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1 June
Eurotunnel operators of Channel Tunnel announced purchase of UK’s third largest rail- freight operator (by volume) GBRf from First Group PLC for €26.3 million |
4 June
Fire in crowded residential and commercial area of Dacca, Bangladesh, killed more than 100 people and injured at least 150 others |
6 June
Tornados and severe storms in mid-western USA left 7 people dead in Ohio and at least 40 others injured in Michigan, Illinois, and Iowa, as well as causing automatic shutdown of nuclear power plant in Michigan |
7 June
IATA announced world’s airlines returned to small profit of US$2.5 billion in 2010 following 3 consecutive years of losses |
8 June
Seiji Maehara reappointed as Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism in new cabinet of Prime Minister Naoto Kan following resignation of Hatoyama cabinet |
8 June
Gautrain high-speed line opened between OR Tambo International Airport and Johannesburg suburbs in time for 2010 World Cup in South Africa; 30 km journey covered in about 15 minutes with planned extensions to Pretoria in 2011 and reaching total length of about 80 km at operating speeds of 160 km/h |
8 June
Emirates Airlines based in Dubai announced order for 32 double-decker Airbus 380s for total cost of some US$11.5 billion as largest ever single plane order. With this order, the number of 380s owned by Emirates will reach 90 planes. |
10 June
Japan Tourism Association appointed Toshiba Chairman Atsutoshi Nishida as new Chairman at AGM and decided on merger with Tourism Industry Association of Japan (TIJ, Chairman Ryuji Funayama) in spring 2011 following TIJ merger approval on 8 June. Nishida is the first Chairman appointed from the private sector. |
11 June
Flash floods in Arkansas, USA, drowned at least 16 people and left 20 or 30 people missing from about 300 campers near riverbed |
14 June
Fourteen direct return flights per week started between Shanghai and Taipei following agreement on liberalization of transport, trade and communications between China and Taiwan; simultaneously, direct flights between China and Taiwan increased from 270 to 370 per week |
15 June
Landslides following torrential rains in south-east Bangladesh carried away houses and military facilities, leaving at least 58 people dead |
17 June
Two landslides in Rakhine, Myanmar, caused by torrential rains left at least 57 people dead |
17 June
Flooding in southern France caused by heavy rains killed 22 people and stopped TGV services |
18 June
JAL and ANA announced application to Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism for exemption from Antitrust Act of trans-Pacific routes between Japan and USA to facilitate business partnerships with US airlines, economic efficiencies, and better services |
19 June
Viet Nam government rejected proposals for plans to build 1600-km shinkansen style high-speed line between Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City due to concerns over construction costs and profitability |
20 June
Fire caused by sparks in Chicago subway tunnel injured 12 people through smoke inhalation |
21 June
New DRMC 14.5-km line linking Indian capital Delhi with satellite city of Gurgaon opened |
22 June
Widespread flooding and rockslides in southern China following days of heavy rains left 199 people dead, 123 missing, and almost 30 million people displaced in ten provinces including Zhejiang, Fujian, Jianxi, and Chongqing, with estimated financial losses of 560 billion yen. |
22 June
Train bound for Brazzaville derailed and overturned down into deep ravine in Pointe-Noire Republic of the Congo, Africa, killing at least 60 of 450 people onboard; worn-out tracks dating from French colonial period blamed for accident |
27 June
Al Maktoum International Airport opened for freight services in Dubai, UAE, as world’s largest airport with five runways and four terminal building capable of serving 160 million passengers annually with passenger services starting from March 2011 |
28 June
Japanese government held Chicago High-speed Rail Seminar in Chicago, Illinois, attended by Minister of Transport Seiji Maehara and JR East President Satoshi Seino to promote shinkansen technology solution |
Mr. Atsutoshi Nishida
Toshiba Chairman Atsutoshi Nishida appointed Chairman of Japan Tourism Association. Before joining Toshiba in 1975, completed postgraduate course in law and political science at University of Tokyo after graduating in political science and economics from Waseda University in 1968; appointed Director in 1997, President with Representative Director Rights in 2005, and Chairman in 2009. Also Vice-Chairman of Japan Business Federation since May 2009. |
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