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Heathrow disruption after runway lights fault
Travellers are advised to check their flight status with their airline before going to the airport.
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More rail passengers have intervened to prevent someone from committing suicide after a campaign to get bystanders to help people in distress.
Strike action hits Central Line and Waterloo & City Line, forcing commuters to find other ways to work
Both the Central Line and Waterloo & City Line are not running today due to strike action.
Mayors put politics aside to demand government act on 'choked' road and rail
Andy Burnham and Birmingham's Tory mayor Andy Street say pressures are 'unsustainable'
Wednesday, 07 November 2018
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- Birmingham Airport: More passengers and flights planThe airport wants to attract more passengers by handling more flights but drops second runway plans.
- Council spends £1.4m fighting Heathrow expansionHillingdon Council
- Heathrow disruption after runway lights faultTravellers are advised to check their flight status with their airline before going to the airport.
- Female pilots: Which airline has the highest number?Indian airlines have been stepping up their recruitment drive for female pilots.
- Ryanair sacks staff who 'spent night on airport floor' in SpainThe airline says a
The Independent
- Heathrow delays after runway lighting hit by 'technical issue'Thousands of passengers booked to travel to, from and through Heathrow Airport face a day fo delays and disruption.
Times Online
- Doomed Indonesian Lion Air plane suffered failures on four flights before crash [Subscription]The Indonesian passenger plane that crashed into the sea last month killing everyone on board had suffered failures in its airspeed instruments on four previous flights, raising doubts about the maintenance and monitoring carried out by the airline.
- Supersonic flight back without a boom [Subscription]When the last Concorde left New York in 2003 there were cheers on the Long Island seafront where Queens residents had lived for decades with a daily thunderclap that rattled windows and knocked china off shelves.
Reuters News
- Heathrow airport operational after runway lighting issuesLondon's Heathrow airport said on Wednesday it was open and operational after a technical issue with the runway lighting affected its operations.
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- Planes at London's Heathrow Airport grounded due to runway lighting failureA runway lighting issue at London's Heathrow Airport has caused delays to a number of early morning flights, the airport said in a statement Wednesday.
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- Airbus A330-800 completes first flight over France An Airbus A330-800 test aircraft completed its maiden flight Nov. 6 from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport over southwestern France, which lasted 4 hrs. and 4 min. read more
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- Ryanair shuts down Dutch base despite court ruling … to transfer abroad Irish budget airline Ryanair announced Tuesday it … industrial action in several European countries In recent months, … winter by closing three European bases: Eindhoven and two … labour laws across Europe. The European Commission has already …
- Passengers to clear customs using facial recognition tech at Japan's busiest airport … register baggage contents and passport information. "NEC has already provided … in Melbourne last year, NEC Europe head of Global Face Recognition … Facial recognition tech allows passengers to clear airport security in Shanghai Shanghai …
- No second runway in airport masterplan … ;s imminent departure from the European Union, but Mr Richards said … them wider as aircraft have got bigger." New transport links will connect … Birmingham Airport to the International Railway …
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