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THE Shadow Transport Secretary said Labour will renationalise the railway network and end the complexity of ticketing if they form the next Government.
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- Ryanair trolling of British Airways' mistake backfiresRyanair's attempt to tease British Airways over its flight plan mistake backfires.
- Cathay Pacific to buy budget airline Hong Kong ExpressThe airline will pay $628m for Hong Kong Express, a low-cost carrier which operates flights across Asia.
The Telegraph
- US to overhaul air safety in wake of Boeing 737 Max crashes [Subscription]America’s aviation regulator needs to change the way it handles air safety, a US Senate committee meeting in the wake of two Boeing 737 Max crashes will hear.
London Evening Standard
- Boeing 737 Max forced to make emergency landing in Orlando after engine failureA Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 Max has made a safe emergency landing in Orlando, Florida, after experiencing an engine problem, the Federal Aviation Administration said.
- Ryanair's Twitter trolling of BA flight blunder embarrassingly backfiresRyanair's attempt to poke fun at British Airways on social media after a flight mistakenly landed in Edinburgh instead of Düsseldorf has backfired.
Aviation Industry
- Boeing: 777X sales reflect shifting trends in widebody orders Boeing is confident that sales of its Boeing 777X family, which it views as solid, will move at a steady pace, underscoring airlines’ shifting widebody ordering patterns. read more
- Elwell: Boeing 737 MAX certification process was ‘detailed and thorough’Identification of in-service issues with the Boeing 737 MAX maneuvering characteristics augmentation system (MCAS) flight control law follows a common pattern for newly certified products, and does not signal errors made during the system’s design and risk analysis, FAA Acting Administrator Dan Elwell will tell a Senate panel March 27. read more
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- Stobart looks ahead with confidence as it invests in Southend Airport expansion Share “The company continues to make strong commercial progress in its core aviation and energy operating divisions and is trading in line with management expectations," Stobart said.
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