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Network Rail appoints new chief – with smaller pay packet than predecessor
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A controversial former senior director of Network Rail has been lined up to lead the transport secretary’s new vision for the east coast main line, in which train operator and track owner act as one integrated company.
Heathrow Southern Railway has named Graham Cross as its chief executive.
Heathrow Southern Railway Ltd (HSRL) is a private company seeking to develop new rail access to the UK biggest airport.
Tuesday, 22 May 2018
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- Belfast International Airport 'sorry' for further security delaysPassengers waited around one hour to get through security to their departure gates.
- Ryanair reports soaring profits but warns of headwindsThe Irish airline reports a 10% rise in annual profits but warns that costs are set to rise.
City AM
- Heathrow Hub hasn't given up on getting its rival expansion proposal backed by governmentA rival bidder for Heathrow expansion has urged the government to ditch its support for a third runway in favour of an extended runway before a crunch parliament vote in June.
London Evening Standard
- Heathrow’s third runway proposal slammed by ex-Concorde pilotPlans for a third runway at Heathrow are “complex”, risky and “have no real realistic prospect of being delivered”, says an investment group behind an alternative plan.
New Civil Engineer
- Heathrow rival slams 'unrealistic' existing schemeBackers for a rival Heathrow expansion scheme have urged the government to “see sense” and give MPs the option to choose an extended runway when they vote on expansion this summer.
Aviation Industry
- Ryanair's full-year profit up 10% despite cancellationsIrish LCC Ryanair’s net profit for 2017-18 has risen 10% to €1.45 billion ($1.71 billion), delivering a 20% net margin, even after thousands of flight cancellations in fall 2017, but rising labor and fuel costs mean a weaker result is expected for 2018-19. read more
- JetBlue promotes Joanna Geraghty to president/chief operating officer New York-based JetBlue Airways, bolstering its top-level management, promoted Joanna Geraghty to president and chief operating officer and put her in charge of day-to-day operations. read more
- US economist says Open Skies should not be sought with “foe” ChinaA US-China Open Skies agreement is an unlikely prospect in the near future, a Washington panel agreed Monday, but some welcomed the principle of such an agreement while one US economist said China should be treated “like we treated the Soviet Union.” read more
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