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Brexit ferry contracts could cost government millions more
The government will be forced to spend tens of millions of additional pounds to keep its no-deal ferry contracts in place if Brexit is delayed.
Boeing: What next after the 737 Max disasters?
Boeing's top-selling jets grounded until May as investigators work out what caused two fatal crashes.
Going car-less in the country can be hard
City-dwellers don’t face the public transport problems experienced in the country, say Tricia Knott and Susie Medley. Plus letters from Michael Cunningham, Cllr Wesley Harcourt on charging points for electric vehicles, and Bob Caldwell on cycling roads full of potholes
Transport for London knew Siemens would build trains in Austria a year before contract awarded
LONDON transport bosses knew a fleet of underground trains would be built in Austria when they snubbed an established North-East train builder which is desperate for new orders, The Northern Echo can reveal.
Saturday, 16 March 2019
BBC News
- Brexit ferry contracts could cost government millions moreThe government will be forced to spend tens of millions of additional pounds to keep its no-deal ferry contracts in place if Brexit is delayed.
- Pilot jailed after injuring passengers in crash near M62Robert Murgatroyd's plane crashed near the M62, injuring passengers who paid for a birdwatching trip.
- ScotRail services hit by West Lothian signal faultDisruption to trains includes those running on the line between Glasgow Queen Street and Edinburgh.
- Musk adds new Model Y to electric car line-upThe new mass-market electric vehicle has a base price of $39,000 and a 230-mile range.
- Volkswagen and former boss face US lawsuit over DieselgateThe Security and Exchange Commission says the German car giant misled investors.
- Boeing to upgrade software on Ethiopian Airlines crash jetThe US planemaker will roll out the changes in the coming weeks after the 737 Max aircraft disaster.
- Boeing: What next after the 737 Max disasters?Boeing's top-selling jets grounded until May as investigators work out what caused two fatal crashes.
The Guardian
- Going car-less in the country can be hardCity-dwellers don’t face the public transport problems experienced in the country, say Tricia Knott and Susie Medley. Plus letters from Michael Cunningham, Cllr Wesley Harcourt on charging points for electric vehicles, and Bob Caldwell on cycling roads full of potholes
Times Online
- Road toll scheme could cost drivers £700 a year [Subscription]A national system of road tolls costing motorists more than £700 a year should be introduced to make up for a sharp drop in fuel taxes, research suggests.
- Parking levy won’t work, says Loganair as staff lobby MSPs [Subscription]The boss of Scotland’s only airline said plans to introduce a parking tax were “impractical and unreasonable” for staff.
City AM
- We Work poaches Uber's UK manager Tom Elvidge to serve as COOUber's UK and Ireland general manager has left the ride-hailing app to join tech workspace firm We Work as its new chief operating office for Europe.
- Heathrow boosts passenger numbers for 28th month in a row as London Fashion Week attracts touristsHeathrow Airport saw record rates of passenger traffic growth for the 28th month in a row in February as 5.48m travellers used the airport, up 1.7 per cent from the same time last year.
- Outsourcer Interserve falls into administration after shareholders reject rescue dealInterserve has fallen into administration after shareholders roundly rejected a rescue deal designed to relieve it of a more than £630m debt pile.
The National
- National Rail freight plan to 'boost productivity'A PLAN to boost the use of the national rail network for freight was revealed yesterday.
London Evening Standard
- TfL picks up cost of £625 black cab for woman who missed last trainTube bosses paid £625 for a taxi to take a passenger 100 miles to her home in Lincolnshire after a fault on the Victoria line meant she missed her last train.
- Ethiopian Airlines pilot 'asked in panicky voice to return before Boeing 737 crash'The pilot of the Ethiopian Airlines flight asked to return back to the airport in a panicked voice three minutes after take-off, according to reports.
- The best alternative Tube maps made by London Underground enthusiastsLondon wouldn't be the same without its complex and colourful Tube map, but if there's one thing we get excited by, it's seeing the famous map re-imagined.
Northern Echo
- Transport for London knew Siemens would build trains in Austria a year before contract awardedLONDON transport bosses knew a fleet of underground trains would be built in Austria when they snubbed an established North-East train builder which is desperate for new orders, The Northern Echo can reveal.
Aviation Industry
- Wizz Air launches Airbus A321neo operations Wizz Air has begun scheduled Airbus A321neo operations March 15 from Budapest (Hungary) to London Luton (UK). read more
Other News Sources
- Pioneering plans for high speed rail test facility in Leeds pass first hurdleThe University of Leeds rail test facility would be the only one of its kind in the UK
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- Pakistan re-starting some flights, to fully re-open commercial airspace MondayFour Pakistani airports were beginning partial operations on … just Pakistan's air transport but flights worldwide as airlines were forced to … heavier use of its airspace, officials said.
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