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Protection for flights and road transport after Brexit reaffirmed
Passengers and hauliers to continue to travel and trade with confidence as UK-EU transport protected after Brexit.
Proposal for new Stirling to London rail service by spring 2021
A new Stirling to London rail service could be up and running by May 2021. Grand Union Trains have submitted a notification to the Office of Rail and Road to run the service which would go via Larbert and on to Motherwell before joining the West Coast Main Line.
Friday, 06 September 2019
BBC News
- Swansea airport's commercial flights grounded due to 'safety concerns'Flights from a Welsh airport have been grounded after the former RAF base had its operating licence suspended due to a "series of safety concerns."
- Europe will not accept US verdict on 737 Max safetyEurope's aviation safety watchdog will run its own tests on the plane before letting flights resume.
- BA strike still on after airline rejects union proposalThe airline rejects a last-ditch proposal which the pilots' union said could avert strike action.
- Air France crash: Manslaughter charges dropped over 2009 disasterFrench judges say there are not enough grounds to prosecute Air France and Airbus over the 2009 crash.
Department for Transport
- Protection for flights and road transport after Brexit reaffirmedPassengers and hauliers to continue to travel and trade with confidence as UK-EU transport protected after Brexit.
Times Online
- BA strike: thousands of pilots to walk out next week [subscription]British Airways is facing the most damaging strike in its history, with nearly 1,600 flights at risk of being grounded next week.
Aviation Industry
- Cathay Pacific to buy Boeing 777-9 simulator Textron subsidiary TRU Simulation + Training will provide a Boeing 777-9 full flight simulator (FFS) and two other flight training devices to Hong Kong flag carrier Cathay Pacific Airways, TRU announced Sept. 4. read more
- Mesa Airlines agrees to buy 100 Mitsubishi SpaceJet M100 aircraft Phoenix-based Mesa Air Group signed an MOU with Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp. (MITAC) Sept. 5 to enter negotiations to buy 100 SpaceJet M100 aircraft. read more
- IATA: Air freight demand continues to drop on trade tensionsGlobal demand for air freight dropped 3.2% in July, marking the ninth consecutive month of year-on-year (YOY) volume declines as weak global trade and the intensifying trade dispute between the US and China take their toll. read more
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