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Friday, 23 May 2014

BBC News

• Angry London cabbies attack Hailo taxi app officeThe London office owned by taxi app firm Hailo has been vandalised as tensions mount in the capital over alternative cab services.
• Plane diverted after ice warningA full emergency is called at Inverness Airport after an ice warning alert on board an aircraft carrying 37 people.
• 'Five in six' against Thames airportFive out of six people would oppose building a new airport in the Thames Estuary if it meant closing Heathrow or other facilities, a survey finds

ITV News

• Mayor puts final 'Boris Island' submission to Airports CommissionBoris Johnson has put in a final submission for a new airport to the Airports Commission - the body deciding how to expand air capacity in the South East - in a bid to get a new airport built in the Thames Estuary.

Financial Times

• Franchise awards lay track for futureAfter 2012s confusion surrounding the West Coast franchise, train companies are hoping the transport department has sorted out procedures
• Wizz Air plans flotation to expand empireLow-cost airline seeks to raise €200m through London IPO to purchase aircraft parts, strengthen existing routes and develop new ones

The Guardian

• UK airport expansion: Boris Johnson claims 'political fix around Gatwick'Thames estuary airport more efficient in long term, says London mayor, who described expanding Gatwick as 'a delusion'A "political fix" is putting Gatwick airport in pole position to get a new runway, London mayor Boris Johnson claimed, as he appealed to the Airports Commission to take a longer view and reconsider building a new hub.The mayor has submitted a new dossier to the commission, which had made its scepticism over his favoured plan of a Thames estuary airport project clear but revised its timetable to allow Johnson to address critical questions. Continue reading...

The Herald

• US Airways to launch new flightUS Airways will launch its first direct service from Edinburgh to Philadelphia this weekend.
• Warnings of car ban chaos in city centreA DECISION to ban cars from part of the centre of Glasgow has been criticised, with one motoring expert claiming it will cause congestion.

The Telegraph

• Electric car sales forecasts 'wildly optimistic'Expectations of electric car boom were based on 'wildly optimistic' forecasts from industry, top civil servant claims

Birmingham Mail

• Historic car maker Morgan targets TaiwanMidland car-maker opens first dealership in Taiwanese capital Tapei

London Evening Standard

• Boris island airport plan backed by just one person in six, poll revealsOnly one in six people back the Boris island airport plan which would entail closing Heathrow, City and Southend airports, according to a new poll.
• Tube strike: planned walkout for Bank Holiday weekend is called off A planned strike by power workers on the Tube network this weekend has been called off.

Manchester Evening News

• First flight from Manchester to North Carolina with American Airlines takes off todayFlight will bring boost to Manchester economy, says airline boss

Other Regional Press

• Rail staff at Bedford depot may strike over contract to build new trainsFIRST CAPITAL CONNECT engineers may strike over potential job losses if a contract to build new trains is handed out to depots in other regions.
• BREAKING NEWS: Bus loses roof after hitting low bridge in BedfordA double decker bus crashed into a low bridge on Elstow Road, Kempston, just before 9am this morning, completely slicing the roof off.

Global Rail News

• Jernbaneverket handed control of Norway’s freight terminalsThe Norwegian government has said it is to transfer control of all of the country’s freight terminals to national rail operator Jernbaneverket. Jernbaneverket will assume control of the sites from[...]
• HS2 needs to get ready for delivery – Tim SmartIt is ’paramount’ that HS2 gets itself organised to deliver Britain’s new high-speed rail network, according to the project’s head of engineering and operation. Delivering a talk about how HS2[...]

Railnews

• Govia chosen for new Thameslink contractThe Department for Transport has announced that Govia has won the new Thameslink contract.

Aviation Industry

• Republic concerned about slow sales of Bombardier CSeries, no plans to cancelRepublic Airways is concerned about the slow pace of sales of the new Bombardier CSeries jet but has no plans to cancel its large order set for delivery beginning in about two years, the airline's CEO said Thursday.
• NTSB calls for upgraded lithium ion battery standards for 787s, future aircraftThe US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has called on FAA to “reevaluate” the risk of an “internal short circuit” in lithium ion batteries currently operating on in-service Boeing 787s. read more
• Only one in six back ‘Boris Island’ plansMajority of British public wouldn't back plans at the expense of closing other airports

Other News Sources

• New Trains In Seven-Year Rail Franchise WinThree new state-of-the-art electric train fleets are to be rolled out on the busiest rail routes in London and the South East.
• Heathrow making ’strong progress’ to achieve sustainability goalsHeathrow airport has published a report showing it’s making “strong progress against its 2020 sustainability goals”.