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Grand Central applies to run six train services a day from Sunderland and Hartlepool to London
Rail operator Grand Central is applying to increase its services from Sunderland and Hartlepool to London.
Mayor Dorothy Thornhill and Richard Harrington MP criticise London Mayor's transport strategy - which does not mention the Met
Watford politicians have criticised the London Mayor after his transport strategy made no mention of the Met Line extension.
London is not a panacea - Andy Burnham
While local authorities are facing bus subsidy cuts, Manchester is poised to spend a massive £11.5m on working up a business case for franchising
How MTR Crossrail has got on track to change train driver recruitment
One of the careers which has struggled most to break free from the tradition of white middle-aged men is train-driving. Just 6% of train drivers in the UK are female, 5% are from ethnic minority backgrounds; only 10% are under 35.
Public transport remains the number one choice for London Stansted Airport passengers
London Stansted's five years of successful passenger growth under MAG ownership and its plans to and transform the door to door passenger experience were the focus of this year's annual Stansted Area Transport Forum conference.
Friday, 09 March 2018
Financial Times
- Bombardier to receive state finance for C Series jetFresh blow to Boeing in its effort to stop exports of plane to US
City AM
- Stobart to invest £40m in London Southend Airport from 2018 to 2021Stobart is set to invest up to £40m in London Southend Airport between 2018 and 2021 after its aviation division benefited from a 25 per cent increase in passengers.
Aviation Industry
- Aviation in a zero carbon future: what are the options?Aviation is almost completely dependent on fossil fuels, and together with agriculture and shipping is widely considered a ‘hard to decarbonise’ sector. Partly because of this, aviation has so far been given extra leeway in the setting of climate targets …
- Virgin Atlantic cancels its Airbus A380sUK long-haul carrier Virgin Atlantic has cancelled the six Airbus A380s that it originally ordered in 2001. read more
- Virgin Atlantic rolls out competitive response to long-haul LCCsVirgin Atlantic plans to offer hand luggage-only economy fares and remove six seats from its Boeing 787s for an extra-legroom product as a response to increased competition from long-haul LCCs like Norwegian. read more
- Ryanair formally recognizes Italian pilots unionRyanair has signed a union recognition agreement with Italian pilots union ANPAC, continuing the formalization of the airline’s decision to recognize unions across Europe. read more
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