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Edinburgh Council ‘can’t justify’ waiting for tram inquiry findings
The Capital’s transport chief believes the council can’t justify waiting for findings of the tram inquiry before pressing ahead with extending the line – amid the city’s expected population explosion.
Council reveals new terminal plan for Luton airport
Luton Council’s airport company London Luton Airport Ltd (LLAL) has today published its preferred option for the growth of the UK’s fifth largest and fastest growing major airport.
Ebbw Vale train frequency feasibility study re-starts
A feasibility study into increasing the frequency of trains from Ebbw Vale to Cardiff has been re-opened by economy and transport minister Ken Skates.
Saturday, 23 February 2019
BBC News
- Luton Airport to build second terminal in expansion driveA fast-growing airport has revealed plans to build a second terminal as part of an ambitious expansion scheme.
- Virgin pilot is first Scot in spaceScottish pilot Dave Mackay pushes Virgin Galactic's rocket plane faster and higher than it's ever been.
- Flybe signs Virgin deal despite criticismAirline agrees £2.8m deal with a Virgin Atlantic-led group despite shareholder opposition.
The Independent
- The reason why some airports are cheaper to fly from than othersThe only way is Birmingham... or is it?
The Telegraph
- Time to reform the broken compensation system for delayed flights [Subscription]rom time to time, well-meaning regulations intended to protect consumers have perverse consequences. A case in point is the regime put in place by the European Commission to compensate airline passengers whose flights are delayed.
North Wales Live
- British Airways reveals retro Airbus A319 liveryBritish Airways has announced the second design as part of the airline's centenary celebrations
Other Regional Press
- Council reveals new terminal plan for Luton airport Luton Council’s airport company London Luton Airport Ltd (LLAL) has today published its preferred option for the growth of the UK’s fifth largest and fastest growing major airport.
Aviation Industry
- Russia allows carriers to use electronic boarding passesRussian airlines will be permitted to issue electronic boarding passes now that a Ministry of Transport decree has come into force, the authority said Feb. 19. read more
- New electronic aircraft records transfer spec lauded Architects of a new standard for electronic aircraft records transfers are confident their work will yield the first real-world paperless transactions in 2019—a key milestone in a years-long effort to simplify aircraft-ownership transfers by cutting down on paper and connecting disparate back-end systems. read more
- Flybe takeover deal finalized; continues normal operationsThe deal to take over UK regional airline Flybe by a Virgin Atlantic-led consortium has completed, the Exeter-based airline said Feb. 22. read more
- Airbus opens innovation center in ChinaAirbus officially opened its first innovation center in Shenzhen China on Feb. 21. read more
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- £3 Billion Heathrow must make contractors pay living wageGMB, the union for Heathrow staff, has urged Heathrow Airport to force contractors to pay the living wage after the airport announced a whopping £3 billion revenue.
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