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Monday, 06 June 2011

BBC News

• IATA blames fuel prices for lower profits at airlines The International Air Transport Association (Iata) has said that profits for this year are set to plummet by 78%.
• Rising fuel prices 'force' bus fare hike in Nottingham Nottingham City Transport has increased some bus fares because of rising fuel costs, a spokesman said.
• NI pilots to stage work-to-ruleAer Lingus pilots in Northern Ireland are planning to stage industrial action from the end of next week, according to the main pilot union.

Financial Times

• Airbus chief warns on emissions policyThe head of Airbus has warned Brussels it faces a trade war with China and other powerful countries over Europe™s plans to make international airlines pay for their carbon emissions
• India's port costs 'stifle growth'Port operators speak out after the Indian government sought to cut the amount DP World could charge users of its facility in Chennai

The Guardian

• High speed Euro train gets green boost from 3km of solar panels Tunnel on Paris to Amsterdam line topped with 16,000 solar panels that will power Antwerp station and Belgian train network
• Why Britain has a bad attitude towards bicycles [letter]Your review of research about attitudes to cycling is very disappointing and a contrast to my recent visit to Amsterdam, where the visitor finds well-marked cycle pathways everywhere, cycle parks the size of a multi-storey car park and hire prices as little as £7 per day
• US warns EU not to relax aeroplane liquids ban Planned change to liquid regulations for transfer passengers carrying duty free purchases cancelled at 11th hour

The Independent

• Webchat: The importance of ships to our island nation Imagine what would happen if every ship on our seas suddenly vanished...what impact would that have on our island nation? Our ferry terminals, fishing ports and freight dockyards would fall silent and there would be no Royal Navy to protect our merchant ships and shores.

The Scotsman

• Airlines face profit shock due to rising cost of oil AIRLINES are bracing themselves for a nosedive in profits as they struggle to offset the rising cost of oil.
• Annual cost of running a car soarsThe average annual cost of running a car has soared more than 20% since April last year.

The Telegraph

• Europe to open first solar-powered railway tunnel Europe's first solar-powered railway tunnel will be opened on Monday in Antwerp.
• OFT sets deadline for £121.5m British Airways' price-fixing fine A simmering dispute between British Airways and the Office of Fair Trading over a £121.5m price fixing fine is likely to come to a head over the summer.

Daily Express

• £40m listing for tracking firm UbisenseA COMPANY that helps clients such as Airbus and Aston Martin keep track of their parts throughout the production process is heading for a £40million AIM listing.

Mail Online

• Cost of running a car jumps 20% in just one year fuelled by £300 rise in petrolRises in insurance premiums and petrol prices account for the bulk of the increase. The average running cost is now £3,090.

The Mirror

• Annual cost of running a car soars The average annual cost of running a car has soared more than 20% since April last year.

Derby Telegraph

• Villagers fear 'vital' bus will be axed if £15,000 subsidy is pulled by city councilA BUS company says it may have to stop a service for Ockbrook, Borrowash and Spondon if Derby City Council withdraws subsidies that help it to run. The authority will make a decision on whether to cut its £15,000-a-year funding for the No 9 service at a meeting on Tuesday. But people living in the villages say the service is vital and that its removal would leave pensioners

Bucks Free Press

• OAP's anger at disabled transport scheme being scrapped AN 84-year-old woman said disabled people are being discriminated against after a transport token scheme for people with disabilities has been scrapped due to lack of funding.

Other Regional Press

• I'm treating cycling figures with caution [letter]DEVON County Council's acclaimed 40 per cent increase (Project helps to inspire big rise in cycling, Echo, June 2) if true, seems to have occurred exclusively on pavements – which must by now be close to capacity for shared use.
• Rail firm to stand by car parking promise says MP EXETER MP Ben Bradshaw has received confirmation from Network Rail that the company will stand by its promise to be more lenient with parking fines imposed outside Central Station.
• Try-cycling scheme a big success AN innovative new cycle scheme is off to a flying start helping disabled people keep fit.
• New fares changes for Dial-a-Ride servicesElderly people will be forced to fork out for Dial-a-Ride bus journeys after a funding subsidy was cut.

The Business Desk

• Massive investment needed to meet rail capacity needs RAIL passenger numbers in the West Midlands are expected to increase by 30% over the next decade placing a severe strain on existing infrastructure, Network Rail has found. T

Aviation Industry

• Buy till you flyWorldPoints, the airport shopping loyalty scheme from BAA, is partnering with British Airways so members can redeem their points for BA Miles.

Other News Sources

• Rail 669: Stop This Railway Blame Game [Christian Wolmar]When the news about the fire in a scrapyard under the M1 came on the Radio 4 Today programme, the presenter Evan Davies asked one of his interviewees ’who was to blame?’ for the incident. Within hours, Philip Hammond, the transport secretary, was picking up on the blame theme by announcing there would be a review of what activity could take place under motorways.
• Siemens and Hyundai propose concession company for Moscow metro construction Siemens and Hyundai have made a proposal to Moscow’s government to form a concession company for underground construction. The company is not only to build the metro and supply the rolling stock but also get a concession for land plots.
• Bombardier's Global Vision Flight Deck Gets Green Light from Transport CanadaBombardier Aerospace announced that today, its Global Vision flight deck was granted certification from Transport Canada (TC). “This is an important milestone, as aircraft equipped with the...