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Saturday, 26 September 2009

BBC News

• Refunds for Eurostar passengersAbout 1,000 Eurostar passengers are to be given refunds after a power cut left them stranded in France for several hours.
• British Airways sets seat chargesBritish Airways is to introduce charges for passengers who want to choose their seats before they fly, the airline says.
• Car output falls 31.5% in AugustThe number of new cars made in the UK fell 31.5% in August from the same month a year earlier, industry figures show.

Financial Times

• Threatened Opel plants still shineProductivity data raise questions over proposed cuts and the GM data obtained by the FT backs up claims made by the UK and Spain that their car plants are among the carmaker™s most efficient
• BA's toll on comfortSix and a half hours in a World Traveller cabin is a long time for resentment to simmer. As a long-legged chap who recently endured another cramped and wakeful night...

Times Online

• BA to charge flyers up to £60 to reserve seatBritish Airways (BA) will start charging passengers up to £60 to reserve a seat as part of the airline's plans to cut costs and increase revenues.
• BA takes low-cost route on extras, adding premium for reserved seatsBritish Airways has been accused of adopting the tactics of budget carriers after announcing plans to charge up to £60 for a seat reservation.
• UK car production reverses by 31.5%Car production plummeted in August, despite improved sales resulting from the Government™s œcash for bangers scrappage scheme.
• BA starts to charge for seat reservationsBritish Airways is to start charging passengers up to £60 per one-way flight if they want to secure a specific seat before check-in from 7 October. The airline said it is introducing the charges to give œmore customers control over their seating onboard.

Mail Online

• Car scrappage scheme cash 'to run out next week'
• Thousand passengers stranded after Eurostar breaks down - and more delays expected today

The Mirror

• Eurostar passengers left strandedEurostar passengers spent several hours waiting in darkness after two trains were left stranded by a power cut to overhead lines.

Journal Live

• Nissan electric cars to get sci-fi sound effectsELECTRIC cars planned for the North East could be loaded with flying saucer sound effects inspired by South Shields director Ridley Scott.

London Evening Standard

• Commuters face Tube strike as workers walk out againWorkers on one of London Underground's busiest Tube lines are to stage a 24-hour strike in a row over new rosters

The York Press

• Have your say on public transport RESIDENTS of Pocklington and the surrounding area will have the chance to give their views on public transport services in the area at a meeting next month.
• Expanded Park&Ride site wins approval THE first stage of York™s landmark £26 million congestion-busting scheme has cleared its final hurdle.

Yorkshire Evening Post

• Details emerge over Leeds trolley-bus proposalFRESH details emerged today about the trolleybus system slated to fill the gap left by the collapse of the Leeds Supertram scheme.
• Leeds taxi row standstill may bring chaos to city streetsA TAXI standstill this weekend could cause chaos in Leeds City Centre as hundreds of hackney carriage drivers prepare to protest over a shortage of ranks for queuing cars.

Carlisle News & Star

• Carlisle bypass boost for construction jobs CARLISLE™S western bypass will provide a jobs boost for the depressed construction sector when work on the road starts next month.

Washington Post

• Some Airlines Soar on Twitter; Others Remain Grounded Attention, passengers: This is your airline Twittering.

Transport for London

• 'No reason' for Victoria line strike, says London UndergroundNo driver will work longer hours.
• New Travel Information Centre opens at Euston Passengers using bus, National Rail and Tube services at Euston can now benefit from a new Travel Information Centre which opened today.

Aviation Industry

• BA To Charge For Choosing SeatsBritish Airways passengers will have to pay to choose their seats before they travel, the struggling airline has announced.
• AMR Prices Public Offerings of Common Stock and Convertible Senior NotesAMR Corp. , the parent company of American Airlines, Inc. , announced today the pricing of its offering of 48,484,849 shares of its common stock at an offering price of $8.25 per share.

Other News Sources

• Bombardier eyes new paint drying for CSeriesBombardier plans to use a different paint system for its CSeries to that used for its other aircraft in a bid to achieve production savings. The company...
• NASA gives Lockheed supersonic transport contract Supersonic commercial transport aircraft concepts for 2018 and beyond are the subject of a NASA-funded study to be carried out by Lockheed Martin. The...
• Ports should invest as upturn loomsINVESTMENT is needed to increase capacity at ports to gear up for recovery, a leading ports figure said today.
• Stansted showcases its green credentialsWays to tackle the environmental impacts of aviation were discussed at the Airport Operators Association regional conference, held at London Stansted.
• Pennsylvania Receiving $1.5 Million from US Federal Government For Energy Efficiency and Reducing PollutionGovernor Edward G. Rendell today announced that the commonwealth has received a $1.5 million Clean Diesel Emerging Technology Grant through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to upgrade the diesel engines of a towboat operating in the Pittsburgh area.
• UK car manufacturing falls 31%UK car manufacturing registered a 31.5% annual fall in August, figures showed today, prompting calls for an extension of the car scrappage scheme