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• London tube strikes called off

  03-02-2017 16:11
  
  RMT union says industrial action over staff safety and job cuts on London Underground has been suspended
  Planned strikes by London Underground workers that were expected to cause widespread disruption on Monday and Tuesday next week have been suspended.Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union were due to walk out for 16 hours from 6pm on Sunday and again for 15 hours from 10am on Tuesday in a dispute over job losses.Delighted we have been able to get the tube strikes suspended. Th
  
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• We cant wait for a new runway: Let's fast-track better rail connections to our airports - Sophie Dekkers (EasyJet)

  03-02-2017 01:00 via cityam.com
  
  City AM - The government has already taken a crucial decision on future airport capacity by opting for a new runway at Heathrow. But it wont be built for 15 years and so the shorter-term focus should be on how we maximise existing capacity.
  
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• Vivarail releases report into D-Train fire

  03-02-2017 01:00 via railwaygazette.com
  
  Railway Gazette - UK: On February 2 Vivarail released a report into a fire on its prototype Class 230 D-Train diesel...
  
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• US carriers ask incoming cabinet to review Open Skies policy

  03-02-2017 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Aviation Industry- The three US network carriers wasted no time after US Secretary of State Rex Tillersons confirmation before asking him to review the Open Skies policy and the subsidies they allege Gulf carriers illegally get from their national governments.read more
  
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• UK airports could help enforce Trump's 'Muslim ban'

  03-02-2017 01:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - The US government is in talks with UK authorities to introduce what is known as 'pre-clearance' at Manchester, Edinburgh, and London Heathrow airports.
  
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• Uber chief Kalanick quits Trump business council

  03-02-2017 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Criticism grows from passengers and drivers angry at presidents immigration order
  
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• U-turn over Wrexham A483 roadworks as Welsh Government bow to pressure

  03-02-2017 01:00 via dailypost.co.uk
  
  Daily Post (North Wales) - Economy Secretary Ken Skates confirms resurfacing will now only be carried out overnight because of 'traffic chaos' fears
  
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• Transport Secretary Chris Grayling says Heathrow expansion will be good for Scotland

  03-02-2017 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - The Transport Secretary has said the expansion of Heathrow will benefit airports in Scotland.
  
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• Train drivers reach deal with Southern rail in long-running dispute

  03-02-2017 01:00 via feeds.reuters.com
  
  Reuters News - LONDON (Reuters) - One of Britain's longest and most damaging rail strikes since the industry was privatised in the 1990s appeared to be heading for resolution on Thursday as management at Southern Rail and its drivers reached provisional agreement.
  
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• The app that turns us all into parking informants

  03-02-2017 01:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - The UK Car Park Management (CPM) app allows people to anonymously take a picture of the car and its number plate, send it to the company then collect the fee when it is paid.
  
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• Thatcher was wrong: its the age of the train subscription

  03-02-2017 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Rail links rebuilt in response to demand boost growth, so why is the SNP focussing on roads?
  
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• Southern Rail strikes: Union comes to agreement with operator over driver-only trains

  03-02-2017 01:00 via getsurrey.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - The train drivers' union came to an agreement with Southern operator Govia-Thameslink Railway on Thursday, which will be put to a referendum
  
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• Southern Rail Strikes Could Be Over As Deal Struck With Drivers' Union Aslef

  03-02-2017 01:00 via huffingtonpost.co.uk
  
  Huffington Post -A deal to end a bitter dispute between Southern Railway and Aslef over driver-only trains has been agreed. The two sides have been holding lengthy talks in a bid to resolve a long-running row which sparked a series of strikes. Around 1,000 drivers will now vote on the deal, bringing some relief to passengers who have suffered months of disruption because of industrial action and staff shortages. The Rail, Maritime and Transport union is still in dispute with Southern over change
  
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• Southern agrees deal to end train drivers strike

  03-02-2017 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Relief for commuters as Aslef settles long-running dispute over expanded role for drivers
  
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• Scottish ferry services 'could be nationalised'

  03-02-2017 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Ferry services in Scotland should be brought under government control if EU rules allow it, the transport minister says
  
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• Relief for hundreds of thousands of commuters as Southern rail reaches deal with union

  03-02-2017 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Southern rail has agreed a deal with the Aslef union preventing any further strikes by train drivers, bringing desperately needed relief to more than 300,000 commuters.
  
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• Preferred site for Skelmersdale's first railway station revealed

  03-02-2017 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The preferred location for a town's first railway station has been revealed.
  Lancashire County Council has earmarked land on the former Glenburn Sports College and Skelmersdale College.
  
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• New design shows how Cardiffs multi-million pound Central Square could now look when it's finished

  03-02-2017 01:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Wales Online - ... Arriva Trains Wales has also raised concerns about the removal of 42 spaces at the Saunders Road car park. Those spaces will be relocated.
  
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• Network Rail is moving to a larger headquarters building in Wales

  03-02-2017 01:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Wales Online - The organisation, which is responsible for maintaining and upgrading the UK's rail network on behalf of the Westminster Government, has signed up to the refurbished 51,000 sq ft St Patrick's House in the centre of the city.
  
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• Multi-million pound funding boost for Essex transport and education projects

  03-02-2017 01:00 via eadt.co.uk
  
  East Anglian Daily Times - Two education schemes in Colchester have been awarded £7million of Government cash.
  
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• Motor insurance premiums hit record high, as cars go hi tech

  03-02-2017 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Complex technology making repairs more expensive is contributing to the rise, insurers say.
  
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• Mitsubishi Aircraft changes leadership following latest MRJ delay

  03-02-2017 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Aviation Industry- Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp. parent company Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has installed two of its executives at the top of the leadership structure of its subsidiary producing the MRJ, the Japanese regional jet that has been beset by multiple program delays.read more
  
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• London Midland strike threat halted

  03-02-2017 01:00 via birminghampost.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Post -Trade union withdraws ballot of members after concerns were raised about external security contractors being placed on trains
  
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• Letters to the editor: Mayor gets it right on Tube staffing

  03-02-2017 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - While I, like many thousands of Londoners, have been greatly inconvenienced by the Tube strikes,
  
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• Ive never been so embarrassed Read more at: http://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/news/i-ve-never-been-so-embarrassed-1-8368722

  03-02-2017 01:00 via blackpoolgazette.co.uk
  
  Blackpool Gazette - Steve Morrissey thought hed landed a great deal booking a train ticket from Lancaster to London for £93 - when the price from Preston was £350.
  Read more at: http://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/news/i-ve-never-been-so-embarrassed-1-8368722
  
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• Ive never been so embarrassed

  03-02-2017 01:00 via blackpoolgazette.co.uk
  
  Blackpool Gazette - Steve Morrissey thought hed landed a great deal booking a train ticket from Lancaster to London for £93 - when the price from Preston was £350.
  Read more at: http://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/news/i-ve-never-been-so-embarrassed-1-8368722
  
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• Icelandair to hit top end of 2016 guidance

  03-02-2017 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Aviation Industry- Icelandair is expecting to report a full-year EBITDA at the top end of its $210-$220 million revised guidance, but has warned that EBITDA will drop to $140-$150 million in 2017 because of volatile market conditions.read more
  
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• IATA: Air passenger traffic rebounded in 2H 2016; up 6.3 overall

  03-02-2017 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Aviation Industry- Worldwide air passenger traffic increased an overall 6.3 in 2016, as passengers wary of traveling in the first half of the year pushed demand to a nearly 9 annual growth pace between June and December, according to IATAsfull-year Air Passenger Market Analysis. read more
  
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• Heathrow's third runway will mean 'more domestic airport links'

  03-02-2017 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - More UK airports will have connecting flights to Heathrow if a new runway is built, the government says.
  
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• Heathrows third runway may raise risk of a stroke subscription

  03-02-2017 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - A third runway at Heathrow could harm the health of thousands of people while breaking air pollution limits for years, according to government analysis.
  
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• Heathrow growth depends on fewer cars and less noise subscription

  03-02-2017 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Heathrow will not be allowed to build a third runway unless it meets new targets on car journeys, aircraft noise and pollution under a government blueprint being published today.
  
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• Heathrow expansion to give opportunities to Scottish airports

  03-02-2017 01:00 via scotsman.com
  
  The Scotsman - The expansion of Heathrow will benefit airports across Scotland, Chris Grayling has said.
  
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• Google's driverless cars make progress

  03-02-2017 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Driverless cars being tested in California by Google company Waymo needed less human action in 2016.
  
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• Future rail travel: broadband for transportation

  03-02-2017 01:00 via eta.co.uk
  
  Green Miscellany - As the debate in Britain over the high-speed rail project HS2 continues to simmer, in America, the billionaire inventor and entrepreneur Elon Musk has turned his attention to rail travel of the near future and a high-speed connection between Los Angeles and San Francisco code-named Hyperloop Onea 800 mph-concept referred to as a cross between a Concorde, a The post Future rail travel: broadband for transportation appeared first on ETA.
  
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• Ferries may be taken back into public hands

  03-02-2017 01:00 via scotsman.com
  
  The Scotsman - All of Scotlands £1 billion ferry services could be taken into public hands after a review into the current deal was announced by transport minister Humza Yousaf yesterday.
  
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• Eastbourne MP on Southern agreement: Were not out the woods yet

  03-02-2017 01:00 via eastbourneherald.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - Eastbourne MP Caroline Ansell has praised the deal today (Thursday, February 2) between the train drivers union and Southern Rail, calling it real progressbut she says we are not quite out of the woods yet.
  
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• Consultation starts over third Heathrow runway

  03-02-2017 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Campaign group urges ministers to reject plan if downsides too high
  
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• Children at risk from toxic air 'if Heathrow expansion goes ahead without curbs'

  03-02-2017 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Children will be particularly vulnerable to more toxic air generated by Heathrow expansion if mitigation measures are not put in place, a Government study said today.
  
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• Cardiff Airport praised by Transport Secretary Grayling

  03-02-2017 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Cardiff Airport - owned by the Welsh Government - is a great success, says UK transport secretary.
  
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• Car insurance at a record high due to Osbornes tax hike

  03-02-2017 01:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - The average price paid in the final three months of last year for comprehensive cover was £462, the Association of British Insurers (ABI) saida jump of £22 on the previous quarter.
  
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• British Airways vows all customers will be able to fly to destinations from London despite cabin crew strike

  03-02-2017 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - British Airways has promised all customers will be able to fly to their destinations from London during a second wave of cabin crew strikes planned for next week.
  
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• British Airways cabin crew strike: Airline vows ALL passengers will get to destinations during second wave of industrial action

  03-02-2017 01:00 via getsurrey.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - Cabin staff will walkout over February 9-11 in a row over pay - but BA says it will get all passengers to their destinations
  
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• Aslef and GTR provisionally agree to end Southern row

  03-02-2017 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - Rail driversmp;rsquo; union Aslef and Southern owners Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) have reached a provisional agreement which could potentially end the pairmp;rsquo;s long-running dispute and relieve pressure on the beleaguered franchise. Aslef, alongside fellow rail union RMT, have spent recent...
  
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• ANALYSIS: Etihad-Lufthansa relationship spurred by market conditions

  03-02-2017 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Aviation Industry- The new commercial partnership announced this week between Etihad and Lufthansa is seen by senior executives of both groups as a first-step towards a deeper relationship. How it gets there will depend on several factors, including the market environment, attitudes towards open skies and the Gulf carriers, and who replaces James Hogan as head of the Etihad Group.read more
  
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• Airport extension could destroy 21 listed buildings subscription

  03-02-2017 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Expanding Heathrow would wreak havoc on the cultural landscape surrounding the airport, according to a Department of Transport report.
  
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• Q&A: what does the Southern rail deal over strikes mean?

  03-02-2017 00:59
  
  After months of agony for commuters, drivers’ union Aslef agrees a deal with rail operator to end strikes. But will anything actually change?Does the deal between Govia Thameslink Railway and Aslef mean the Southern dispute is over?Yes – but only between the company and the drivers’ union, assuming that its members back the deal. The RMT – which represents the onboard supervisors, as conductors are now known – is still in dispute, and has called the majority of walk
  
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