Transportinfo.org.uk - today's transport news in the uk, hand picked for you each morning

Breaking News

EU probes airlines foreign stakeholders

Move comes as Etihad seeks to boost presence in Europe, raising its stake in Air Berlin to the maximum allowed and with an expected offer for half of Alitalia

MH370: Time running out in search for Malaysian Airlines plane's black box

Sonic trawl of southern Indian Ocean underway as countdown begins to end of flight data recorder's signal transmissionsFour weeks after the disappearance of Malaysian Airlines flight MH370, the underwater search for the wreckage has started: a sonic trawl of a stretch of the southern Indian Ocean more than 1,000 miles from the Australian coast.The overall search area has narrowed, but only to a vast expanse of 217,000 sq km. Members of the international operation have vowed to continue the hunt for the Boeing 777, yet the black box or flight data recorder is only expected to emit signals for...

Network Rail appoints new managing director to spearhead £25bn infrastructure investment programme

Network Rail has announced that Dr Francis Paonessa will join the company as managing director, infrastructure projects this summer. Dr Paonessa is currently managing director UK, Bombardier Transportation. He will replace Simon Kirby, who leaves Network Rail in June to take up the role of chief executive at HS2 Ltd.

PM visit call as Dawlish line opens

Holidaymakers have been urged to head to the South West this year to help the region recover millions of pounds lost during the closure of the Dawlish railway line.