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• Uber to appeal after losing drivers' employment rights tribunal

  11-11-2017 01:00 via coventrytelegraph.net
  Other Regional Press -The transport giant lost its appeal, but will challenge the decision
  
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• Uber loses workers' rights appeal: Here's how employment experts have reacted

  11-11-2017 01:00 via cityam.com
  City AM - Uber has lost an appeal against a tribunal ruling that it must give its drivers employment rights.
  
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• Uber loses drivers rights appeal

  11-11-2017 01:00 via buyingbusinesstravel.com
  Buying Business Travel - Employment tribunal upholds decision on driver status
  
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• Uber loses appeal against employment rights ruling Subscription

  11-11-2017 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - Uber has lost an appeal against a ruling which determined that drivers should be classed as workers rather than treated as self-employed.
  
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• Train workers at major London station given pollution masks after 'possibly dangerous' yeast and mould

  11-11-2017 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  London Evening Standard - Train workers at a mainline station in east London have been given pollution masks after a report showing high levels of mould, yeast and bacteria sparked health fears.
  
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• South Western Railway awards £50m EMU refurbishment contract

  11-11-2017 01:00 via railwaygazette.com
  Railway Gazette - UK: South Western Railway has awarded Siemens contracts worth £50m for the refurbishment of its 45...
  
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• Siemens to upgrade South Western Railway fleet

  11-11-2017 01:00 via transportweekly.com
  Other News Sources -Siemens has received an order to upgrade the fleet of the british train operating company South Western Railway (SWR). Siemens will refurbish the existing 172-strong Class 444 and Class 450 Desiro fleet of trains, which currently operate across the SWR network. The contract is worth more than 56 million.The enhancement programme, with work beginning in December 2017, will deliver a full interior refurbishment of all trains; including Axminster carpets, at seat power points fo
  
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• Sadiq Khan's deputy mayor for transport Val Shawcross under fire for 'pausing' plans to buy more Tube trains

  11-11-2017 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  London Evening Standard - Sadiq Khan's deputy mayor for transport has come under fire after "temporarily pausing" plans to buy more Jubilee and Northern line trains.
  
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• Sadiq Khan's deputy mayor for transport Val Shawcross under fire for 'pausing' plans to buy more Tube trains

  11-11-2017 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  London Evening Standard - Sadiq Khan's deputy mayor for transport has come under fire after "temporarily pausing" plans to buy more Jubilee and Northern line trains.
  
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• Ryanair launches programme to improve pilot management - memo

  11-11-2017 01:00 via feeds.reuters.com
  Reuters News - DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ryanair is to increase the number of pilots it employs directly and hire more staff to respond to their queries as part of a new programme to improve its pilot management, according to an internal memo seen by Reuters.
  
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• Rail passengers warned of more than 260 engineering schemes over the Christmas period

  11-11-2017 01:00 via nwemail.co.uk
  Other News Sources - More than 32,000 workers will take part in projects across the mainline routes
  
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• Public disorder on the Tube increases

  11-11-2017 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - There were 768 cases of pushing, shoving and arguing in a three month period, TfL says.
  
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• Potholes too shallow to fix by councils injure over a hundred cyclists a year Transport

  11-11-2017 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - Almost 100 cyclists a year are injured in accidents caused by crumbling roads because councils are failing to fix thousands of potholes as they are not deep enough.
  
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• ORR review of Southern trains leads to travel assistance changes

  11-11-2017 01:00 via orr.gov.uk
  Office of Rail and Road (ORR) - We have concluded our review of Southern trains customer service for passengers needing help using trains, which has led to changes in Southerns processes...
  
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• LOT: Poland needs new airport to avoid Warsaw Chopin growth limits

  11-11-2017 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Aviation Industry- The Polish government has approved a plan to build a new central airport likely to be located in central Poland between the capital Warsaw and Lodz, capable of servicing as many as 100 million passengers per year.read more
  
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• London Overground celebrates 10 successful years

  11-11-2017 01:00 via ciltuk.org.uk
  Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport - London Overground, the third largest rail operator in the UK, is celebrating 10 years of service on Saturday 11 November 2017. Since its launch in 2007, the London Overground has provided a vital transport link for millions of Londoners, creating an orbital route around inner London and serving 23 of the Capitals boroughs as well as southern Hertfordshire.To celebrate the 10 year milestone, Transport for London (TfL) is publishing an Out and about
  
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• London air traffic numbers increase

  11-11-2017 01:00 via buyingbusinesstravel.com
  Buying Business Travel - Heathrow and Gatwick report record October
  
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• Hyperloop could be a couple of decades away

  11-11-2017 01:00 via railnews.co.uk
  RailNews.co.uk -A report from the Science Advisory Council has concluded that a 1,000km/h Hyperloop network is feasible in this country, although an operational Hyperloop system is likely to be at least a couple of decades away. Hyperloop was first proposed in 2013 by the American entrepreneur Elon Musk, when he outlined a tube-based system where pods transported passengers or freight at very high speeds in a low friction environment.
  
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• First steps to faster trains is delivered

  11-11-2017 01:00 via hastingsobserver.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - Last week I invited Transport Secretary Chris Grayling to visit Ashford International to hear an update on my campaign to secure a high speed rail link between our communities and London St Pancras.
  
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• EasyJet picks TUI Group executive as next CEO

  11-11-2017 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Aviation Industry- UK LCC easyJet has selected TUI Group deputy CEO Johan Lundgren as its next CEO, succeeding Carolyn McCall who will hand over leadership of the airline on Nov. 30.read more
  
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• EasyJet names former Tui deputy as chief executive

  11-11-2017 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Johan Lundgren replaces Dame Carolyn McCall, who is leaving airline to head ITV
  
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• EasyJet has a hired a new chief executive

  11-11-2017 01:00 via cityam.com
  City AM - EasyJet has appointed a new chief executive to replace Carolyn McCall when she leaves at the end of this month.
  
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• Christmas rail delays: Work to shut lines across UK

  11-11-2017 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Passengers are advised to plan ahead and travel earlier to avoid more than 200 planned sets of work.
  
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• Almost five months of disruption on Lancashire train line

  11-11-2017 01:00 via itv.com
  ITV News - Rail passengers are being warned of disruption lasting 19 weeks for work on the line between Preston and Blackpool.
  
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• Airlines ordered to keep a much closer watch on your bags Subscription

  11-11-2017 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - Airlines have been told to improve the tracking of luggage during flights as figures showed that almost 22 million items went missing last year.
  
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• Aircraft interiors manufacturer AIM Altitude names new CEO

  11-11-2017 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Aviation Industry- UK-based aircraft interiors designer and manufacturer AIM Altitude has promoted group commercial director Richard Bower to CEO, succeeding Mark Edwards in the role.read more
  
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