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Construction bosses warn of ‘devastating impact’ of scrapping HS2 link to Leeds
Construction bosses have warned prime minister Boris Johnson that cancelling the eastern leg of the £100bn High Speed 2 (HS2) scheme would have a “devastating” effect on the industry.
Tuesday, 14 September 2021
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- Covid: More than 300,000 suspected of breaking quarantine rulesNearly a third of people arriving in England and Northern Ireland as the coronavirus Delta variant took off may have broken quarantine rules.
Department for Transport
- Independent panel to be created to review complaints against CAA decision processNew independent panel will drive forward best practice regulatory processes at the Civil Aviation Authority.
The Guardian
- Thousands of jobs at risk unless UK travel rules changed, say airlinesCalls for Covid traffic light and PCR testing system to be simplified, as holiday bookings down 83% on 2019The travel industry has called for ministers to tear up the UK's Covid traffic light and PCR testing rules as figures reveal their devastating impact on overseas flights and holiday bookings in peak season.Bookings for holidays abroad this summer were down 83% on 2019, according to data from the Travel Association (ABTA), with half of travel companies reporting no increase in bookings compared with last summer, despite the vaccination programme..
The Telegraph
- Rolls-Royce and Babcock bail out of RAF's inflight refuelling arm [Subscription]UK infrastructure investor to buy almost 40pc of business which services the air force, in £315m deal
Times Online
- Babcock and Rolls-Royce disengage from refuelling [Subscription]Two of Britain’s leading — but financially troubled — defence contractors have sold their stakes in the RAF’s fleet of Voyager inflight refuelling aircraft and transport aircraft.
- Covid restrictions see Heathrow lose title of Europe’s busiest airport [Subscription]Heathrow slumped in a league table of Europe’s busiest airports today as the government prepares to relax testing requirements for fully vaccinated travellers.
Aviation Industry
- Russia's Aeroflot named the world’s most punctual mainline airline in August 2021In August, Aeroflot operated 92% of flights on-time, according to Monthly On-Time Performance Report released by Cirium, a global provider of aviation data for the travel industry. Besides, Aeroflot has retained its position as the most punctual mainline airline in Europe for the second month running.
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