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The funding would have been used to increase capacity on highways running through the proposed 4,000-home South Godstone Garden Community
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Mick Whelan, general secretary, has called on the government to help two open access operators – Hull Trains and Grand Central – which are furloughing rail staff.
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- UK airlines to save millions as navigation charges deferredCharges for air navigation services in European airspace deferred for up to 14 months.
Financial Times
- Airbus cuts aircraft production by a thirdEuropean aerospace group confirms it will slash output of popular A320 single-aisle jet
The Guardian
- Airbus reduces jet production to cope with coronavirus crisisMove comes as expert predicts impact of virus on aviation industry will be worse than 9/11. Airbus is to slash the number of planes it builds by a third, amid expectations that the coronavirus pandemic will continue wreaking havoc on global aviation long after travel restrictions are eased.
- Flights are grounded - is this the moment we give up our addiction to flying? | Nicole BadstuberIf the government ends up with a stake in the airline industry, it should steer transport policy towards a lower air-travel future. Passenger air travel has come to a virtual standstill. EasyJet has grounded its entire fleet, and Ryanair has announced it will not resume commercial flights before June. British Airways has elected to suspend 36,000 staff and has closed its operations at Gatwick and London City airports until further notice. Overall, passenger flights have decreased by up to 95%.
Mail Online
- England's silent skiesData from airline tracking site Flight Radar 24 revealed a significant reduction in the number of aircraft flying over the capital last night compared to April 7 last year.
- EasyJet founder blasts airline's bosses for taking £600million from taxpayersSir Stelios Haji-Ioannou accused bosses of 'misusing taxpayers' money' and said the decision not to terminate the deal with Airbus 'could be the biggest scandal in British corporate history'.
Daily Post (North Wales)
- Airbus cutting plane production rates with fears over jobs at BroughtonThe aerospace giant is reducing future production rates by a third for the foreseeable future
Business Live
- Rolls-Royce to restart UK operations after coronavirus shutdownEngineering giant to operate under new safety regime at Derby, Bristol and Barnoldswick sites
Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport
- UK airlines to save millions as navigation charges deferredAirlines will be able to temporarily defer the payment of air navigation charges, saving them tens of millions of pounds, following action from UK government. This measure should provide financial relief to airlines struggling as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Airlines will be able to defer the payment of charges for air navigation services in UK and European airspace for the months of February-May 2020 for up to 14 months. In February, the 10 largest UK airlines would have been expected to pay a total of £47.2 million for flights in European airspace. EUROCONTROL, the organisat...
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- Coronavirus test site opens for NHS workers at Gatwick AirportA long-stay car park has been transformed to help the UK fight against coronavirus
- Gatwick Airport converts car park into mass testing centreA CAR park has been converted into a drive-through testing centre as the Government aims to ramp up coronavirus tests.
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