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Ferguson Marine says Tim Hair will be replaced in February by a new permanent chief executive.

Rail fares are to rise by 3.8% in March, the government has confirmed, in line with July’s RPI inflation rate.

Flights between Scotland and North America resumeAir Transat becomes the first airline to run a scheduled transatlantic flight since November last year.
Boeing: Families in legal action against US over air crashRelatives of passengers killed in Ethiopian Airlines crash file legal action over Boeing deal.

Heathrow landing-charge increases a sign of a broken systemRegulator agrees 37% rise next year while charges remain pegged to inflation at Londonâ€™s other main airport
Delta Air Lines chief warns of hit to air travel from OmicronUS carrier expects first quarter of 2022 will be affected as restrictions increase

Huge rise in Heathrow charges must be stopped, says Willie Walsh [subscription]Willie Walsh has urged Grant Shapps to intervene after Heathrow won a increase in landing charges of seven times the rate of inflation.

Heathrow cleared to increase passenger levy by 56% [subscription]After months of arguments between Heathrow and its airlines led by British Airways — fanned by interjections from BA’s former boss Willie Walsh, who is now director-general of the International Air Transport Association — the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) said Heathrow would be able to charge £30.19 per passenger from the new year. That is 56 per cent higher than the existing charge of £19.36 but lower than the sum Heathrow was seeking.

ACF joins forces with AEFThe Aviation Communities Forum was set up in 2015 following a number of airspace change trials and has always worked very closely with the team at the Aviation Environment Federation, … The post ACF joins forces with AEF appeared first on Aviation Environment Federation.