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Saturday, 01 November 2008

BBC News

• Higher costs hit Hitachi profitsJapanese electronics firm Hitachi reports a quarterly loss, blaming sluggish demand, the strong yen and rising costs.

The Telegraph

• Gordon Brown will give green light to expand Heathrow within weeksBrushing aside opposition from MPs the PM believes that a new runway is vital to Britain's future economic competitiveness.

Times Online

• Self-confessed romantic who has the future of Britain’s railways in his handsWhen Andrew Adonis was moved from his role as Schools Minister in the last government reshuffle, there were rumours that he had been pushed. How could the man who created city academies and implemented Tony Blair’s education agenda suddenly become the Fat Controller at the Department for Transport?
• Stansted inquiry to be rushed through to foil runway criticsThe public inquiry into a second runway at Stansted is to be completed in record time in an attempt by the Government to prevent the Conservatives cancelling the project if they win the next general election.

Birmingham Post

• Clampdown on hidden airline chargesA crackdown on hidden air travel costs comes into force across Europe this weekend.

Daily Post (North Wales)

• North Wales man wins 30-year bus stop battleA former councillor who spent 30 years battling to get a dangerous bus stop moved has finally won the day.
• Investigation into near-rail disaster in AberystwythAn investigation into how a train nearly collided with a gas tanker and a man pushing a pram is focusing on “human factors” as the likely cause.

Liverpool Echo

• Fury at dumped Merseyrail station revampsA multi-million pound plan to revamp two grotspot Liverpool stations was dumped by rail managers.

Doncaster Free Press

• Councillors reject plans to axe free school travelPlans to scrap free transport for schoolchildren in Doncaster have been rejected by a watchdog of councillors.

Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport

• Highways Agency holds sustainable development meetingsThe Highways Agency has announced that it has been meeting with key stakeholders from the development and planning sector to discuss ways of improving the current system.
• Government launches green motoring driveThe government has outlined plans to commit £100 million to boosting the development of greener vehicles as part of efforts to reduce the impact of transport on the environment.

Aviation Industry

• Spain: Jet skids off runway; no injuries reportedThis story just in this morning from The Associated Press :

Other News Sources

• Wincanton buys German groupWincanton recently expanded its German network with the t15m (US$19.5m) acquisition of ELITransport and ELI-Lagerhaus, a transport and warehousing provider.
• Keystone slashes CO2 and costs with biofuelMcDonald's logistics partner already has two depots using a 100% mix.
• FAA issues final rule to increase airliner explosives survivabilityThe US Federal Aviation Administration has issued a final rule that will require manufacturers of newly certificated commercial aircraft after 28 November...
• Investor group CAI reportedly commits to Alitalia rescueItalian investment consortium Compagnia Aerea Italiana (CAI) is said to have agreed to put forward its offer to rescue flag-carrier Alitalia, despite earlier...
• Anti-piracy blueprint issuedSEVEN leading shipping organisations issued a three-step battle plan today œto address the scourge of piracy against merchant shipping.
• AGMA OKs last details of TIF packageA meeting of the Association of Greater Manchester Authorities has today signed off the final details of the £2.7bn Transport Innovation Fund package.

EIN News Subscription

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