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Friday, 03 July 2015

BBC News

• New fleet of buses to be unveiledA new fleet of buses connecting Ceredigion and Pembrokeshire is officially unveiled.
• Translink records £8.4m trading lossPublic transport company Translink records a trading loss of £8.4m
• Fiat-Chrysler criticised over recallsFiat-Chrysler Automobiles faces action over the mishandling in the US of car recalls, the country's top vehicle safety regulator says.
• Airbus plans new China plantAirbus has signed a deal for its second factory in China, further expanding its growing relationship with the world's second largest economy.

Financial Times

• Valls tries to calm Toulouse airport fearsFrench PM seeks distance between infrastructure investment and missing Chinese businessman
• Ryanair and Hertz clash over car hire dealLow-cost Irish airline to take legal action after rental group ends exclusive tie-up
• China lifts ban on giant Valemax shipsFour ports officially opened to Brazilian iron ore miner’s mega-vessels

The Guardian

• Rail watchdog finds commuters have given up complaining to train operatorsVirgin receives about 24 times more complaints per journey than Southern, though both operators’ services were very unpunctual, according to latest figures

The Herald

• Glasgow Airport to get first ever direct flights to MilanBUDGET airline easyJet is launching the first ever direct flights between Glasgow and Milan.
• Passengers delayed as A TECHNICAL glitch caused security delays for passengers passing through Edinburgh Airport today [Thu], just a week after a similar problem led some travellers to miss flights.

The Independent

• Heathrow aircraft noise and why a drop in demand for air travel is unlikelyAs the first plane drifted across west London on the first day of July, I was preparing for a curious event. While the passengers were walking off the Airbus A380 from Hong Kong at Terminal 5, I was among two dozen journalists walking into the Royal United Services Institute. The mansion, opposite Horseguards, had been hired for the morning as Mission Control for the most important event for years in UK aviation.

The Telegraph

• Rail operators under fire for allowing service to Ministers attack rail operators for failing to maintain proper service during the heatwave
• French ferry strike costs UK £250m a dayFrench ferry workers' strike is costing UK £250 million pounds a day due to huge backlogs of freight trade

Birmingham Mail

• Birmingham MP Liam Byrne threatens to 'occupy' industrial land, in row with high speed rail bosses MP Liam Byrne says the planned HS2 high speed rail line will cost Birmingham thousands of jobs unless changes are made

Birmingham Post

• Jaguar gives best glimpse yet of F-Pace crossover A prototype version of it will be supporting Team Sky at the Tour de France Grand Depart in Utrecht this Saturday

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• Bradford Interchange provides inspiration for new play BRADFORD Interchange is to be the backdrop for a new play, inspired by people who work and travel through the station.

London Evening Standard

• Air quality test in Heathrow report ‘is flawed’ David Cameron was today warned that the Government risks legal action if it backs a third runway at Heathrow based on the Airport Commission’s findings on air quality.
• Letters to the editor: Expanding Heathrow is logical The decision taken by the Airports Commission has confirmed what the majority of people in west London and beyond already know and believe: Heathrow must be the chosen location for an additional runway.

The York Press

• Bus wars loom in York, as rivals go head-to-head A BUS company is to run a rival

Wales Online

• Cardiff's transport chief says planned bus station has risks but 'you can't make an omelette without breaking eggs'Ramesh Patel makes the statement in response to claims from Cardiff North MP Craig Williams that the interchange is an 'uncosted aspiration'
• Passengers 'hysterical' after Megabus damaged by scaffolding in NewportThe bus was travelling through Newport on its way to Swansea from London when the incident happened
• Cardiff's new bus station will be 'world's finest' says city councillor A report to council cabinet had raised questions about how the scheme will be funded - that information will not be available until October

Wolverhampton Express and Star

• Train worker abused by passenger found hiding in toiletA man shouted and swore at a train worker who confronted him over hiding in a toilet, a court heard.

Yorkshire Post

• Off the rails: Cancellations cause more miseryRAIL passengers faced more cancellations today on the main route between Leeds and London.

Daventry Express

• A43 bypass for Northamptonshire gets council’s backingThe proposed A45 bypass around Moulton has been backed by Daventry District Council.

Other Regional Press

• Megabus window smashed driving through Newport A MEGABUS window was smashed by nearby scaffolding as it drove through Newport on Thursday.

C.N.N.

• Derailed train car spews toxic fumes, many evacuated

Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport

• Amadeus to buy Accenture's Navitaire for $830mSpanish technology firm Amadeus has agreed to buy Accenture subsidiary Navitaire, bringing together two travel IT giants in an $830m (£532m) deal. Amadeus specialises in providing technology for the travel industry. Navitaire works with more than 50 airlines - focusing on low-cost carriers - on IT support for areas such as reservations and loyalty programmes. As part of the deal, 550 Navitaire employees, including senior management, are expected to move to Amadeus. The firms said the deal should go through towards the end of this year.

Railnews

• ScotRail cuts Sunday timetables ScotRail is blaming pay negotiations for a lack of drivers volunteering to work on Sundays, which means that services will be reduced from this weekend. It said that 'the number of train drivers volunteering for Sunday work has declined steeply in recent days'. ScotRail is offering a 2.5 per cent pay rise plus a single £500 bonus for ensuring that Sunday services are covered, which it said amounted to 3.7 per cent.

Aviation Industry

• Ryanair calls for strike ban by air traffic controllersAirline wants ‘tiny’ unions to stop disruption for thousands of travellers
• Cameron promises airport expansion decision this yearA third runway at Heathrow has been recommended by the Airports Commission

Other News Sources

• FTA members come to the rescue of stranded truckers on hottest day of decadeFreight Transport Association members have stepped in to help fellow truckers who are stuck in Operation Stack on the M20 in Kent. ...
• Global leading experts and researchers on air transport gathers in Singapore to share insights and research findings Singapore, July 3, 2015. The Air Transport Research Society (ATRS) announced that over 250 participants from around the world have gathered at the 19th World Air Transport Conference, held from...

News from Europe

• Future EU transport policy should focus on passengers and workersTackling gender issues in the EU transport sector is just as important for ensuring its competitiveness as promoting sustainable urban mobility, writes Claudia Tapardel.