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Tuesday, 29 July 2014

BBC News

• New island route to London CityGuernsey's government-owned airline, Aurigny, is to fly between the island and London City Airport.
• 'Fear spread' over smoke on TubePanic spread among Tube passengers as people tried to escape a locked train when smoke and the smell of burning was detected, a report finds.
• Ryanair raises profit forecastsBudget airline Ryanair has raised its annual profit forecast after seeing a sharp rise in earnings for the three months to June.

Financial Times

• Ryanair first-quarter profits soarLate Easter holidays lift first-quarter profits to €197m from €78m and nudge up full-year expectations as airline also announces special dividend
• Shipping tycoon’s aide steps downTor Olav Trøim’s partnership with John Fredriksen set to end after he says he will quit his role at the group’s main holding company
• Virgin America files for IPOCarrier, which had its first annual profit since it started operations in 2007, eyes listing amid strongest markets conditions for airlines since 2001
• Ryanair: aerial refuellingThe Irish airline has pleasantly surprised the market, but investors should keep an eye on the price of oil

The Herald

• Marina plan for Glasgow after flotilla successPLANS to build a permanent marina on the River Clyde have been resurrected.
• Challenge below ground revealedENGINEERS strengthening ­Edinburgh's two Haymarket ­railway tunnels in preparation for a major regeneration project have released the first images of the underground works.

The Independent

• The new freedom riders: Yorkshire pensioners continue crusade to win back free local rail travel “Who wants to stage a freedom ride?â€� demands George Arthur, a retired primary school teacher into his loud hailer, causing a forest of hands and walking sticks to be raised skywards. Within moments there's a tense stand-off.

The Scotsman

• Commonwealth Games: More buses after lengthy waitsEXTRA BUSES are being put on after spectators endured lengthy waits for park-and-ride transport on the busiest day of the Commonwealth Games.

The Telegraph

• Cornwall to Shetland? Britain's extreme commutes revealedCensus analysis reveals most inconvenient commutes in Britain including the workers who travel from Orkney to Kent or from London to Londonderry. Click 'area selection' to choose your location.
• Diesel drivers to be penalised in drive to cut air pollutionDrivers of diesel powered vehicles could face new charges and higher taxes to encourage them to switch to cleaner vehicles and lower pollution levels

The Mirror

• Malaysia Airlines MH17 crash: Cameron to meet families of British victims The Prime Minister will today welcome the loved ones of UK passengers who died in the disaster to Downing Street

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• Worries over future of Bradford's road safety team as funding to be cut FEARS have been raised over the future of road safety workers in Bradford after it emerged the department's funding will be cut at the end of this year.

London Evening Standard

• Sunshine in London puts Boris bikes on track to break hire record Boris bikes are on track to break a new record for monthly hires set during the Olympics as the scheme reaches its fourth anniversary on Wednesday.
• 'Stop promoting cycling in an unsafe city,' son of doctor killed in an accident with lorry tells Boris Johnson The son of a cyclist killed in an accident with a lorry today called on Boris Johnson to “stop promoting cycling in an unsafe cityâ€�.
• George Osborne's commitment to HS3 rail link questioned Chancellor George Osborne's plan for a new northern England high-speed rail link is a "floating idea" that will "probably become a welcome idea", a Government spokesman has told peers.

Northern Echo

• Protests over rail franchise consultationA TRANSPORT union has pledged to ratchet up its campaign against a "bogus" consultation on the future of rail services in the region.

Nottingham Evening Post

• Nottingham Post published John Flynn: A big step for East Midlands transportArticle

The York Press

• Plans to close little used stations in North Yorkshire RAIL services at some of North Yorkshire's little-used� stations are under threat under new Government plans.

Yorkshire Post

• Work to be done if success of HS3 plan assuredA LOT OF work needs to be done to ensure Chancellor George Osborne’s plan for a new northern England high-speed rail link succeeds, a Government spokesman told peers.

Blackpool Gazette

• Railway misery warningRail passengers will face disruption and delay next month as work begins on the West Coast Main Line.

Other Regional Press

• No night flight respite under Heathrow flight path until 2017People living under the Heathrow flight path will see no improvement to the night flight regime until at least 2017.
• Politicians at odds over offer by RiverOak to help Thanet with CPO for Manston AirportAn MP wants councillors to accept an offer by a US group to fund the compulsory purchase of Manston airport but many are unhappy at its handling.
• Next stages of bus station regeneration project beginThe next stages of the multi-million pound project to create a new Bedford bus station have started.

Bus and Coach.com

• New TrawsCymru service backedA new bus service between Carmarthen, Lampeter and Aberystwyth will start on 3 August.

Aviation Industry

• KLM launches customer services through LinkedInQueries for services such as seat reservations can now be done through LinkedIn

Green Miscellany

• In-car PA for drivers to shout at kids in the backWith over 15,000 passenger vehicles every day crossing the channel to France by ferry and Euro Tunnel at this time of the year, and a similar number of drivers bracing themselves for squabbling passengers, endless loo stops and the ever-present chorus of “are we there yet?â€�, an end to such Autoroute Angst may soon be at hand for drivers of the…

Other News Sources

• VIRGIN AMERICA FILES REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR PROPOSED INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERINGVirgin America Inc. (ldquo;Virgin Americardquo;), the California-based airline known for its upscale service and low fares, today announced that it has filed a registration statement with the...
• WIZZ AIR EXPANDS IN ITALY Wizz Air, the largest low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe*, today announced further enhancements to its low fare route network in Italy. From 1 November 2014 the airline will start...
• Top 15 business travel spending countriesGBTA report identifies the top 15 markets in 2013 by total business travel spend