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London Underground: the dirtiest place in the city
An FT Investigation shows that air pollution on the tube is as much as 10 times above health guidelines
MP's anger over reports that HS2 high speed rail inquiry is delayed
Every delay to HS2 is a delay bringing jobs and investment to Birmingham, says MP Liam Byrne
Double number of people in Wales favour M4 relief road than oppose it — new poll
First Minister Mark Drakeford decided the M4 relief road would not be built — it would seem people in Wales disagree with that choice
Tuesday, 05 November 2019
BBC News
- UK drone pilots have 25 days to register their craftOwners must pass a quiz but will get access to a scheme that seeks to match lost drones with owners.
Times Online
- Boeing 737 Max delays force job cuts at Ryanair [subscription]Ryanair is to close bases and cut jobs because of the continuing delay in delivering the grounded Boeing 737 Max.
- British Airways owner IAG buys Air Europa in €1bn deal [subscription]International Airlines Group has swooped on Air Europa, Spain’s third largest airline, in a €1 billion deal designed to extend its reach across Latin America and the Caribbean.
- Andrea Leadsom lacked interest in Thomas Cook, allege MPs [subscription]MPs have accused Andrea Leadsom of showing a “lack of interest” in the run-up to Thomas Cook’s collapse, while also failing to make progress on reforms to the audit profession, executive pay and corporate governance.
City AM
- Sheffield Council is bidding for Ł85 million to improve public transport and active travel.British Airways’ parent company, IAG, has reached a €1bn deal to acquire rival Air Europa in a bid to bolster its presence in the South Atlantic.
- Ryanair will ask for IAG divestments in €1bn Air Europa dealRyanair boss Michael O’Leary is ready to ask competition regulators to intervene in British Airways owner IAG’s purchase of Air Europa, he said today.
Aviation Industry
- Eurocontrol: MAX grounding impeding traffic growthThe grounding of the Boeing 737 MAX is having a modest but “not insignificant” impact on air traffic in Europe, according to Eurocontrol. read more
- Ryanair 1H net income flat; warns of slower growth on MAX delaysRyanair posted a flat net profit of €1.15 billion ($1.28 billion) for the first half of its 2020 fiscal year and lowered its 2021 growth outlook because of the delayed deliveries of its Boeing 737 MAX aircraft. read more
- US senators object to new US-Cuba flight restrictions A group of 11 Democratic senators is urging the Trump administration to reverse new restrictions that ban US commercial flights to all Cuban destinations except Havana. read more
- Hong Kong Airlines reduces capacity on tough market conditionsHong Kong Airlines is further reducing its network and suspending a long-haul route in response to increasingly tough market conditions. read more
- European body launches counter-drone work groupThe European Organization for Civil Aviation Equipment (Eurocae) has established a working group to develop standards for counter-drone systems that can be used by airports and air traffic control authorities. read more
- United Airlines, Uplift offer fly now, pay later optionUnited Airlines customers now have the option to pay over time for flights through the carrier’s partnership with point-of-sale financing company Uplift. read more
News from Europe
- Carbon-neutral flying already technically feasible, says German transport expertIn an interview with EURACTIV Germany, Matthias von Randow, the Chief Executive Officer of the Federal Association of the German Transport Industry, spoke about carbon-neutral aviation fuels and the difficulties of rolling them out on a mass scale.
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