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More seats for rail passengers as nearly £1 billion is invested in Midlands services
Better trains, services and stations for passengers travelling between the north-west, the Midlands and London.
Abellio wins West Midlands franchise
A joint venture led by Abellio has won the West Midlands franchise, ending a decade of control by Govia. The routes between London, the West Midlands and Liverpool are set to receive an investment of almost £1 billion, said the Department for Transport. The fleet will be boosted by 400 new vehicles, which are to be in service by 2021, while the new contract includes compensation for delays of more than 15 minutes.
HS2 should "not be at the expense of rail electrification," says Vince Cable
The new leader of the Liberal Democrats has said that HS2 should not come "at the expense of good regional investment," suggesting that rail electrification for Wales should be a bigger priority.
Thursday, 10 August 2017
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- WW2 Mosquito aircraft blueprints found at Airbus factoryMore than 20,000 drawings of the Mosquito aircraft are saved from being thrown into a skip.
- US airlines bumping from overbooked flights is at 22-year lowThe bumping of passengers from overbooked US flights plummets to its lowest rate since 1995.
London Evening Standard
- Southend Airport offers free flights to delayed passengers at Heathrow and GatwickThe first 1,000 passengers will scoop free flights from Southend Airport
- Muslim man suing Virgin Atlantic 'after being thrown off flight for harmless mention of 9/11'A Muslim man is embroiled in a legal battle with Virgin Atlantic after claiming he was frogmarched off a plane for "harmlessly" mentioning 9/11.
Aviation Industry
- UAV manufacturers criticize UK collision testsOrganizations representing manufacturers of small unmanned air vehicles (UAVs), or drones, and those operating them have criticized a UK government report into the risks associated with collisions between the systems and manned aircraft. read more
- Biometric facial recognition comes to Las Vegas, Houston airportsUS Customs and Border Protection (CBP) continued its federally mandated implementation of facial recognition biometric exit technology at US airports this week with new deployments at Las Vegasā McCarran International Airport (LAS) and Houstonās William P. Hobby International Airport (HOU). read more
- Delta breaks ground on $4 billion New York LaGuardia terminalDelta Air Lines has broken ground on a 37-gate terminal at New York LaGuardia Airport (LGA) that will replace two aging terminal facilities. read more
- Air France tests immersive entertainmentAir France has begun testing an immersive inflight entertainment (IFE) system with virtual reality headsets on Airbus A340 business-class service between Paris Charles de Gaulle and St. Martin. read more
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