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A ban on the sale of petrol and diesel cars could be brought forward by five years to accelerate the take-up of electric vehicles, according to the transport secretary.
Government takes the first steps in a bus revolution
New low-fare, high-frequency ‘Superbus’ networks, Britain’s first all-electric bus town, better information for passengers, and contactless payment on every city bus have been announced by the Transport Secretary, Grant Shapps, in a major package of new measures to boost buses. The package, worth Ł220 million in the first year, will see many cuts to services reversed. It will create ‘express lanes’ for buses in the West Midlands and elsewhere. It will invest in new ways of providing more frequent public transport in the countryside and other places where con...
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- Couple's Thomas Cook holiday nightmare after arriving back at wrong airport - three days lateHundreds of holiday-makers are being left stranded for days - because there was not enough room for them on the planes sent to bring them home
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- Thomas Cook holidaymakers could have to wait up to two months for refund, aviation regulator saysThomas Cook holidaymakers seeking refunds after the firm's collapse could have to wait up to two months.
- Passenger who 'stormed cockpit of Jet2 flight causing it to return to Stansted' charged with assaultA passenger who allegedly tried to storm the cockpit of a Jet2 plane, forcing it to return to Stansted, has been charged by police.
Aviation Industry
- ATAG: More sustainable aviation fuel plants neededThe number of sustainable aviation fuel production projects will need to quadruple if the industry hopes to make a “noticeable impact” on carbon emissions, the Air Transport Action Group (ATAG) said. read more
- Boeing creates new safety unit after board-level review Boeing is implementing several recommendations made by its board of directors aimed at elevating the company’s safety focus, led by the creation of a new Product and Services Safety (PSS) unit, CEO Dennis Muilenburg announced Sept. 30. read more
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