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Mayors and council leaders call for specific budget for the north
Campaign seeks to secure more money and devolution on infrastructure matters. A group of city mayors and council leaders representing more than 15 million people in the north of England are launching a campaign for the region to have its own specific budget, as a way of spreading economic growth further around the country.
Shapps risks looking a fool on rail bid [subscription]
Chris Grayling was always going to be a hard act to follow. But how nice to see Grant Shapps giving it a go. The new transport secretary had the choice of handing the west coast rail contract to a deep-pocketed consortium of Hong Kong, Chinese and Spanish train operators — or to a combo 70 per cent-owned by the loss-making First Group. No prizes for guessing which one he picked.
Grant Shapps questions whether Heathrow third runway plan ‘stacks up’
Transport secretary Grant Shapps has cast doubt over the Heathrow third runway after he questioned whether the £14bn plan “stacks up”. Shapps, who replaced Chris Grayling when Boris Johnson became Prime Minister last month, said that while parliament had voted in favour of the third runway, there were “questions about whether the whole plan stacks up”.
Thursday, 15 August 2019
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- Ryanair pilots based in Ireland are to strike for 48 hoursRyanair pilots based in the UK are also striking next week over pay and conditions.
- EasyJet 'rides storm' of uncertainty with Scottish expansionThe budget airline adds a fifth plane to its Glasgow fleet, with more new routes in the pipeline
- Heathrow says next week's strikes postponedThe airport says walkouts on 23 and 24 August are postponed while union members consider a pay offer.
The Telegraph
- Grant Shapps casts doubt over Heathrow's third runway after he questions if figures 'stack up' [subscription]Grant Shapps appeared to cast doubt over Heathrow's third runway after he questioned whether the figures "stacked up". The Transport Secretary said while “most people accept we need more south east airport capacity” there were “questions" about plan", which was given the go ahead by MPs in June last year.
City AM
- Lion Air ‘urgently’ needs more Boeing 737 Max jets to support growthIndonesian airline Lion Air “urgently requires” more Boeing 737 Max jets, after two crashes involving the model – one of which was a Lion Air jet – left the entire global fleet grounded in March.
- Grant Shapps questions whether Heathrow third runway plan ‘stacks up’Transport secretary Grant Shapps has cast doubt over the Heathrow third runway after he questioned whether the £14bn plan “stacks up”. Shapps, who replaced Chris Grayling when Boris Johnson became Prime Minister last month, said that while parliament had voted in favour of the third runway, there were “questions about whether the whole plan stacks up”.
- Ryanair’s Irish pilots to strike next week as talks break downRyanair’s directly employed pilots in Ireland will strike for 48 hours next week, after talks failed to produce an agreement over the union’s pay proposals.
London Evening Standard
- UK airport strike dates latest: How will passengers be affected at Heathrow, Stansted and Gatwick?Families embarking on their holidays have been hit with a wave of uncertainty this summer, as a number of strikes have been announced at airports across the UK.
Aviation Industry
- Heathrow Airport operations staff postpones strike actionAirport operations staff at London's Heathrow Airport have suspended a 48-hour strike, planned for Aug. 23-24, pending a ballot on an improved pay offer. read more
- British Airways trials virtual reality headsets First-class passengers on select British Airways (BA) flights will have access to virtual reality headsets in a trial announced Aug. 14. read more
- France joins Europe’s Iris satellite data link programFrench air navigation service provider (ANSP) DSNA has joined a consortium of European ANSPs participating in the Iris satellite-based data link program, Inmarsat announced Aug. 14. read more
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- Parliament overwhelmingly voted in favour of expanding Heathrow because our plan stacks upOur plan gives Britain the springboard to succeed in the world and it is exactly what our country needs now – that’s why we’re getting on with delivering it, says Heathrow.
- Transport Secretary Grant Shapps casts doubt on Heathrow expansionShapps questions whether third runway 'stacks up' on financial grounds and promises to take 'really, really close look' at case for expansion
- Transport Secretary casts doubt on Heathrow expansionTRANSPORT Secretary Grant Shapps has cast some doubt on Heathrow expansion in his first public comments on the issue. He told Sky News there were questions over whether the whole plan stacked up and that Heathrow had to ensure it generated enough income to justify the billions being spent on the project.
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