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Sunday, 14 June 2009

BBC News

• Cycle champion's £12k bike theftA 16-year-old cyclist's European Championship dreams could be ruined after six of his bikes are stolen from his family home.

The Telegraph

• Train operators call for disused railway lines to reopen Scores of disused railway lines closed by more than 40 years ago should reopen to increase the capacity of Britain's public transport network a report from train operators is expected to say this week.

Times Online

• Ministers ˜misled™ MPs over HeathrowThe government has been accused of misleading MPs by trying to cover up lobbying of ministers by BAA, the airport operator, over the expansion of Heathrow.
• Alastair Campbell: my cycling passionI'm writing this on a Blackberry, while riding a bike. Speed 36.2 kph. 82rpm. My body is slightly out of balance, with 54 per cent of power on the left side, 46 on the right. Oh, and my resting pulse rate this morning was the same as my age, 51. That's a good start to the day, which usually means a good day.
• Driving Porsche 917 to mark its 40th anniversaryMore stories have been told about the Porsche 917 than any other racing car built. Even talented drivers have paid a heavy price for getting on the wrong side of the 917 — and those few who mastered it still talk about it in reverential tones. Just the thought of driving one makes a mere mortal such as me want to run and hide.
• Flight from first class puts airlines into a nosediveThe airline industry has never generated sustained profits ” by some estimates if you add up all the profits and losses since the Wright brothers flew from Kitty Hawk in 1903, the net amount would be written in red ink. This year will be no different. The global industry will lose an estimated $9 billion, after losses of $10.4 billion last year.$
• BA in pension reserves crisisBritish Airways has begun a tough set of negotiations with its pension trustees after dropping below the level of cash reserves agreed three years ago.

Liverpool Echo

• Popular navy warship open to the public in LiverpoolA Royal Navy warship docked in Liverpool will be open to the public today.

Wales Online

• Whacky races as naked cyclists take to Cardiff’s streetsNaked cyclists and runners competing against horses – it could only be Wales in the sunshine.

Yorkshire Evening Post

• Leeds rail fans' historic treatThe train now departing ... is a piece of railway history.

Washington Post

• Saab says negotations 'on track' to find new ownerGeneral Motors Corp.'s Saab unit said a deal to find a new owner was
• Warren Brown's Car CultureElectric cars -- all-electric, gas-electric hybrid, and plug-in electric extended range models -- are becoming more popular. In some cases -- the new Ford Fusion Hybrid mid-size sedan and the revised Honda Insight Hybrid are examples -- they also are becoming more affordable, a welcome development that is bound to increase their appeal in the marketplace.

Aviation Industry

• Sector Snap: Airline shares mostly lowerAirline shares were mostly lower Friday as oil prices took a breather and slid lower and the overall market declined.
• American Airlines' Schedule Cuts Will Mean 1,600 Fewer JobsAmerican Airlines said Thursday that it plans to cut more flights in its fall schedule, a move that will cost nearly 1,600 jobs at the Fort Worth-based carrier.

Other News Sources

• Heavy Machinery Relocation Business BoostsWalker Brothers machinery moving inc. having decided to upgrade its resources the previous year, it now sees better business being generated. They have now included in their fleet 27 trucks, trailers and forklifts, and are increasing the number of employees.
• Why a 2010 transport timebomb is tickingA couple of years back, as the country began to ready itself for the 2010 World Cup, Thabo Mbeki's government began to take a look at the public transport system. They knew the co...
• Dubai to host major transport conferenceDubai: Dubai has received the flag of hosting the 59th World Congress and Exhibition of the International Association of Public Transport (UITP) in 2011.Mattar Al Tayer, Chairman of the Board and Exec...
• Saudi aviation chiefs plan to develop 13 airportsThe kingdom's General Authority of Civil Aviation has assigned an international company to work out an integrated action plan for the developments. The move is part of the GACA strategy to have the mo...
• Exploring The Future Of Commercial Space TransportationIndustry and government leaders will meet on June 18 to explore the promising future of commercial space transportation - of humans as well as cargo - in meeting government and private sector needs in...
• Euroseas to Purchase Drybulk CarrierEuroseas Ltd. (NASDAQ:ESEA) signed a memorandum of agreement to purchase a Panamax drybulk carrier of 74,020 dwt, built in 2000 in Japan, for approximately $27.5 million. The vessel comes with a time charter back to the seller until January 2010 at a gross daily rate of $25,200 per day and is expected...
• Norbert DentressangleNorbert Dentressangle has opened a new £4m (US$6.5m) site with one of its major clients, CHEP. The latest processing equipment and machinery will be deployed on two lines of production, enabling a throughput of over 1,400 pallets per hour.
• Now recession hits express services as shippers eye savingsShippers in Asia are moving away from express services to standard air cargo products in a bid to cut costs, according to Kuehne + Nagel (KN).
• PW stands by F135 upgrade plan for JSF Two days after F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) engine rival Rolls-Royce unveiled plans for a dramatic engine upgrade after 2020, a Pratt & Whitney executive...