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• Can tech startups improve accessible transport? Cathy Holloway

  06-06-2017 16:26
  
  Better accessible transport may come from collaborations between disabled people and tech startups like Wayfindr and Uber Of the 11.6 million people with disabilities in the UK, a fifth report having difficulty accessing transport. Many avoid travelling altogether, leading to isolation and depression. Making all transport accessible to everyone may seem a challenge but there are two beacons of hope: technology and people. Related: Disabled people are still being treated as second class on public
  
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• Wizz Air enjoys 22 per cent surge in passengers

  06-06-2017 02:00 via buyingbusinesstravel.com
  Buying Business Travel - Airline is set for further expansion including new routes from Luton
  
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• Why Bristol Airport just had the busiest weekend in its history

  06-06-2017 02:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Bristol Evening Post - Bristol Airport had the busiest weekend in its entire historybecause of all the Real Madrid fans flying in for the Champions League.
  
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• UK car registrations fall 8.5 in May

  06-06-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Buyers were cautious in the run-up to the general election, the car industry body says.
  
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• Trump to privatise air traffic control

  06-06-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - US President Donald Trump wants to privatise air traffic control operations, creating a not-for-profit company to oversee functions now handled by the federal government.
  
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• Trump proposes privatisation of air traffic control

  06-06-2017 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - White House puts upgrade of air travel system at top of its infrastructure agenda
  
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• Trump: Bidding underway for one great company to run ATC

  06-06-2017 02:00 via atwonline.com
  
  Aviation Industry- The Trump administration has proposed its Air Traffic Control Reform Initiative June 5, formally setting forth a plan to remove US air traffic control (ATC) from FAA oversight, replacing it with a non-profit, independent entity.read more
  
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• Trump Backs Air Traffic Control Privatization

  06-06-2017 02:00 via nytimes.com
  Other News Sources - WASHINGTONPresident Trump endorsed a proposal on Monday to privatize air traffic control, seizing on a decades-old idea as proof that he is advancing the ambitious infrastructure rebuilding plan he promised during his campaign but is still months from delivering.
  
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• Rail services restored after engineering work overran

  06-06-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Services are back to normal following disruption caused by overrunning engineering work.
  
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• Officials face questions over why barriers were not built earlier

  06-06-2017 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Police, TfL, and council officials were today facing serious questions over why barriers were not installed immediately after the terror attack in Westminster in March.
  
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• Metrolink unveils unique 'Spirit of Manchester' tram

  06-06-2017 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - Metrolink yesterday unveiled a special tram that pays tribute to the mp;ldquo;unique spiritmp;rdquo; of Manchester that passengers will now be able to see running on the network. Tram 3022 has been renamed the mp;lsquo;Spirit of Manchestermp;rsquo; and is adorned with a grey, yellow and black design...
  
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• M3 to close for full weekend as Smart Motorway project enters final stages

  06-06-2017 02:00 via getreading.co.uk
  
  Reading Evening Post -Work will include drainage work and vegetation clearance
  
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• M25 to get runway bridge in latest Heathrow expansion plans

  06-06-2017 02:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  
  The Telegraph - he M25 remains one of the largest hurdles to overcome in the expansion of Heathrow Airport, but plans for a series of 'viaducts' seem to be gathering momentum.
  
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• London terror attack: cyclists claim security barriers on London bridges are 'unsafe,' hours after they are installed

  06-06-2017 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Cyclists have complained that new security barriers on London's bridges make roads less safe for them, just hours after they were installed to protect pedestrians from terror attacks.
  
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• ICAO & IATA seek more common sense in cabin laptop bans

  06-06-2017 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Aviation Industry- ICAO is establishing two safety and security groups in the wake of the US and UK aircraft cabin laptop bans and calling for a prudent balance of all commercial air transport safety and security risks.read more
  
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• Huge change to Birmingham bus routes come into place - and people aren't happy

  06-06-2017 02:00 via birminghammail.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Mail - A councillor has written to the bus company to complain about the changes
  
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• Finnair CEO named as oneworld chairman

  06-06-2017 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Aviation Industry- Finnair CEO Pekka Vauramo is to chair the governing board of the oneworld alliance for the coming two years.read more
  
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• Donald Trump unveils plan to privatize 'antiquated' air traffic control system

  06-06-2017 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Donald Trump derided Americas air traffic control systems on Monday as antiquated, horrible and in urgent need of modernisation. He offered few other details, however, about his promised $1tn infrastructure programme.
  
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• Diesel car sales fall by 20 amid health worries taxes

  06-06-2017 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - Sales of new diesel cars in the UK have slumped by a fifth amid fears they will be hammered by tax hikes and charges, figures revealed yesterday.
  
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• Businesses to be briefed on HS2

  06-06-2017 02:00 via expressandstar.com
  Wolverhampton Express and Star - A free breakfast briefing over how businesses could benefit from the HS2 high speed rail project is being held in Kidderminster.
  
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• Bus gets covered in handprints for unique Hull 2017 design

  06-06-2017 02:00 via hulldailymail.co.uk
  Other News Sources - Children and adults alike have been making their own mark on the City of Culture by giving their handprints to put on a bus.
  
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• British Airways set for more cabin crew strikes

  06-06-2017 02:00 via buyingbusinesstravel.com
  Buying Business Travel - Union announces four-day industrial action for later this month
  
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• British Airways says IT chaos was caused by human error

  06-06-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Airline's owner commissions an independent review after saying an engineer 'disconnected the power'.
  
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• BA orders independent inquiry into IT meltdown

  06-06-2017 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Airline chief Willie Walsh admits communications were poor after incident that left 75,000 passengers strandedBritish Airways has ordered an independent investigation into the systems meltdown that left 75,000 passengers stranded over the bank holiday weekend.The actions of a technician who switched off and then reconnected the power supply to BAs data centre are expected to form the centre of the inquiry, which will be carried out by an as-yet-unnamed external company. Continue r
  
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• Airline shares lower after terror attack

  06-06-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Shares in Easyjet and BA owner IAG both close lower in the wake of Sunday's assaults in London.
  
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• Airbus Leahy may retire sooner rather than later

  06-06-2017 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Aviation Industry- Airbus is nearing a major change in its sales organization, as its current head of sales John Leahy has indicated he will retire soon.read more
  
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• Airbus confirms more A380 production cuts

  06-06-2017 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Aviation Industry- Airbus has confirmed it is preparing a further reduction of A380 output, as the company struggles to finalize more orders for the aircraft.read more
  
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