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'Brave' riots bus staff honoured
The bravery of two London bus workers during the riots is recognised in the Queen's Birthday Honours.
Airline industry faces grim years as gulf carriers take over the world
The leaders of airlines from every continent jetted into Beijing last week, escorted by their hosts to a banquet in the very heart of China's political establishment – the Great Hall of the People in Tiananmen Square. Given the red carpet treatment and majestic setting, few onlookers might have thought this was an industry in crisis. Yet when the talking started, the state of aviation was summed up in a word that belies the traditional macho swagger of airline bosses: fragile.
A flying lesson for Heathrow
The contrast between the breakneck speed at which Beijing airport has grown and the glacial expansion of Heathrow could not be more stark. Heathrow’s showpiece new terminal, which was supposed to be ready for the Olympics, is two years late and the prospect of the airport getting the third runway is further away than ever. Beijing, on the other hand, now boasts a three-runway airport which is already the busiest in Asia.
BA faces revolt over high fliers
BRITISH Airways' owner IAG faces a potential shareholder revolt at its annual meeting on Wednesday over executive pay and its decision not to put any of its directors up for re-election.
Sunday, 17 June 2012
BBC News
- Show to remember airport's ownerAn air show renamed in memory of pilot and Powys airport founder Bob Jones is set to go ahead in Welshpool.
- Father's book on son's bike deathA father whose teenage son died in a motorcycle crash while the pair were riding in the United States writes a book about how he coped with his loss.
- Man dies after being hit by carA 30-year-old man dies after a hit-and-run on a street in Clydebank in the early hours of the morning.
- 'Brave' riots bus staff honouredThe bravery of two London bus workers during the riots is recognised in the Queen's Birthday Honours.
Financial Times
- UK watchdog to look into Irish airlinesRyanair may be forced to sell its stake in Aer Lingus after a decision by the Office of Fair Trading to refer the matter to the Competition Commission
The Observer
- London 2012: Firefighting Minis to patrol Olympic ParkThe London fire brigade has agreed a sponsorship deal with BMW that will see it borrow five of the motor giant's Mini Countryman cars to form the nucleus of its emergency response fleet during the 2012 London Games. The deal will see the £20,000 vehicles patrolling inside and outside the Olympic park, ready to "provide a full-time operational response". They will carry fire extinguishers, emergency care packs and defibrillators, and will be decked out in LFB colours and logo and loaned to the brigade for the duration of both the Olympics and the Paralympics.
- Airline industry faces grim years as gulf carriers take over the worldThe leaders of airlines from every continent jetted into Beijing last week, escorted by their hosts to a banquet in the very heart of China's political establishment – the Great Hall of the People in Tiananmen Square. Given the red carpet treatment and majestic setting, few onlookers might have thought this was an industry in crisis. Yet when the talking started, the state of aviation was summed up in a word that belies the traditional macho swagger of airline bosses: fragile.
The Telegraph
- A flying lesson for HeathrowThe contrast between the breakneck speed at which Beijing airport has grown and the glacial expansion of Heathrow could not be more stark. Heathrow’s showpiece new terminal, which was supposed to be ready for the Olympics, is two years late and the prospect of the airport getting the third runway is further away than ever. Beijing, on the other hand, now boasts a three-runway airport which is already the busiest in Asia.
Daily Express
- BA faces revolt over high fliersBRITISH Airways' owner IAG faces a potential shareholder revolt at its annual meeting on Wednesday over executive pay and its decision not to put any of its directors up for re-election.
Mail Online
- Chub class: Airbus makes wider airline seat for fat flyers who will get an extra two inches...but slimmer travellers lose spaceSqueezing into a 'cattle class' airline seat is about to get a lot easier for the overweight traveller – but at the expense of more slimline passengers, after Airbus agreed to design extra-wide seats for its A320 jets.
- Two bus workers who helped passengers and drivers to safety during the riots are awarded MBEsBus workers Kenneth Martin and Peter Middleton have been given MBE's for their brave actions during the violent London riots last year risking their own safety to help passengers and drivers.
This is Money
- Will charge point boom and dearer petrol prices drive sales of electric cars?The electric car revolution could be picking up speed at last with the doubling of electric charge points to 4,000 in Britain by next year.
- Women's car cover bills to soar under EU sex equality lawThe new rules that men and women must pay the same for their cover takes effect on December 21, six months from now. Female drivers, especially younger ones, are likely to be the biggest losers.
Birmingham Post
- Centro calls for Government to back three new West Midlands rail projectsWEST Midlands transport bosses have called on the Government to back £60 million worth of rail upgrades which they claim would create 4,400 jobs.
Nottingham Evening Post
Carlisle News & Star
- Four hurt in Carlisle smash A woman was airlifted to hospital with leg and pelvic injuries following a three-car smash near Carlisle on Saturday.
East Anglian Daily Times
- Suffolk: CCTV threat after rotten meat dumped on A14 and A12OFFICERS from two Suffolk district councils have threatened to install CCTV cameras in laybys along major roads after rubbish, including rotten meat, was dumped.
Other Regional Press
- Highways bosses claim lights ˜do not cause crashes™A traffic junction n Northampton that has seen more than a dozen accidents ‘should not cause a problem to careful drivers’, road chiefs say.
- 'Dicing with death'Motorcyclists on high-performance bikes are said to be dicing with death by using roads near Ebbsfleet International Station as a race track.
Railway Gazette
- World rail infrastructure market June 2012Australia: Under Victoria's Regional Rail Link project (RG 2.12 p12), a A$570m contract has been awarded to a consortium of John Holland, Abigroup, Coleman Rail, Aecom and GHD for extensive remodelling of the line between Melbourne's Southern Cross station and the Maribyrnong River, including 4·5 km of new tracks and a 1 km bridge over the river. Brazil: Trail, Consbem and Tiisa have been awarded a R$1649m contract to build a rolling stock depot at Presidente Altino on Line 9 of the CPTM commuter network in São Paulo within 24 months. Chile: Metro de Santiago has appointed Arup to design 11...
Aviation Industry
- Delta aims to be seller of jet fuelDelta Air Lines plans to become a seller in the U.S. jet fuel market and push prices lower after acquiring a refinery in Pennsylvania, the airline's CEO Richard Anderson said Friday.
Other News Sources
- Icelandic Connections Return to StanstedWow Air and Iceland Express flight operations are launched this week between the capital Reykjavik and Stanstead Airport.
- ICAO and ACI Collaborate to Enhance Safety Standards at AirportsInternational Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and Airports Council International (ACI), signed a Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) to provide a framework to jointly pursue the highest possible...
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