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Workers on Southern, Greater Anglia, South Western Railway, Merseyrail and Northern have walked out.
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The chair of the National Infrastructure Commission warned today that Heathrow's competitiveness is at stake if stalling on expansion continues, as its European rivals fly ahead on connections to the likes of China.
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- IndiGo airline apologises for passenger altercation on tarmacThe government is investigating the alleged manhandling of a passenger by staff at an Indian airline.
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- British Airways brings back second meal on long-haul flights as it fights flying competition with £4.5bn investmentThe boss of British Airways has unveiled a £4.5bn investment programme which includes boosting catering on long-haul flights, in an effort to revamp the airline in an increasingly competitive environment.
- Lord Adonis warns stalling on Heathrow expansion means airport is losing out to European rivals on crucial China linksThe chair of the National Infrastructure Commission warned today that Heathrow's competitiveness is at stake if stalling on expansion continues, as its European rivals fly ahead on connections to the likes of China.
Aviation Industry
- Brussels Airlines to operate long-haul flights for EurowingsLufthansa Group subsidiary Brussels Airlines will operate long-haul flights for LCC Eurowings from Düsseldorf, Germany, starting in summer 2018, Eurowings MD-operations Michael Knitter confirmed to ATW. read more
- Lufthansa Aviation Training begins fleet renewal with Cirrus aircraft Lufthansa Aviation Training (LAT) has received six of 25 Cirrus Aircraft SR20s for its primary training fleet. read more
- World Travel Market: British Airways promises better standards for passengers British Airways (BA) will retain its first-class cabins, but will not go the way of US airlines in effectively having three classes of passengers on its domestic and short-haul services, BA CEO Alex Cruz said. read more
- VivaAerobus 3Q net profit up 33% as passengers, load factor surgeGrupo VivaAerobus, holding company of Mexican LCC VivaAerobus, posted a MXN409 million ($22.5 million) net profit for the 2017 third quarter, up 33.1% over MXN307.5 million net income in 3Q 2016. read more
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