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Manchester Airports Group, which includes East Midlands and Bournemouth, says it is looking into buying another UK airport to expand the company.
Camden council launches legal challenge to HS2
Local authority joins campaigners seeking judicial review over high-speed rail, which it says will destroy homes and businessesThe
Bike store plans for city streets
NEW on-street bike storage will be trialled in up to six streets in Edinburgh to see if it helps encourage people to take to two wheels.
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BBC News
- Croydon sees new trams unveiledThe first of six new trams is unveiled in Croydon as part of a multi-million investment in the network.
- VIDEO: Tweak your chi before you flySan Francisco International Airport opens a yoga room for stressed travellers looking for an oasis of calm
- Virgin needs 500 new cabin crewAirline Virgin Atlantic is to employ 500 new cabin crew under plans to expand its network and fleet for 2012.
- Airbus inquiry into wing cracksThe head of Airbus orders an internal investigation into how wing cracks developed on its flagship A380 aircraft but insists it is
- Airports group considers takeoverManchester Airports Group, which includes East Midlands and Bournemouth, says it is looking into buying another UK airport to expand the company.
- Lion Air on plane ordering spreeIndonesia's Lion Air places an order for 27 ATR aircraft, a day after confirming a deal to buy 230 Boeing airplanes.
- Qantas to cut jobs as profit dipsQantas says it will close some international routes and cut jobs after its profits were hit by strikes and rising fuel costs.
Financial Times
- Councils to part-privatise airport groupThe 10 authorities that own Manchester Airport Group seeks private investment to be able to buy another ˜quality airport™
The Guardian
- Camden council launches legal challenge to HS2Local authority joins campaigners seeking judicial review over high-speed rail, which it says will destroy homes and businessesThe
The Herald
- Bike store plans for city streetsNEW on-street bike storage will be trialled in up to six streets in Edinburgh to see if it helps encourage people to take to two wheels.
The Telegraph
- Rail firm criticised for insensitive Twitter useAn “insensitive” rail firm has apologised after using its Twitter account to tell commuters to “Go to the pub” following a suspected suicide by a passenger.
Times Online
- Construction giants seek ways to make cycling safer Construction companies have begun an investigation into ways of improving cycle safety in the wake of a campaign by The Times.
Daily Record
- Flashmob treat Glasgow Airport travellers to surprise Gene Kelly dance number - see video hereTRAVELLERS at Glasgow Airport were treated to an unexpected dance routine reminiscent of famous song’n’dance man Gene Kelly.
Mail Online
- Railway worker apologises for telling commuters to go to the pub after suspected suicide at stationWhen a passenger asked about likely delays, a London Midland worker somewhat callously tweeted a commuter to ‘go to the pub' following a suspected suicide at a Birmingham train station.
Belfast Telegraph
- 600 jobs at risk in Thomson Airways Thomson Airways has started consulting staff over redundancies, raising the prospect of hundreds of job losses, it was revealed today. Related StoriesA third of companies saw export sales fall at end of 2011Eco-fashion and craft shop to open in BelfastEurozone deal on hold until Greece deliversLand auction: NI Water to offload 10 depots600 jobs at risk in Thomson Aurways
Birmingham Post
- National Motorcycle Museum staff may have to quit over bus route changesDozens of long-serving workers at the National Motorcycle Museum near Solihull could be forced out of their jobs by the re-routing of a National Express bus service.
- London Midland sorry for tweets concerning rail deaths in BirminghamA rail firm has apologised after its Twitter account told a commuter to “Go to the pub” after a suspected suicide at a Birmingham train station.
Derby Telegraph
- Derby Telegraph commented Prince Charles to meet workers at Derby's Bombardier factoryWORKERS at Derby train-maker Bombardier, whose factory was saved from closure last week, are to be honoured with a royal visit.
Edinburgh Evening News
- Residents railing against late-night train racketResidents in a city street are being driven to distraction by the noise of train engines running all night at a maintenance depot.
- On-street cycle sheds aiming to boost bike useSecure bike sheds are to be introduced to residential streets in Edinburgh as part of a new scheme aimed at encouraging people to take up cycling.
Sheffield Star
- Council’s £1.2m transport cash windfall row SHEFFIELD Council is celebrating a £1.2 million cash windfall after it emerged the levy it pays to the South Yorkshire Integrated Transport Authority will be less than originally thought.
The York Press
- Vicar calls for action on ˜dangerous™ lack of streetlights RESIDENTS in a York community have claimed the removal of streetlights near their homes has created an œaccident waiting to happen.
- Dear sir, your train nearly blinded me! IT will be a familiar story for many passengers “ a railway journey isn™t all it should be, and an angry letter to the train company follows.
The Shields Gazette
- Bus boss hits out at revamp plansBUS company bosses are on a collision course with public transport leaders over plans for a radical revamp of how local services are delivered.
Other Regional Press
- Anger at fares hike scheme on bus routesPASSENGERS will face a fares rise if a proposed takeover of one bus firm by another goes ahead, it was claimed today.
- Parents protest as school bus escorts to schools in Hatton, Wootton Wawen, Fenny Compton, Bishop's Tachbrook, Hampton Magna, Henley and Kineton are axedPUPILS as young as five are losing their school bus escorts because of government cuts.
Global Rail News
- Kirby headlines InfrarailSimon Kirby (right), managing director, Investment Projects, Network Rail, will be speaking at Infrarail 2012. A member of Network Rail™s board since 2003, Simon Kirby is currently leading a series of reforms of Network Rail™s infrastructure business. On the opening day, 1 May, Minister of State for Transport, Theresa Villiers, will address visitors to the [...]
- Keyline launches specialist rail businessKeyline, part of the Travis Perkins Group, has launched a nationwide operation to deliver building materials solutions to the rail industry. Drawing upon unrivalled expertise within the sector, the specialist business will enable Keyline to support all rail infrastructure projects across the UK providing the highest levels of compliance, product range and availability, service levels [...]
- DB Schenker Rail preferred operator for new rail freight interchangesDB Schenker Rail UK has agreed terms with two major property developers for the operation of proposed new intermodal terminals in the south-east of England. Both terminals are located close to the M25. The interchange at Radlett in Hertfordshire is being promoted by SEGRO, while the interchange at Colnbrook in Berkshire is being promoted by [...]
- Railcare & Bridgeway Consulting sign maintenance agreementRailcare has signed a strategic agreement with Bridgeway Consulting Ltd regarding the operation of Railcare™s Railvac air & vacuum excavation machines in the UK. The cooperation agreement is valid until 2014, with the option for a further extension. Swedish companies Railcare and DISAB Vacuum Technology AB have been active in the UK railway market since [...]
Aviation Industry
- Virgin Atlantic to take on 500 new cabin crewAirline starts recruitment drive as it expands network
- Iberia faces four more days of strikesIberia is to cancel half of its flights from Heathrow to Madrid on Friday in the latest strike by the airline’s pilots. The pilots are also scheduled to hold further strikes on Monday, February 20, Friday, February 24, and Wednesday, February 29, as the dispute over the creation of a new no-frills Spanish¦
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