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“West Midlands” carriage features as the Inspiration train arrives in Birmingham

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July 9, 2025
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A specialist West Midlands carriage features in the Inspiration exhibition train, as it opens its doors in Birmingham

Avalon crash pilot began final loop 100ft lower than usual

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July 9, 2025
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A preliminary report into the accident has revealed that investigators are using footage recorded from a GoPro installed in the cockpit to piece together what went wrong during the incident that left pilot Glenn Collins seriously injured.

Qantas begins emailing customers with hack details

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July 9, 2025
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Separately, the airline has also revealed that 5.7 million passengers were targeted in total, and broken down the number of those whose names, emails, phone numbers, and other data fields were compromised.

NSW government deploys ‘traffic-busting’ drones

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July 9, 2025
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Drones will be remotely piloted beyond visual line-of-sight along highways around Greater Sydney, with the first units installed on the M1 at Mooney Mooney and the Hume Highway at Narellan. This will allow spotters to see accidents and traffic jams mor…

TransPennine Express invests over £530k in new Glasgow depot

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July 9, 2025
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TransPennine Express has officially unveiled its new Glasgow depot at Caledonian Chambers, following an investment of more than £530,000 ($721,627).The post TransPennine Express invests over £530k in new Glasgow depot appeared first on Railway Technolo…

Alstom wins $2.3bn contract from LIRR and Metro-North Railroad

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July 9, 2025
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Alstom has secured a contract valued at €2bn ($2.3bn) to supply 316 commuter rail cars to the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) and Metro-North Railroad, divisions of the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA).The post Alstom wins $2.3bn contr…

Port sites among Freightliner UK lease offer

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July 8, 2025
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The offer is aimed at encouraging logistics operators and industry partners to invest in rail-based operations as part of broader efforts to promote modal shift.

ASL adds a second converted 737-800 freighter

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July 8, 2025
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The 26-year-old aircraft, MSN 28595, was last operated by Georgian Airlines as a freighter after its conversion in 2022, having previously flown for carriers including Malaysia Airlines and Airitaly. It joins ASLA’s first B737-800BCF, VH-CYK, which was…

Army establishes second Black Hawk helicopter base

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July 8, 2025
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Three of the combat utility helicopters have been transferred to the Army Aviation Training Centre in Oakey, establishing the Army’s second UH-60M Black Hawk operating node.

Airservices expands international trial of flexible routing

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July 8, 2025
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The trial, which initially included 38 routes between Australian/New Zealand and Indonesian/Singaporean airspace, will be extended to include the national air navigation service providers of Papua New Guinea and Fiji, as well as three additional airlines.