Transport
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Back on track
As cities turn from cars, tram and light-rail projects are booming. Monocle meets Walter Grawenhoff, president of industry leader Bombardier, to discuss the future of urban travel and public transport.
Maine Event
Portland’s annual Maine Boatbuilders Show attracts an unusual mix of salty dogs, families and wealthy customers, who fly in to inspect the artisanal sloops, schooners, kayaks and yawls on display.
Sending out an SAS
Copenhagen Airport is one of Europe’s best designed and most efficient. As Scandinavia's largest airport and hub for carrier SAS, we look at the companies needed to tend to an aircraft.
Road Wage
Two-thirds of US freight is moved by road and the haulage industry is booming. For those without a college degree, driving offers well-paid jobs with great benefits, even if it means time away.
Two wheels good
Some 58 per cent of all journeys in Groningen are on a bicycle. Its 180,000 residents own 300,000 bikes. The Dutch city is a manifesto for getting people in the saddle.
Back to his routes
African airlines have been known for limited routes and poor safety. But Titus Naikuni, the visionary CEO of Kenya Airways, is revolutionising the skies and establishing a continental hub in Nairobi.
World spokesmen
Across the Nippon-Nordic alliance, a clutch of companies are producing the world's highest quality two-wheelers. Monocle profiles five of the finest bike-makers, from Sweden to Japan.
Wheeler dealer
Giant is the world’s largest bicycle firm. While China takes the mass market, Giant pushes prices for specialist models ever higher. Its president also plans to turn Taiwan into a cycling heaven.
