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The leaders of airlines from every continent jetted into Beijing last week, escorted by their hosts to a banquet in the very heart of China's political establishment – the Great Hall of the People in Tiananmen Square. Given the red carpet treatment and majestic setting, few onlookers might have thought this was an industry in crisis. Yet when the talking started, the state of aviation was summed up in a word that belies the traditional macho swagger of airline bosses: fragile.

A flying lesson for Heathrow

The contrast between the breakneck speed at which Beijing airport has grown and the glacial expansion of Heathrow could not be more stark. Heathrow’s showpiece new terminal, which was supposed to be ready for the Olympics, is two years late and the prospect of the airport getting the third runway is further away than ever. Beijing, on the other hand, now boasts a three-runway airport which is already the busiest in Asia.

BA faces revolt over high fliers

BRITISH Airways' owner IAG faces a potential shareholder revolt at its annual meeting on Wednesday over executive pay and its decision not to put any of its directors up for re-election.

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  • London 2012: Firefighting Minis to patrol Olympic ParkThe London fire brigade has agreed a sponsorship deal with BMW that will see it borrow five of the motor giant's Mini Countryman cars to form the nucleus of its emergency response fleet during the 2012 London Games. The deal will see the £20,000 vehicles patrolling inside and outside the Olympic park, ready to "provide a full-time operational response". They will carry fire extinguishers, emergency care packs and defibrillators, and will be decked out in LFB colours and logo and loaned to the brigade for the duration of both the Olympics and the Paralympics.
  • Airline industry faces grim years as gulf carriers take over the worldThe leaders of airlines from every continent jetted into Beijing last week, escorted by their hosts to a banquet in the very heart of China's political establishment – the Great Hall of the People in Tiananmen Square. Given the red carpet treatment and majestic setting, few onlookers might have thought this was an industry in crisis. Yet when the talking started, the state of aviation was summed up in a word that belies the traditional macho swagger of airline bosses: fragile.

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  • A flying lesson for HeathrowThe contrast between the breakneck speed at which Beijing airport has grown and the glacial expansion of Heathrow could not be more stark. Heathrow’s showpiece new terminal, which was supposed to be ready for the Olympics, is two years late and the prospect of the airport getting the third runway is further away than ever. Beijing, on the other hand, now boasts a three-runway airport which is already the busiest in Asia.

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  • BA faces revolt over high fliersBRITISH Airways' owner IAG faces a potential shareholder revolt at its annual meeting on Wednesday over executive pay and its decision not to put any of its directors up for re-election.

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  • World rail infrastructure market June 2012Australia: Under Victoria's Regional Rail Link project (RG 2.12 p12), a A$570m contract has been awarded to a consortium of John Holland, Abigroup, Coleman Rail, Aecom and GHD for extensive remodelling of the line between Melbourne's Southern Cross station and the Maribyrnong River, including 4·5 km of new tracks and a 1 km bridge over the river. Brazil: Trail, Consbem and Tiisa have been awarded a R$1649m contract to build a rolling stock depot at Presidente Altino on Line 9 of the CPTM commuter network in São Paulo within 24 months. Chile: Metro de Santiago has appointed Arup to design 11...

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