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Sunday, 30 October 2011

BBC News

• VIDEO: Can London's airports be expanded?London's Heathrow is said to be full to capacity, but how can UK airports contribute to economic growth without annoying people under the flightpath and sticking to the country's climate change obligations.
• Airport limits 'damaging economy'The government's refusal to allow expansion at London's main airports will damage the UK economy, according a Tory peer and former airline owner.

Financial Times

• Armed guards to protect UK shipsShips sailing under a British flag will be able to carry armed guards to protect them from pirates, the prime minister announces.
• Qantas faces off with unionsThe Australian government has convened an emergency labour tribunal aimed at ordering Qantas to resume operations

The Independent

• Huge rise in cases of pilots being targeted by lasers Lasers so powerful they can temporarily blind people six miles away are being shone at pilots of commercial passenger flights and high-speed train drivers with increasing frequency. So concerned are airport authorities that airlines and Balpa, the pilots' union, are calling for these

The Observer

• Stranded passengers await outcome of Qantas crisis talksQantas chief Alan Joyce said the planes could be flying again within hours if the three arbitration judges ruled to permanently terminate the groundingStranded passengers were waiting to find out if emergency talks would end their misery, after an industrial dispute left hundreds of flights grounded.Australia's government ordered the arbitration hearing after Qantas Airways grounded its global fleet amid a dispute with striking staff.Prime minister Julia Gillard said her centre-left government had

Daily Express

• Airlines fleeing UK to evade passenger dutyAIRLINES are cancelling services to and from UK airports and instead flying from cheaper European rivals because of Britain's high aviation taxes, according to a survey of airport operators.

Derby Telegraph

• Patience wears thins as rail campiagners await DfTCampaigners fighting to save rail jobs in Derby are still waiting to hear whether the recently appointed Transport Secretary will meet them to discuss the future of city train-maker Bombardier. MPs, unions and city leaders have all written to Justine Greening, who took up the post just over two weeks ago, when Philip Hammond became Defence Secretary.

Northern Echo

• Cyclist injured in Darlington ambulance collision A CYCLIST was taken to hospital with suspected head injuries after he was knocked off his bike in a collision with an NHS ambulance.

Sheffield Telegraph

• Duke™s praise for city clean fuel companyTHE Duke of York praised Sheffield energy storage and clean fuel company ITM during a visit to the city.

Blackpool Gazette

• More capsized cocklers rescuedLIFEBOAT crews were called out to rescue 14 cockle pickers this morning.

Peterborough Telegraph

• Bus service award given to councilCOUNCIL bosses are celebrating after winning an award for improving bus services.
• East Coast has worst punctuality ratingRAIL operator East Coast has been named the UK’s worst performing service for train punctuality.

Other Regional Press

• MP visits MillbrookPUPILS got the chance to meet transport minister Norman Baker when he visited Millbrook Proving Ground, as part of the Government’s See Inside Manufacturing initiative to promote careers in engineering.
• City's riverside walkway complete WORK to create a riverside walkway on the east side of Newport is finally complete after years of delay.
• Pay deal ends strike threat at port UNIONS have withdrawn the threat of industrial action at Southampton port™s main rail freight operator after it made an improved pay offer for management staff.
• Warwick road named UK hotspot for 'crash for cash' scamsA Warwick road has been named as one of the UK’s hotspots for so-called ’crash for cash’ scams.

Forbes

• Saab, GM, Chrysler and Why Sweden is More Capitalist than the USThe usual image we have of the Swedish economy is that they?re all rather dreary socialists, revelling in being able to charge some of the highest tax rates in the world. However, there are certain dimensions along which it is possible to prove that Sweden is more capitalist than the US. Swedish car maker Saab ...

Other News Sources

• Eurostar Reports Solid Third Quarter in 2011Eurostar has announced its results for the third quarter of 2011.
• A90 crash victim is namedGillian Ancell died after being hit by at least one car near Bridgend on Thursday.
• Update on Virgin Australia Assistance for Qantas PassengersFurther to this morning's update, Virgin Australia has been working today to schedule additional services to assist affected Qantas passengers over the next few days.The airline will use Virgin...
• Wreckage of Asiana 747-400F found three months after crashThe wreckage of an Asiana Boeing 747-400 Freighter that crashed into the waters off South Korea has been found almost three months after the incident.South...

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• Shipowners must show they care about captured crewsGiven that crewing is a huge cost, some owners are already tempted to turn a blind eye to their responsibilities
• Industry heavyweights in sustainable shipping driveLeading owners and shippers launch initiative to challenge slow pace of change