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Government sued over no-deal ferry contracts
The government is being sued for its decision to charter firms to run extra ferries, including one with no ships, in the event of a no-deal Brexit.
Rail Minister reiterates northern benefits of HS2
Programme already supports 7,000 jobs and over 2,000 businesses have HS2 contracts.
Reports of HS2 being scrapped are "nonsense", Rail Minister Andrew Jones tells Sheffield transport conference
The Rail Minister has described claims that the northern stages of HS2 will be scrapped as "nonsense" amid fears that the Government is planning to scale back the project because of its mounting costs.
Eight light rail schemes that could enter DfT competition
Backers of light rail schemes across the country were given a boost last week, when the government called on rail providers to table their proposals under a new Department for Transport (DfT) competition.
Tuesday, 12 February 2019
Other Regional Press
- Southend Airport celebrates its 1,000,000th Stobart Air passengerSOUTHEND Airport is celebrating after its one millionth passenger passed through its gates.
Aviation Industry
- Boeing, Spirit AeroSystems train for 57-per-month 737 production rate Boeing and Spirit AeroSystems, a subassembly provider to Boeing 737 and other commercial programs, are practicing for a narrowbody production rate of 57 aircraft a month in Wichita, Kansas. read more
- Airbus: Public accepts urban air mobility; safety, noise a concernSafety and noise are the public’s biggest concerns about urban air mobility (UAM), but initial acceptance of the concept is surprisingly high, a public perception survey conducted by Airbus has concluded. read more
- Boeing sees $745 billion services market in Middle East An aging fleet of widebody aircraft in the Middle East and the need to refresh them will drive higher than average maintenance and engineering growth in the region, according to Boeing. read more
- O’Leary could get huge bonus from Ryanair share option incentive planRyanair CEO Michael O’Leary stands to make almost €100 million ($117 million) in bonuses if he can either double the LCC’s profit figures or its share price within five years. read more
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