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Mayor Andy Street says recent improvements by West Midlands Trains (WMT) have been taken into account ahead of his decision on whether it should be allowed to continue operating.
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Trains firm Grand Central has been voted best long distance operator for the ninth time and best for value for money in a national survey of rail users.
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- Flybe aircraft owners track debts amid jet impound fears [subscription]Aircraft leasing companies could lose control of jets as Flybe racks up debts
Times Online
- Heathrow owner Ferrovial stokes row over third runway costHeathrow’s biggest shareholder has warned that it could sell its 25% stake if returns are squeezed by the aviation watchdog.
- Airbus: bribes, fines but no names [subscription]The aircraft maker paid a huge price for its web of corruption, but those behind it remain free
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- Stop dithering Boris, and give us lift-off for Heathrow's vital third runway: Business leaders join forces to demand the PM publicly endorses the £14billion airport expansionBusiness leaders have joined forces to demand that Boris Johnson ends decades of dithering over a third runway at Heathrow and publicly endorse the £14 billion scheme.
The National
- Heathrow expansion will increase Scottish emissionsTHE expansion of Heathrow Airport will lead to an extra 600,000 tonnes of climate pollution from Scotland’s airports over a 15-year period, according to an analysis by the Scottish Government.
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- Final Airbus A380 wings will leave Broughton site on these datesThis will bring to an end 13 years of A380 wing production at the Flintshire site
- Final Airbus A380 wings will leave Broughton site on these datesThis will bring to an end 13 years of A380 wing production at the Flintshire site
Cambridge News
- Stansted Airport hijack: 20 years on since armed gunmen held 160 terrified passengers hostage for five daysAfter only 14 minutes off the ground air traffic control lost contact with the plane, and what ensued was horrific for those on board
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