights from 2017 onward, CEO Christopher Luxon said in a statement Oct. 11. read more
- Sweden’s airports post 5% passenger increase year-to-dateSwedavia, owner and operator of 10 airports across Sweden, reported Oct. 13 a total of 29.7 million passengers have embarked and disembarked at the state-owned company’s airports through Sept. 30, a 5% rise year-over-year (YOY). read more
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