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Aviation 'fighting for survival' says Heathrow CEO [subscription]
Britain's busiest airport has revealed it lost almost three-quarters of its passengers last year due to 'lockdowns and border closures'. Only 22 million passengers travelled through Heathrow in 2020; 73 per cent less than the previous year.
11,000 tonne tunnel to be installed on the railway in first for UK engineering
Massive concrete structure to be pushed under the East Coast Main Line as part of £1.2bn upgrade
Brittany Ferries unveils gigantic new gas driven vessel
Salamanca has taken to the water at a shipyard in China and will enter service between the UK and Europe in 2022
Tuesday, 12 January 2021
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- Covid: Transport workers call for better protection after rise in deathsLondon's transport workers are calling for better protection against Covid-19 after fifty-seven Transport for London (TfL) staff have died from the virus.
- Covid: Disruption as 28 Wrexham bus drivers test positiveArriva Buses Wales says its services are still safe for passengers as 28 drivers test positive.
- Covid: Heathrow passenger numbers drop by millionsPassenger numbers at Heathrow dropped by almost three-quarters in 2020 as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, the airport said. Just 22.1 million people travelled through the airport last year, down 58.8 million on the previous 12 months.
- Coronavirus: Boris Johnson criticised over bike ride seven miles from homeBoris Johnson was spotted at the Olympic Park on Sunday, despite government advice to
- Ford ends decades of Brazil manufacturingThe US car giant is closing its last three Brazilian factories, with a loss of 5,000 jobs.
- Covid-19: New test rule for UK arrivals from FridayInternational travellers will have to take a Covid test up to 72 hours before departing.
The Guardian
- Passengers at Heathrow down by 73% in 2020 due to CovidThe number of passengers at Britain’s biggest airport slumped by 73% in 2020 to the smallest annual total since 1975 due to the travel restrictions caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.
- Crossrail is a memorial to another London – one that expected to prosper for everThe £18bn Elizabeth line was designed for an ever-growing city. After Brexit and Covid, it looks like a white elephant
The Independent
- Race is on for British travellers to get Covid tests before returning to UKHolidaymakers in Antigua, Barbados and St Lucia have been given an extra six days’ leeway ‘due to lack of testing infrastructure’
The Telegraph
- Aviation 'fighting for survival' says Heathrow CEO [subscription]Britain's busiest airport has revealed it lost almost three-quarters of its passengers last year due to 'lockdowns and border closures'. Only 22 million passengers travelled through Heathrow in 2020; 73 per cent less than the previous year.
Times Online
- Schools missing out on traffic bans to protect pupils from polluted air [subscription]Half of schools in towns and cities are suitable for temporary road closures to protect children from traffic fumes but only a fraction have them because of delays in implementing government policy, a study suggests.
City AM
- Exclusive: TfL took legal advice on cancelling First Group tram contract after fatal Croydon crashTransport for London (TfL) was considering cancelling Tram Operations Limited’s (TOL) contract to run the Croydon tram network in the The post Exclusive: TfL took legal advice on cancelling First Group tram contract after fatal Croydon crash
Mail Online
- Transport For London reveals 57 staff have been killed by Covid including 42 bus workers and one in 10 of their staff is absent due to sickness, self-isolating or shieldingTransport for London has revealed that 57 of its staff have been killed by coronavirus and one in 10 workers is absent due to sickness or self-isolation.
- Boeing 737 'fell like lightning and exploded on the water': Fisherman gives harrowing accountThe Sriwijaya Air plane took off from Jakarta earlier today for Pontianak, West Kalimantan province, when it lost contact with the control room. Witnesses claim the plane hit the sea and exploded.
This is Money
- Battle over historic British firm Signature Aviation intensifies as co-owner of Gatwick airport gatecrashes Bill Gates's takeover with counter bidThe battle over historic British firm Signature Aviation intensified yesterday as the co-owner of Gatwick airport gatecrashed Bill Gates's takeover with a £3.4billion counter bid.
Network Rail
- 11,000 tonne tunnel to be installed on the railway in first for UK engineeringMassive concrete structure to be pushed under the East Coast Main Line as part of £1.2bn upgrade
Sky News
- People arriving in England need negative COVID tests to enter country from FridayPeople travelling to England from abroad will have to show they have tested negative for coronavirus before being allowed to enter the country from Friday.
Belfast Telegraph
- Firm angry as port hold-ups threaten NI's lettuce supplyA Co Down food firm has hit out at the Government as hold-ups at ports threaten to stop its supply of lettuce, courgettes and peppers.
Birmingham Post
- Green shoots of recovery at Jaguar Land RoverSports car manufacturer says it has second sales growth for the second quarter in a row
- JCB launches new machine to tackle UK's pothole problemThe machine's development has been personally led by JCB Chairman Lord Bamford
- Brittany Ferries unveils gigantic new gas driven vesselSalamanca has taken to the water at a shipyard in China and will enter service between the UK and Europe in 2022
Bradford Telegraph & Argus
- Over 120 roads could be improved under £11.8 million planChapel Lane in Heckmondwike is among more than 120 roads that could be improved in Kirklees.
Daily Post (North Wales)
- 28 Arriva bus drivers test positive for coronavirus following outbreak at North Wales depotThe firm is urging all passengers to wear face masks in the wake of the outbreak which will cause disruption to some services
The York Press
- E-bikes on the way - as e-scooter trial set to expand across YorkELECTRIC bikes could soon be available for hire in York.
This Is Local London Network
- Campaign to improve public transport in Epping Forest launched five years agoIt's five years since this story about the formation of a new group to improve public transport was making our headlines.
Other Regional Press
- Stansted Airport planning appeal: Inquiry inspectors press ahead despite campaigners concernsStansted Airport's planning appeal begins online today (Tuesday, January 12) after inquiry inspectors rejected calls for a three-month deferral because of the coronavirus crisis.
New Civil Engineer
- 11,000t tunnel to be ‘pushed’ under East Coast Main Line in UK engineering firstAn 11,000t curved concrete box is to be installed beneath the East Coast Main Line in Werrington as part of the line’s £1.2bn upgrade.
- HS2 construction clashes with East West Rail are causing ‘complete chaos’Construction of High Speed 2 (HS2) is clashing with work on the East West Rail programme, leading to “complete chaos” on the roads of Buckinghamshire, according to local leaders.
Other News Sources
- Highways chiefs defend transport plans including £20m bypass for HarrogateCampaigners and councillors have lined up to scrutinise North Yorkshire County Council’s Harrogate Transport Improvement Programme
- Orlando International Airport uses lidar-based crowd analytics to maximise safetyFoot traffic monitoring specialist The Indoor Lab partnered with lidar company Cepton to provide anonymised, 3D tracking of people that claims to improve the usability, safety and cleanliness of large spaces.
- Heathrow Airport’s Measures to Restart AviationPrior to the pandemic, London Heathrow Airport, the UK’s largest airport and one of the largest aviation hubs in the world, welcomed over 80 million passengers. During the pandemic, it’s been operating on a quarter of those numbers and has implemented a variety of measures to restart aviation safely.
- New Ordnance Survey APIs the ticket to realise future transport policy for public sectorWith government transport policy committed to investing in thousands of miles of new road and rail infrastructure, location data will continue to play a key part in getting people moving around safely and more efficiently, helping to make roads less congested and enabling lower carbon transport.
- Transport Scotland continues MaaS funding programmeScotland’s national transport authority is dishing out £1 million in funding in order to promote MaaS solutions in the country.
- Level crossing at Ash station to be replaced by bridge after plan approved The current level crossing leads to serious congestion at busy times
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