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Saturday, 25 August 2018

BBC News

• RMT strike: Disruption expected at major events and festivalsWorkers at Northern have begun a 24-hour strike in a long-running row over driver-only operated trains.
• Luton Airport: 'Painful' or 'stress-free'?The airport has come bottom of a passenger satisfaction survey for the third year running.
• Manchester among 'UK's worst airports' It is criticised for
• Campaigners seek to keep Scotland's canals 'usable'Campaigners warn the future of the Forth and Clyde Canal is in doubt due to the cost of maintenance.
• Kalashnikov's CV-1 electric car touted as Russia's answer to TeslaKalashnikov's electric CV-1 is described as a
• Tesla abandons Elon Musk's plan to delist companyThe electric car maker's share price has dropped 20% since Elon Musk said he wanted to take it private.

The Guardian

• In praise of the tram: Britain's lost network and the future of transportThe UK once had an extensive tram network, now reduced to just eight cities. Would resurrecting the historical network solve Britain’s transport woes?

The Herald

• Saturday Interview: Airport chief guiding Glasgow in stormy skiesAS someone who began his career in the Strathclyde fire service, Derek Provan might just have the ideal background for his current vocation.

The Independent

• New facial recognition technology caught 'imposter' using someone else's passport, US officials say'Facial recognition technology is an important step forward for CBP in protecting the United States from all types of threats' says a US official
• New facial recognition technology caught 'imposter' using someone else's passport, US officials say'Facial recognition technology is an important step forward for CBP in protecting the United States from all types of threats' says a US official

Times Online

• Troubleshooter: Forced to pay twice for a rail ticketI bought two tickets to Edinburgh with Virgin East Coast, now London North Eastern Railway (LNER), using my Two Together railcard. My return ticket was with Virgin Trains on its west coast line from Carlisle to London. Unfortunately my friend (the other person on my Two Together railcard) missed his flight from Barbados. My dilemma was to cancel the trip or to travel on my own. The train tickets were advance tickets, so non-refundable. I decided not to waste them both.
• Heathrow boss’s plan simply won’t fly [Subscription]Nothing gives John Holland-Kaye a bigger thrill than his £14 billion third runway project. But, whatever his obsession with that, the Heathrow boss can’t overlook another thing: he’s also got an airport to run. And that guzzles money, too.

City AM

• Crossrail marks the spot: Office rents near upcoming Elizabeth Line surge in City fringesRents for City fringe office space situated near Crossrail sites have soared as property hawks prepare to cash in on the new railway line coming to London.

Labour Party

• Andy McDonald responding to the planned Northern Rail strikes“Northern Rail passengers have endured months of disruption and face yet another above-inflation fares hike in January. The government and Northern Rail should be focused on delivering reliable services and keeping fares down. Instead, they are pushing ahead with staffing changes that will reduce accessibility for disabled passengers and increase safety risks.

Manchester Evening News

• Strike action, engineering work and Sunday cancellations - another weekend of rail chaos loomsMayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham says 'it feels like rail services have now hit rock bottom'

The Press and Journal (Aberdeen)

• Politicians show support for Aberdeen Airport despite it being found ’worst’ in UKPoliticians have spoken out in support of Aberdeen Airport after it was rated the worst in the UK for the fourth year running.

Yorkshire Post

• Andrew Adonis: How radical devolution can end the North’s rail chaosTRAVELLING between Liverpool, Manchester, Leeds, Bradford, Hull, York and Newcastle is little faster than 50 years ago, and there is no credible plan to make it better.

Other Regional Press

• Objection growing towards proposals for rail franchiseThe town council also strongly objects, saying any reduction at Alnmouth would ’have a detrimental effect on Alnwick’s residents and the economy’.

Aviation Industry

• Air France unions to hold strategy meeting prior to new CEO arrivalAir France unions will meet to discuss the next steps they will take to continue their fight for bigger pay increases as the Air France-KLM group prepares for the arrival of new CEO Benjamin Smith by the end of September. read more
• Moody's: Construction costs to push 30% rise in airport fees by 2022The cost to fund major projects at the US top 25 airports has rates and charges on track to rise significantly in the next three years, adding as much as $4 to airline cost-per-enplanement (CPE) figures, a Moody's analysis shows.
• Ryanair to further tighten hand-luggage policy Irish LCC Ryanair has again tightened its hand-luggage limit for non-priority passengers as it strives to limit boarding delays. read more

Other News Sources

• Network Rail and Southeastern criticised over passengers left strandedAn investigation into the four-hour stranding of train passengers in snow says the companies involved caused a “loss of dignity” to passengers and “did not do enough.”
• TfL’s former Head of Buses and Surface Transport joins OptibusOptibus have recruited Leon Daniels to assist in the development of optimisation algorithms and artificial intelligence within the transport industry.
• Brighton mainline campaign gathers supportThe campaign to upgrade the Brighton mainline has more backers – and the campaign organisers want more businesses to give their support.
• Why are Britain’s buses in crisis? | CityMetricBuses are Britain’s most frequently used form of public transport: last year, 4.4bn bus trips were made across England, and buses account for 59 per cent of all public transport trips in Great Britain (compared with 21 per cent by rail). But since 2010, local authority funding for buses has halved, and thousands of services have been cut.