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• Ryanair ordered to tell passengers of options after flights cancelled

  28-09-2017 20:52
  Aviation regulator tells airline to explain by 5pm Friday how it will reroute 400,000 people affected by scrapped flights
  Ryanair has been ordered to tell hundreds of thousands of passengers how it proposes to provide alternatives to cancelled flights by 5pm on Friday. As criticism of the Ryanair’s treatment of affected passengers intensified, the aviation regulator told the Irish airline to explain how it will reroute passengers and email all those affected by Wednesday to explain their o
  
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• Uber licence withdrawal disproportionate, says Theresa May

  28-09-2017 20:47
  Prime minister accuses London mayor of ‘damaging lives’ of users, but acknowledges ride-hailing firm must address safety issuesTheresa May has said the decision not to renew Uber’s London licence is disproportionate, and accused the mayor, Sadiq Khan, of putting thousands of jobs at risk. The ride-hailing company to appeal against the decision by Transport for London not to renew its licence to operate in the capital for reasons of public safety.Continue reading...
  
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• Ryanair shares dive as criticism of flight cancellations intensifies

  28-09-2017 19:36
  Nicola Sturgeon attacks airline over treatment of passengers as Civil Aviation Authority launches enforcement actionCriticism of Ryanair’s treatment of passengers affected by flight cancellations has intensified, denting the airline’s stock market value as it came under attack from Nicola Sturgeon and the head of the UK aviation regulator.
  The Civil Aviation Authority launched enforcement action on Thursday against the Dublin-based carrier, but it could avoid action from Ireland&rsqu
  
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• VW lorry firm is fined £771m for price-fixing

  28-09-2017 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  Mail Online - The EU handed a Volkswagen-owned truck-making firm a £771million fine yesterday for taking part in a price-fixing cartel that saw thousands of British customers ripped off.
  
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• Video: Transport firm will take legal action to stop polluting bus ban in Scots city centre

  28-09-2017 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  The Herald - ONE of Scotland biggest bus operators has said it will take legal action if Glasgow goes ahead with plans to address harmful levels of toxic air that will mean the most polluting buses will be banned from the city centre.
  
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• US action in Bombardier dispute 'could jeopardise' future Boeing defence contracts, Sir Michael Fallon says

  28-09-2017 02:00 via telegraph.co.uk
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• UK warns Boeing it could lose contracts over Bombardier dispute

  28-09-2017 02:00 via theguardian.com
  The Guardian - US decision to slap tariffs on Canadian-owned aircraft maker threatens to sour relations between London and WashingtonThe government has warned aircraft manufacturer Boeing it could lose UK defence contracts over its part in a US decision to slap punitive tariffs of 219 on rival Bombardier, in a dispute that threatens to sour trade relations between London and Washington.Theresa May said she was bitterly disappointed by the move to impose a tariff on sales of Bombardiers C-Series
  
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• Uber to close lossmaking car leasing business

  28-09-2017 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Group to shut Xchange Leasing unit as it seeks less capital-intensive strategy
  
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• Uber is not part of the gig economy, firm argues

  28-09-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - The taxi-hailing firm tells a tribunal it operates a similar business model to local taxi firms.
  
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• Transport for London board member raised questions on Uber and tax

  28-09-2017 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Company books all UK rides through Dutch subsidiary, allowing it to avoid paying VAT
  
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• This is exactly what Ryanair is saying about refunds after cancelling 18,000 flights

  28-09-2017 02:00 via liverpoolecho.co.uk
  Liverpool Post -If you're affected by the news of the suspensions, the airline has put together a Qmp;A which tells you what your options are
  
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• Stagecoach takes action following fatal Sheffield collision probe

  28-09-2017 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  Rail Technology Magazine - The RAIB has issued a report following an investigation into a fatal collision with a pedestrian in December 2016.
  
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• Silverrail partners with Rail Europe

  28-09-2017 02:00 via buyingbusinesstravel.com
  Buying Business Travel - Transaction interface connects with operators
  
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• Siemens and Alstom join forces in major merger

  28-09-2017 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  Rail Technology Magazine - Siemens and Alstom have announced that they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to combine the two businesses in Europe. Siemens will receive 50 of Alstommp;rsquo;s share capital on a fully diluted basis. The Franco-German merger is expected to benefit from a revenue of mp;euro;15.3bn, and...
  
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• Sadiq Khan triggers alert for high air pollution in London

  28-09-2017 02:00 via theguardian.com
  The Guardian - Capital is given emergency warning as polluted air from the continent combines with toxic air at homeThe mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has triggered the capitals emergency air quality alert as polluted air from the continent combines with toxic air in London to create dangerous levels of pollution.The alerts will see warnings displayed at bus stops, road signs and on the underground. Khan has also asked TV and radio stations across the capital to warn their viewers and listeners in
  
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• Ryanair to cancel more flights through winter

  28-09-2017 02:00 via buyingbusinesstravel.com
  Buying Business Travel - Airline will fly 25 less aircraft through March
  
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• Ryanair to cancel 18,000 more flights, including routes from Stansted to Edinburgh and Glasgow

  28-09-2017 02:00 via eadt.co.uk
  East Anglian Daily Times - Ryanair is to cancel an extra 18,000 flights in a move that will hit 400,000 customers as the fallout from the airlines mismanagement of pilot leave intensifies.
  
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• Ryanair to cancel 18,000 more flights as chaos set to last all winter

  28-09-2017 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  London Evening Standard - Crisis-struck airline Ryanair is cancelling another 18,000 flights between November and March.
  
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• Ryanair threatened with legal action by UK regulator

  28-09-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - The Civil Aviation Authority says the airline has failed to make clear its obligations to passengers.
  
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• Ryanair pilot blasts firm as an 'incompetent shambles' after 18,000 winter trips cancelled

  28-09-2017 02:00 via mirror.co.uk
  The Mirror -Over 400,000 passengers will be left without flights - but budget airline boss Michael O'Leary declared the the latest cancellations 'sensible'
  
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• Ryanair may face legal action over flight cancellations

  28-09-2017 02:00 via theguardian.com
  The Guardian - Civil Aviation Authority intervenes after 34 routes suspended and firm announces second wave of cancellations, affecting 400,000 passengersHow have you been affected by Ryanairs flight cancellations? Ryanair is facing enforcement action from the Civil Aviation Authority for persistently misleading passengers about their rights, piling more woe on the no-frills carrier as it announced a second wave of flight cancellations that will affect 400,000 people.In a letter to the Dublin-ba
  
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• 'Ryanair have effectively cancelled christmas' Airline heap more misery on Scots after cancelling winter holiday flights

  28-09-2017 02:00 via dailyrecord.co.uk
  Daily Record - As well as Scots heading abroad, Ryanairs decision could also hit expats who wanted to come home for the festive season.
  
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• Ryanair grounds Belfast flights for four months

  28-09-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Ryanair confirms its Belfast-to-Gatwick service is one of 34 being suspended from November.
  
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• Ryanair cuts growth because of pilot leave pressure

  28-09-2017 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Aviation Industry- Irish LCC Ryanair is cutting winter capacity growth by 25 aircraft and its planned summer 2018 fleet by 10 aircraft because of a pilot-leave scheduling failure, although the airlines profit forecast remains unchanged.read more
  
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• Ryanair cancels Scottish flights to London Stansted over the winter

  28-09-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - The routes from Edinburgh and Glasgow to Stansted will not operate between November and March.
  
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• Ryanair cancels another 400,000 bookings as pilot shortage fallout continues

  28-09-2017 02:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  Wales Online -Flights will be cancelled until March next year as part of the cancellation crisis
  
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• Railway powers 'may not be devolved until 2018'

  28-09-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - A senior Welsh Government official tells AMs that powers over rail may not be devolved until 2018.
  
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• Radlett MP urges against controversial Rail Freight proposal

  28-09-2017 02:00 via hertsad.co.uk
  Other News Sources - Hertsmere MP Oliver Dowden, whose constituency covers Radlett, is urging the district council to reconsider the proposals for the Radlett Rail Freight Terminal.
  
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• Putin lashes out at cabinet over Russian airline collapse

  28-09-2017 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times -
  
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• PM vows to fight for Bombardier jobs after disappointment over tariff decision

  28-09-2017 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  The Herald - The Prime Minister has vowed to work to protect jobs at Bombardier in Northern Ireland after expressing bitter disappointment at a US decision to impose a potentially crippling tariff on the import of its passenger jets.
  
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• Passengers flying from Anglesey to Cardiff have been hit with baggage charge...but there is good news

  28-09-2017 02:00 via dailypost.co.uk
  Daily Post (North Wales) -Eastern Airways passengers booking in recent days have been hit with a fee
  
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• Next phase of cross Berkshire cycle route approved at Reading council meeting

  28-09-2017 02:00 via getreading.co.uk
  Reading Evening Post -Cycle lanes and paths will connect West Reading to the centre of town and out towards Ascot
  
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• MSPs demand action on Fife rail link as campaigners dispute £91m cost

  28-09-2017 02:00 via thecourier.co.uk
  Other News Sources - Systra used wholly inappropriate methodology to come to their £91m estimate for delivering the Leven to Thornton rail link, according to the Levenmouth Rail Campaign (LMRC).
  
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• MP backs new rail scheme

  28-09-2017 02:00 via portsmouth.co.uk
  Other News Sources - AN MP has shown her support for a rail scheme which would see direct services running to London Paddington via Heathrow.
  
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• Lufthansa, Eurowings to take over several airberlin long-haul routes

  28-09-2017 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Aviation Industry- Lufthansa will expand its long-haul network from Berlin and Dusseldorf from Nov. 8, as insolvent airberlin ceases long-haul flight operations by Oct. 15, as leasing companies gradually withdraw their A330 fleet.read more
  
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• Lorry maker Scania fined 880m for price fixing Subscription

  28-09-2017 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - Scania has been fined 880 million as the European Commission closed its file on a cartel of lorry makers told to pay 3.8 billion for rigging prices on more than nine out of ten vehicles they sold in Europe over 14 years.
  
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• London Waterloo upgrade one month on: 'Usual bungled incompetence' or 'excellent job warning of disruption'?

  28-09-2017 02:00 via getsurrey.co.uk
  Other News Sources - Read some of the comments from our survey asking commuters about their experience of the London Waterloo improvement works during August
  
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• Legal storm hits Ryanair over chaos of axed flights Subscription

  28-09-2017 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - Ryanair faces prosecution for misleading passengers after 400,000 more travellers were dragged into the chaos over cancelled flights.
  
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• Leader comment: Ryanairs winging it again

  28-09-2017 02:00 via scotsman.com
  The Scotsman - Ryanairs latest decision to cancel 50 flights a week from Glasgow and Edinburgh is a fiasco for travellers and an illustration of the budget airlines disregard for its customers.
  
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• Is Crossrail Going To Obliterate The Heathrow Express?

  28-09-2017 02:00 via londonist.com
  Londonist - As it unfurls across London over the next couple of years, Crossrail is expected to improve train travel within the city in a way many haven't seen in their lifetime.
  
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• Investigations planned to look at condition of Queensbury Tunnel as campaigners fight to safeguard its future

  28-09-2017 02:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus - THE group fighting to save a disused railway tunnel and transform it into a cycle route say fresh investigations should reveal a sharper picture of the repairs and costs needed to revive it.
  
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• How Uber and London ended up in a taxi war

  28-09-2017 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Relations soured as black cabbies protested and congestion grew
  
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• Higher parking charges, loss of free parking and permit schemes possible in east Suffolk

  28-09-2017 02:00 via eadt.co.uk
  East Anglian Daily Times - People in east Suffolk are being asked for their views on the future of parkingamid fears that free car parks could be axed.
  
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• Glasgow Airport needs better travel links to serve travellers

  28-09-2017 02:00 via eveningtimes.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - He said: "The airport is crucial in supporting inward investment and tourism and the preference among our members is for more direct flights.
  
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• Edinburgh tram inquiry: Ministers abandoned right to veto botched project

  28-09-2017 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  The Herald - SCOTLAND'S transport body abandoned its right to veto decisions over Holyrood's £500m grant to Edinburgh trams shortly after Alex Salmond's first government had a move to quit the botched project defeated by parliament.
  
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• EasyJet to help develop a battery powered plane

  28-09-2017 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - UK budget airline partners with US designer Wright Electric
  
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• EasyJet says it could be flying electric planes within a decade

  28-09-2017 02:00 via theguardian.com
  The Guardian - UK-based airline has linked up with US firm Wright Electric to build battery-powered aircraft for flights under two hoursEasyJet could be flying planes powered by batteries rather than petroleum to destinations including Paris and Amsterdam within a decade.The UK carrier has formed a partnership with US firm Wright Electric, which is developing a battery-propelled aircraft for flights under two hours. Continue reading...
  
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• Easyjet promises electric planes ready for take-off by 2027 Subscription

  28-09-2017 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - Britains busiest airline is aiming to operate electric planes within a decade under ambitious plans to cut noise and pollution from aircraft.
  
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• EasyJet joins electric aircraft project

  28-09-2017 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Aviation Industry- UK LCC easyJet has formed a partnership with US-based Wright Electric, which aims to develop an 180-seat electric aircraft for commercial aviation use within 10 years.read more
  
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• DUP leader will use power over May to save Bombardier jobs Subscription

  28-09-2017 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - Arlene Foster has said that she will use her influence over the British government to secure jobs in Belfast in a dispute at Bombardier.
  
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