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Brexit: Flights 'at risk' under no-deal, government warns
Government papers warn airlines would lose automatic rights to fly from UK to EU without an agreement.
£1.5 million cycle plan for Sandwell
It includes plans to improve cycling links to local railways and tram stations across the borough
All-electric network in Caerphilly town ‘could be a first’
CAERPHILLY council has committed to increasing electric vehicles usage amid plans to create an £8 million all-electric public transport network within the borough.
Tuesday, 25 September 2018
BBC News
- City of Derry Airport: Council hopeful on funding dealDerry City and Strabane District Council (DCSDC) remains hopeful funding can be put in place to secure City of Derry Airport's future.
- Is this one of the world's most beautiful airports?India's 100th airport, inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the northern-eastern state of Sikkim on Monday, is arguably one of the world's most beautiful.
- The female pilot teaching African women to flyRefilwe Ledwaba is South Africa’s first black female helicopter pilot and wants other women to follow her.
- Brexit: Flights 'at risk' under no-deal, government warnsGovernment papers warn airlines would lose automatic rights to fly from UK to EU without an agreement.
The Independent
- Brexit: Flights to be grounded if Britain crashes out of EU with no emergency air deal, government admitsFlights will be grounded if Britain crashes out of the EU next March unless an emergency aviation deal can be struck, the government has admitted.
Bristol Live
- Passenger baffled by 'chaotic' few hours at Bristol Airport after easyJet flight from FaroHe said passengers had to wait on the plane for 30 minutes after landing as the easyJet flight "arrived early"
Manchester Evening News
- Manchester Airport have been cracking down on badly-behaved baggage handlers - and it showsAfter a viral clip of Swissport staff chucking suitcases onto a cart, we have another video - but this one's very different
The Press and Journal (Aberdeen)
- Profits near double at Aberdeen AirportGrowing passenger numbers boosted profits at Aberdeen International Airport (AIA) during last year, the north-east gateway’s latest annual accounts show.
Carlisle News & Star
- Carlisle airport runway resurfaced with Cumbrian asphaltA specialist asphalt mix design, partly produced in Cumbria, has been used to resurface the runway at Carlisle airport.
Aviation Industry
- APEX: American CEO defends 737 MAX seat, lavatory sizes American Airlines chairman and CEO Doug Parker defended seat and lavatory sizes on the carrier’s new fleet of Boeing 737 MAX airliners during an opening presentation Sept. 24 at the Airline Passenger Experience (APEX) Expo in Boston, Massachusetts. read more
- New UK flight academy receives 737 MAX simulatorUK pilot training school Skyborne Airline Academy has opened for business and taken delivery of a Boeing 737 MAX fixed-base simulator from Dutch company Multi Pilot Simulations (MPS). read more
- EVA Air launches new 787 business class Taiwan's EVA Air has launched its new business class in line with the delivery of its new Boeing 787-9/10 Dreamliner. read more
Other News Sources
- Aberdeen airport profits jump in 2017 as terminal shakes off downturnGrowing passenger numbers boosted profits at Aberdeen International Airport (AIA) during 2017, the north-east gateway’s latest annual accounts show.
- Heathrow Airport begins peatland restoration carbon offsetting project Heathrow has invested in the restoration of UK peatlands to offset carbon emissions. Working with the Lancashire Wildlife Trust and DEFRA, Heathrow’s first restoration priority will be Little Woolden Moss, west of Manchester, which has been subject to commercial peat extraction for more than 15 years
- London Stansted trains 100th ‘Dementia Friend’ on World Alzheimer’s Day London Stansted Airport has celebrated reaching 100 trained ‘Dementia Friend’ staff members following the latest in a series of special training sessions on World Alzheimer’s Day.
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