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Friday, 26 May 2017

BBC News

• New Zealand space launch is first from a private siteThe first ever launch from New Zealand is a step towards making it cheaper to get cargo into space.
• UK car production fall blamed on late EasterProduction fell by almost a fifth last month, but the SMMT says the UK industry remains healthy.

Financial Times

• British Airways to appeal pension trustee ruling
• Wizz Air shares jump after unveiling growth plansCarrier aims to lift passenger numbers by 20% and open UK operating base

The Guardian

• Man who started fire in plane toilet has sentence more than doubledCourt of appeal rules John Cox’s 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. Continue reading...
• Air rage: why does flying make us so angry? Science says it's about classRise 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 he’s pulled down the aisle. A whole family with young children is dragged off by Delta. A near-riot breaks out at the Fort Lauderdale airport. Air rage may be to the 21st century what hysteria was to the 19th: a window into the sicknes...

Times Online

• Armed police patrol trains across UK [subscription]Armed police officers began patrolling on board trains across Britain for the first time yesterday in response to the heightened terrorist threat.

City AM

• Britain can do better than the £50bn HS2 train line - we should be embracing the HyperloopThe Victorian railway radically transformed Britain’s way of life, but for its pioneers, it took a leap of faith.

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• Heaton residents get their First bus back as parking problems are tackled by Bradford CouncilA GROUP of residents are celebrating as a popular bus route returned to their streets after an eight-month absence.
• New chief executive appointed at Leeds Bradford AirportLEEDS Bradford Airport has appointed David Laws as its new chief executive.

Daily Post (North Wales)

• Airbus Broughton to 'further enhance' security due to heightened terror threat The aerospace giant is looking at measures after Manchester concert bomb attack

London Evening Standard

• Piccadilly line delays: Rush hour mayhem as signal failures spark severe delays on entire lineFrustrated commuters faced rush hour mayhem as technical problems caused severe delays on the entire Piccadilly line.
• Tube accidents soar to record high of almost 5,000 a yearThe number of accidents involving passengers on the Tube has risen to a record high of almost 5,000 a year, the Standard reveals today.

Newcastle Evening Chronicle

• Shields Ferry to be suspended for three days in summer for 'important structural repair work'There will be a temporary closure on both the landings but passengers are reassured that disruption will be kept to a minimum

Sheffield Star

• Troubled bus company confirms Sheffield school service is to be withdrawn TOMORROW A bus service which transports children to a Sheffield secondary school will run for the last time tomorrow, it was confirmed today....

Lancashire Telegraph

• 'Show patience' on crowded trains after terrorist attack at Manchester ArenaPEOPLE are being urged to show patience on the rail network as services face an ‘unprecedented time’ while Victoria Station remains closed following Monday’s terrorist attack.

Other Regional Press

• First UK Bus to increase bus fares drastically in YeovilThe 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
• Exeter Airport celebrates 80 years of flying 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.
• Network Rail faces residents' wrath over plans to demolish historic bridge FURIOUS villagers have accused Network Rail of ignoring ways to save a historic bridge from demolition.
• Oxford train line to close for one week in JulyTHE railway between Didcot and Oxford will be closed for a week this summer.

Buying Business Travel

• Aviation could face ‘disturbance’ after BrexitAir travel will be “most sensitive” travel issue in talks between UK and EU
• Airlines warn about disruption to Italy flightsIndustrial action will cause the cancellation of some airline services

Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport

• In-cab printing take-up surges at Palletways Innovative technology, developed by Palletways UK, designed to speed-up the process of palletised freight delivery has been adopted by over 90% of the network’s 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 Walmsley, Palletways UK Managing Director, said: “We’ve received overwhelming interest about in-cab printing from our mem...

Rail Magazine

• New trains for West of England taking shapeProduction of bi-mode trains for West of England route underway in Hitachi Rail Italy factory.

Rail Technology Magazine

• RAIB calls for safety review after passenger died leaning out of carriage windowNetwork 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.   The incident involved a passenger on the Gatwick Express service from the airport to London Victoria, who...
• Freight leaders call for immediate infrastructure investment after electionA 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...

Railway Gazette

• Seeking future rail megatrendsEUROPE: Late May saw the launch of an interactive forum on the Near 2050 project website aimed at...
• Great Western Class 802s take shape UK: Series production of the Class 802 electro-diesel trainsets for Great Western Railway’s West of...

Aviation Industry

• AEF responds to consultations on airspace policy and expansionAEF has today responded to the Government’s�consultations�on 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 …
• Rolls-Royce begins UltraFan gearbox high-power testingRolls-Royce has performed the first power runs of the gearbox for its new UltraFan engine at a facility in Germany. read more
• Wizz Air reports net profit for FY2017 up 28%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
• Etihad takes delivery of 10th and final A380Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways has taken delivery of its 10th and final Airbus A380. read more
• US appeals court upholds block on Trump’s revised travel banA US federal appeals court has upheld the block on President Donald Trump’s revised travel ban, saying the executive order’s text speaks vague words of national security, but its context “drips with religious intolerance, animus and discrimination”. read more
• Bombardier’s Cromer defends pricing of Delta’s CSeries orderBombardier’s 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

Other News Sources

• Heathrow expansion: Breaching M25 to build third runway would be costly and could 'derail' plans says British Airways bossWillie 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
• Heathrow expansion vital to UK’s global trading position, says FTACreation 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, ...
• South West Trains delays: 'Track safety system failure' forces Portsmouth-bound lines between Guildford and Havant to shut entirely South West Trains said that due to a "track safety system failure" buses will replace trains