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For the long-suffering rail passenger, this has not been the best few days. On Wednesday, the annual ritual of calculating next January’s fare increases showed that the cost of some inter-city journeys will rise above £1 per mile.
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- Cathay Pacific boss Rupert Hogg quits after protest rowRupert Hogg steps down after
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- US airports experience 'nationwide system shutdown''The regular line has several hundred, if not thousands in it', one traveller waiting in line at New York JFK writes on Twitter
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- Ryanair seeks injunction to block Irish pilots strike on bank holiday [subscription]Ryanair has been granted permission by the Irish High Court to seek an injunction to prevent a planned two-day strike next week by its pilots based in the country.
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- Cathay Pacific chief quits under Hong Kong protest pressure [subscription]The chief executive of Hong Kong’s flagship airline has resigned after it was ensnared in controversy over pro-democracy protests in the territory.
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- Algae-powered aircraft and 3D printed luggage: Is this air travel of the future?Students from the Royal College of Art present their air travel predictions at an exhibition in London's Saatchi Gallery
Aviation Industry
- Delta returns to join Virgin Atlantic at Gatwick, ManchesterDelta Air Lines will resume flights to Virgin Atlantic’s London Gatwick and Manchester hubs for summer 2020, while Virgin Atlantic will add Gatwick-New York JFK, as part of a transatlantic push and route reshuffle between the two partner airlines. read more
- Icelandair considers future fleet optionsIcelandair is conducting a review of its long-term fleet strategy. read more
- American, Southwest blame MAX grounding for denied boardings riseAmerican Airlines and Southwest Airlines are blaming the grounding of the Boeing 737 MAX for a spike of denied boardings in the first half of 2019, according to the latest US Department of Transportation (DOT) Air Travel Consumer Report. read more
- Norway’s Avinor crash a blow to electric aviation visionThe crash of Norway’s first electric aircraft is being portrayed by local media as a blow to the country’s plan to electrify all domestic aviation by 2040. read more
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- 'Consistent oversupply' of transatlantic flights from Ireland, claims Department of Transport … the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport said transatlantic air routes are … consistent oversupply in the transatlantic air transport market particularly during recent winter … used as a hub for European passengers travelling on transatlantic routes …
- Biometric technology gaining traction in airport environmentsThe use of biometric technology to streamline passenger processing in airports is increasingly attracting significant interest globally, with airlines and airports seeking out secure and efficient digital identity (ID) solutions.
- airBaltic Training Pilot Academy to Build New Aircraft Hangar in LiepajaairBaltic Training has launched the construction of a new aircraft hangar in Liepaja.
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