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Train factory to bring 1,000 jobs to Longannet in Fife
At least 1,000 jobs will be created at a train-building factory to be built at Longannet in Fife, Spanish firm Talgo announced today.
South Western Rail is facing its own Waterloo, warns First Group [Subscription]
The new chief executive of First Group has opened talks with the transport secretary to amend the companys 2.6 billion winning bid to run the trains running out of London Waterloo.
Jones returns to transport as Norman climbs DfT ladder
Roads minister Jesse Norman has been promoted to minister of state at the Department of Transport (DfT), replacing Jo Johnson, who resigned last week over Brexit.
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BBC News
- Flybe 'up for sale' weeks after profit warningThe regional airline is expected to say that its board is exploring a sale or a merger with a rival.
City AM
- Shares take flight as Flybe confirms it is seeking sale in face of plummeting profitsFlybe's share price soared 28 per cent this morning as the budget airline confirmed it is seeking a sale after revealing plunging profits.
London Evening Standard
- Pilots report sightings of 'supersonic' UFOs over the Irish SeaAuthorities have opened an investigation into multiple reports of UFOs flying at twice the speed of sound off the coast of Ireland.
Buying Business Travel
- Heathrow third runway 'not enough' to deal with demandSarah Bishop, deputy director of aviation policy at the Department for Transport (DfT), has warned that a third runway at Heathrow will not be enough to keep pace with the UKs growing passenger demand over the next 30 years.
Aviation Industry
- 2020 launch planned for European hypersonic test gliderEuropean and international partners are moving toward the launch of an experimental hypersonic glider in 2020 as part of a long-term research program aimed at enabling development of a high-speed civil transport able to fly from Europe to Asia and Australia in under three hours. read more
- Flight Safety Foundation names Shahadi CEOThe Flight Safety Foundation (FSF) has named MITRE Corp. executive Hassan Shahidi as its new president and CEO, succeeding Jon Beatty. Shahidi will begin his new job in January. read more
- IATA chief slams Europe’s “burdensome” aviation regulationsIATA DG and CEO Alexandre de Juniac said European aviation is “beset with burdensome regulations,” and argued that a “spirit of change” is needed to improve the competitiveness of European airlines. read more
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