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• Willie Walsh not involved in BAs computer crisis Subscription

  10-06-2017 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - The chief executive of IAG, whose subsidiary British Airways is still suffering from its bank holiday IT meltdown, has said that he could not get involved in the clean-up of the fiasco but would have handled things differently to Alex Cruz, the man he appointed as its chief executive.
  
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• Willie Walsh: 'I think some of the criticism of BA has been unfair'

  10-06-2017 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - The chief of British Airways parent IAG on the airlines IT meltdown, keeping the brand relevantand his Slasher nicknameThe frustrating thing for Willie Walsh is that, outside the airline industry, many people still think he is the direct boss of British Airways. In fact, he is the chief executive of IAGits parent companyand the man who can sack the boss of BA. But, despite mounting public opinion, he is not minded to do so ... yet.It has been a busy couple of weeks for Walsh, sinc
  
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• Vows to keep 'vital' rural bus service

  10-06-2017 02:00 via dorsetecho.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -A BUS route which is under threat and has been labelled a
  
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• Virgin Trains left red-faced after embarrassing spelling error on Edinburgh advert

  10-06-2017 02:00 via dailyrecord.co.uk
  
  Daily Record -The company had advertised their train journeys from the Scottish capital to London but managed to spell Edinburgh wrong.
  
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• Virgin Trains acting like Gestapo in fare dodging crackdown Subscription

  10-06-2017 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Virgin Trains is known for its bright-red livery and tilting high-speed Pendolinos. Now it is gaining notoriety for something rather less charmingits Gestapo-like ticket inspectors.
  
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• US support for shipping's carbon goals in question

  10-06-2017 02:00 via fairplay.co.uk
  Other News Sources - President Donald Trumps decision to withdraw the United States from the Paris Agreement on climate change has raised the stakes for upcoming carbon reduction negotiations from the shipping sector.
  
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• US jets participate in annual NATO military exercise

  10-06-2017 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - Striking pictures showGerman Luftwaffe's Eurofighter Typhoons joining the US's Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker in the skies during the 45thBALTOPS military exercises.
  
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• United Airlines accused of being rude by Zhang Shuai

  10-06-2017 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - Tennis player Zhang Shuai has openly accused United Airlines of being 'rude', 'disgusting' and 'arrogant' after an apparent dispute on June 6. The American company has apologised.
  
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• Undisclosed customer buys five Bombardier Q400s

  10-06-2017 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Aviation Industry- Bombardier Commercial Aircraft said it has concluded a firm order for five Q400 aircraft with an undisclosed customer. read more
  
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• UK road tax rules have changed: How much do you need to pay now?

  10-06-2017 02:00 via birminghammail.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Mail -Motorists across Birmingham and throughout the West Midlands will be required to change what they pay in a bid to keep their vehicles on the road
  
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• Trump administration reviewing ICAO aviation emissions agreement

  10-06-2017 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Aviation Industry- The Trump administration has not decided whether the US government will remain committed to the ICAO aviation emissions agreement and is unlikely to make a decision anytime soon, according to the US State Department.read more
  
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• Train test delays see Crossrail launch date missed

  10-06-2017 02:00 via transportbriefing.co.uk
  Other Subscription Services -The introduction of Crossrail trains has been delayed with the first of the new sets yet to enter passenger service.MTR Crossrail, which operates the TfL Rail branded service between Shenfield and...
  
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• Tickets hit 1.3million a year on just one London road

  10-06-2017 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - Watch out next time you park in Rivington Street, Shoreditch (pictured) in East London. Parking wardens issued an astonishing 19,365 tickets there last year, an average of 50 each day.
  
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• The cliff-top car park at Rhossili will closed for 3 days

  10-06-2017 02:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Wales Online -The National Trust had hoped to avoid any closures while it upgraded the car park but now say it cannot be avoided
  
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• Southern Rail dispute cost the Tories seats

  10-06-2017 02:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  
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• Security increase at country park due to biker menace and torched cars

  10-06-2017 02:00 via theboltonnews.co.uk
  
  Bolton News - SECURITY is to be stepped up at Bolton's newest country park after reports that vehicles are being set alight and off-road bikers are putting off walkers.
  
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• Ryanair split up families claim passengers

  10-06-2017 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - Ryanair has been accused of deliberately splitting up families who refuse to pay extra for their seats.The budget airline charges passengers up to 22 each for a return trip if they want to choose their seats.
  
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• Road rage row erupts into full-blown fist fight as crowd rush in to separate brawling motorist and pedestrian

  10-06-2017 02:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Mirror -At one point, the driver appears to be dragged to the floor in a headlock
  
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• RMT demands post-election rethink over DCO

  10-06-2017 02:00 via railnews.co.uk
  RailNews.co.uk -The RMT has demanded an immediate halt to the conversion of train services to driver-controlled operation, dubbing it a political policy driven by the Tory Party. Conservatives are now coming to terms with the fact that they lost their 17-seat majority in the General Election, and that a hung parliament lies ahead.Mick Cash of the RMT has taken the overnight results as his cue to call for a rethink of plans to introduce driver-controlled operation on Merseyrail and Northern. He w
  
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• RMT demands immediate halt to DOO plans in light of hung Parliament

  10-06-2017 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - Rail union RMT has called for an immediate halt to the implementation of driver-only operated (DOO) and driver-controlled operation (DCO) services on the network as a result of todaymp;rsquo;s hung Parliament announcement, which suggests the Tory policy may lose considerable support. Speaking...
  
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• Renewed calls for HGV ban in village centre

  10-06-2017 02:00 via theboltonnews.co.uk
  
  Bolton News - A RENEWED effort has been made to impose a 7.5-tonne vehicle restriction in a village because heavy-goods vehicles are
  
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• Readings ReadyBike scheme gets popular new sponsor

  10-06-2017 02:00 via getreading.co.uk
  
  Reading Evening Post -ReadyBike is celebrating its third anniversary this year
  
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• Passengers demanding on-ground Wi-Fi experience in the air

  10-06-2017 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Aviation Industry- Whether airlines can re-create the on-ground Wi-Fi connectivity experience for passengers is debatable, but whether passengers want and expect that level of connectivity is not, according to a panel of players in the infight connectivity field.read more
  
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• Manchester Airport: Terminal locked down and passengers evacuated after 'suspicious bag' found

  10-06-2017 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Part of Manchester Airport was evacuated after a suspicious bag was found in a terminal, with passengers reporting a police swoop.
  
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• Man who was arrested at Heathrow on suspicion of plotting terrorist acts charged with 'disseminating Islamic State training video'

  10-06-2017 02:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Mirror - Mijunal Haque will appear in custody at Westminster Magistrates' Court tomorrow morning
  
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• 'Majority' of London MPs to oppose Heathrow third runway, campaign group Hacan claims

  10-06-2017 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - More than half of London's MP are expected to oppose a third runway at Heathrow, according to a group opposed to the airport's expansion.
  
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• London Bridge terrorists were thwarted in attempt to hire a 7.5 tonne truck on day of atrocity

  10-06-2017 02:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  
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• London Bridge: more arrests as police tell how terrorists wanted to use truck

  10-06-2017 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Trio who killed eight people tried unsuccessfully to hire 7.5-tonne lorry hours before attackThe three terrorists who struck London Bridge last Saturday tried to hire a 7.5-tonne lorry on the morning of the attack to kill even more people and inflict a bigger atrocity on Britain.Early on Saturday morning police investigating the attack made raids in east London and arrested two more people on suspicion of terror offences, bringing the number being held to seven. A 27-year-old man
  
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• London Bridge killer tried to hire a 7.5 ton lorry

  10-06-2017 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - Khuram Butt wanted to kill and maim as many as possible, but was forced to change his plans for hiring a 7.5 ton truck when his credit card was declined. He instead hired a smaller van (pictured)
  
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• London Bridge attackers spent two hours cruising the streets in their van before they struck

  10-06-2017 02:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Mirror - Police fear the murderous trio were scouting other targets as it was revealed mastermind Khuram Butt had tried to get hold of a 7.5 tonne truck
  
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• Let's expose everyday climate denial. Here's how

  10-06-2017 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Trumps climate stance is blatant and extreme but just as damaging is the daily denial that goes unchallenged, from airport expansion to pub patio heaters. A first step to change is to call it out #DailyClimateDenialYou know things are bad when it takes Donald Trump pulling the US out of the Paris agreement for climate change to be discussed during the UK election. His climate denial is of the extreme and obvious variety: pages were removed from the Environmental Protection Agency
  
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• Jihadists tried to hire lorry on day of London Bridge terror attack Subscription

  10-06-2017 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - New details of plot emerge as police make 19th and 20th arrests
  
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• Japan to launch self-navigating cargo ships 'by 2025'

  10-06-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Artificial intelligence will plot the safest, most economical routes, and predict maintenance needs.
  
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• Its time for parents to get on board and think of engineering as a career for their children Subscription

  10-06-2017 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Britain needs a more creative approach to building a key industry, believes Dame Ann Dowling
  
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• Have you made the North Wales bad parking rogues' gallery?

  10-06-2017 02:00 via dailypost.co.uk
  
  Daily Post (North Wales) - A round-up of the worst offenders caught out in supermarket car parks and streets across the region
  
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• Google's Street View cars track air pollution and other news

  10-06-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - BBC Click's Lara Lewington looks at some of the best of the week's technology news stories.
  
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• Gas bio-buses ready for introduction in Nottingham

  10-06-2017 02:00 via transportbriefing.co.uk
  Other Subscription Services -Nottingham City Transport is preparing to roll out a fleet of gas buses in the city.Working with Scania, Alexander Dennis and Roadgas the bus operator will this month introduces a fleet of 53 bio...
  
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• Fire crew called to airport after plane reports mid-air emergency

  10-06-2017 02:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus - FIRE crews were called to Leeds Bradford Airport last night after an aircraft reported a system problem prior to landing.
  
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• EU plans to tackle unfair competition from foreign rivals

  10-06-2017 02:00 via buyingbusinesstravel.com
  Buying Business Travel - Brussels outlines plans to offer protection for European airlines
  
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• Drone brings flights to a halt at Leeds Bradford Airport

  10-06-2017 02:00 via examiner.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -Flights were temporarily suspended after air traffic control spotted the drone
  
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• Campaigners make case for Borders rail to Carlisle

  10-06-2017 02:00 via transportbriefing.co.uk
  Other Subscription Services -The Campaign for Borders Rail has published a report setting out the case for reinstating the former Waverley line all the way to Carlisle.In 2015 part of the route, closed in 1969, reopened to...
  
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• British father and baby die after car crash in Brittany

  10-06-2017 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - Their car was hit from behind by a cattle truck on Wednesday as they were driving close to the village of Pluguffan in Brittany, France. The baby is thought to have died instantly in the tragedy.
  
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• Bridgestone and FirstGroup announce global fleet partnership

  10-06-2017 02:00 via ciltuk.org.uk
  Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport - Transport operator FirstGroup has signed a $110 million, five-year deal with tyre supplier Bridgestone. The deal is FirstGroups first international procurement agreement for direct goods or services, and is also the largest commercial fleet contract in Bridgestones history.The contract will see Bridgestone, the worlds largest tyre manufacturer, supplying tyres to more than 60,000 of FirstGroups buses and coaches in the USA, Canada and the UK.As pa
  
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• Birmingham Airport chief executive to step down

  10-06-2017 02:00 via birminghampost.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Post -Long-serving head Paul Kehoe will focus more on his regional commitments with business bodies following his departure
  
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• Birmingham airport CEO steps down

  10-06-2017 02:00 via buyingbusinesstravel.com
  Buying Business Travel - Paul Kehoe to leave role in July
  
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• An 1886 Mercedes-Benz is set to take centre stage at a Dorset supercars event

  10-06-2017 02:00 via dorsetecho.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -A RARE Mercedes-Benz is taking centre stage at a classic and supercars event in July.
  
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