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Sunday, 26 February 2023

BBC News

• Newport: Major transport improvements for city unveiledPlans for major improvements to a main road and roundabout and a new rail hub in a city centre plagued by traffic have been unveiled.
• Dawlish sea wall: Work on £80m scheme reaches final stagesWork on the construction of a new sea wall to protect a coastal railway line in Devon has reached its "final stages", Network Rail says.
• New Metro train hit by graffiti days after arrivalThe first new train on the Tyne and Wear Metro has been defaced in a graffiti attack within days of its arrival in the UK.

Financial Times

• Electric air taxis: end of Spac craze brings fliers down to earthDevelopers hope sales will begin in 2025 but share price falls reflect investor scepticism
• Chinese airlines left at the gate as international travel takes offState-owned carriers grapple with headwinds including lingering Covid rules and limits on tourist visas

The Guardian

• Brits are suffering but for us it's boom time: how Brexit boosted French and Irish portsThe cheapest way from Ireland to Europe used to be via Dover. But now Cherbourg and Rosslare are thriving. Rain or shine, Colm Lambert likes to sit on a bench overlooking Rosslare port on the south-eastern tip of Ireland and watch the new freight ships and passenger ferries sailing in from the Irish Sea.

The Herald

• Ferguson Marine: Ferry firm sanctioned twice over financial failsTHE taxpayer-supported nationalised shipyard firm at the centre of the nation's ferry fiasco has been sanctioned twice over its financial dealings before facing moves to be closed, the Herald can reveal.

Daily Record

• Bill for two ferries at state-owned shipyard set to top Scottish Parliament construction costsPrice of delivering pair of CalMac ferries through Ferguson Marine shipyard is likely to top £419million cost of iconic building.

Bolton News

• Bolton Arena signs new deal with University to run for three yearsBolton Arena has announced a new naming rights partnership with the University of Bolton.

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• Vandals strike at Low Moor - causing delays on railways in BradfordVandals brought misery to Bradford's rail network today as they struck near Low Moor.

Daily Post (North Wales)

• 'Selfish' drivers parked on A5 in Snowdonia are warned they're putting people at riskTraffic Wales said the presence of 'many vehicles' on the road was making it difficult for traffic to pass

Other Regional Press

• We need bus and train services that work for usAt one time or another, almost every contributor to the Cambrian News has opined on the woeful transport links to and around mid-Wales. I certainly have. Probably will again so long as it remains quicker for my Suffolk-based Mother to reach Barbados than venture to Aberystwyth.
• Where’s the money for public transport?A little over a week ago, Deputy Climate Change Minister Lee Waters delivered a devastating blow to the motorists of mid Wales, outlining that the vast majority of road improvement projects for Wales were to be cancelled.

Route One (Bus and Coach)

• Liverpool City Region bus franchising set to move aheadFurther reregulation of bus services in North West England is set to move forward on 3 March when members of the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority (LCRCA) are asked to approve elements of the process, including a formal proposed franchising scheme.

Other News Sources

• Welsh Labour’s disastrous transport policyI really do feel as though the Welsh Labour Government won’t be happy until we are all stuck at home.
• Update on Charfield train stationPLANNERS could give the green light for a new train station in a village in South Gloucestershire next week.
• Hampshire landslip railway fully repaired and line reopenedTHE railway hit by a huge landslip in Hampshire has reopened.

EIN News Subscription

• Passenger air travel between US and Europe up 87% in JanuaryNon-US citizen air passenger arrivals to the United States from foreign countries totaled 4.034 million, up 76%
• Air Arabia Will Wet Lease 3 Airbus A320s To Meet Summer DemandAir Arabia has signed an ACMI agreement with Bulgarian aircraft lessor Fly2Sky Airlines to lease three A320ceo family aircraft. By adding these new aircraft to its fleet, the airline will further increase its already substantial Airbus A320 family fleet and further reinforce its bond with the type.
• Collapsible air cargo container gains approvalULD firm VRR’s collapsible air cargo container has been certified for use by the European Union Aviation Saftey Agency.