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Report calls for ScotRail to be taken into public ownership by 2020
ScotRail could be taken into public ownership by 2020, a new report has said, with the authors claiming the move could lead to average fare cuts of 6.5 per cent across the service.
Bus partnership announces £23.5m investment
A MULTI-million pound investment has been ploughed into new buses for West Yorkshire.
Tube to have full 4G mobile phone coverage from 2019, Transport for London announces
The Tube will have full 4G mobile coverage from 2019, Transport for London has announced.
Industry Minister Claire Perry launches work on Stansted Airport College
The construction of a new £11m technical college at Stansted Airport was officially started yesterday as part of the launch of the Government’s Industrial Strategy White Paper.
Tuesday, 28 November 2017
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- BA owner IAG secures Monarch's Gatwick slotsAirline group IAG has secured most of the collapsed carrier's take-off slots at Gatwick.
Financial Times
- British Airways owner IAG buys Gatwick slots from collapsed Monarch‘New destinations and extra frequencies’ planned from Britain’s second airport
- Personal touch is glue for online aircraft chartering servicesInformation gives more power to customers, with each flight built for the client
- Helicopter manufacturers’ hopes rise with near 8% lift in salesA recovery in orders follows several years of muted demand
- Bombardier tries to recapture prime slot in corporate jet marketCanadian maker pins its hopes on success with its Global 7000 model
- Supersize me! Boeing and Airbus report higher sales private jetsPrivate airliners offer an experience far above first class for those prepared to pay
- Light jets and turboprops remain vital to business aviationCompact aircraft are increasing their presence in the wider transport market
- Lower prices tempt buyers into private jet marketRatio of second-hand business aircraft for sale falls to pre-financial crisis level
Times Online
- BA grounded me because of my wheelchair, says musician [Subscription]An Israeli musician with a muscle-wasting disease claims that he was prevented from boarding a British Airways flight because staff did not have time to put his mobility scooter on board.
City AM
- EasyJet's gender pay gap: Male staff are paid 45.5 per cent more than women as airline blames shortage of female pilotsEasyJet has revealed that its gender pay gap stands at 45.5 per cent, citing the make-up of its pilot community as a key reason for the disparity.
- British Airways owner snaps up Monarch Gatwick slotsThe owner of British Airways has beaten off the competition to secure Monarch Airline's Gatwick take-off and landing slots.
Mail Online
- Bali airport is expected to be closed for another 24 hours More than 400 flights to and from Bali were cancelled and nearly 60,000 travelers have been stranded.
London Evening Standard
- United Airlines flight makes emergency diversion to London after passengers complain of feeling lightheaded and nauseousA United Airlines flight from Germany to the US was forced to make an emergency landing in London after several passengers reported feeling lightheaded and nauseous.
- Bali volcano: Airport shut for second day as Mount Agung spews more ash Bali's international airport has been shut for a second day as Mount Agung continues to spew towering columns of volcanic ash.
East Anglian Daily Times
- Industry Minister Claire Perry launches work on Stansted Airport CollegeThe construction of a new £11m technical college at Stansted Airport was officially started yesterday as part of the launch of the Government’s Industrial Strategy White Paper.
Other Regional Press
- Government Industrial Strategy will boost economy in Newport, says Secretary of State for Wales on visit to AirbusSECRETARY of State for Wales Alun Cairns has said the government's new Industrial Strategy will help boost economic growth in Newport.
Buying Business Travel
- FCM chatbot goes live globallyArtificial intelligence gathers information for travellers
- IAG lands Monarch's Gatwick slotsGroup reportedly wins auction on majority of slots
Aviation Industry
- Lufthansa unveils first details of new business class Lufthansa has given initial information about its new business class that will roll out from 2020, beginning with its new Boeing 777Xs. read more
- Swiss regional Darwin Airline enters insolvency proceedingsDarwin Airline, the Lugano, Switzerland-based regional carrier, has entered reorganization under Swiss insolvency regulations just four months after the airline changed ownership. read more
Other News Sources
- Work begins on Stansted Airport's new technical college as Industrial Strategy is launchedThe Minister of State for Climate Change and Industry, Claire Perry MP, was at London Stansted Airport yesterday (Monday) to see the start of the construction phase of the new on-site technical college and to also launch the Government's Industrial Strategy.
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