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Oxford-Cambridge Arc: Row over central England mega-plan
The transport secretary says the government will back major development on the Oxford-Cambridge arc.
Philip Hammond will pledge billions for motorways [Subscription]
A multibillion government plan to build hundreds of miles of roads will be announced in the budget, The Times has learnt.
Rail passengers to be rid of platform announcements [Subscription]
Ding-dong: we’re sorry to announce that the infuriating platform announcement has been cancelled.
£350m Government bailout for delayed Crossrail project
A £350 million government bailout for the delayed Crossrail scheme was announced today.
Saturday, 27 October 2018
The Guardian
- UK air travellers waste £175m a year on allocated seating, report finds Civil Aviation Authority says almost half of people who pay to sit with companions would be seated together anyway
Times Online
- Flight crew did not hear racist rant, says Ryanair [Subscription]Ryanair has defended the way it handled an incident in which a passenger was racially abused on board one of its flights.
- Ryanair faces inquiry into ‘state aid’ from Germany [Subscription]The European Commission is investigating whether Ryanair benefited from illegal state aid at Frankfurt-Hahn airport.
- Virgin moves one small step closer to outer space [Subscription]Virgin Orbit’s satellite launcher has moved a step closer to outer space.
- Heathrow raises £1.6bn as buffer against Brexit chaos [Subscription]Heathrow has raised a £1.6 billion buffer against the potential for Brexit to bring chaos in the skies.
- Airbus hit by Rolls-Royce engine trouble [Subscription]Issues with Rolls-Royce’s engine for the Boeing 787 Dreamliner have spilt over into the production of a similar engine for the newly launched Airbus A330neo.
- BA owner blames ‘criminals’ for hack [Subscription]The owner of British Airways yesterday refused to comment on whether the airline could stop the series of IT failures and cyberattacks it has suffered but dismissed suggestions its computer security was fragile because of a lack of investment or poor management.
City AM
- Rolls-Royce shares drop as production problems cause delay in Airbus engine deliveryRolls-Royce's shares slumped today after it emerged the company has hit production challenges with the Trent 7000 engines designed for Airbus's newest jet.
London Evening Standard
- Sir Richard Branson unveils LauncherOne rocket set to be launched into orbit by 'upcycled' Virgin Atlantic jetVirgin Orbit has unveiled its new rocket LauncherOne, which is set to be launched into orbit for the first time by a repurposed Boeing 747 plane next year.
- Passenger accuses Ryanair of 'talking rubbish' over claim it quickly reported racist rant to policeRyanair has been accused of
Aviation Industry
- British Airways data breach larger than originally thoughtInternational Airlines Group has revealed that the data breach of its British Airways (BA) customer database in September 2018 affected more customers than previously believed. read more
- Ryanair responds to onboard incidentIreland-based LCC Ryanair has denied it was slow to react to an alleged racist incident that took place on one of its aircraft Oct. 19. read more
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