/lex/transporthttp://www.ft.com/rss/lex/transportFT.com - Lex, Transport & Infrastructureen© Copyright The Financial Times Ltd 2008. "FT" and "Financial Times" are trademarks of the Financial Times. See http://www.ft.com/servicestools/help/terms#legal1 for the terms and conditions of reuse.support@ft.comWed, 23 Jul 2008 19:57 BSTThu, 24 Jul 2008 11:54:12 BSTNewspapers15http://news.ft.com/cms/d1f3ce1a-6bbe-11da-bb53-0000779e2340.gif/lex/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/1/6c2dd27c-588f-11dd-a093-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/1/6c2dd27c-588f-11dd-a093-000077b07658.htmlWednesday was a lovely day for tootling around in European automobile stocks. Peugeot Citroen, Volkswagen and Fiat all fared very wellWed, 23 Jul 2008 19:57 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/1/73209ac6-57c0-11dd-b02f-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/1/73209ac6-57c0-11dd-b02f-000077b07658.htmlThe Singaporean shipping group has formally lodged its interest in Germany's Hapag-Lloyd, the world's fifth largest container line. This looks foolhardyTue, 22 Jul 2008 20:54 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/1/3cecef88-53db-11dd-aa78-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/1/3cecef88-53db-11dd-aa78-000077b07658.htmlShareholders in China Eastern Airlines, one of the mainland's three main carriers must be kicking themselves.The outlook, even by the standards of the aviation industry, is grimThu, 17 Jul 2008 21:10 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/67a8eb5c-5276-11dd-9ba7-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/67a8eb5c-5276-11dd-9ba7-000077b07658.htmlRick Wagoner says GM faces a crisis and he is pulling out the stops to survive it. So bang goes the dividend, executive cash bonuses, truck plants and more white-collar jobs Tue, 15 Jul 2008 19:13 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/1/01e900c4-51ac-11dd-a97c-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/1/01e900c4-51ac-11dd-a97c-000077b07658.htmlThe UK airports operator and its Spanish parent have convinced a third of its bondholders to agree to new terms for its existing proposal, which will now be put to the rest of its fixed income investors Mon, 14 Jul 2008 20:09 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/1/33e140a8-517c-11dd-a97c-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/1/33e140a8-517c-11dd-a97c-000077b07658.htmlSchaeffler, the private ball bearings group which has revenues just one-third those of its potential target, is circling ContiMon, 14 Jul 2008 13:19 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/1/75921748-517c-11dd-a97c-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/1/75921748-517c-11dd-a97c-000077b07658.htmlThe Australian logistics group clambered aboard Virgin Blue at around A$2.10 a share in 2006, and exited on Monday by handing the shares – market value 52 cents – to its shareholdersMon, 14 Jul 2008 09:16 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/1/cb3853aa-48db-11dd-9a5f-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/1/cb3853aa-48db-11dd-9a5f-000077b07658.htmlIt is no great surprise British Airways, American Airlines and Iberia are considering some form of joint ventureThu, 3 Jul 2008 19:57 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/1/e1149228-4747-11dd-93ca-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/1/e1149228-4747-11dd-93ca-000077b07658.htmlNew rules on airline loyalty schemes threaten to wipe hundreds of millions of dollars off airline balance sheetsTue, 1 Jul 2008 19:44 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/1/437248a0-4682-11dd-876a-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/1/437248a0-4682-11dd-876a-0000779fd2ac.htmlDeliveries are, for the moment, still buoyant. But the medium-term outlook for Europe is now looking as tough as a truck-stop steakMon, 30 Jun 2008 19:43 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/1/563be4f8-4085-11dd-bd48-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/1/563be4f8-4085-11dd-bd48-0000779fd2ac.htmlChina's urbanisation, shifting millions of farmhands into factories, is a big reason why the oil price has risen sixfold over the past 10 years. China is not about to send everyone back to the landSun, 22 Jun 2008 19:19 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/1/0c36577c-3ea4-11dd-8fd9-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/1/0c36577c-3ea4-11dd-8fd9-0000779fd2ac.htmlMore than 20 airlines have gone under so far this year. Others have grounded planes, suspended routes or closed basesFri, 20 Jun 2008 19:43 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/df1a53b4-3d28-11dd-bbb5-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/df1a53b4-3d28-11dd-bbb5-0000779fd2ac.htmlOil is burning a hole in the profits of FedEx, self-styled engine of the global economy, accounting for half the increase in fourth-quarter operating costsWed, 18 Jun 2008 19:29 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/1/5b594b42-3b03-11dd-b1a1-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/1/5b594b42-3b03-11dd-b1a1-0000779fd2ac.htmlThe need to replace ageing aircraft is one reason behind the boom in orders placed with Boeing and Airbus. But the oil price has now gone past the point at which it is a helpful stimulant – into a terrific dead weightMon, 16 Jun 2008 09:56 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/1/9d2b2202-3923-11dd-90d7-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/1/9d2b2202-3923-11dd-90d7-0000779fd2ac.htmlIt's incredible that a Babcock unlisted fund unveiled a £3.6bn purchase of Angel Trains from RBSFri, 13 Jun 2008 22:28 BST