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Monday, 08 November 2010

BBC News

• Qantas makes more checks over A380 engine 'anomalies' The Australian airline, Qantas, has said it has found "slight anomalies" on three Airbus A380 engines and is keeping its fleet of six passenger jets grounded for further checks.
• DP World updates bond prospectusDubai-based global ports operator DP World has produced an updated prospectus for a $5bn bond programme.

Department for Transport

• New 'Transparency' Web site - Department for TransportCarry out the preparation needed to start work on a high speed rail line early in the next Parliament connecting London with Heathrow, Birmingham, Manchester and Leeds, as the first step towards a national high speed rail network for the whole of Britain

Financial Times

• Siemens set to boost dividendPeter Löscher, chief executive of Siemens, is set to announce a œsignificant rise over last year™s €1.60 a share dividend in a move to attract long-term investors and reposition itself as a value stock
• Listing a test for Russia's rail reformTransContainer, the country's biggest rail freight operator, will begin trading in London and Moscow in the maiden offering of the Kremlin's biggest sale of state assets since the 1990s
• Airlines braced for cargo cartel finesSome of the world's leading airlines including Japan Airlines, British Airways and Air France-KLM are bracing for fines running into hundreds of millions of euros when antitrust regulators in Brussels are expected to hand down a decision in an air cargo cartel probe

The Guardian

• British Airways draw up new discipline rules as union prepares ballot Airline's security staff found to have photographed employee's home and car as part of internal disciplinary case

Daily Record

• New blow for controversial Edinburgh trams project as Scots boss quits construction firm EXCLUSIVE: A HIGH-FLYING Scot has dramatically quit his £840,000-a-year job with the German construction giant blamed for the chaos surrounding Edinburgh's tram project.

Mail Online

• Rail firm keeps top pay secret over strike fears Britain's only publicly owned mainline rail operator has sparked fury by refusing to reveal top executive salaries because if unions found out how high they were, they would go on strike.

Bolton News

• Rail station in line for security improvements TRAIN passengers in Westhoughton are to benefit from new safety and information improvements.

London Evening Standard

• Air security support up after alertThe discovery of explosive devices in aeroplane cargo has increased support for airport security checks, a survey has found.
• Superjumbo engine 'anomalies' foundQantas engineers discovered new problems with three Rolls-Royce engines on its Airbus A380s that will keep its fleet of superjumbos grounded for a few more days, the airline's chief executive officer has said.

Manchester Evening News

• Airport takes a starring role at industry Oscars Manchester has been named airport of the year at a national awards ceremony “ dubbed the Oscars of the travel industry. Bosses took home the Best Major UKˆAirport gong for the third year running at the British Travel Awards in London.

Other Regional Press

• Railway revamp plans set for go aheadTHE controversial plans to convert an old railway line in the Forest of Dean into a cycle path have moved a step closer to being approved.
• Ex-Bridgnorth to Coalport rail track to be cycle route Work is being carried out to a disused rail line to link Bridgnorth and Coalport.
• Outstanding’ new railway station for Northampton still in need of £40million investmentFORTY million pounds stands between a planning corporation and an ’outstanding’ new train station for Northampton.
• Passengers using Kew Gardens and Richmond stations to have say on Christmas rail service Train passengers will get the chance to meet London overground managers to discuss alternative travel during closures over Christmas.
• Dock expansion fears fuelled by privatised military port plan PLANS to privatise a Hampshire military base have fuelled fears that the site could be used to build an extension to Southampton docks.
• Yournextbus real-time problemOnly scheduled times showing.
• Empty bus lanes could be used to cut trafficEMPTY bus lanes could become a thing of the past in Northamptonshire if plans to open them up to more vehicles are approved.
• UK & World News: Superjumbo engine 'anomalies' found Qantas engineers discovered new problems with three Rolls-Royce engines on its Airbus A380s that will keep its fleet of superjumbos grounded for a few more days, the airline's chief executive officer has said.
• Bus pass glitch leaves some new Smartcards feeling rejectedOwners of new bus passes say they are unable to use them and nobody seems to know why.

Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport

• Green vehicle technology firm expands operationsA company specialising in micro-hybrid vehicle powertrain technology has announced that it is expanding its operations in the UK and Germany.The firm is preparing for the launch of new carbon dioxide reduction solutions designed to enhance the fuel efficiency of gasoline and diesel engines.Based in the UK, Controlled Power Technologies (CPT) has created a new subsidiary in Germany and is hiring additional sales and technical staff in response to growing levels of demand from carmakers in Germany.Dirk Zepp, a qualified engineer, has been appointed as German sales manager, with a further seven p...

Other News Sources

• Pantograph spots faultsUK: Two Alstom Pendolino trainsets operated by Virgin Trains on the UK’s West Coast Main Line have been fitted with monitoring equipment designed by Serco which can identify faults in the overhead electrification while running in regular service.
• Battersea tube link is viableMajor landowners and council leaders in London's Nine Elms area say a possible Northern Line extension to Battersea Power Station could be funded largely from developer contributions and would provide an economic windfall for the area.
• Rail firm keeps pay secret over strike fearsBritain's only publicly owned mainline rail operator has sparked fury by refusing to reveal top executive salaries because if unions found out how high they were, they would go on strike
• Airports cash in on terror checksAirports are cashing in on the queues at their security gates by charging passengers to use fast-track priority lanes
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Other Subscription Services

• Scottish trunk roads worth £700m up for grabsCivils specialists are being invited to bid for the £700m contracts to repair and maintain trunk roads across the south west and north west of Scotland for the next five years.
• Kier on first job in £500m rail property ventureKier has started on the first mixed-use scheme in a £500m pipeline of development projects in partnership with Network Rail.