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Deal was dictated by political expediency and made no financial common sense

While tracks are owned by state-controlled Network Rail, most services are provided by private companies.

Air France-KLM warns of difficult marketShares in Franco-Dutch airline group fall on concerns about risk of falling ticket prices
Airlines will keep flying for no moneyAir travel is far from being a pleasant experience but it has become a cheap and flexible one
Air France: the hair shirtThe group’s capital structure makes cost cuts the priority

In pictures: 70 years of Heathrow AirportA new book, Heathrow in Photographs, commemorates seven decades of Europe's busiest airport

China Southern Airlines selects EDM to provide simulatorsOnce completed at EDM’s headquarters in the UK, the equipment will be shipped and installed at China Southern’s cabin crew training centre in Guangzhou, China.

Air France-KLM narrows loss in 1QAir France-KLM Group has reported a first-quarter net loss of €155 million ($175.3 million), narrowed from a €559 million net loss in the year-ago period. read more
Aeroflot subsidiary Aurora Airline 1Q traffic up 22% Aeroflot subsidiary Aurora Airline—which serves Russia’s Far East—carried 276,827 passengers in the first quarter, up 22% year-over-year (YOY), as a result of network and fleet growth. read more
ITM 2016: the trends driving changeDemographics, mobile payments, sharing communities and tech are influencing business travel
Lufthansa cuts growth plans as pricing pressure bitesDespite rising passenger numbers airline posts a loss for 2016 Q1
Alitalia adds fifth daily Milan-London City serviceAlitalia has added a fifth daily service between London and Milan.

Lithuanian Government appoints consultant to assist in airport tendersThe Lithuanian government has appointed InterVISTAS Consulting Group to assist it in overseeing thereunder to operate, invest and develop Vilnius, Kaunas and Palanga airports.
One year on - Transport Committee call for airport decision echoes FTADirector of Global & European PolicyThe Transport Committee’s call for Government to stop putting off the