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Plans approved for Stonehenge road tunnel
A tunnel past Stonehenge will be dug largely along the route of the existing A303, the government has announced.
Britain pushes Boeing to drop its Bombardier challenge
Britain is pressing for U.S. plane maker Boeing Co to drop its trade challenge against Canadian rival Bombardier and seek a negotiated settlement to try to protect jobs in Northern Ireland, its business ministry said on Monday.
More than 100m Hopper fare journeys have been made in its first year as upgrade set to allow unlimited bus journeys within an hour
Over 100m journeys have been made using the Hopper fare on the capital's buses, since mayor Sadiq Khan introduced it a year ago.
Skills Minister John Hayes brings together transport and further and higher education experts in new advisory group
Skills Minister John Hayes brought together a team of experts on 6th September 2017 to plot a course to build more transport skills than ever before. The minister invited specialists in further and higher education to join transport chiefs to explore how best to equip young people to build a successful career in transport. The Department for Transport works closely with industry to champion vocational skills and training — encouraging young people to gain the skills and experience they need for the challenge of a career in the sector.
Network Rail appoints chair for new Wales route board
Network Rail, Arriva Trains Wales and the Welsh Government have joined forces to create a new board that builds on the industry’s ambition to bring track and train closer together – especially as the new Wales and Borders franchise edges ever closer.
Tuesday, 12 September 2017
BBC News
- Virgin Atlantic CEO: Reacting to Hurricane IrmaVirgin Atlantic boss Craig Kreeger on how the airline has been joining efforts to help those hit by Hurricane Irma.
- May phones Trump as Boeing dispute threatens Bombardier orderThere are growing fears that a major aircraft project which supports hundreds of jobs in Belfast could be jeopardised.
Financial Times
- Boeing a prime target in the event of US-China trade warBut there are good reasons to believe that Beijing will not seek retribution
Reuters News
- Britain pushes Boeing to drop its Bombardier challengeBritain is pressing for U.S. plane maker Boeing Co to drop its trade challenge against Canadian rival Bombardier and seek a negotiated settlement to try to protect jobs in Northern Ireland, its business ministry said on Monday.
City AM
- Heathrow and London Stansted soar to record summer monthsLondon airports had a sunny summer period, as both Heathrow and Stansted announced today they had a record month of August.
London Evening Standard
- Bargain-hunting tourists lift Heathrow and GatwickLondon's biggest airports hailed a record-breaking August on Monday as tourists flooded to Britain to take advantage of the cheap pound.
East Anglian Daily Times
- Annual, monthly and daily passenger records broken at Stansted for second month in a rowMore than 2.7m passengers passed through Stansted Airport last month, completing its busiest ever peak summer season.
Buying Business Travel
- MAG passenger numbers continue to soarGroup's airports report busiest-ever August across the board.
- French national strike set to cause travel disruptionFlights and rail services could be affected by industrial action
Aviation Industry
- Why Heathrow’s sustainability strategy doesn’t quite cut itEarlier this year, sustainability strategy agency, Futerra, announced it had been working with Heathrow Airport on its latest sustainability strategy, Heathrow 2.0. AEF responded to the news with its concerns, which was previously available on Futerra’s blog, and can now …
- Finnair boosts its full-year outlookOneworld carrier Finnair has increased its full-year profit expectations to €135-€155 million ($162-$186 million), up from around €110 million from the previous guidance in July. read more
- Iberia launches new voluntary redundancy package Spanish flag carrier Iberia has agreed to a voluntary redundancy deal with its unions that could see up to 955 personnel leaving the airline by December 2019. read more
- Ryanair boosts Maltese involvementEurope’s largest LCC, Ryanair, is holding talks with Air Malta over future areas of cooperation as the Irish airline steps up its involvement in the small Mediterranean island. read more
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