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The cost of rail electrification projects could be slashed by as much as 50%, if the government commits to a 10-year pipeline of work, according to the Railway Industry Association (RIA).
Thursday, 14 March 2019
BBC News
- Drones banned within 5km of airports and runwaysThe Department for Transport confirms the new legislation regarding drone no-fly zones extends to NI.
- Hammond sets June date for new border e-gate checksMore overseas visitors, including from the US, Australia, and South Korea, to use e-gates from June.
- Canada joins ban on Boeing crash aircraftThe country is the latest to temporarily ban flights of the aircraft following a crash on Sunday.
- Boeing grounds entire crash aircraft fleetThe US plane-maker suspends the 737 Max after investigators find new evidence at disaster site.
The Guardian
- Heathrow third runway unlawful, says Friends of the EarthEnvironment groups, councils and London mayor challenge airport expansion in high court
Times Online
- Boeing crisis: US pilots had raised alarm over 737 Max a year ago [Subscription]Several pilots flying US routes on Boeing’s 737 Max aircraft raised concerns about safety and the lack of training on the new plane, it has emerged, as the company faces growing criticism over its response to two disasters only five months apart.
City AM
- Trump says Federal Aviation Administration will ground Boeing 737-Max 8 planes over safety concernsUS President Donald Trump has pushed through an "emergency order" to the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) "to ground all 737 Max 8 and the 737 Max 9, and planes associated with that line," after an Ethiopian Airlines plane crashed and killed 157 people.
London Evening Standard
- Donald Trump issues 'emergency order' grounding all Boeing 737 Max 8 and Max 9 planes in USThe US has issued an
Airportwatch
- Stobart cuts dividend in fresh blow to feuding shareholdersAviation and energy conglomerate Stobart has cut its dividend and will use the cash to expand Southend Airport in a move likely to aggravate two of its biggest investors.
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- Southend Airport owner frees up cash for runway upgradeSouthend Airport owner Stobart Group has made additional cash reserves available to upgrade its runway.
Aviation Industry
- FAA, US airline leaders need to speak up on MAX News this morning that Canada has grounded the Boeing 737 MAX is highly significant and truly leaves the US isolated on this issue. read more
- EasyJet moves ahead with hotel partnerships to boost revenueEasyJet CEO Johan Lundgren is pressing ahead with plans to partner directly with hotels to boost ancillary revenues, despite other two other major European LCCs stepping back from leisure-holiday packaging. read more
- European airlines replace grounded MAXs with leased, other aircraft typesEuropean operators are replacing grounded Boeing 737 MAXs with other aircraft in their fleets as well as looking to lease additional capacity following a ban on operating the type in the region. read more
- Lufthansa orders 20 more A350-900s; returns six A380s to AirbusLufthansa has decided to retire a significant part of its Airbus A380 fleet as it invests in smaller widebodies. read more
- Ryanair to launch 22 new French routes early on strong demandDublin-based LCC Ryanair said it would open 22 new French routes early in winter 2019 because of strong demand, as it pushes ahead with its plan to expand rapidly in France. read more
- FAA grounds MAXs, cites new data and physical evidenceThe FAA, relying on refined satellite tracking data and new physical evidence that more closely links two crashes of Boeing 737 MAX 8s, grounded Boeing’s newest narrowbody March 13, with immediate effect. read more
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