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SBB and ÖBB Plan Further Expansion of Night Train Services

WIL BALDWIN September 20, 2020

SBB and ÖBB are stepping up their long-standing cooperation in international passenger services. The two railway companies are seeking to scale up the existing night train services from six to ten lines. Planning is underway…

German Carmakers to Resume Production as Lockdowns Ease

WIL BALDWIN April 16, 2020

FILE PHOTO: VW hosts photo workshop at Zwickau plant FRANKFURT (Reuters) - German carmakers including Volkswagen <VOW.DE> and Mercedes-Benz <DAI.DE> will restart production at some German factories next week after the country eased restrictions designed…

SWISS to Switch Berlin Service to New Brandenburg Airport

WIL BALDWIN March 10, 2020

SWISS will operate all its Berlin services to and from the city’s new Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) from 8 November 2020. The SWISS reservation system has already been reconfigured. From 31 October 2020 onwards, flight…

Tesla Ordered by German Court to Stop Cutting Down Trees for Gigafactory

WIL BALDWIN February 16, 2020

BERLIN (Reuters) - A German court on Sunday ordered Tesla Inc to stop clearing forest land near the capital Berlin to build its first European car and battery factory, a victory for local environmental activists.…

Alstom to Equip Another 19 ICE High-Speed Trains with ETCS

WIL BALDWIN February 12, 2020

Alstom has obtained an order by Deutsche Bahn AG (DB) to retrofit 19 additional ICE1 high-speed trains with the newest ETCS signalling standard. The retrofitting work, worth more than €10 million, is scheduled to be completed…

Alstom at ElekBu 2020

WIL BALDWIN January 29, 2020

Alstom presents its improved Aptis e-bus at ElekBu 28 January 2020 – Alstom will present its Aptis electric bus at ElekBu 2020, being held in Berlin from 4 to 5 February. After extensive testing in many French…

Germans Protest Against Tesla Gigafactory

WIL BALDWIN January 19, 2020

BERLIN (Reuters) - Around 250 Germans on Saturday protested in the outskirts of Berlin where electric car startup Tesla is planning to build a gigafactory, saying its construction will endanger water supply and wildlife in…

Boeing Responds to Germany Heavy Lift Helicopter Invitation

WIL BALDWIN January 14, 2020

The H-47 Chinook offers the German Armed Forces a highly modern, proven and capable multi-mission helicopterGerman industry will benefit from opportunities to work on the Chinook as well as opportunities across the Boeing enterprise BERLIN,…

Daimler, Volvo Mull Combustion Engine Cooperation

WIL BALDWIN January 5, 2020

BERLIN (Reuters) - Luxury German carmaker Daimler <DDAIF> and Volvo Cars, owned by China's Geely, are considering cooperating to cut the costs of developing combustion engines, a magazine reported on Sunday, citing unnamed company sources.…

Ryanair’s O’Leary Prepared for More 737 MAX Delays

WIL BALDWIN January 3, 2020

FILE PHOTO: Michael O'Leary of Ryanair at the Four Courts in Dublin BERLIN (Reuters) - Ryanair <RYAAY> is prepared for further delays to the delivery of its Boeing <BA> 737 MAX airliners, its chief executive…