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The Bike & Go scheme, which operated at 12 ScotRail stations, has seen a slump in the number of passenger rentals.

A programme to remove the hard shoulder from motorways is putting broken-down vehicles at risk, government analysis has found.

Rip-off one way tickets on the East Coast Main Line are to be axed on long-distance services.

Why Leeds Bradford Airport could soon become a 'silent terminal'The chaos and blaring noise that often comes with checking in for your flight could soon become a thing of the past at Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA). Passengers arriving at the Yeadon terminal from Thursday, August 15 to Saturday, August 17 were confronted with a far quieter airport than usual, as tannoy announcements were majorly scaled back during a trial to make LBA a silent terminal.

Aerion, Boom urge DOT to revise proposed supersonic standards The leading US developers of supersonic aircraft called on the Department of Transportation (DOT) Aug. 27 to modify its proposed rule on supersonic flight authorizations, arguing the proposal’s wording amounts to an effective prohibition on all supersonic flight. read more
Environmentalists to fly drones near Heathrow to protest expansionClimate-campaign group Heathrow Pause is planning to fly toy unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), more commonly known as drones, within London Heathrow Airport’s exclusion zone “from Sept. 13” with the aim of keeping flights grounded. read more
Analysts predict continued revenue growth for US airlines in 2020US carriers should see continued top line revenue growth in 2020, driven by higher capacity from the re-entry of the Boeing 737 MAX, analysts at Cowen and Co. project. read more

Stansted Airport boss, Ken O'Toole, on Brexit, passenger numbers and transport links to cityStansted Airport boss Ken O'Toole is hopeful that under Boris Johnson's Government, plans to reduce the Stansted Express journey time to 30 minutes or less can progress.