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‘Pop up’ railway stations could test passenger demand, say Greens
“Pop-up” rail stations should be built to test passenger demand at new stops, the Scottish Greens have urged.
Ryanair in new battle with union [Subscription]
Ryanair has asked Dublin-based pilots to bypass their trade union and directly accept a pay increase, a month after its decision to recognise workers’ groups.
40 cab firms go out of business just months after 5,000% rise in fees
"Mind-boggling" hikes to the cost of minicab operator licence fees in London have had a "devastating" impact on long-established family firms, figures reveal today.
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- Criticism of late-night flights at airportA watchdog has found there was maladministration by a Stormont department over late-night flights at George Best Belfast City Airport.
- Belfast City Airport late-night flight 'failures' criticisedA watchdog finds against Stormont over late-night flights at George Best Belfast City Airport.
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- Ryanair in new battle with union [Subscription]Ryanair has asked Dublin-based pilots to bypass their trade union and directly accept a pay increase, a month after its decision to recognise workers’ groups.
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- Probe launched amid claims of airline seat splitting The CAA will investigate whether airlines use programmes that deliberately separate families when they book together in order to force them to pay extra for seats next to each other.
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- BA rolling out wifi on long-haul aircraftAirline plans to connect 118 planes
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- Industry condemns video of drone close encounter with Frontier aircraft Kelsey Atherton The unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) industry and hobbyists alike have been quick to condemn an alleged close encounter with commercial airliner. read more
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- Electric VTOL air taxi raises $100m in Series B fundingJoby Aviation, a secretive US startup developing an electric Vertical Take Off and Landing (eVOTL) air taxi, has raised $100m in Series B funding from companies including Intel and Toyota. The only artist’s impressions of the secretive vehicle date from 2015 (Credit: Joby Aviation) According to the California-based company, its four-passenger vehicle will be able […] The post Electric VTOL air taxi raises $100m in Series B funding appeared first on The Engineer.
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