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Friday, 18 September 2009

BBC News

• Mayor orders Thames back on map A "furious" London Mayor Boris Johnson has ordered Transport for London (TfL) to restore the River Thames on revised Tube maps.
• JAL turnaround plans under review Japan's new government has said it will review restructuring plans announced by Japan Airlines' (JAL) this week, which included cutting 6,800 jobs.
• Parking tax 'will hit residents' Fears that Nottingham's Workplace Parking Levy will add to street parking problems outside the city centre have been voiced by the county council.
• Bristol's new traffic boss talks Bristol is getting a new Transport Director who is tasked with making the city council's transport plans a reality. Peter Mann, who is taking up the £90,000-a-year-role soon, has given his first interview to BBC Bristol's Steve Le Fevre.
• Rail link decision 'anti-Glasgow'Ministers are accused of being
• Ministers scrap airport rail planThe Scottish Government says it is forced to scrap the £120m Glasgow Airport Rail Link amid concerns over spending cuts.
• Airbus upbeat about plane demandEuropean planemaker Airbus raises its forecast for global demand for new aircraft over the next 20 years.
• Airline in $1bn air mile sell-offThe parent of American Airlines raises $2.9bn of new financing - part of it by selling air miles in advance to a credit card group.

Financial Times

• Scotland shelves airport rail linkPlans for a £120m rail link between Glasgow's airport and city centre have been abandoned by the Scottish government as it prepares for a
• American Airlines raises $2.9bn in financingAmerican Airlines unveiled a series of financing agreements with GE and Citi that will reap $2.9bn in cash the carrier may need to weather a slump in air-travel demand
• Government 'cannot allow' JAL bankruptcyJapan's transportation minister allays concerns that the new centre-left government might withdraw financial support for the loss-making carrier that is seeking at least $1.09bn in aid

The Guardian

• Economic case for Heathrow third runway flawed, figures show Critics say the new figures show the government's support for the new runway is a 'sham' and have demanded that plans to expand the airport are scrapped
• Adonis defends aviation on emissionsTransport secretary says it is 'perfectly credible' for airlines to continue to expand as new technology to control their carbon emissions becomes availableThe government has defended aviation's growing contribution to greenhouse gas emissions following last week's warning that the industry will be the biggest contributor to global warming in the developed world by 2050.Lord Adonis, the transport secretary, said other sectors such as car manufacturers could lower their carbon dioxide output more easily and argued that it was

The Independent

• Put the Thames back, Mayor tells Tube bosses Mayor Boris Johnson has ordered the River Thames to be reinstated on the London Underground map.

The Telegraph

• Cyclists allowed to ride wrong way along one-way streets “No entry except for cyclists” signs will be used on roads where riding in both directions is permitted. A pilot project for the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea which will run until December was announced by the Department of Transport on Thursday.
• Britain's toads get new protection from the Department for TransportBritain's toads have forced the Government to to rewrite its traffic sign regulations it emerged yesterday.
• Children under 16 'should be forced to wear cycle helmets'Children should be forced by law to wear cycle helmets to reduce their risk of suffering a serious brain injury doctors' leaders have said.

Times Online

• Cyclists will be given green light to ignore one-way signs Cyclists will be permitted to ride the wrong way along one-way streets under a change intended to encourage more people to give up their cars or use them less.

Reuters News

• Thames gets reprieve on London's tube mapLONDON (Reuters) - The River Thames is to be reinstated on London's iconic tube map after a new design which left it out was greeted by a wave of outrage.

Daily Express

• Airlines send FTSE soaring higher SHARES in airline stocks flew higher today as the FTSE 100 Index chalked up its fifth winning session in a row.
• BA out of turbulenceINVESTORS are backing British Airways to win what its chief executive Willie Walsh termed a

Daily Record

• Glasgow Airport rail link scrapped as opposition condemn Government's cuts in new budgetSCOTS finance secretary John Swinney has revealed the planned Glasgow Airport rail link is to be axed because of budget pressures.

Mail Online

• Johnson puts Thames back on London Tube map after outrage over redesign

ATOC

• Falling crime on railways good news for passengersFigures published today by the British Transport Police show that crime is continuing to fall on the railways.

Network Rail

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Belfast Telegraph

• Aer Lingus boss warns staff that job cuts on the way New Aer Lingus boss Christoph Mueller has warned nearly 4,000 staff at the troubled airline for the first time that sweeping job cuts are coming down the line. Related StoriesGlobal unemployment to hit post-war recordInternet specialist wins hospital deal in EnglandMinister set to report on Invest NI’s Board grantsIT scheme launch helps give pupils a head startNAMA will pay out €54bn to remove toxic bank loans

Birmingham Post

• Birmingham Airport turning down the noise but residents are still not happy Noise levels generated by planes flying into Birmingham Airport have fallen to their lowest level since records began.

London Evening Standard

• Plan to boost cycling will allow riders to ignore one-way street restrictionsCyclists will be able to ride the wrong way down a one-way street in a trial designed to encourage more Londoners to switch to two wheels.

Manchester Evening News

• Trams free for a day METROLINK will be free for a day in November - as an apology for the chaos passengers suffered during the upgrade of the Altrincham and Eccles lines.

Metro

• U-turn as River Thames put back on Tube mapLondon Underground have been forced to scrap the new Thames-less Tube maps after a furious Boris Johnson ordered the u-turn.

Nottingham Evening Post

• £69m to save six minutes to London A £69M project to cut rail times between Nottingham and London will save just six minutes, it has been revealed. It had been hoped the work by Network Rail would knock off around eight minutes, to bring about a long-held ambition for "London in 90 minutes."

The Press and Journal (Aberdeen)

• Plans to make long queues for taxis at Aberdeen Airport a thing of the past LONG queues for taxis at Aberdeen Airport could be a thing of the past under new proposals put forward by local authority officials.

Yorkshire Evening Post

• High speed Leeds London rail link proposals unveiledProposals for a £69 billion high speed rail network including a 200mph link between Leeds and London have been unveiled.

Yorkshire Post

• Thursday's Letters: Change attitude to buses to break the gridlock I AM not surprised that Campaign for Better Transport (Duncan MacKenzie, Yorkshire Post, September 14) has given Yorkshire a low score for car dependency. The Passenger Transport Authorities (now Integrated Transport Authorities) have concentrated most of their efforts on a confrontational attitude to bus companies and have only recently taken walking and cycling seriously.

Carlisle News & Star

• Upgrade work to start on M6 motorway near CarlisleA £2.9 million upgrade of a section of the M6 in Cumbria will start next month.

Rail Technology Magazine

• Magdalene to Provide Eurotunnel with a Keymile Transmission System Replacement Solution Magdalene has signed a contract with Eurotunnel Group to design, model, pilot and supply a replacement telecommunication solution for the Channel Tunnel connecting England and France. Magdalene will also be providing implementation assistance, training and long-term support services to Eurotunnel for the transition to and maintenance of the new telecommunications infrastructure. The project scope provides the replacement of existing PDH transmission system equipment with a Keymile multi-service UMUX solution and associated management system. The initial stage will be to design...
• Nordlift Installs 16 Column Mobile Column Lifts on Finnish Railways Nordlift has again made a successful installation for Finnish Railways; this time it was 16 columns of mobile column lifts with exceptional electro-hydraulic operation. The user can easily operate all 16 lifting columns at the same time by using a radio-remote control. Nordlift has established a good reputation in this field in Finland....

Transport for London

• Ten rail stations to be managed by Transport for LondonTransport for London's (TfL) London Overground operation is taking over 10 stations between Surrey Quays and West Croydon from Sunday 20 September to prepare for the completion of its new East London line.
• Work progressing on Hanger Lane bridgesFoundations being laid for the new Waldegrave Road Bridge and South Bridge on the A406 Hanger Lane.
• Central London roads close as weekend of cycling comes to LondonTour of Britain on 19 September brings professional cycling to London's streets. Mayor of London's Skyride on 20 September gives cyclists traffic-free access to central London roads.

Aviation Industry

• Southampton Airport launches search for South Hampshire™s young entrepreneursSouthampton Arport is announcing its support of the 2010 search for South Hampshire™s young entrepreneurs in the ˜PUSH Ahead Challenge™. The challenge is open to every school and college in South Hampshire, and will see teams of students designing and creating innovative products and services for use in an airport. The project is the first in a series of events planned throughout 2010 to mark the centenary of flying from Southampton Airport.
• Gatwick prepares for new ShuttleThe inter-terminal transit system at London Gatwick Airport, installed in 1987, is about to be replaced as part of the airport™s £1bn investment programme.
• AMR gets $2.9B in cash and financing, builds hub capacity for international growthIn this Oct. 14, 2008 file photo, an American Airlines aircraft prepares to land at Dallas Fort Worth International airport in Grapevine, Texas.

Other News Sources

• Bid for Carluke station park and ride land THE Carluke Park and Ride Station could move one step closer — if the council ratifies plans to buy land for the construction of a car park. The car park would provide a minimum of 166 spaces including drop-off points, disabled access and taxi spaces.
• ’High-speed rail is essential for region’s growth’ A HIGH-SPEED rail network, to include lines on the east and west of the country, is essential to drive economic growth in the region, a group says.
• ’High-speed rail is essential for region’s growth’ A HIGH-SPEED rail network, to include lines on the east and west of the country, is essential to drive economic growth in the region, a group says.
• 20 minutes to London Cambridge passengers could reach the English capital in less than half the time it currently takes - and could travel to Scotland in less than two hours.
• Iconic transport comes to London to mark anniversary Londoners got the chance to hail a New York taxi or camel this week as some of the most iconic forms of world transport took to the streets
• Government underlines its commitment to CrossrailCrossrail this week received renewed government and political support as international delegates at the 2009 FIDIC conference in London heard how the project was central to the UK™s sustainable public transport strategy.
• Distances key to HS2 city choiceMajor cities have this week been told that they could be excluded from any north-south high speed rail line because they are too close together.
• Supply chain hits out at Network Rail™s attitudeMembers of Network Rail™s supply chain have this week slammed the rail infrastructure manager™s claims that it fosters innovation, instead describing the client as inefficient and bureaucratic.
• High Speed Rail: New £69bn network proposedHigh speed rail pressure group Greengauge 21 has unveiled its proposals for high speed rail network - twin routes north from London to Scotland and slightly slower routes west to Cardiff, across the Pennines and from Edinburgh to Newcastle.
• Gatwick prepares for new ShuttleThe inter-terminal transit system at London Gatwick Airport, installed in 1987, is about to be replaced as part of the airport™s £1bn investment programme.
• All on board to shape EU air traffic managementMajor European airlines and representatives of business aviation and pilots have promised to help validate new technologies and processes for the next generation of EU air-traffic management systems, expected to be operational by 2020.