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Railway prepares for disruption from Storm Darragh

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December 7, 2024
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Network Rail is warning passengers that stormy weather might disrupt their train journeys this weekend.

Milan and Naples regions connected by a new intermodal rail flow

Simon Walton
December 6, 2024
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Intermodal terminals at Melzo and Marcianise are now connected by a direct intermodal flow, provided by Hannibal, the rail container logistics arm of Contship Italia Group.

Delta Air Lines’ maiden LAX flight lands in Brisbane

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December 6, 2024
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Flight DL93 arrived in Brisbane from Los Angeles at 7:18am on Friday aboard N522DZ, an A350-900 painted in Delta’s 2028 Olympic Games livery. The service, announced in February, will operate three times per week and is anticipated to deliver more than …

‘Enough is enough’, say aviation disability advocates

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December 6, 2024
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A new campaign, which features disability rights campaigner Shane Hryhorec as well as support from Sophie Morgan of Rights on Flights, looks to raise awareness of “systemic issues in air travel that result in mistreatment, discrimination, and dangerous…

Ground workers to strike for 24 hours next week as dnata talks fail

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December 5, 2024
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The planned industrial action, starting at 6am Wednesday, will affect ramp, cargo and baggage handling across Queensland, NSW, Victoria, South Australia and the Northern Territory, and comes after 98 per cent of workers voted in favour of strikes in a …

Pay rise on the way for Jetstar labour-hire workers

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December 5, 2024
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Under the in-principle agreement, cabin crew at Altara and Team Jetstar who work with directly-hired crew will see an average annual pay increase of $7,128 and $7,025 respectively, with Altara workers to also be paid for training and given direct emplo…

Virgin begins codeshare tie-up with Air New Zealand

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December 5, 2024
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Tickets are now on sale under the agreement, which was approved by the ACCC in June and sees Virgin place its VA code on trans-Tasman Air New Zealand flights originating and sold in Australia, provided Air New Zealand sets the fares.

Time running out for Sea World crash compensation, lawyer warns

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December 5, 2024
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Peter Carter, director of Carter Capner Law, said he has been helping people suffering ongoing injuries from the crash including PTSD, and urged anyone affected – including bystanders and first responders – to submit claims by Christmas or risk missing…

HS2 awards contract for critical tunnel and lineside mechanical and electrical systems

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December 5, 2024
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HS2 has awarded a major contract worth £400m to the infrastructure solutions company Costain to deliver mechanical and electrical systems for HS2.

UK emissions trading to embrace shipping

Simon Walton
December 4, 2024
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UK emissions allowances could embrace maritime operations by 2026, if proposals from the regulatory body are adopted. A consultation process has begun.