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Network Rail to get budget boost despite efficiency concerns
Treasury likely to allow spending of more than £40bn, with extra for schemes such as the TransPennine route upgradeNetwork Rail is set to be granted an enhanced budget, likely to be more than £40bn, to run Britain's railway despite the regulator highlighting more concerns over billions lost due to inefficiency. The government will announce later this week how much it is prepared to spend on maintaining and operating Britain's railways for the five years from 2019.
Community Transport inquiry launched
The Transport Committee is launching a new inquiry into the licensing arrangements for community transport minibuses and the broader sustainability of the community transport sector, which provides essential access to transport to many vulnerable and potentially isolated people.
Four Committees relaunch a joint inquiry on air quality
Four Committees team up to scrutinise the Government's plans to reduce the harmful effects of air pollution on public health and the environment.
Upgrades for Northern and Jubilee Lines have been brought to a halt by Transport for London
Planned upgrades for the Northern and Jubilee Lines have been paused by Transport for London (TfL), though train drivers' union Aslef says they will be cancelled entirely.
Buses on concrete rails on the A52? The incredible plan to link Derby to HS2
Guided busways are already used in other parts of the UK and abroad and Trent Barton's managing director says they would be cheaper to install along the A52 than tramlines
Wednesday, 11 October 2017
Financial Times
- Monarch/Greybull: carrion callSecured loans entail conflicts of interest that should be properly disclosed
- Airline stocks rally on improved outlook from United, American
- Vietnam’s domestic airline industry takes offInvestment in airport capacity is needed to fuel further growth
The Guardian
- The UK's lobbying on Bombardier has been polite will it play tough? Ministers have achieved nothing with their pleas for Boeing to back down. With 4,000 jobs at risk, they must get decisive soon Two points are clear from business secretary Greg Clark's statement to parliament about Bombardier. First, the government’s lobbying is concentrated on persuading Boeing to withdraw its complaint that the Canadian plane maker, with 4,000 workers in Belfast, has been illegally dumping jets in the US. Continue reading...
Times Online
- Third of French flights grounded by national strike [Subscription]A third of flights were cancelled in France today as air-traffic controllers joined a national one-day strike by public sector workers in protest at President Macron’s plans to freeze pay and cut jobs.
- Myners calls for inquiry into owner of Monarch [Subscription]Lord Myners has called into question the conduct of Greybull Capital, the owner of Monarch Airlines, and demanded that MPs launch an inquiry in to the carrier’s collapse.
Transport Committee
- Four Committees relaunch a joint inquiry on air qualityFour Committees team up to scrutinise the Government's plans to reduce the harmful effects of air pollution on public health and the environment.
City AM
- A new private jet centre open 24/7 is coming to London next monthLondon is Europe's busiest city for private aviation, and London Southend has become the latest airport to tap into the market, announcing today that the Stobart Jet Centre is opening in November.
- Government says BAE Systems job cuts are down to restructuring and pledges to fully support those affectedThe government has said it will continue to work with BAE Systems to "support fully" those affected by the prospective job cuts announced by the firm today.
- Passenger growth at European airports to soften as airline woes take their tollPassenger growth across Europe's airports is expecting to slow as airline troubles take their toll, according to the latest report from ACI Europe.
Aviation Industry
- London Gatwick eyes drone applicationsLondon Gatwick Airport is considering using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for safety and security monitoring. read more
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