http://www.monocle.com/Primary-Keywords/Transport/Transit - PrimaryKeywordsenFri, 13 Nov 2009 11:00:33 GMTMonocle 200960EPiServer 4.61info@monocle.cominfo@monocle.comhttp://www.monocle.com/sections/business/Magazine-Articles/Bird-on-the-wing---China/Xiangfeng, aka the Flying Phoenix, is the new Chinese regional jet that made its inaugural test flight last November in Shanghai, where its manufacturer, Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (Comac), has its assembly plant. Thu, 15 Jan 2009 10:09:00 GMThttp://www.monocle.com/Content/MagArticle.aspx?id=3078http://www.monocle.com/sections/business/Magazine-Articles/David-Neeleman---Azul/One UK industry making a fortune from the credit crunchThu, 15 Jan 2009 10:08:00 GMThttp://www.monocle.com/Content/MagArticle.aspx?id=3076http://www.monocle.com/sections/business/Magazine-Articles/Permission-to-land---Germany/Parchim, in Germany's economically depressed state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, hopes for boom times now that its sleepy airport (pictured) has been taken over by Chinese logistics firm LinkGlobal.Thu, 15 Jan 2009 10:05:00 GMThttp://www.monocle.com/Content/MagArticle.aspx?id=3073http://www.monocle.com/sections/business/Magazine-Articles/Safe-option---USA/New York's JFK terminal 3 is bulking up on security equipment to fight terrorism - and catch people who forgot to throw away their water bottle. Thu, 15 Jan 2009 10:01:00 GMThttp://www.monocle.com/Content/MagArticle.aspx?id=3069http://www.monocle.com/sections/edits/Web-Articles/Travel-Top-50/For our second annual Travel Top 50 survey, we covered more ground than last year sampling more properties, flat-beds, new terminals, railway stations, lobby bars, inflight snacks and sun loungers.Wed, 14 Jan 2009 17:48:00 GMThttp://www.monocle.com/Content/WebArticleVideo.aspx?id=2984http://www.monocle.com/sections/affairs/Magazine-Articles/Civil-liberties---USA/New York City has hired Danish urban planner Jan Gehl - famous for helping to transform Melbourne, Copenhagen and other cities - to make the streets more pedestrian and cyclist-friendly.Wed, 14 Jan 2009 10:12:00 GMThttp://www.monocle.com/Content/MagArticle.aspx?id=3048http://www.monocle.com/sections/affairs/Magazine-Articles/Road-to-ruin---Costa-Rica/Bad drivers of Costa Rica beware. Wed, 14 Jan 2009 10:11:00 GMThttp://www.monocle.com/Content/MagArticle.aspx?id=3047http://www.monocle.com/sections/affairs/Magazine-Articles/Bamboo-route---Cambodia/After decades of civil war, Cambodia's neglected rail network is about to get a complete overhaul. Wed, 14 Jan 2009 10:07:00 GMThttp://www.monocle.com/Content/MagArticle.aspx?id=3043http://www.monocle.com/sections/affairs/Magazine-Articles/Low-ki---Finland/Finland's president, Tarja Halonen, must be one of the world's most transport-light leaders. Wed, 14 Jan 2009 10:02:00 GMThttp://www.monocle.com/Content/MagArticle.aspx?id=3037http://www.monocle.com/sections/affairs/Magazine-Articles/Green-wing---New-Zealand/New Zealand's national carrier is doing its bit to make the country one of the world's greenest nations with a Boeing 747 flight due to take off from Auckland by the end of this year, flying partly on bio-fuel.Thu, 16 Oct 2008 10:17:00 GMThttp://www.monocle.com/Content/MagArticle.aspx?id=2826http://www.monocle.com/sections/affairs/Magazine-Articles/Youre-hired---Australia/Car-share schemes have become so successful in Sydney that companies - not just families - are using them to replace their fleets. Thu, 16 Oct 2008 10:16:00 GMThttp://www.monocle.com/Content/MagArticle.aspx?id=2825http://www.monocle.com/sections/affairs/Magazine-Articles/Police-camera-action---Lebanon/Lebanon's dashing new interior minister, Ziad Baroud, has announced that driving regulations, which have long been ignored, will be enforced from now on. Thu, 16 Oct 2008 10:15:00 GMThttp://www.monocle.com/Content/MagArticle.aspx?id=2824http://www.monocle.com/sections/affairs/Magazine-Articles/Singhs-wings---India/In our regular series on how world leaders travel, we look at Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. Thu, 16 Oct 2008 10:09:00 GMThttp://www.monocle.com/Content/MagArticle.aspx?id=2818http://www.monocle.com/sections/affairs/Magazine-Articles/Streetcar-desire---USA/In Los Angeles, where the car is king, an unlikely mode of public transport is making a comeback.Thu, 16 Oct 2008 10:08:00 GMThttp://www.monocle.com/Content/MagArticle.aspx?id=2817http://www.monocle.com/sections/affairs/Magazine-Articles/Silva-jet---Brazil/When establishing Brazil's Workers' Party in the 1980s, now president 'Lula' traversed the vast country by car and bus. Fri, 19 Sep 2008 14:06:00 GMThttp://www.monocle.com/Content/MagArticle.aspx?id=2689http://www.monocle.com/sections/affairs/Magazine-Articles/Death-by-numbers---Italy/Italy has put troops on the streets to calm a panic over crime.Fri, 19 Sep 2008 14:03:00 GMThttp://www.monocle.com/Content/MagArticle.aspx?id=2686http://www.monocle.com/sections/affairs/Magazine-Articles/Circle-of-life/Not long ago, upwardly mobile Asians sneered at bicycles.Thu, 21 Aug 2008 10:11:00 GMThttp://www.monocle.com/Content/MagArticle.aspx?id=2617http://www.monocle.com/sections/affairs/Magazine-Articles/Driven-ambition/Monocle brings you a new series on how world leaders travel, from their choice of car to their fleet of private aircraft.Thu, 21 Aug 2008 10:10:00 GMThttp://www.monocle.com/Content/MagArticle.aspx?id=2616http://www.monocle.com/sections/business/Magazine-Articles/Flying-the-flag---Italy/In April Lufthansa told Monocle to "watch this space" concerning its intentions for Milan's Malpensa and now they've been confirmed. Thu, 21 Aug 2008 10:08:00 GMThttp://www.monocle.com/Content/MagArticle.aspx?id=2644http://www.monocle.com/sections/business/Magazine-Articles/Battle-for-the-skies---Farnborough/The UK's Farnborough Air Show might be losing ground to more niche shows in other markets but it's still an ideal venue to gauge the temperature of the industry and the appetite for both commercial and government clients.Thu, 21 Aug 2008 10:06:00 GMThttp://www.monocle.com/Content/MagArticle.aspx?id=2642http://www.monocle.com/sections/affairs/Magazine-Articles/Back-on-track/Until now, the US has shunned train travel in favour of open roads and frequent-flyer miles. Thu, 21 Aug 2008 10:05:00 GMThttp://www.monocle.com/Content/MagArticle.aspx?id=2611http://www.monocle.com/sections/affairs/Magazine-Articles/Second-class-citizens---UAE/One more year to go before Dubai launches its latest mega project.Thu, 19 Jun 2008 10:39:00 GMThttp://www.monocle.com/Content/MagArticle.aspx?id=2512http://www.monocle.com/sections/affairs/Magazine-Articles/Project-runway---Kenya/It may only be Kenya's third largest town but Eldoret has the country's most modern international airport (even if it is hardly used) with a gleaming terminal and long, smooth runway.Thu, 19 Jun 2008 10:39:00 GMThttp://www.monocle.com/Content/MagArticle.aspx?id=2511http://www.monocle.com/sections/affairs/Magazine-Articles/Death-2-track-record---Japan/Japan has one of the highest suicide rates in the world - more than 30,000 people kill themselves every year.Thu, 15 May 2008 10:12:00 GMThttp://www.monocle.com/Content/MagArticle.aspx?id=2356http://www.monocle.com/sections/affairs/Magazine-Articles/Mane-street---La-Paz/Bolivia's administrative capital La Paz has just 70,000 vehicles on its roads but they have 14,000 accidents a year.Thu, 15 May 2008 10:07:00 GMThttp://www.monocle.com/Content/MagArticle.aspx?id=2351http://www.monocle.com/sections/business/Magazine-Articles/Cabin-fever---Singapore/On 18 March Singapore Airlines (SIA) introduced a second scheduled route to fly the new Airbus A380, this time from Singapore to London Heathrow.Thu, 17 Apr 2008 10:07:00 GMThttp://www.monocle.com/Content/MagArticle.aspx?id=2268http://www.monocle.com/sections/business/Magazine-Articles/On-the-hop---USA/In 2009 north-east American skies will be abuzz with four-seater Eclipse 500s as Pogo Jet launches its on-demand jet charter service.Fri, 21 Mar 2008 11:14:00 GMThttp://www.monocle.com/Content/MagArticle.aspx?id=2174http://www.monocle.com/sections/business/Magazine-Articles/Fast-track---Japan/Japan has already sold bullet trains to Taiwan and shinkansen technology to China, and is now hoping that Brazil will choose Japanese trains too.Fri, 21 Mar 2008 11:04:00 GMThttp://www.monocle.com/Content/MagArticle.aspx?id=2173http://www.monocle.com/sections/affairs/Magazine-Articles/Touchy-subject---Mexico-City/Mexican women say it is impossible to avoid groping, verbal abuse and lewd looks on Mexico City's overcrowded public transport network.Thu, 20 Mar 2008 05:07:00 GMThttp://www.monocle.com/Content/MagArticle.aspx?id=2132http://www.monocle.com/sections/edits/Magazine-Articles/Observation---Issue-10/We love trains and think it's time that the English-speaking world reacquired a taste for them too.Thu, 17 Jan 2008 08:59:00 GMThttp://www.monocle.com/Content/MagArticle.aspx?id=1840http://www.monocle.com/sections/affairs/Web-Articles/Istanbul-to-Van/Saul Taylor took the TransAsya Express from Istanbul to Van in the Kurdish corner of the country.Thu, 17 Jan 2008 08:00:00 GMThttp://www.monocle.com/Content/WebArticleVideo.aspx?id=1891http://www.monocle.com/sections/business/Magazine-Articles/Access-baggage---Russia/A Russian airline is planning to launch the first trans-Pacific route linking Russia and the States this summer.Thu, 17 Jan 2008 06:15:00 GMThttp://www.monocle.com/Content/MagArticle.aspx?id=1905http://www.monocle.com/sections/business/Magazine-Articles/Sleeper-sell---Berlin/With highspeed trains stealing more business travellers by the day, Europe's top rail operator is betting that improved sleeper trains can also take back the night.Thu, 17 Jan 2008 05:30:00 GMThttp://www.monocle.com/Content/MagArticle.aspx?id=1904http://www.monocle.com/sections/affairs/Magazine-Articles/Changing-track---Global/The world's major train-building nations (France, Canada and Japan) are finding there's a quick route to winning global influence while helping their own economies: send in your sleekest, sexiest trains.Thu, 17 Jan 2008 00:30:00 GMThttp://www.monocle.com/Content/MagArticle.aspx?id=1857http://www.monocle.com/sections/edits/Web-Articles/Travel-Top-Fifty/What are the global travel brands that will act as a reference over the year ahead?Fri, 14 Dec 2007 16:26:00 GMThttp://www.monocle.com/Content/WebArticleVideo.aspx?id=1783http://www.monocle.com/sections/edits/Magazine-Articles/Travel-Top-50/In the first of a series of monocle special editions we've come up with an eclectic ranking of global travel that will act as a reference over the year ahead.Thu, 22 Nov 2007 06:05:00 GMThttp://www.monocle.com/Content/MagArticle.aspx?id=1917http://www.monocle.com/sections/business/Magazine-Articles/Window-of-opportunity---Global-roundup---10-investments/Monocle has identified 10 business opportunities worthy of investment. A mixture of fresh ideas and proven concepts ready for other markets.Thu, 22 Nov 2007 06:00:00 GMThttp://www.monocle.com/Content/MagArticle.aspx?id=1711http://www.monocle.com/sections/edits/Magazine-Articles/Fight-or-flight--Berlin/Due for closure next year, campaigners are mounting one final bid to rescue Berlin's Tempelhof airport.Thu, 25 Oct 2007 06:39:00 GMThttp://www.monocle.com/Content/MagArticle.aspx?id=1551http://www.monocle.com/sections/affairs/Magazine-Articles/Bog-standards---Colombia/As residents head to the polls in the hardest-fought mayoral election in decades, there's concern that Bogota's revival may be losing steam.Thu, 25 Oct 2007 06:00:00 GMThttp://www.monocle.com/Content/MagArticle.aspx?id=1600http://www.monocle.com/sections/business/Magazine-Articles/Track-record---London/On 14 November the first Eurostar train should pull out from the new €1.15bn St Pancras International station headed for Paris.Thu, 25 Oct 2007 06:00:00 GMThttp://www.monocle.com/Content/MagArticle.aspx?id=1631http://www.monocle.com/sections/affairs/Magazine-Articles/Mod-converts---USA/Once the province of couriers and Jean-Paul Belmondo wannabes, scooters are experiencing a surge of popularity in the US.Thu, 27 Sep 2007 09:00:00 GMThttp://www.monocle.com/Content/MagArticle.aspx?id=1448http://www.monocle.com/sections/affairs/Magazine-Articles/Just-the-ticket---Vietnam/Vietnam is finalising a €17.5bn plan for high-speed trains for the Hanoi-Saigon run, which could cut the journey time from 33 hours to 10.Thu, 27 Sep 2007 09:00:00 GMThttp://www.monocle.com/Content/MagArticle.aspx?id=1425http://www.monocle.com/sections/business/Magazine-Articles/Kaliningrad-takes-off---Russia/Khrabrovo Airport in Russia's Baltic exclave of Kaliningrad is still as Soviet and shabby as ever. But beyond the 1970s airport buildings there are signs of change.Thu, 23 Aug 2007 08:00:00 GMThttp://www.monocle.com/Content/MagArticle.aspx?id=1280http://www.monocle.com/sections/business/Magazine-Articles/Back-on-track---Berlin/We meet president of Bombardier, Walter Grawenhoff, to discover the future of urban travel.Wed, 04 Jul 2007 03:08:00 GMThttp://www.monocle.com/Content/MagArticle.aspx?id=917http://www.monocle.com/sections/business/Magazine-Articles/Green-wing---Greenland/Air Greenland, the official carrier to the most sparsely populated place on earth, had a bumper year in 2006.Wed, 04 Jul 2007 02:18:00 GMThttp://www.monocle.com/Content/MagArticle.aspx?id=912http://www.monocle.com/sections/affairs/Magazine-Articles/Chopper-change---USA/Each G8 leader's choice of aircraft broadcasts the occupant's power, taste and politics.Tue, 03 Jul 2007 11:27:00 GMThttp://www.monocle.com/Content/MagArticle.aspx?id=891http://www.monocle.com/sections/affairs/Magazine-Articles/On-the-rails---Malaysia--Singapore/It's been talked about for over a decade, but now plans for a high-speed rail link between Malaysia and Singapore are gathering speed once again.Tue, 03 Jul 2007 11:10:00 GMThttp://www.monocle.com/Content/MagArticle.aspx?id=884http://www.monocle.com/sections/edits/Magazine-Articles/Observation---Issue-04/A global perspective from the editor-in-chief's chair.Mon, 02 Jul 2007 14:40:00 GMThttp://www.monocle.com/Content/MagArticle.aspx?id=836http://www.monocle.com/sections/business/Magazine-Articles/Sending-out-an-SAS---Copenhagen/We look at all the companies needed to tend to an aircraft and send it on its way.Fri, 29 Jun 2007 11:53:00 GMThttp://www.monocle.com/Content/MagArticle.aspx?id=773http://www.monocle.com/sections/business/Magazine-Articles/Wizz-kids---Eastern-Europe/Eastern Europe is open for business and Wizz Air, the region's largest low-cost carrier, is helping boost land and property values.Fri, 29 Jun 2007 11:32:00 GMThttp://www.monocle.com/Content/MagArticle.aspx?id=770http://www.monocle.com/sections/business/Magazine-Articles/Sky-Fi-flies-again---36000-feet/Panasonic Avionics has been working tirelessly to pull together a consortium to get the world's more frequent fliers back on the web.Fri, 29 Jun 2007 11:19:00 GMThttp://www.monocle.com/Content/MagArticle.aspx?id=768http://www.monocle.com/sections/business/Magazine-Articles/Bombay-dreams---India/India's largest airlines are setting their sights on the world's most lucrative travel market - the US.Fri, 29 Jun 2007 11:02:00 GMThttp://www.monocle.com/Content/MagArticle.aspx?id=767http://www.monocle.com/sections/business/Magazine-Articles/Road-Wage---USA/Two-thirds of US freight is moved by road and the haulage industry is booming.Thu, 28 Jun 2007 23:43:00 GMThttp://www.monocle.com/Content/MagArticle.aspx?id=766http://www.monocle.com/sections/business/Magazine-Articles/Back-to-his-routes---Mombasa/Titus Naikuni, the visionary CEO of Kenya Airways, is revolutionising the skies over Africa.Mon, 25 Jun 2007 19:09:00 GMThttp://www.monocle.com/Content/MagArticle.aspx?id=663http://www.monocle.com/sections/business/Magazine-Articles/Is-it-a-car-is-it-a-plane---USA/A small start-up outside Boston is preparing to build the first prototype of its Transition vehicle – a light sport plane that can fold up its wings to become a car.Mon, 25 Jun 2007 15:14:00 GMThttp://www.monocle.com/Content/MagArticle.aspx?id=655http://www.monocle.com/sections/business/Magazine-Articles/Express-delivery---Russia/All hail the launch of Russia's first budget carrier, Sky Express.Mon, 25 Jun 2007 15:02:00 GMThttp://www.monocle.com/Content/MagArticle.aspx?id=653http://www.monocle.com/sections/business/Magazine-Articles/Blue-sky-thinking---India/KS Kohli and his Frankfinn training schools are making a fortune training young men and women to serve lunch at 33,000ft. But, warn analysts, the Indian airline industry could be heading for a nasty nosedive.Sat, 23 Jun 2007 16:26:00 GMThttp://www.monocle.com/Content/MagArticle.aspx?id=555http://www.monocle.com/sections/business/Magazine-Articles/Contain-yourself---Rotterdam/The Nieuwe Waterweg in Rotterdam is Europe's main port and the world's fifth-largest, employing 58,000 people.Sat, 23 Jun 2007 14:44:00 GMThttp://www.monocle.com/Content/MagArticle.aspx?id=548http://www.monocle.com/sections/business/Magazine-Articles/Urban-Spacemen---Manhattan-to-Mars-in-a-Coke-can/New York has become an unlikely space-exploration hub.Sat, 23 Jun 2007 14:11:00 GMThttp://www.monocle.com/Content/MagArticle.aspx?id=542http://www.monocle.com/sections/business/Magazine-Articles/Flying-high---Black-Sea-black-spot/Bulgaria's airports are struggling to cope with the ever-increasing passenger traffic.Sat, 23 Jun 2007 13:57:00 GMThttp://www.monocle.com/Content/MagArticle.aspx?id=541http://www.monocle.com/sections/affairs/Magazine-Articles/Get-on-the-right-trak---USA/What to do with Amtrak?Fri, 22 Jun 2007 13:24:00 GMThttp://www.monocle.com/Content/MagArticle.aspx?id=520http://www.monocle.com/sections/culture/Web-Articles/Tokyos-Limousine-Bus-Lady/Listen to Kaoru Kubo, the voice of the Airport Limousine buses that ferry passengers to and from Narita Airport every day.Thu, 21 Jun 2007 13:34:00 GMThttp://www.monocle.com/Content/WebArticleVideo.aspx?id=987Sun, 18 Oct 2009 22:01:46 GMT