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Inquiry into motorway petrol prices [Subscription]
Motorway service stations are to face an inquiry into the prices they charge for fuel. Chris Grayling, the transport secretary, has asked the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) to investigate the three biggest service station operators, Moto, Welcome Break and Roadchef, which control the majority of motorway services.
NAO report on electrification cancellation
The Transport Committee Chair comments on the National Audit Office report on the cancellation of rail electrification projects.
Friday, 30 March 2018
BBC News
- Disabled woman wins BA flight refund battleRachel Monk, who has cerebral palsy, was told she had to buy a new ticket after a carer quit.
- Air India sale: Who'll buy the debt-laden carrier?The government is to try to sell a 76% stake in the airline in a long-awaited privatisation.
- Air passengers sending bailiffs to airlinesPassengers are sending bailiffs in to airlines - including EasyJet - to get compensation.
Department for Transport
- Airline Insolvency Review to examine protection for air passengersReview will consider a range of options to protect consumers in the event that the airline they use collapses.
Labour Party
- Andy Slaughter: The Case Against Heathrow Expansion Keeps Getting Stronger – But Will The Government Listen?The publication of the transport select committee report into the Airports National Policy Statement has been interpreted by the government and Heathrow as a green light for expansion to proceed. Whilst the TSC recognised the strategic case for a third runway, the real story is the significant shift in position from a select committee that has long been supportive of a expansion to one that is highly critical of the lack of detail in the plans.
Aviation Industry
- Air France braces for March 30 labor strikeAir France expects to operate 76% of its flights during a planned March 30 strike by the carrier’s pilots, cabin and ground crew personnel. read more
- Boeing: Few changes needed to make next 787 rate increase Boeing expects to see few changes on its 787 production lines as it increases the rate from 12 to 14 aircraft per month next year, but continues to tweak processes as part of a general effort to increase efficiency. read more
- Build-up of easyJet Europe fleet continues, one year before BrexitUK LCC easyJet is nearly half-way through the process of transferring 130 of its UK-registered Airbus A319s/A320s to its Vienna-based sibling easyJet Europe. read more
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