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“Transport has struggled to get noticed”: the Campaign for Better Transport on its four key policy priorities
The chief executive of the Campaign for Better Transport on his policy priorities. In an election dominated by other issues, transport has struggled to get noticed. But the next government of whatever shape will face a number of transport challenges which can't be ducked or ignored.
Thursday, 08 June 2017
BBC News
- Does British Airways' explanation stack up?BA's explanation of its systems crash is being questioned by the airline's former IT workers.
Financial Times
- Emirates president pledges to ‘tough it out’ as airline strugglesGulf airline faces pain of slowdown, oil price collapse and Qatar cold war
- Singapore Airlines warns of job cuts to weather headwindsCarrier looking to reduce costs and revamp business as competition heats up
- May traffic results clip United Continental’s wings
East Anglian Daily Times
- Stansted Airport proposes to increase its annual passenger cap by almost 10 million peopleStansted Airport could increase its passenger cap by almost an extra 10million people under new expansion plans.
Buying Business Travel
- British Airways IT crash led to 672 cancelled flightsWillie Walsh orders internal investigation into incident
Aviation Industry
- Rolls-Royce opens a new engine services centerUK aero engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce has opened an Airline Aircraft Availability Center that will use data analytics to help optimize engine operations and maintenance. read more
- Further US airline consolidation unlikely for now Further airline industry consolidation is unlikely in the US in the near future, but carriers may seek to grow through joint ventures or investments in foreign airlines, according to PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC). read more
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