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Sunday, 04 October 2009

Financial Times

• Why jet chartering is set to soarThere have been ups and downs in the bizjet industry before, but this cycle is different, writes John Dizard

The Independent

• Harman investigated by police over car crash Labour deputy leader Harriet Harman is being investigated after she was involved in a traffic collision, police said tonight.

Daily Express

• New Boeing takes offTHE successor to Boeing's iconic jumbo jet is on course for its first flight next month. Named the 747-8, it will -initially be a cargo aircraft although there is also a -passenger version under development.
• Emirates airline sees recession liftingEMIRATES, the Gulf-based airline, has seen strong evidence the global recession is lifting according to its vice-chairman and president Maurice Flanagan.

Mail Online

• Computer whizz-kid who forged rail tickets ordered to pay back £12,000 in skipped fares
• MP says his bags were packed by Bin Laden, is violently ill on plane - and then sends letter of complaint to Virgin

Journal Live

• Race to run Tyneside's Metro down to final twoTRAIN bosses have placed a troubled German rail company alongside an in-house bid as the race to run the Metro comes down to the final two.

Manchester Evening News

• Bus firm puts weight limit on driversBUS drivers have been banned from getting behind the wheel - for being too fat. Bosses at Stagecoach in Manchester have sent letters to staff warning them they will not be allowed to take charge of a bus if they weigh more than 23 stone.

Carlisle News & Star

• Government considers high-speed train Cumbria stop pleaTransport Secretary Lord Adonis will consider the campaign to get a high-speed train to stop in Cumbria when the government announces the final service.
• Carlisle western bypass cash deal beginsA landmark £176 million, 30-year private finance initiative to build Carlisle™s new western bypass and maintain a series of other roads has begun.

Peterborough Telegraph

• Bus yobs face crackdownPolice have been travelling on buses in an Essex town in a bid to crack down on youths causing a nuisance.

Sunderland Echo

• Mayor joins drive to go greenThe Mayor of Sunderland hit the road to find out how to go green behind the wheel.

Aviation Industry

• American ready to defend Oneworld allianceAmerican Airlines Inc. said Friday that it looks forward to defending its proposed alliance with British Airways PLC and Iberia after European Union regulators raised antitrust concerns about their plans to work together on North Atlantic routes.

Other News Sources

• Preventing Trucker Fatigue: What are the Regulations?A trucker's work day is tiring, even though he is seated at the wheel most of the time. Truck design has improved over the years so that seats are more comfortable, ventilation is better, and ergonomic principles have governed cab design.
• Eland Cables Doubles Its Number of NR-Approved Rail Telecoms CablesEland Cables has consolidated its position as a leading UK rail cable supplier after once again strengthening its railway telecoms portfolio, with a further 32 Network Rail approvals.
• Air traffic systems up and running after breakdown Air traffic control systems are back up and running after a breakdown grounded many transatlantic flights leaving the UK.
• Transatlantic flights disrupted by technical glitchLONDON (AFP) - Transatlantic flights were delayed on Saturday due to a temporary fault in an air traffic control system, officials said.