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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

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  • 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...

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