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Disaster at Sea
Are there patterns to accidents at sea? And can crew be protected?
Urban Air Quality
The danger posed to public health by diesel engines. Presented by Malcolm Billings
Aeroplanes for Saudi Arabia
The politics of aeroplane manufacturing and the success of steam engines in Lancashire
Jumbo Jet Problems
Engineering failings of Boeing jumbo jets and attacks on merchant ships in the China Seas
Attack on Heathrow
The 1994 IRA mortar attack on London's Heathrow Airport
Bosporus Strait Collision
The deadly collision between two vessels in the Bosporus Strait
Aeroflot Crash in Siberia
Is privatisation and cost-cutting behind the steady increase in Russian air accidents?
Railtrack
Will the privatised separation of Britain's rails and track lead to progress or disaster?
KLM Flight 433 Crash
The deadly crash which killed three people during an emergency landing in Amsterdam
International Aviation Authority
The new legal obligation of airlines to track and account for all luggage
Motoring Industry
Moving car manufacturing and D-Day celebrations with the SS Jeremiah O'Brian
China Airlines' Crash
The China Airlines Flight 140 that crashed in Japan with the loss of 262 lives
History of Tunnelling
The opening of the Channel Tunnel and an exhibition on the history of tunnelling
Air Traffic Control in Britain
How British air traffic control is likely to work after privatisation
Shipping Pollution
Lord Donaldson's inquiry into pollution caused by merchant shipping
Aircraft Flight Safety
The safety implications of pilot health. Also the search for the wreck of the Derbyshire
SS Jeremiah O'Brien
The liberty vessel SS Jeremiah O'Brien and international deaths at sea
Chinese Aviation
Chinese civil aviation's worrying safety record
European Plane Row
British Airways and the French Government squabble
European Ship Row
The row between ship owners and the European Commission
Traffic Pollution
Alternatives to the internal combustion engine. Also flying saucers in Russia
Entering Hong Kong
Constructing a new airport on reclaimed land and the need for new port facilities
The Airbus
The Airbus and its safety record. Also new agreement on inspections for merchant shipping
Ship Building Subsidies
Can government subsidies be phased out of ship-building?
Airbus Industry
The looming battle for aircraft orders between Boeing and Airbus Industry
Ships of Shame
Ridding the world's sea lanes of unsafe ships. Also setbacks on the Channel Tunnel
Airbus Crashes
The worrying implications of Airbus Industry's recent crashes in France and Korea
Maritime Safety
The cost of false alarms to the global maritime distress and safety system
Sally Star Ferry Fire
Are engine room fires at sea on the increase? Also the upturn in global light aviation
Airline Safety
Airline safety and cultural differences in the cockpit. And can Aston Martin survive?
Farnborough Airshow
Presenter Malcolm Billings at the Farnborough International Airshow in Surrey