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In August 2019, we were invited to attend the launch of the new East Midlands Railway (EMR) franchise at St. Pancras International. There, we were delighted to witness EMR sign a partnership agreement with London Luton Airport (LLA) to whom we have been Rail Advisor since 2011.
Together, this partnership will deliver a ‘Luton Airport Express’ service from December 2020, another step to matching those services already in operation to Stansted and Gatwick airports, and supporting LLA’s already impressive passenger growth.

Read more: Luton Airport Express Coming Soon, Delivered by Abellio’s EMR

A report prepared by North Star and Atkins for the DfT has been published as an accompanying document to a government Policy Paper entitled "Aviation 2050 — the future of UK aviation consultation: consumers reports". The report examines air-to-surface access integrated ticketing in support of one of the Department for Transport’s (DfT) six policy objectives in the proposed new aviation strategy – “Helping the aviation industry work for its customers”.

Read more: North Star Airport Surface Access / Integrated Ticketing Report Published

North Star is delighted to announce certification of its Quality Management System to ISO 9001:2015. This cements our commitment to the delivery of high-quality customer deliverables and to the robustness of our internal procedures to support this. North Star's Quality Policy can be seen here.

Read more: North Star Certified to ISO 9001:2015

Following the successful launch of North Star Australia in August 2018, North Star is delighted to welcome Leanne Wheeler to Sydney as Operations Manager/Senior Consultant (Asia Pacific).

Read more: North Star Expands Australian Rail Operations Expertise