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Answers demanded over delayed and cancelled trains chaos
A politician has demanded answers over a series of cancelled and delayed train services in Mid Wales on the new Transport for Wales line.
Heathrow ramps up search for third runway delivery sites
Heathrow’s Logistics Hub programme has launched its pre-qualification questionnaire (PQQ) in its bid to decide which one of 65 sites is best positioned to deliver the airport’s third runway.
Tuesday, 27 November 2018
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- Australian charter flight missed destination by almost 50km after pilot fell asleep in the cockpitA plane missed its destination by almost 50km after the pilot drifted off in the cockpit.
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- Heathrow ramps up search for third runway delivery sitesHeathrow’s Logistics Hub programme has launched its pre-qualification questionnaire (PQQ) in its bid to decide which one of 65 sites is best positioned to deliver the airport’s third runway.
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- Launch operator TAP Air Portugal takes delivery of first A330neo Airbus delivered the first A330-900 to launch operator TAP Air Portugal Nov. 26, kicking off a major fleet replacement for the airline.
- IATA: Brexit aviation declaration ˜lacks detailsA political declaration agreed by the UK and European Union (EU), setting conditions for how they will work after the Brexit separation, calls for an air transport agreement to ensure continued connectivity for airlines within the European trade bloc.
- EU launches GDS competition probeThe European Commission has opened a formal antitrust investigation, looking at whether global distribution systems (GDS) Amadeus and Sabre restrict competition.
- Airbus: A330neo sales will pick up as TAP takes first delivery Airbus is confident the A330neo will gain more traction in the market once airlines were able to verify the aircraft's in-service performance, now that TAP Air Portugal has taken delivery of the first A330-900.
- Airbus aims to have higher-weight A330neo in service in mid-2020 Airbus is targeting mid-2020 to have the increased gross weight version of the A330neo in service.
- Air France to cut A380 fleet by at least two aircraftAir France plans to reduce its 10-strong Airbus A380 fleet by returning at least two and potentially all of the five leased A380s the carrier operates.
- Air France-KLM, China Eastern expand JV partnershipAir France-KLM and China Eastern Airlines have agreed to expand their joint venture to include two new routes, the airlines said Nov. 26.
- Airbus to reveal A321XLR details in 2019 Airbus will give the market more concrete guidance on the proposed A321XLR in 2019, an aircraft Airbus Commercial Aircraft president Guillaume Faury said can change the industry.
- Boeing gives pilots more MCAS details on MAX handling, plans Q&ABoeing continues to provide airlines more details on the MAX family's stall-protection systems and carriers are sharing the information with their pilots, reiterating that even if elements of the systems are new, troubleshooting procedures have not changed.
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