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Passport checks on cross-border trains in Ireland may be introduced
Northern Irish train drivers who work on cross-border services may need a licence allowing them to operate in the Republic in the event of a hard Brexit, a railways chief warned last night.
HS2 will be transformative - just not quite yet, says transport head
This is the year HS2 gets real. At Euston, giant diggers are munching their way through old Sixties buildings at the side of the rundown main-line station, clearing a huge site for what should be the first six platforms of Britain's new super-railway. Thousands of people are working on the project. More than Ł4 billion has already been spent. It should be a national sensation. So why haven't we noticed?
Call for British firms to be given preference for high speed rail contracts
A leading industrialist has called for UK industry to given a mandatory role in the production of the next generation of Britain’s high-speed trains.
Thursday, 17 January 2019
The Scotsman
- No timescale for Prestwick Airport to pay back Government loansThere is no timescale for when Prestwick Airport will pay back the money it has been loaned by the Scottish Government, the transport secretary has said.
Aviation Industry
- IAG’s Level takes over Vueling’s Amsterdam baseInternational Airlines Group’s (IAG) Vienna-based LCC Level will take over the Amsterdam base from Spanish LCC Vueling, starting in the spring. read more
- Airlines downplay impact on US government shutdown for nowAirline executives acknowledge that the partial US government shutdown is affecting their businesses, but they are downplaying both immediate and long-term ramifications, seemingly betting on a near-term resolution to the stalemate that began Dec. 22, 2018. read more
- Ryanair Holidays business to closeIrish LCC Ryanair is discontinuing its Ryanair Holidays business, which packaged flight and hotels, just two years after the service was launched. read more
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- Stobart Group Marks 10 Years at London Southend AirportOn January 15, the Stobart Group celebrated ten years since it acquired London Southend Airport (IATA: SEN) with a celebratory event reflecting on the past decade and looking forward to what the future might have in store.
- Private investor will build luxury aircraft hangar if airport deal goes aheadIt would bring private business flights to Teesside's airport - and could even be used for medical organ transport
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