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Sunday, 29 March 2009

BBC News

• Pensioners face bus rule changeA rule change means millions of pensioners may no longer be able to use their bus pass for free national travel in England.

Times Online

• Oxford car parts giant on the brinkThe car-parts maker TI Automotive has breached its banking covenants and begun talks with its lenders on a comprehensive restructuring.

Daily Record

• £340K compensation for mum left disabled by holiday car crashA mum left disabled after a car driven by her holiday rep daughter crashed has won a £340,000 payout.

Journal Live

• Why did airport boss receive huge bonus?Demands were made last night for an investigation into how Newcastle Airport’s ex-chief executive was allowed to claim a bonus worth more than £2m.

Liverpool Echo

• KLM’s inaugural flight from Liverpool to Amsterdam takes off, opening up worldwide connectionsKLM’s inaugural flight from Liverpool to Amsterdam took off yesterday, heralding a new era in John Lennon airport’s history.

Bucks Free Press

• Rail-users gather for passengers meetingRail-Users gathered in Bourne End last night for the annual general meeting of the Marlow “ Maidenhead Passengers Association.

Carlisle News & Star

• Stobart boss, wife and four-year-old son in hostage ordeal

Doncaster Free Press

• Increased flights from Doncaster to JerseyMore flights are being scheduled between Robin Hood Airport and Jersey this summer.

Peterborough Telegraph

• Transport projects get £58mTransport projects designed to support new housing developments in East Anglia are to get more than £58m from the Government.

International Herald Tribune

• Where old airplanes go to dieA windswept airport in the center of France is where the issues plaguing global aviation are played out.

Washington Post

• White House planning more auto financial aid The Obama administration was finishing work on a plan to give more financial aid to two Detroit automakers in return for tough cost-cutting measures that will ensure the companies' survival.

Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport

• Further backing for fuel duty campaignA campaign to delay increases in fuel duty has received backing from PetrolPrices.com.The website allows people to search for the cheapest petrol in their area and is now supporting the Freight Transport Association (FTA) initiative.According to the FTA, the announcement means that 1.2 million members could potentially add their voices to those calling for a moratorium on rise, expected to be unveiled next week.Estimates from the organisation have suggested that hauliers can expect to pay an extra £900 per truck if the increase goes ahead."A fuel tax hike doesn't just hurt dr...

Other News Sources

• Economy adds urgency to transportation questThe growing need for transportation in Grundy County brought urgency to the committee working to develop a public system.Working w...
• Session focuses on transportation overhaulHeadlinesHouse leaders are pushing a new version of a sweeping transportation overhaul proposal. The Senate, the House and Gov. Sonny Perdue have all agreed the state's transportation bureaucracy need...
• Nakilat plans to raise $1bn in loans for new tankersQatar Gas Transport Co (Nakilat) plans to raise $1bn in loans within a year to finance purchases of new liquefied natural gas (LNG) tankers, its managing director said in remarks published on Sunday.
• Lights off for actionScottish Government joins Earth Hour worlwide show of support for action on climate change.
• First Merseyrail Trials for Intelligent Wheel Flange Lubrication System on Network Rail TrackThe first live trials of Intelligent Wheel Flange Lubrication (iWFL) on a Merseyrail 507 electric multiple unit will begin in March. The iWFL system has been developed by rail systems specialist Rowe Hankins of Bury.
• Top Level Changes at Rail Safety Systems Engineers Rowe HankinsToni Hankins, founder of rail systems house Rowe Hankins and electrical products distributor Cudis is moving from managing director to chairman. Toni is assuming a strategic role in preparation for his retirement.
• Congestion charging plan faces delayTransport ministers to discuss Czech compromise deal on 'Eurovignette' law.