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• Wonderful Ian is no ordinary Jack | Brief letters

  26-05-2017 19:38
  
  Ian Jack’s pieces | Disappearing dining cars | Tax balance | Albums’ 50th anniversaries | Piano motivationIan Jack’s Saturday pieces on street trees (13 May) and railway catering (20 May) are among the most recent in a long series of wonderful journalistic essays with which he has graced your newspaper. Their skilful blend of reliable research, personal reminiscence and, where appropriate, measured social or political criticism has enlightened and delighted us for years. Long m
  
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• Gatwick airport baggage system failure forces passengers to fly without luggage

  26-05-2017 11:10
  
  Breakdown of system for sorting and delivering suitcases to planes causing delays in run-up to bank holiday weekendPassengers have been flying from Gatwick without their luggage after a breakdown in the airport’s baggage system delayed check-ins and caused chaos in terminals. The airport announced the problem with its system for sorting and delivering bags to planes on Twitter just after 5.30am on Friday morning. Related: Revealed: details of Sergey Brin's secret plans to build the world's
  
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• Wizz Air shares jump after unveiling growth plans

  26-05-2017 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Carrier aims to lift passenger numbers by 20 and open UK operating base
  
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• Wizz Air reports net profit for FY2017 up 28

  26-05-2017 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Aviation Industry- Central and Eastern European low-cost carrier (LCC) Wizz Air reported a net profit of 246 million ($258.3 million) for the financial year ended March 31, up 28 compared to net profit of 193 million in the previous financial year.read more
  
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• US appeals court upholds block on Trumps revised travel ban

  26-05-2017 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Aviation Industry- A US federal appeals court has upheld the block on President Donald Trumps revised travel ban, saying the executive orders text speaks vague words of national security, but its context drips with religious intolerance, animus and discrimination.read more
  
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• UK car production fall blamed on late Easter

  26-05-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Production fell by almost a fifth last month, but the SMMT says the UK industry remains healthy.
  
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• Tube accidents soar to record high of almost 5,000 a year

  26-05-2017 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - The number of accidents involving passengers on the Tube has risen to a record high of almost 5,000 a year, the Standard reveals today.
  
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• Troubled bus company confirms Sheffield school service is to be withdrawn TOMORROW

  26-05-2017 02:00 via thestar.co.uk
  
  Sheffield Star - A bus service which transports children to a Sheffield secondary school will run for the last time tomorrow, it was confirmed today....
  
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• South West Trains delays: 'Track safety system failure' forces Portsmouth-bound lines between Guildford and Havant to shut entirely

  26-05-2017 02:00 via getsurrey.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources -South West Trains said that due to a "track safety system failure" buses will replace trains
  
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• 'Show patience' on crowded trains after terrorist attack at Manchester Arena

  26-05-2017 02:00 via thisislancashire.co.uk
  
  Lancashire Telegraph - PEOPLE are being urged to show patience on the rail network as services face an unprecedented time while Victoria Station remains closed following Mondays terrorist attack.
  
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• Shields Ferry to be suspended for three days in summer for 'important structural repair work'

  26-05-2017 02:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle Evening Chronicle - There will be a temporary closure on both the landings but passengers are reassured that disruption will be kept to a minimum
  
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• Seeking future rail megatrends

  26-05-2017 02:00 via railwaygazette.com
  
  Railway Gazette - EUROPE: Late May saw the launch of an interactive forum on the Near 2050 project website aimed at...
  
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• Rolls-Royce begins UltraFan gearbox high-power testing

  26-05-2017 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Aviation Industry- Rolls-Royce has performed the first power runs of the gearbox for its new UltraFan engine at a facility in Germany.read more
  
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• RAIB calls for safety review after passenger died leaning out of carriage window

  26-05-2017 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - Network Rail and operators have been told to improve their safety standards and data sharing after a passenger was killed last year when they stuck their head out of a train carriage. mp;nbsp; The incident involved a passenger on the Gatwick Express service from the airport to London Victoria, who...
  
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• Piccadilly line delays: Rush hour mayhem as signal failures spark severe delays on entire line

  26-05-2017 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Frustrated commuters faced rush hour mayhem as technical problems caused severe delays on the entire Piccadilly line.
  
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• Oxford train line to close for one week in July

  26-05-2017 02:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - THE railway between Didcot and Oxford will be closed for a week this summer.
  
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• New Zealand space launch is first from a private site

  26-05-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The first ever launch from New Zealand is a step towards making it cheaper to get cargo into space.
  
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• New trains for West of England taking shape

  26-05-2017 02:00 via railmagazine.com
  
  Rail Magazine - Production of bi-mode trains for West of England route underway in Hitachi Rail Italy factory.
  
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• New chief executive appointed at Leeds Bradford Airport

  26-05-2017 02:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus - LEEDS Bradford Airport has appointed David Laws as its new chief executive.
  
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• Network Rail faces residents' wrath over plans to demolish historic bridge

  26-05-2017 02:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -FURIOUS villagers have accused Network Rail of ignoring ways to save a historic bridge from demolition.
  
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• Man who started fire in plane toilet has sentence more than doubled

  26-05-2017 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Court of appeal rules John Coxs original sentence was unduly lenient after he began blaze in bin on flight carrying 200 peopleA man who started a fire in the toilet of a plane carrying more than 200 people has had his prison sentence more than doubled at the court of appeal.The Monarch Airbus was 10,700 metres (33,000ft) in the air and 100 miles (160km) from the Egyptian coast when the captain was told the crew were having difficulty extinguishing the blaze in a waste paper bin. C
  
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• In-cab printing take-up surges at Palletways

  26-05-2017 02:00 via ciltuk.org.uk
  
  Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport -Innovative technology, developed by Palletways UK, designed to speed-up the process of palletised freight delivery has been adopted by over 90 of the networks members. In-cab printing technology was unveiled as an industry-first by Palletways in late 2016. Since then, over 90 of the 100+ network member depots have lined-up to equip their fleet with the devices which enable drivers to print and apply pallet information in-cab at a customer site.Dave
  
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• Heaton residents get their First bus back as parking problems are tackled by Bradford Council

  26-05-2017 02:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus - A GROUP of residents are celebrating as a popular bus route returned to their streets after an eight-month absence.
  
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• Heathrow expansion vital to UKs global trading position, says FTA

  26-05-2017 02:00 via fta.co.uk
  Other News Sources - Creation of increased airport capacity in the South East of England is vital if the UK is to retain its position as a global trading hub, ...
  
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• Heathrow expansion: Breaching M25 to build third runway would be costly and could 'derail' plans says British Airways boss

  26-05-2017 02:00 via getsurrey.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - Willie Walsh, head of British Airways parent company IAG, has warned breaching the M25 to build a third runway would increase costs and delay the scheme
  
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• Great Western Class 802s take shape

  26-05-2017 02:00 via railwaygazette.com
  
  Railway Gazette - UK: Series production of the Class 802 electro-diesel trainsets for Great Western Railways West of...
  
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• Freight leaders call for immediate infrastructure investment after election

  26-05-2017 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - A key organisation representing rail freight in the UK has today urged the main political parties to back up manifesto promises for freight with immediate investment in infrastructure. In a statement, the Freight Transport Association (FTA) said that though commitments to freight infrastructure...
  
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• First UK Bus to increase bus fares drastically in Yeovil

  26-05-2017 02:00 via somersetlive.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - The Buses of Somerset, which is part of First Group, will be raising the prices of single and return tickets on a number of their routes in the area
  
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• Exeter Airport celebrates 80 years of flying

  26-05-2017 02:00 via devonlive.com
  Other Regional Press - The Lord Mayor of Exeter has helped mark the 80 years of flying at Exeter Airport by unveiling a celebratory plaque which will be mounted in the terminal building.
  
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• Etihad takes delivery of 10th and final A380

  26-05-2017 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Aviation Industry- Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways has taken delivery of its 10th and final Airbus A380.read more
  
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• British Airways to appeal pension trustee ruling

  26-05-2017 02:00 via ft.com
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• Britain can do better than the £50bn HS2 train line - we should be embracing the Hyperloop

  26-05-2017 02:00 via cityam.com
  
  City AM - The Victorian railway radically transformed Britains way of life, but for its pioneers, it took a leap of faith.
  
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• Bombardiers Cromer defends pricing of Deltas CSeries order

  26-05-2017 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Aviation Industry- Bombardiers pricing on its sale of 75 firm CSeries aircraft to Delta Air Lines was normal course business and not improper, Bombardier Commercial Aircraft president Fred Cromer said.read more
  
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• Aviation could face disturbance after Brexit

  26-05-2017 02:00 via buyingbusinesstravel.com
  Buying Business Travel - Air travel will be most sensitive travel issue in talks between UK and EU
  
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• Armed police patrol trains across UK subscription

  26-05-2017 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Armed police officers began patrolling on board trains across Britain for the first time yesterday in response to the heightened terrorist threat.
  
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• Airlines warn about disruption to Italy flights

  26-05-2017 02:00 via buyingbusinesstravel.com
  Buying Business Travel - Industrial action will cause the cancellation of some airline services
  
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• Airbus Broughton to 'further enhance' security due to heightened terror threat

  26-05-2017 02:00 via dailypost.co.uk
  
  Daily Post (North Wales) -The aerospace giant is looking at measures after Manchester concert bomb attack
  
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• Air rage: why does flying make us so angry? Science says it's about class

  26-05-2017 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Rise in acts of plane-related violence shed light on something bigger: modern air travel is a perfect example of a situation in which human status is highly visibleOutclassed: the secret life of inequality is our new column about class. Read the first one hereA doctor is forcibly removed from a United Airlines flight, losing two teeth and gaining a concussion as hes pulled down the aisle. A whole family with young children is dragged off by Delta. A near-riot breaks out at the For
  
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• AEF responds to consultations on airspace policy and expansion

  26-05-2017 02:00 via aef.org.uk
  Aviation Industry- AEF has today responded to the Governmentsconsultationson Heathrow expansion: draft Airports National Policy Statement(ANPS) and Reforming policy on the design and use of UK airspace. Both responses were informed by feedback from our members, including points raised during the discussion
  
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