From WORLD 12:03am

MPs back case for third Heathrow runway

Heathrow Airport ©PA

Commons committee rejects Johnson alternative of Thames estuary hub

From COMPANIES BY REGION 11:53pm

Coals to Newcastle lift Port of Tyne to record

Bulk cargo handled by South Shields facility up 40%

Emirates and Qantas A380 aircraft sit on the tarmac at Kingsford Smith international airport in Sydney ©Reuters AIRLINES 3:31pm

Emirates benefits from expansion

Profit surges 52% as airline carries record 39.4m passengers

AIRLINES May 8, 2013

Delta shows strength with dividend pledge

Airline aims to return $1bn to shareholders over next three years

May 7, 2013

National Express eyes German rail tenders

Country’s regional market is being gradually liberalised

AIRLINES May 7, 2013

Qatar eyes Bankia stake in parent of BA

State makes informal approach to IAG

AIRLINES May 7, 2013

Shareholders back new Lufthansa chairman

Mayrhuber’s appointment approved despite some opposition

A docker eats a noodle soup at a camp set up outside Li Ka-shing's Cheung Kong Center in Hong Kong on May 6, 2013. Striking Hong Kong dock workers voted to end a near month-and-a-half long industrial action for better pay and working conditions, the union said, after a 9.8 percent pay raise offer from employers. ©Bloomberg From WORLD May 7, 2013

Hong Kong dockers end strike action

Dispute set workers against Asia’s richest man, Li Ka-shing

AIRLINES May 6, 2013

Lufthansa switches course on new chairman

Airline backs Mayrhuber for role after saying he had pulled out

May 6, 2013

Call for M6 Toll road to be nationalised

Critics blame excessive fees on 45% drop in traffic since 2006 peak

AIRLINES May 5, 2013

Institutional investors back EasyJet order

Budget airline considering buying up to 200 jets

From FINANCIALS May 5, 2013

Buffett is probed on Berkshire succession

The Sage remained serene as a hedge fund heretic asked the big question

May 5, 2013

Arriva in northern rail services plan

A dozen northern stations could directly link to London

From WORLD May 3, 2013

Heathrow looks to rural shires for new airport

Parish councillors warn of strong local opposition

AIRLINES May 3, 2013

Losses widen at Air France-KLM

European carrier sees cost cut progress yet dark revenue figures

AIRLINES May 2, 2013

Lufthansa sticks to guidance despite loss

German group confident that restructuring plans remain on track

From COMPANIES BY REGION Apr 30, 2013

Loss-making Sealine put in administration

Luxury yacht builder put up for sale by Baker Tilly

From INDUSTRIALS Apr 30, 2013

Dreamliner grounding hits carriers’ profits

Total cost to ANA and Japan Airlines set to top $100m

From WORLD Apr 30, 2013

Regulator proposes cuts to Heathrow charges

Airlines have challenged airport stance on return on capital

Notebook from COMMENT Apr 29, 2013

Ukip ‘fruitcakes’ make parties nervy

The party’s impact on local elections could be repeated at national level

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