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No wonder transport in the north is pitiful. Money is on a one-way path to London
Our trains are a lottery, our roads logjammed and our buses barely run. Northern England is decades behind the capital
Abellio bid did contain errors, says minister [subscription]
The railways minister has admitted that Abellio’s winning bid for the East Midlands train franchise into London St Pancras may have been technically non-compliant under competition rules, but not by enough to disqualify it.
Leaders urge Government to provide better connectivity to the North’s airports
Linking the North’s airports with improved road and rail connectivity is the “missing piece of the Northern Powerhouse jigsaw” and would boost the UK’s competitiveness, Government will be told today.
RDG ‘fighting like rats in a sack’ over Williams Review
THE Rail Delivery Group is reported to be divided over what the Williams Review should do to restructure the industry, with one union leader claiming that its members are ‘like rats fighting in a sack’.
Wednesday, 08 May 2019
BBC News
- Pilot Dave Mackay on becoming the first Scot in spaceIn February Dave Mackay guided Virgin Galactic's space craft to almost 56 miles (90km) above earth.
- Scottish government scraps air tax cutPlans to cut the tax paid by passengers flying from Scottish airports are scrapped after a backlash over the environmental impact.
- Bombardier's NI operation must be sold to 'right buyer'Andrew Stephenson said the Government has asked the Canadian manufacturing giant to explain its decision to sell.
The Scotsman
- Edinburgh Airport chief slams SNP ‘hypocrisy’ over airline tax U-turnThe head of Scotland's biggest airport has launched a stinging attack on the SNP Government over "failed promises" and "hypocrisy" after a pledge to cut airline taxes was dumped.
City AM
- Thomas Cook shares soar following Lufthansa bid for airline businessShares in Thomas Cook have soared by more than 12 per cent this morning following Lufthansa's decision to bid for its Condor airline business.
Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport
- Heathrow expansion: Judgements from the High Court The Government welcomes the judgements from the High Court in the judicial review of the Airports National Policy Statement.
Aviation Industry
- Air Canada swings to 1Q net profit despite MAX groundingAir Canada reported 2019 first-quarter net income of C$354 million ($264 million), reversed from a C$203 million loss in the year-ago period. read more
- Virgin Australia reshuffles management structure; Sharp leavesVirgin Australia has revealed a restructuring of senior management positions that has resulted in the departure of the carrier’s second-in-command Rob Sharp. read more
- US airports renew calls to update infrastructure financing modelA group representing US airports is renewing calls for Congress to raise the cap on a local user fee that goes toward infrastructure improvements, arguing that record ancillary fee collections by airlines undermine claims that raising the passenger facility charge (PFC) cap would crimp passenger demand for air travel. read more
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