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Brexit: Flights 'at risk' under no-deal, government warns
Government papers warn airlines would lose automatic rights to fly from UK to EU without an agreement.
£1.5 million cycle plan for Sandwell
It includes plans to improve cycling links to local railways and tram stations across the borough
All-electric network in Caerphilly town ‘could be a first’
CAERPHILLY council has committed to increasing electric vehicles usage amid plans to create an £8 million all-electric public transport network within the borough.
Tuesday, 25 September 2018
BBC News
- City of Derry Airport: Council hopeful on funding dealDerry City and Strabane District Council (DCSDC) remains hopeful funding can be put in place to secure City of Derry Airport's future.
- Is this one of the world's most beautiful airports?India's 100th airport, inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the northern-eastern state of Sikkim on Monday, is arguably one of the world's most beautiful.
- Electric public transport drive by Caerphilly councilA council wants to be the UK's first to have all buses and trains running on electric power.
- Glider bus gets stuck turning a cornerThe £90m Belfast Rapid Transit Glider service has been running for just three weeks.
- The female pilot teaching African women to flyRefilwe Ledwaba is South Africa’s first black female helicopter pilot and wants other women to follow her.
- Brexit: Flights 'at risk' under no-deal, government warnsGovernment papers warn airlines would lose automatic rights to fly from UK to EU without an agreement.
The Guardian
- Northern rail compensation scheme to include non-season ticket holdersRegular passengers affected by bungled timetable launch to be allowed to claim for additional payouts
The Independent
- Brexit: Flights to be grounded if Britain crashes out of EU with no emergency air deal, government admitsFlights will be grounded if Britain crashes out of the EU next March unless an emergency aviation deal can be struck, the government has admitted.
Times Online
- Review urges tougher rules for minicabs after grooming scandals [Subscription]Tough restrictions should be placed on minicab drivers to address failings highlighted by child sexual exploitation scandals in towns such as Rochdale and Rotherham, a government review said.
- Minister ‘backs 20mph limit in built-up areas’ [subscription]Scotland is expected to become the first part of the UK to introduce a 20mph speed limit on most roads in built-up areas.
Network Rail
- Completion of bridge work marks milestone in the project to double the number of tracks into Bristol Temple MeadsNetwork Rail completed work to strengthen St Mark’s road bridge in Bristol last month, as part of the project to double the number of railway lines between Bristol Temple Meads and Filton Abbey Wood stations. The tracks are being doubled to enable an increase in trains from 2019 to help meet growing demand.
Birmingham Mail
- £1.5 million cycle plan for SandwellIt includes plans to improve cycling links to local railways and tram stations across the borough
Bolton News
- Rail union bosses blame Northern for 'collapsing' strike talksThe Rail Maritime and Transport Union (RMT) has agreed a further three strikes on October 6,13 and 20 after already striking on every Saturday in September.
Bristol Live
- Passenger baffled by 'chaotic' few hours at Bristol Airport after easyJet flight from FaroHe said passengers had to wait on the plane for 30 minutes after landing as the easyJet flight "arrived early"
Liverpool Echo
- £18.75m Halton Curve rail relaunch delayed by six months because of 'lack of trains'The launch of the £18.75m Halton Curve upgraded rail line between Chester and Liverpool has been delayed because of 'a lack of trains'.
London Evening Standard
- Call to speed up cycle safety after professor's death becomes ninth in the capital this yearCampaigners today called for greater urgency to make London's roads safer after a leading doctor became the ninth cyclist to be killed in the capital this year.
- TfL Tube strike 2018: Last-ditch talks being held in bid to avert Piccadilly line walkoutLast-ditch talks are being held on Monday in a bid to avoid strike action on the London Underground which threatens to shut down the Piccadilly line.
- TfL Tube strike 2018: Piccadilly line walkout dates in September plus everything else you need to knowPiccadilly line drivers are planning to hold a 48-hour walk-out this week which is expected to shut down the entire Tube line.
- Pupils at south London school required to wear number plates on bicycles so public can report 'inappropriate cycling'A secondary school in south London is banning children from cycling unless they display number plates on their bikes.
Manchester Evening News
- Manchester Airport have been cracking down on badly-behaved baggage handlers - and it showsAfter a viral clip of Swissport staff chucking suitcases onto a cart, we have another video - but this one's very different
Northern Echo
- Councillors to decide on cycle funding for school childrenNORTH Yorkshire County Councillors will consider offering additional funding to support the Bikeability cycle training for school children.
- Hitachi need Metro deal HAVING campaigned passionately for the construction of the Hitachi train-building factory at Newton Aycliffe, which opened in 2015, we are extremely disappointed to learn that the company is not renewing the contracts of more than 100 of its temporary workers.
The Press and Journal (Aberdeen)
- Profits near double at Aberdeen AirportGrowing passenger numbers boosted profits at Aberdeen International Airport (AIA) during last year, the north-east gateway’s latest annual accounts show.
- Wheelchair user speaks of ‘humiliating’ treatment by Aberdeen airport taxisA wheelchair user has spoken of her “humiliating” treatment after being refused access to taxis at Aberdeen International Airport.
Carlisle News & Star
- Carlisle airport runway resurfaced with Cumbrian asphaltA specialist asphalt mix design, partly produced in Cumbria, has been used to resurface the runway at Carlisle airport.
Daventry Express
- Plans submitted for controversial rail freight interchange that could take up huge swathe of South Northants countrysideRail Central is a proposed Strategic Rail Freight Interchange (SRFI) where the West Coast Main Line and Northampton Loop Line intersect, adjacent to the A43 and within two miles of Junction 15A of the M1.
New Civil Engineer
- Labour could ‘renationalise railways within five years’Senior Labour peers have suggested that the party could renationalise Britain’s railways “within five years” if elected.
Rail Magazine
- 30,000 jobs at the peak of HS2 construction High Speed 2 Ltd says that at the peak of the line’s Phase 1 construction work, 30,000 people will be working on or supported by the project in 2021-22, with more than 25,000 employed in construction alone.
- UK interest in Alstom’s hydrogen-powered trainsAs Alstom put its hydrogen multiple unit into traffic in Lower Saxony on September 17, the company confirmed significant interest from the UK in the technology.
- Class 710 testing due to move to the main lineMain line testing of London Overground Class 710s is set to begin at the end of this month.
Rail Technology Magazine
- Northern to launch extended compensation scheme for regular travellersNorthern has launched an extended compensation scheme to include regular travellers who don’t hold season tickets following the major disruption passengers had to endure in the summer. Transport for the North (TfN) has been working with Northern to broker the compensation scheme, and...
- Crossrail: Khan commissions report into governance, says he 'cannot be sure' of completion dateThe London mayor has failed to quell concerns about the future of the city’s Crossrail project after he claimed he ‘cannot be sure’ of the completion date. Speaking to BBC Radio London, Sadiq Khan that a “very speedy” report had been commissioned into the governance...
Aviation Industry
- APEX: American CEO defends 737 MAX seat, lavatory sizes American Airlines chairman and CEO Doug Parker defended seat and lavatory sizes on the carrier’s new fleet of Boeing 737 MAX airliners during an opening presentation Sept. 24 at the Airline Passenger Experience (APEX) Expo in Boston, Massachusetts. read more
- New UK flight academy receives 737 MAX simulatorUK pilot training school Skyborne Airline Academy has opened for business and taken delivery of a Boeing 737 MAX fixed-base simulator from Dutch company Multi Pilot Simulations (MPS). read more
- EVA Air launches new 787 business class Taiwan's EVA Air has launched its new business class in line with the delivery of its new Boeing 787-9/10 Dreamliner. read more
Other News Sources
- All-electric network in Caerphilly town ‘could be a first’CAERPHILLY council has committed to increasing electric vehicles usage amid plans to create an £8 million all-electric public transport network within the borough.
- Report on responses to be published soon as they work on 'evolving proposal'Transport for London (TfL) has acknowledged that there were significant flaws in the consultation held for Cycle Superhighway 9 (CS9). They have pledged to consult more widely in advance of submitting a revised plan which they will do once they have fully assessed responses to the initial design.
- Aberdeen airport profits jump in 2017 as terminal shakes off downturnGrowing passenger numbers boosted profits at Aberdeen International Airport (AIA) during 2017, the north-east gateway’s latest annual accounts show.
- Cleethorpes MP Martin Vickers on the future of Grimsby stadium, a direct train to London and BrexitCleethorpes MP Martin Vickers has spoken about the future of a range of issues affecting the town.
- Heathrow Airport begins peatland restoration carbon offsetting project Heathrow has invested in the restoration of UK peatlands to offset carbon emissions. Working with the Lancashire Wildlife Trust and DEFRA, Heathrow’s first restoration priority will be Little Woolden Moss, west of Manchester, which has been subject to commercial peat extraction for more than 15 years
- London Stansted trains 100th ‘Dementia Friend’ on World Alzheimer’s Day London Stansted Airport has celebrated reaching 100 trained ‘Dementia Friend’ staff members following the latest in a series of special training sessions on World Alzheimer’s Day.
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