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The government promises to commit £11.5bn to speed up journeys between Manchester, Leeds and York.
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The Transport Secretary set out a series of commitments to achieve ‘guilt-free flying’.
Major rail upgrade in the North could be hit by more delays after £190m is 'wasted'
The Government has taken “too long” to make key decisions about the Transpennine Route Upgrade and the project could be hit by more delays and run over its new budget of £11.5bn, the Government’s spending watchdog has found.
Wednesday, 20 July 2022
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- Aerospace industry grounded by lost jobs and lack of staffA shortfall of workers has resulted in supply chain disruption and cancelled flights
- China's Comac reliant on captive domestic market for salesNew C919 is less fuel efficient than Boeing and Airbus jets and may struggle to attract international buyers
- Aviation sector needs to give up the blame game To avoid future disruption, the industry and passengers will have to pay the true cost of flying
- Travel chaos hits demand for European flightsCancellations rise and last-minute bookings show marked decline among major national carriers
- Stelios calls truce in long-running battle with easyJet managementAirline’s founder relents in bitter dispute over order for more than 50 new Airbus jets
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- Fresh misery for Heathrow passengers as workers announce three-day strikeTens of thousands of passengers are facing fresh mayhem at Heathrow airport at the start of the summer holidays as workers at refuelling companies go on strike.
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- Heathrow cap on flights will extend into October [subscrition]Heathrow’s cap on flights will continue until after the October half-term, it was reported last night.
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- Green aviation fuel first praise as Jet Zero Strategy sees government commit to five plants by 2025Phillips 66 to more than double production after celebrated first commercial supply
London Evening Standard
- Grant Shapps: Aviation emissions should never return to pre-pandemic levelsThe Transport Secretary set out a series of commitments to achieve ‘guilt-free flying’.
Wales Online
- UK airport halts all flights after soaring temperatures melt runwayThe defect came to light as temperatures rocketed across the UK
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- Shapps: 'Aviation has shown immense resilience, but we must do more'Transport secretary Grant Shapps has praised the UK’s aviation sector for its "immense resilience" during the pandemic, but has stressed further support, collaboration and integration will be needed on a global scale to address the sector’s biggest future challenges – including those on the scale of Covid.
- Heathrow set for three-day strike this week as refuelling staff walk out over payUnite say staff have not had a pay increase for three years and have actually seen their pay decrease by 15% when accounting for inflation, which hit 9.1% in the year to May
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