Last year he appointed Sir Rod Eddington, an ex-boss of British Airways, to study the long-term impact of transport on the economy.

去年，他委托英航前总裁Rod Eddington爵士研究交通政策对经济的长期影响。

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Sir Rod Eddington, a former boss of British Airways, argued in a 2006 review of Britain’s transport needs that mature economies rarely see huge benefits from a single project.

罗德-爱丁顿爵士，前英国航空公司的老总，在2006年回顾英国的交通需求时表示，一个成熟的经济体很少会因为单个项目而获得巨大的收益。

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Sir Rod Eddington's equally weighty review of Britain's decrepit transport network recommended bigger airports and more roads.

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The study, conducted by Sir Rod Eddington, a former boss of British Airways, called in 2006 for piecemeal improvements to deal with Britain's chronic transport congestion.

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Later this year the government will publish Sir Rod Eddington's review of transport policy and next summer it plans to set out a 30-year plan for the future of the railways.

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