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Is transport a barrier to work for Valleys communities?
Infrastructure and employment are top of the list when it comes to things that people living in the South Wales Valleys would like to see improved.
MP's anger as study reveals Londoners get ten times transport cash of Yorkshire folk
A BRADFORD MP has said he is “sick and tired” of Yorkshire being short-changed, after a report showed the region has England’s lowest investment in transport.
Labour MP Sir Keir Starmer warns HS2 work will 'devastate' the lives of Londoners for 17 years
A Labour frontbencher has warned that construction work on the long-awaited HS2 rail project will "devastate" the lives of residents for 17 years.
HS3 success key to closing bleak north-south divide, says IPPR
Success with HS3 is key to readdressing the imbalance in investment between the north and London, influential think tank IPPR North has argued. In the report written by researcher Grace Blakeley, it was reported that the north is experiencing a “chronic lack of investment”
RAIB: Croydon tram driver had 'lost awareness' before fatal derailment
The driver of the fatal Sandilands junction tram accident in Croydon, London, had “lost awareness” before the carriage he was controlling derailed, killing seven people, the latest interim report from the Rail Accident Investigation Bureau has reported. The late application of the...
Luton airport’s plans submitted for mass passenger transit system
Plans for a £200m (US$249m) mass passenger transit (MPT) system to link London Luton Airport (LLA) with Luton Airport Parkway rail station have been submitted.
Tuesday, 21 February 2017
BBC News
- Sky's not the limit: Glasgow's spaceportCould the UK be going where it has never been before? Detailed plans to create the country's first spaceports are set to be unveiled.
Manchester Evening News
- This is the future of Manchester Airport - featuring a showcase 'Super Terminal' after a £1bn expansion The transformation has been dubbed the biggest single construction project ever to take place in Greater Manchester
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- Security breach at JFK Airport reportedA security incident at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport on Monday has federal and local authorities at odds over what happened.
Aviation Industry
- Norwegian focuses on mid-size US cities for new Atlantic servicesLow-cost carrier Norwegian is planning to open up transatlantic services from several mid-sized US cities that do not have European flights, the airline’s CEO said Feb.20. read more
- European regional airlines urge safety agency to intervene in flight delay court casesThe European Regions Airline Association (ERA) is seeking assistance from the continent’s safety authority for carriers facing heavy compensation costs following flight delays. read more
- Russian airport reports international traffic up 70% in JanuarySamara’s Kurumoch International Airport in the Russian Volga region reported handling 28,000 international passengers in January, up 70% year-over-year (YOY). read more
- European regional carriers facing tough timesEurope’s regional airlines face a narrow – and shrinking – window of opportunity in which to make a profit, an industry consultant said in London Feb. 20. read more
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- Luton airport’s plans submitted for mass passenger transit systemPlans for a £200m (US$249m) mass passenger transit (MPT) system to link London Luton Airport (LLA) with Luton Airport Parkway rail station have been submitted.
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