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The Department for Transport (DfT) has plans to work with councils to improve engagement with NHS Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) under its total transport programme.
Vital Ely rail project on track with £3.3m from LEP
An agreement to move forward work to improve rail capacity through the vital Ely area has taken a significant step forward thanks to funding from two LEPs.
British Airways Starts Scanning Faces to Enable Faster Boarding
British Airways is rolling out technology that will allow passengers to go through boarding gates at its main London Heathrow Airport hub using facial recognition.
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Financial Times
- Biometrics take off for BA passengers on boardingAirline is rolling out automated gates to replace staff in London
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- Troubled Fastjet puts a new crew on flight deckFastjet, the struggling Africa-focused budget airline, has unveiled a refreshed management team after naming a new chairman, director and finance chief.
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- Norwegian added to government air travel programmeAirline joins list of preferred carriers
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Aviation Industry
- 'More comfortable' economy middle seat to be unveiledMolon Labe has teamed up with BMW’s Designworks and Panasonic Avionics to create an economy-cabin design that would make the middle seat wider and more attractive. A concept model of the novel design will be unveiled at the Aircraft Interiors Expo in Hamburg, April 4-6. read more
- Lufthansa Technik expands Asia-Pacific MROBased on continual growth in narrowbody aircraft in the Asia-Pacific region, Hamburg-based maintenance, repair and overhaul provider Lufthansa Technik Group plans to launch an additional MRO facility in Kuala Lumpur focused on those aircraft. read more
- Virgin Australia extends Mainland China networkVirgin Australia’s launch of a flight to Hong Kong will dramatically expand its Chinese mainland network thanks to its prospective partnership with China’s HNA Group. read more
- China Aircraft Leasing 2016 net profit up 68% to $82 million Hong Kong-based China Aircraft Leasing Group posted a 2016 net profit of 638.4 million Hong Kong dollars ($82.3 million), up 67.9% from the company’s HK$380.2 million net profit in 2015. read more
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