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Saturday, 27 June 2009

BBC News

• Rail bosses get £1.2m in bonusesTop Network Rail bosses will get bonuses totalling over £1.2m, despite criticism of the firm's performance.

The Herald

• Outrage as Network Rail bosses awarded £1m bonusNetwork Rail has defied pressure from politicians, unions and its own regulator to curb executive pay by agreeing bonuses worth more than £1.2m for its executive board.

The Telegraph

• Network Rail bosses get six figure bonuses despite criticismNetwork Rail executives are to pocket six figure bonuses despite unhappiness over their performance from both the industry regulator and Lord Adonis the Transport Secretary.
• BA bosses retain unlimited free first class travel despite company's 'fight for survival' British Airways bosses and their families will still be allowed to fly first class for free despite the airline asking its staff to volunteer to work for nothing.

Times Online

• Rail bosses to get huge bonuses despite train delaysNetwork Rail™s directors are to receive big bonuses despite causing misery for millions of passengers by mismanaging the upgrade of the West Coast Main Line.
• Big shot: Willie Walsh confronts the challenge and flies in the face of BA™s historyThere is one quotation that has followed Willie Walsh from his days at Aer Lingus to the boardroom of British Airways: œA reasonable man gets nowhere in negotiations.

Reuters News

• EasyJet's Gatwick price claims rejectedLONDON (Reuters) - The High Court has dismissed allegations by low-cost carrier easyJet that price increases approved at Gatwick airport last year were legally flawed, the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) said on Friday.

Mail Online

• Fury as national rail bosses pick up £1.2m in bonuses

Belfast Telegraph

• Report highlights public transport funding gap Northern Ireland’s investment in public transport is falling well behind the rest of the UK and the Republic, according to a new study by PricewaterhouseCoopers. Related StoriesBSkyB will fight Ofcom proposalRepublic job loss figures ‘shocking’House prices fall at slower rateLimavady company all set to power up the BossBank defies Treasury as it seeks more power

Metro

• Rail bosses set for bonus bonanzaTop bosses at Network Rail (NR) are to receive huge bonuses despite the company being warned over delays on the London to Scotland West Coast line.
• Rail bosses' bonuses prompt angerThe award of six-figure bonuses to Network Rail bosses has sparked widespread anger from passenger groups, politicians, rail regulators and transport unions.

The Press and Journal (Aberdeen)

• Town centre car parking charges to risePlans to increase pay-and-display charges in Aberdeenshire towns have been given the green light by councillors.

The York Press

• National Railway Museum boss Andrew Scott to step downDirector calls time after 15 years

Blackpool Gazette

• Cars impounded in insurance blitzNO INSURANCE, no warnings, no second chances!

Chester Standard

• Road chaos in Chester on way over bus drivers strike CHESTER'S park-and-ride service will face major disruption when drivers go on strike in a dispute over pay.
• Train passengers evacuated over fireA TRAIN was evacuated after an electrical fault sparked a small fire in the underside of a carriage.

Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport

• British road casualties drop to record levelsThe number of road casualties in Britain caused by accidents reported to the police fell to a record low of 2,538 in 2008, new figures have shown.Data from the Department for Transport indicated that the number of people killed or seriously injured on UK roads also dropped by seven per cent last year to 28,567.According to the report, deaths among car users were down 12 per cent to 1,257 and the number of children killed or seriously injured in 2008 was 2,807, seven per cent lower than in 2007.Incidents involving vehicles resulted in 572 pedestrian deaths, 11 per cent lower than 2007 and both ...

Rail Technology Magazine

• Weld-A-Rail Win Major Contract For Network Rail Weld-A-Rail, one of the rail industry's leading suppliers of track welding services, are proud to be appointed principal suppliers for the provision of Alumino Thermic track welding services for 13 delivery units on routes London North Eastern (LNE) and London North Western (LNW). In addition the company has been nominated as secondary suppliers for a further six delivery units embracing routes LNE and Midlands and Continental (Mid & Cont). Kevin McKeown, managing director, said: "This is a major success for the company and can be directly attributed to the quality ...

Transport for London

• London Tube named most culturally advanced in the WorldArt on the on the Underground, London Underground's art programme, has won global acclaim, beating 11 other countries including France, Germany, Portugal and Argentina to an international award for culture on a public transport system.

Aviation Industry

• Gatwick Airport welcomes High Court decisionWe are pleased that the High Court judgment has found in favour of the Civil Aviation Authority...
• Should large people pay extra to fly? CNN takes on the issueA news outlet is speaking the unspeakable and asking the question: Should large people pay more to fly?
• BA staff agree to cuts“Thousands of staff opt for pay cut” – BA read more

Other News Sources

• Somali piracy spreads fear to Pacific The lawlessness of Somalia has spread fear and...
• Rail bosses' bonuses prompt angerThe award of six-figure bonuses to Network Rail bosses has sparked widespread anger from passenger groups, politicians, rail regulators and transport unions. Despite problems on the Virgin Trains-op...
• Transportation board approves SF bike plan(06-26) 14:53 PDT San Francisco -- The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency board unanimously approved to the city's long-stalled bike plan today, giving the go-ahead to 45 of the 46 individ...
• Two trains collide in MadridTwo local trains collided in the Madrid railway station of Aluche on Friday morning, with 57 people injured. Eleven people, including a pregnant woman, were taken to hospital, although none of their l...
• Contactless payments hamstrung by battle for hearts and mindsAs a result, there's a lower security risk for the retailer as well as cost savings in the secure transportation of cash from shops to the bank. The contactless payment industry needs to change the perceptions of both retailers and consumers if the...
• Government puts national road charging plans on hold The government admits the recession played a part in its decision to scrap plans for a national road charging scheme. According to reports in The...
• Warning To 'School Runners'- Don't Neglect Child Safety15% people who drive with children in their car admit to driving without the appropriate child safety seating. Fear of being late is the biggest cause of erratic driving on the school run
• British Airways Launches New Routes To The CaribbeanBritish Airways is launching new routes and increased frequencies to the Caribbean offering more choice to customers. The airline will now operate to 13 destinations in the Caribbean - more than any other UK airline.
• Train control system fails in test following Washington DC train crashThe National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) confirmed that train control systems failed during investigative tests being carried out to determine the cause of the Washington DC train crash on Monday that left nine dead.
• Risk of jail for transport managersOne in three road crashes involves someone using their vehicle for work, placing managers in logistics and transport business at possible risk of jail under a new law which makes employers personally accountable for the safety of their employees during th
• Airbus gears up for Chinese A350 pushAs the first A320s assembled at Airbus's Tianjin plant enter service, the airframer is gearing up to push composite component manufacturing for its forthcoming...
• Ministerial Change “ Defra Loses Link to Department of Energy and Climate ChangeCabinet reshuffle widens gap between key departments.
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