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Some lost rail routes may be 'restored'
More than 4,000 miles of rail routes were closed in the 1960s as part of major cost cuts.
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Announcing a new strategic vision for rail, a consultation on the next Great Western franchise, and an invitation to tender for the South Eastern franchise.
Wednesday, 29 November 2017
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- Firms team up on hybrid electric plane technologyAirbus, Rolls Royce and Siemens join forces to develop hybrid electric plane technology.
- Airline group IAG opens Paris base for LevelAirline group IAG's low-cost long-haul carrier will have two aircraft based at Paris Orly.
Financial Times
- Airbus, Rolls-Royce and Siemens to develop hybrid planeCollaboration aims to have a part-electric test aircraft in the air by 2020
City AM
- IAG's low-cost airline Level is expanding across Europe as it sets up a new base in ParisIAG's low-cost, long-haul airline Level is spreading its wings with the launch of four new routes from Paris.
- Airbus, Rolls-Royce and Siemens team up to get a hybrid-electric plane flying by 2020Airbus, Rolls-Royce and Siemens have announced a partnership to develop a hybrid electric engine as the aviation industry ramps up efforts to reduce a reliance on fossil fuels.
Daily Post (North Wales)
- Airbus could be flying this electric powered commercial jet by 2020 The aerospace giant has formed a partnership with Rolls-Royce and Siemens to develop a near-term flight demonstrator
London Evening Standard
- Virgin Atlantic is offering inflight entertainment for visually impaired people for the first timeVirgin Atlantic has become the first airline to offer entertainment catered to visually impaired passengers.
Aviation Industry
- IAG names Paris Orly as Level’s second baseInternational Airlines Group (IAG) has selected Paris Orly Airport as the second base for its low-cost, long-haul carrier Level. read more
- European majors look to electric futureThree major European manufacturing groups plan to take a significant step toward hybrid-electric propulsion for commercial aircraft, they announced Nov. 28. read more
- Rolls exec Schulz to succeed Leahy as top Airbus salesmanAirbus has named Rolls-Royce civil aerospace president Eric Schulz as EVP-chief of sales, marketing and contracts, to succeed John Leahy after 33 years at the company. read more
- Bmi regional looks for gaps in the marketUK-based bmi regional is likely to strike up some form of partnership with a European Union (EU) airline to allow it to continue to operate inside the EU after Brexit, CCO Jochen Schnadt said in London Nov. 28. read more
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