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Brexit ferry contracts could cost government millions more
The government will be forced to spend tens of millions of additional pounds to keep its no-deal ferry contracts in place if Brexit is delayed.
Boeing: What next after the 737 Max disasters?
Boeing's top-selling jets grounded until May as investigators work out what caused two fatal crashes.
Going car-less in the country can be hard
City-dwellers don’t face the public transport problems experienced in the country, say Tricia Knott and Susie Medley. Plus letters from Michael Cunningham, Cllr Wesley Harcourt on charging points for electric vehicles, and Bob Caldwell on cycling roads full of potholes
Transport for London knew Siemens would build trains in Austria a year before contract awarded
LONDON transport bosses knew a fleet of underground trains would be built in Austria when they snubbed an established North-East train builder which is desperate for new orders, The Northern Echo can reveal.
Saturday, 16 March 2019
BBC News
- Pilot jailed after injuring passengers in crash near M62Robert Murgatroyd's plane crashed near the M62, injuring passengers who paid for a birdwatching trip.
- Boeing to upgrade software on Ethiopian Airlines crash jetThe US planemaker will roll out the changes in the coming weeks after the 737 Max aircraft disaster.
- Boeing: What next after the 737 Max disasters?Boeing's top-selling jets grounded until May as investigators work out what caused two fatal crashes.
Times Online
- Parking levy won’t work, says Loganair as staff lobby MSPs [Subscription]The boss of Scotland’s only airline said plans to introduce a parking tax were “impractical and unreasonable” for staff.
City AM
- Heathrow boosts passenger numbers for 28th month in a row as London Fashion Week attracts touristsHeathrow Airport saw record rates of passenger traffic growth for the 28th month in a row in February as 5.48m travellers used the airport, up 1.7 per cent from the same time last year.
London Evening Standard
- Ethiopian Airlines pilot 'asked in panicky voice to return before Boeing 737 crash'The pilot of the Ethiopian Airlines flight asked to return back to the airport in a panicked voice three minutes after take-off, according to reports.
Aviation Industry
- Wizz Air launches Airbus A321neo operations Wizz Air has begun scheduled Airbus A321neo operations March 15 from Budapest (Hungary) to London Luton (UK). read more
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- New Zealand, Veto, Boeing: Your Friday Evening Briefing … in central Christchurch. The terrorist attack also left dozens … response to the attack, security was tightened at mosques around … of the doomed Ethiopian Airlines flight found new evidence … Tulsa International Airport in Oklahoma on Thursday. The plane’s …
- Poor response to failure is main issue travelers have with airlines … . When flight cancellations affect passengers schedules, airlines operators often fail to provide … airlines, Tang Jiansheng, deputy secretary-general of the council, said.
- Pakistan re-starting some flights, to fully re-open commercial airspace MondayFour Pakistani airports were beginning partial operations on … just Pakistan's air transport but flights worldwide as airlines were forced to … heavier use of its airspace, officials said.
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