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Tuesday, 12 October 2010

BBC News

• Talks due to resolve Tube strikeLondon Underground and unions to hold talks to avoid a third Tube strike, conciliation service Acas says.
• Heathrow sees record passengersHeathrow, the world's busiest international airport, saw record passenger numbers in September, raising hopes of an air industry recovery.
• Easyjet and Stelios end brand rowLow-cost airline Easyjet strikes a deal that ends its long-running row over brand rights with its founder, Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou.
• Cuts could make ailing trains & poor service the norm [blog]More problems this morning on the beleaguered District Line and as this photo shows it's having a real impact on capacity, leading to overcrowding and delays for commuters.

Financial Times

• Flydubai chief's sky-high ambitionsupstart budget airline, Flydubai, is eyeing a move into popular European tourist spots as it pursues what it says is an almost
• Sir Stelios lands resolution to EasyJet dispute EasyJet and Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou may have spent the best part of two years attacking each other, but they were in strong agreement on Monday about the settlement to end their dispute
• Warning over cost pressure for portsOperators of container ports in mature economies face 'very strong cost competition' because of a combination of excess capacity and slowing growth rates, the chief of one of the biggest operators said

The Guardian

• Heathrow enjoys busiest September ever • Owner BAA says 6.2m people flew from Heathrow last month, a rise of 7.6% on September 2009 • Cargo exceeding pre-recession levels, with 123,680 tonnes shipped from airport last month

The Herald

• Scottish Citylink wins deal to provide T in the Park festival transportScottish Citylink, the Glasgow-based coach company, has struck a £3 million deal with T in the Park promoter DF Concerts to continue its role as the official transport provider for Scotland™s largest music festival for the next five years.
• Stelios claims victory in row over ˜easy™ brand name useSir Stelios Haji-Ioannou has emerged as the winner from a long-running dispute with easyJet, the budget airline he founded in 1995.

The Independent

• Tube train faults lead to delays Commuters and other travellers in London suffered fresh disruption and delays today because of faults on Tube trains.

The Scotsman

• Finance plan raises fears for city's bus services COMMUTERS in Edinburgh are facing cuts to bus services and fares being raised under controversial plans to use the city's main operator to help pay to get trams up and running, it has been claimed.

The Telegraph

• General Motors 'committed' to Luton plant despite sales collapse General Motors says it is "committed" to manufacturing at Luton despite doubts over the plant's future and a sharp tumble in revenues at the site.
• Easyjet founder Sir Stelios pushes for dividend despite lucrative brand deal Easyjet founder Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou is pushing for a dividend from the airline despite settling a long-running licensing dispute that will net him millions of pounds a year.

Mail Online

• Living under a flight path 'can increase your risk of heart attack'Researchers found those who experienced planes roaring over head or lived by major roads were 30 per cent more likely to have heart trouble.

Network Rail

• PASSENGER NUMBERS IN LIVERPOOL SET TO SOAR
• PASSENGER NUMBERS IN MANCHESTER SET TO SOAR
• PASSENGER NUMBERS IN THE NORTH SET TO SOAR
• RAIL PASSENGER NUMBERS IN LEEDS SET TO SOAR
• RAIL PASSENGER NUMBERS IN NEWCASTLE SET TO SOAR
• PASSENGER NUMBERS IN SHEFFIELD SET TO SOAR

Belfast Telegraph

• Stelios strikes deal in easyJet row Low-cost airline easyJet today announced a deal to end its long-running row with founder Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou and secure its use of the "easy" brand. Related StoriesYour money: Wrong interest rate was applied to my accountBankers hit back at tougher regulationsUK workers ditch benefits to boost paySoftware firm K-Point inks UK lettings deal worth £100,000Optimism levels plunge as new recession fears rise

Edinburgh Evening News

• Leith trams work to go onTRAM firm TIE has insisted work will continue on sections of the route which have now been shelved and ten vehicles no longer needed will still be built, it was reported today

London Evening Standard

• Commuters missing out on millions for late TubesPassengers are failing to claim millions of pounds in refunds for delayed Tube journeys, new figures show today.
• Commuters face another day of woe on District line Disruption for thousands of District line passengers continued for the sixth successive day as union bosses warned the problems could spread to other lines.
• Business flyers give Heathrow a record September Heathrow airport has just had its busiest September ever, as business passengers resumed flying to the fastest-growing economies in the world.

Newcastle Journal

• The green city that has a brainAn eco-city in Portugal that its makers are aiming to build by 2015 takes its cues from the nervous system

The Press and Journal (Aberdeen)

• New Cromarty ferry arrives after long trip from south THE new Cromarty ferry arrived in her home port yesterday evening after a long trip from the shipbuilders in Southampton.

The York Press

• Bus changes debate in Acomb RESIDENTS of Acomb can quiz First York on recent changes to bus services in the area at a meeting this week.

Yorkshire Evening Post

• Leeds Bradford Airport: Anger after pensioner left stranded on a plane EXCLUSIVEAn investigation has been launched after an 86-year-old man was left stranded alone on a plane at Leeds Bradford Airport.

Other Regional Press

• New fury at plan to sell off airport rail link landMinisters are under fire again for trying to sell the land on which the Glasgow Airport Rail Link was going to be built.

Washington Post

• Amtrak reports record ridership A rebound in business travel, along with high gasoline prices, helped Amtrak report record ridership for fiscal 2010, just completed.

Railnews

• News: Settlement expected in Network Rail dispute The RMT union is expected to accept an offer from Network Rail which will bring the long-running dispute over the loss of 1,500 maintenance jobs to an end.

Aviation Industry

• September traffic figures “ BAA's airportsHeathrow Airport recorded its busiest September ever, with an increase in long-haul journeys offering hope of an improving international economy...
• September traffic figures “ BAA's airportsHeathrow Airport recorded its busiest September ever, with an increase in long-haul journeys offering hope of an improving international economy...

Other News Sources

• Train fares look set to riseCommuters across the UK are told to expect dramatic increases in train fares. Warning travellers, the Transport Select Committee has given a stern warning that city-commuters will face having to shell out hundreds of pounds more than they do now for season tickets, while other types of travellers will face “unlimited” increases in the near future.
• Have your say on future of transport in boroughCommuters in Wokingham are to be consulted on a transport plan aimed at improving accessibility, highways and the environmental prospects of the borough over the next 15 years.
• EasyJet settles brand licence wrangle with Sir SteliosEasyJet has been cleared to use the œeasyJet brand name after settling the legal row with the founder of the low cost airline, Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou.
• How successful are London™s new cycling schemes? 11 October 2010 How is the rollout of hundreds of docking stations, thousands of hire bikes and miles of cycle superhighways progressing?  And are these new initiatives getting more Londoners cycling? As part of an early progress check on the new cycling schemes, the Assembly™s Transport Committee will tomorrow question guests from Transport for London (TfL), Serco and cycling groups. Guests at tomorrow™s hearing will be: cyclehirebike.jpg ...