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Sunday, 11 September 2011

BBC News

• 1,000mph carBuilding a sleek machine to break speed record

Department for Transport

• New Bikeability support contract signifies Government commitmentThe Department for Transport is today pleased to announce a new contract to provide day to day Bikeability support services. This follows a commitment given earlier this year by the DfT to support and provide funding contributions for Bikeability for the remainder of the parliament.

Financial Times

• Lufthansa names Sørensen BMI chairmanThe former Austrian Airlines chairman will replace Stephen Lauer, as the German flag-carrier considers a sale of its struggling UK subsidiary

Bolton News

• £4.5m investment in new hi-tech ticketing system for 800 buses FIRST Bus is to invest £4.5m in new ticketing technology for its 800- strong bus fleet in Greater Manchester.

Derby Telegraph

• Derby Telegraph commented Rail-deal plea 'waste of time' say ToriesArticle

Journal Live

• Government aims to make North East a design centre for new trains THE Government is aiming to make the North East a centre for designing new trains as well as building them, the Transport Secretary has said.

London Evening Standard

• Trainmaker given hope of reprieveBritain's last remaining trainmaker could be saved from closure if the Government hands it a lucrative contract to upgrade an existing fleet of trains.

The Press and Journal (Aberdeen)

• No seats on the bus? Blame those touristsTRANSPORT giant Stagecoach has blamed well-heeled foreign tourists for the lack of seats left for locals on some of its bus routes in the north.

Yorkshire Evening Post

• Triple transport funds bid submitted by LeedsCivic leaders in Leeds have submitted a fresh bid for funding for the city’s trolleybus scheme.

Blackpool Gazette

• Forty drivers face a big testA TEAM of 40 drivers will take charge of Blackpool’s new supertrams when the service is launched next Easter.

Crewe Chronicle

• UK & World News: Trainmaker given hope of reprieve Britain's last remaining trainmaker could be saved from closure if the Government hands it a lucrative contract to upgrade an existing fleet of trains.

Peterborough Telegraph

• Posh new car driven in by dealershipTHE NEXT generation of Posh stars have kicked their transport frustrations into touch.

Sunderland Echo

• Time capsule ensures Nissan memories will be there for Wearside™s future generationsTHE history of Nissan’s Wearside car plant is to be saved for future generations in a time capsule.

Other Regional Press

• Yorkshire-based Virgin Formula 1 team announces possible move to NorthamptonOFFICIALS from Northampton are due to lobby the Virgin Formula 1 team to move to the town after they revealed plans to leave their current Yorkshire base and move closer to Silverstone.
• Breaking news: Two die in A66 crash TWO people have died after a people carrier overturned on the A66 this morning.
• Milestone for recycled bikes from Stanton St Quintin by Malmesbury man A charity that sends bicycles to Africa to help children get to school is celebrating after receiving its 1,000th donation from Hills Waste Solutions last week.
• All aboard the bus from Warminster to ˜nowhere™ land Vintage Routemaster buses ferried visitors across Salisbury Plain to the abandoned village of Imber on Saturday for the third year running.
• Why 13 buses are arriving altogether . . .LUTON MPs Kelvin Hopkins and Gavin Shuker were up bright and early on Monday to unveil a £3 million fleet of new Arriva buses at the company’s Dunstable Road head office.
• Western Daily Press published Speed camera group take to the roadArticle
• Dial-A-Ride will continue despite cuts, pledges bossSTAFF have stepped down from a vital transport service for elderly and disabled people in Portsmouth.

Aviation Industry

• Subsidy to Birmingham airportAnother subsidy to the aviation industry has been reported – this time for Birmingham airport (with its airports and passengers). A press article follows. The situation is rather complex. Birmingham council has issued invitations to tender for both the runway extension and road diversion, which could cost around £70 million. It appears that  Birmingham and adjacent councils will pay for the road [...]
• Survey says US airports safer now than before 9/11A Continental Airlines jet flies past an American flag at half staff as it prepares to land at George Bush Intercontinental Airport, Thursday, Sept.

Other News Sources

• Air Marshall confirms three more years of Leuchars airshowRAF chief makes pledge as Red Arrows fly their first display since death of pilot.
• AVIATION SECURITY: 10 YEARS ON FROM 9/11JOINT BRIEFING AVIATION SECURITY: 10 YEARS ON FROM 9/11 Brussels, 11 September 2011 In the 10 years since the terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001, aviation security standards in Europe –...
• EC moves to enforce cross-Europe car crash alarm serviceThe European Commission is pushing forward with legislation to put automatic emergency call systems into new cars by 2015.
• New IEE President Further Integrates HSI Technology into Product DevelopmentIndustry veteran brings quarter century of experience to company
• Ticket offices face closureHARD-hit rail passengers are on track for another blow with ticket offices at stations across Reading facing the axe.
• INTERIORS: In-flight wi-fi arena hots up with Arinc's Cabin Connect Competition in the in-flight wi-fi sector just got more intense now that Arinc has thrown its hat into the ring with a new Inmarsat SwiftBroadband-supported...
• CAA approves controlled airspace for Norwich AirportThe UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has approved a proposal from the operators of Norwich International Airport to establish a Controlled Airspace structure in the vicinity of the airport. The new airspace arrangements will consist of a Control Zone (CTR) and a Control Area (CTA), to protect arriving and departing aircraft.
• Current disruptions due to incidents on the Highways Agency network A66 Cleveland, near Middlesbrough.The A66 in Cleveland, near Middlesbrough, is currently closed Eastbound between the A19 and the A1130. This is due to a serious Police led incident.  M6 West Midlands, near WalsallThe hard shoulder on the M6 between junctions 10 and 10a of the Managed Motorway section cannot be opened to traffic in either direction because a section of vital communications cable has been stolen. This means we are unable to set signs and signals or fully monitor the hard shoulder with CCTV. Our contractors are working round the clock to repair the damage.F...