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The boss of the new high-speed rail link has reportedly warned the project will exceed its £56bn budget.
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The decision to award the East Midlands Trains contract to Abellio, which already operates the neighbouring Greater Anglia franchise, has led to a new investigation by the Competition and Markets Authority.
Improved governance of future decision-making across rail in the north
The joint review of the Rail North Partnership (RNP), commissioned by Councillor Judith Blake and Rail Minister Andrew Jones in response to the problems delivering the May 2018 timetable in the north, has been published.
Saturday, 20 July 2019
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- Boeing takes $5bn hit over grounding of 737 MaxThe charge will wipe out profits, but Boeing says it hopes the aircraft will resume flying this year.
The Independent
- The tricks airlines use to avoid paying fair compensationWhat you need to know to get your money back
Times Online
- Is it safe to use airport wifi? [Subscription]Cybercriminals have developed sophisticated methods to steal information
- Highland airports to shut as air traffic controllers strike [Subscription]A series of strikes by air traffic controllers over pay will bring six airports to a close.
- New Airbus A321neo suffers control fault like grounded Boeing 737 Max [Subscription]Airlines have been alerted to a potentially dangerous fault in the flight controls of the latest Airbus that has similarities to the trouble with the grounded Boeing 737 Max.
- Sahara plume to return as millions head for airports [Subscription]Hotter weather is heading to Britain from tomorrow after the heavens opened as millions flocked to airports or drove away on holiday yesterday.
Mail Online
- PICTURED: Southwest Airlines graveyard shows more than 30 Boeing 737 Max planes grounded after two deadly crashes killed 346 peopleThis is the haunting Southwest Airlines graveyard of Boeing 737 Max planes that remain grounded after two deadly crashes claimed the lives of 346 people.
London Evening Standard
- Shocking cockpit footage captures Boeing 737 crashing into sea after missing Pacific island runway by 1,500ft An air crash investigation has released terrifying cockpit footage from a flight that crashed into the sea, about 1,500ft short of the runway.
Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport
- Gatwick confirms bid to use emergency runway for routine flightsGatwick Airport is pressing ahead with plans to use its emergency runway for routine flights.
Aviation Industry
- CEOs of US airlines, Qatar Airways meet with Trump on subsidy issue CEOs of several major US carriers and Qatar Airways met with President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence July 18 to discuss accusations that Qatar and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have been unfairly subsidizing their respective state-sponsored airlines. read more
- Gatwick expansion plan gets public thumbs-up, says airportLondon’s Gatwick Airport has received a largely positive response to development plans over the next 15 years, with public support for making greater use of existing facilities. read more
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