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HS2 locks horns with Bechtel in bid to break contract stalemate
HS2 has asked the High Court to allow it to push on with the construction of one its London stations despite an ongoing legal challenge from engineering giant Bechtel.
Sorry, this is why the August Bank Holiday is best time to shut East Coast Main Line – Rob McIntosh (Network Rail)
IT is a privilege to be the in charge of the East Coast Main Line. It’s the route of Flying Scotsman and the Victorian railway pioneers. But it must also be the route of the new Azuma trains and Yorkshire’s cutting edge tech industries.
Plans for Windsor rail link to Heathrow to be revived
Plans to build a rail link to Heathrow via Windsor are to be revived after the scheme was turned down by the Department for Transport last year. The Windsor Link Railway (WLR) scheme, which would provide a southern rail link to the airport in two phases, was rejected by the DfT when submitted as part of the government's call for ideas for private investment – market led proposals (MLPs).
Wednesday, 17 July 2019
BBC News
- Airport email scam thwarted by UK's cyber-defender NCSCAn attempt to defraud thousands of people using a bogus email from a UK airport was one of a range of cyber-attacks prevented last year.
- Ryanair to cut flights after 737 Max delaysThe airline also says it could close bases and axe summer flights next year.
The Scotsman
- Multiple offers lodged for Prestwick Airport, government revealsSeveral bids to buy ailing Prestwick Airport have been submitted, the Scottish Government has revealed.
The Telegraph
- Ryanair forced to slash flights by Boeing 737 Max grounding [Transport]Ryanair has slashed flights and may need to close bases as a result of the ongoing crisis with Boeing’s controversial 737 Max aircraft.
London Evening Standard
- MH370 investigators 'discover mystery load weighing 89kg was added to the cargo flight list' after take-offFrench investigators searching for answers over the disappearance of flight MH370 have discovered a 89kg weight was added to the flight before take-off, it has been reported.
- UK airports strikes: When and how will passengers be affected at Heathrow, Stansted and GatwickBritish holidaymakers face travel chaos this summer as strikes threaten to cripple London's major airports.
Aviation Industry
- UK to release aviation strategy later this year The UK government has completed a consultation on its Aviation 2050 strategic plan, with a white paper scheduled for release later this year, as the country prepares to exit the European Union (EU) (Brexit). read more
- Ryanair to close bases, cut staff on MAX disruptionIrish LCC Ryanair will shrink or close poorly performing bases and cut staff as a direct result of the lack of Boeing 737 MAX deliveries, the company said July 16. read more
- Munich Airport International to manage Newark Liberty’s Terminal OneThe Port Authority of New York & New Jersey (PANYNJ) has reached an agreement with Munich Airport International (MAI) to operate and maintain the $2.7 billion Terminal One project, which is now under construction at Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR). read more
- Regulators order inspection of Boeing 757 aileron componentsBoeing 757 operators have been ordered to inspect aileron components following an in-service report of an issue that limited a flight crew’s ability to move the flight-control surfaces. read more
- European airport charges evaluation sees mixed reactionProblems persist in the charges levied by European airports on airlines that use their facilities, but the situation has improved over the past decade, according to a new European Commission report. read more
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