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Monday, 14 November 2011

BBC News

• South Wales Police chief Peter Vaughan on 80mph limit The chief constable of South Wales Police has spoken out against UK government plans to raise the top speed limit in England and Wales to 80mph. The Department of Transport earmarked 2013 to raise the limit as it launched a consultation in September.
• UK air pollution 'puts lives at risk' The government's failure to meet EU standards on air pollution is "putting the health of UK residents at risk", says the Environmental Audit Committee.
• Executive committed to improve A5Finance Minister Sammy Wilson says the future of the proposed upgrade to the A5 is still uncertain but the executive remains committed to improving the road.

Financial Times

• Boeing secures record Emirates dealAirline Emirates is to buy at least 50 twin-aisle 777 aeroplanes worth up to $18bn from Boeing, the US manufacturer has revealed

The Guardian

• Heathrow passenger numbers decline Heathrow Airport has suffered its first decline in passengers since last year as airlines cut domestic flights.
• Recession linked to reduction in European transport pollution European Environment Agency says emission levels of all pollutants fell in 2009, in line with decreased demand

The Telegraph

• Bid target BMI on course for £145m losses British Midland, the airline owner being fought over by International Airlines Group and Virgin Atlantic, has net liabilities of £362m and is heading for £145m operating losses this year.
• Sir Stelios says battle with easyJet board is 'not personal' Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou, the founder of easyJet, has claimed that his war with the budget airline's management is not personal but is being waged on behalf of other disgruntled shareholders.

Daily Express

• LIFELINE IN BID TO SAVE 1,400 BOMBARDIER TRAIN JOBSBOMBARDIER workers were given new hope of a jobs reprieve yesterday after the European Commission said Britain could reopen the controversial £1.5billion Thameslink contract. The UK company was given permission to include the impact on jobs of the deal in the re-tendering process.

Mail Online

• David Cameron faces new battle with the high-speed rail rebels David Cameron is bracing himself for a further revolt among Tory MPs when the route for the £34billion High Speed Rail link between London and Birmingham is announced next month.

The Mirror

• Bombardier: Advisors declared conflict of interests three times over Thameslink rail deal that cost 1,400 jobs A LEADING firm of consultants advising the Government on the Thameslink rail deal that cost 1,400 jobs at Bombardier admitted a “conflict of interest” three times, the Mirror can reveal. Advertisement >> On each occasion Interfleet Technology, an international rail consultancy group, disclosed intended work for the German company Siemens, which beat Derby-based Bombardier – Britain’s last trainmaker – to the £1.4billion Thameslink train carriage contract.

Wales Online

• ’The devolution train’ finally arrives for Welsh railways WALES takes control of its railways for the first time in its history today – 13 years after the Western Mail first called for it.

Yorkshire Post

• Labour call for state spending to back UK industriesShadow Business Secretary Chuka Umunna accused ministers of “selling business short and selling Britain short” by failing to ensure that UK companies benefit from the £240bn the state spends on goods and services each year.

Other Regional Press

• New transport secretary visits region to assess state of the A1 The newly appointed secretary of state for transport has visited the A1 in north Northumberland.
• MP pleased at extra Liverpool to Halton to London rail service announcement HALTON MP Derek Twigg has welcomed a move to increase the number of train services on the West Coast Main Line(WCML).
• Train deal will hit other firms [Chris Williamson MP]Your readers may have heard about Bombardier, the Derby based train maker, being under threat of closure. But they may not have realised this could affect them as well.
• Bombardier decision to hit Rutland firms INDUSTRY in the area could be hit by the Government’s decision to appoint German company Siemens as the preferred bidder for the contract to build new trains for the Thameslink line.
• Council is told: ˜Match our free parking offer™Business groups in Bedford have thrown down the gauntlet to a council by offering to part-finance free festive parking

Aviation Industry

• United CEO listens to consumersMost of his day is spent integrating the airlines' different cultures, fleets and unions.
• Emirates Places Record-Breaking Order for 50 Boeing 777-300ERs Plus 20 OptionsEmirates, the flag carrier of the United Arab Emirates, has ordered 50 Boeing 777s in a deal valued at some $18 billion at list prices, the companies announced on Sunday, the opening day of the 2011 Dubai Airshow.
• A Focus on People Keeps Little Guy Flying HighSix years ago Rob Fyfe took over Air New Zealand, a small airline at the bottom of the world, partly owned by the government, and with very little differentiating it from its rivals.
• O'Leary Crying Porn?Whether it's all just a publicity stunt or it's been Michael O'Leary's dirty little secret, the flamboyant owner of Ryanair certainly knows how to stimulate headline writers.

Other News Sources

• Govt moves to cut red tape in rail sector The government is attempting to reduce bureaucracy in the UK's rail sector by putting almost 200 transport regulations on the Red Tape Challenge website.
• Govt moves to cut red tape in rail sector The government is attempting to reduce bureaucracy in the UK's rail sector by putting almost 200 transport regulations on the Red Tape Challenge website.
• Cloud computing and business travelEveryone™s talking about cloud computing, but how can it help with business on the road, and what are the pros and cons? Alex Blyth reports