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2 days ago | 
airportindustry-news.com | Joey Stoate
New measures to accelerate the support of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) were introduced in Parliament today as the government has announced an additional 400,000 GBP in funding to speed the delivery of new, clean fuels to market. An alternative to fossil jet fuel, SAF remains more expensive to produce, though the government’s dedicated SAF measures protect both the industry and consumers from inflated costs.
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2 days ago | 
railway-news.com | Joey Stoate
Alstom has installed a new photovoltaic panel system at its 500,000 m2 manufacturing site in Ciudad Sahagún, Mexico, its third largest production plant in the world. The 1,080 new photovoltaic panels offer a production capacity of 583 kWh and are expected to generate roughly 1,200 MWh of energy per annum, amounting to around 16.8% of the site’s total energy consumption.
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2 days ago | 
railway-news.com | Joey Stoate
Regional leaders have put forth proposals for a new Liverpool-Manchester Railway in a move that is predicted could kickstart a 90 billion GBP transformation across the North West of England. Alongside Rail Minister Huw Merriman and civic and business leaders across the North West, Mayors Andy Burnham and Steve Rotheram have called on the government to support the new railway’s implementation.
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3 days ago | 
airportindustry-news.com | Joey Stoate
AMS Aircraft Recovery has announced the launch of its new Disabled Aircraft Recovery Dolly. The Dolly, which has been designed to clear blocked runways resulting from blown tyres or damaged wheels and landing gear, is capable of use for both nose and main landing gear scenarios. Capable of handling incidents involving landing gears of narrow-body commercial aircraft, regional jets and business aircraft, the vehicle touts a 38-tonne capacity.
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3 days ago | 
railway-news.com | Joey Stoate
In a UK-first for onboard passenger Wi-Fi; ScotRail has introduced new, Starlink-enabled satellite technology across a rural route in the North of Scotland. The system, which was devised in partnership with Clarus Network, now allows trains throughout rural Scotland to access connections provided by a Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite network.
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3 days ago | 
railway-news.com | Joey Stoate
HS2’s first rail tunnel has been completed following the excavation of a 3.5-mile stretch of earth, officially forming the Bromford tunnel. The tunnel, which connects Warwickshire and Birmingham and is set to be the longest railway tunnel in the West Midlands, begins in Water Orton and ends in Washwood Heath.
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4 days ago | 
railway-news.com | Joey Stoate
Construction work has begun on the new Suburban Rail Loop (SRL) as preparations get underway for a Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) launch site in Clarinda, Melbourne. The machines are set to arrive on site later this year, with excavation expected to begin on the SRL’s East tunnels soon after. Excavation between Cheltenham and Glen Waverley will be handled by consortium Suburban Connect, with the excavation of tunnels north of Glen Waverley toward Box Hill set to be handled by Terra Verde.
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4 days ago | 
airportindustry-news.com | Joey Stoate
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (KLM) has celebrated its first non-stop flight between San Diego International Airport (SAN) and Schiphol International Airport (AMS). The service, which was officially launched with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at SAN’s Terminal 2 gate area, offers three weekly flights between San Diego and Amsterdam every Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday.
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4 days ago | 
railway-news.com | Joey Stoate
The Sydney Metro West project has reached a new milestone with the completion of the excavation process of the new Hunter Street metro station cavern. The excavation, which has been in process for the last 20 months and called for a team of 57 workers, has resulted in a tunnel that measures in at 180-metres long, 28 metres in width and 20 metres in height.
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1 week ago | 
railway-news.com | Joey Stoate
Hitachi Rail has announced a partnership with Knorr-Bremse for the supply of system technologies for up to 30 subway trains set for operation on the Rome Metro. The signed framework contract includes a base order for 14 trains, with an option for a further 16. Each unit will be equipped with Knorr-Bremse’s automatic AutoLink front couplers, as well as two types of semi-permanent couplers from its ShortLink line, each of which can be configured according to specific customer requirements.
