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"FT" and "Financial Times" are trademarks of the Financial Times.support@ft.comThu, 15 May 2008 19:20 BSTThu, 15 May 2008 22:19:09 BSTNewspapers15http://news.ft.com/cms/d1f3ce1a-6bbe-11da-bb53-0000779e2340.gifhttp://www.ft.com/companies/transport(PICS-1.1 "http://www.classify.org/safesurf/" L gen true for "http://www.ft.com/" r (SS~~000 1))http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c8e35902-22a6-11dd-93a9-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c8e35902-22a6-11dd-93a9-000077b07658.htmlContinuing losses in the flagship container shipping division of AP Møller-Maersk were more than offset by surging oil and gas production profits, doubling first-quarter profits at the Danish groupThu, 15 May 2008 19:20 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f95e6086-220b-11dd-a50a-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f95e6086-220b-11dd-a50a-000077b07658.htmlUnited Airlines' chief executive Glenn Tilton has offered to make US Airways' Doug Parker a top contender to succeed him should the two carriers agree to merge, people familiar with the matter said.Thu, 15 May 2008 00:29 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/14c1ef8e-2214-11dd-a50a-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/14c1ef8e-2214-11dd-a50a-000077b07658.htmlThe service should be allowed to raise capital from the private sector to gain access to the finance and expertise it needs to survive, says the UK postal regulatorThu, 15 May 2008 03:34 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c5638b84-21e4-11dd-a50a-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c5638b84-21e4-11dd-a50a-000077b07658.htmlBMI British Midland is expected to become the first airline to place a balance sheet value on its holding of take-off and landing slots at London Heathrow airportWed, 14 May 2008 19:41 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a540fe16-21dc-11dd-a50a-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a540fe16-21dc-11dd-a50a-000077b07658.htmlFirstGroup, Britain's leading bus and rail operator, completed a £236m share placement as it positioned itself for further US expansionWed, 14 May 2008 18:49 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/4633b30e-2147-11dd-a0e6-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/4633b30e-2147-11dd-a0e6-000077b07658.htmlThe European Union and the US will lock horns in Slovenia in a renewed attempt to break down long-standing barriers to a full liberalisation of transatlantic aviationWed, 14 May 2008 03:26 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e1cc70c6-2138-11dd-a0e6-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e1cc70c6-2138-11dd-a0e6-000077b07658.htmlBus and rail group in equity placing aimed at bolstering its balance sheet after £1.9bn acquisition of Greyhound operator Laidlaw last yearTue, 13 May 2008 23:27 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e9d9b804-2116-11dd-a0e6-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e9d9b804-2116-11dd-a0e6-000077b07658.htmlPressure on consumer spending also weighs as pre-tax profit falls by a thirdTue, 13 May 2008 19:14 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/707bb126-2114-11dd-a0e6-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/707bb126-2114-11dd-a0e6-000077b07658.htmlSummer holidays appear to be one luxury Britons are unwilling to forgo Tue, 13 May 2008 19:01 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f80ca456-20ec-11dd-a0e6-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f80ca456-20ec-11dd-a0e6-000077b07658.htmlMark Bullock, managing director of Heathrow airport since November 2006, has become the first senior executive to leave BAA since the appointment of a new group chief executiveTue, 13 May 2008 14:47 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e0a8eb46-2077-11dd-80b4-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e0a8eb46-2077-11dd-80b4-000077b07658.htmlInvestigators probing the BA jet crash in January are looking at problems in fuel systems both within the aircraft and inside the engines themselves as the possible causeTue, 13 May 2008 03:45 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/962ab160-1f70-11dd-9216-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/962ab160-1f70-11dd-9216-000077b07658.htmlFrench state railway looks at potential purchase of up to 49 per cent of Ferrovie Nord Cargo as part of a drive to expand abroadSun, 11 May 2008 22:35 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c517799e-1f85-11dd-9216-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c517799e-1f85-11dd-9216-000077b07658.htmlA combination of port delays, strong demand and ship shortages last week sent bulk shipping rates back close to record levelsSun, 11 May 2008 22:03 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8b9f55d6-1e1f-11dd-983a-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8b9f55d6-1e1f-11dd-983a-000077b07658.htmlThe enlargement of the UK's busiest container port, which will nearly double its capacity, is underway after owner Hutchison Ports cleared planning hurdlesSat, 10 May 2008 03:47 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/4cada57c-1e00-11dd-983a-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/4cada57c-1e00-11dd-983a-000077b07658.htmlThe Isle of Man-based regional airline, which has been loss-making for several years, has filed for voluntary liquidation in the face of mounting lossesSat, 10 May 2008 02:18 BST