Government urged to sign off policy ensuring more EVs are on the road by 2024 November 8, 2022 A string of large electric vehicle (EV) players are lobbying the government to ink a mandate which would ensure a certain proportion of cars on the road in the UK are electric by 2024. A dozen businesses, including Ford, Britishvolt and Pod Point, have written to transport secretary Mark Harper and business minister Grant Shapps [...]
Subsidies should not be relied upon to ramp up green aviation fuel production, says charter boss November 8, 2022 The aviation industry should not rely only upon government subsidies to ramp up the production of sustainable aviation fuels (SAFs), according to private charter company Victor. Produced from the likes of solid waste and food scraps, SAFs reduce CO2 by up to 80 per cent over their life cycle and are considered the best way [...]
Across the pond: Transatlantic travel booms following US border reopening November 8, 2022 Transatlantic travel has boomed over the last 12 months following the US border’s reopening last November. Data published today by aviation analytics firm Cirium showed that flights from the UK to the US have increased 79 per cent on last year’s level, going up to 92 per cent of pre-pandemic times. Heathrow was the UK’s [...]
City Airport insists it’s still ‘easiest hub to get to and through’ despite Heathrow-crossrail link up November 8, 2022 London’s City Airport has insisted it’s still “the easiest airport to get to and through” following the opening of the Elizabeth Line’s direct route from Canary Wharf to Heathrow. The hub located on the Thames hit back after Crossrail’s fully-linked up route was unveiled on Sunday, taking passengers to-and-from Canary Wharf to the UK’s biggest [...]
Canary Wharf to Heathrow within 45 mins as direct Elizabeth Line services launch November 8, 2022 The journey from Canary Wharf to Heathrow has been cut down to just 45 minutes after Elizabeth line direct services to and from the airport were launched this week. Now the fastest way to get to the west London hub, the new direct connection will also bring about new business opportunities for those setting up [...]
Disruption continues as trains delayed this AM despite unions calling off strikes November 8, 2022 Disruption continued this morning as trains were delays despite rail strikes being called off last week. Several operators were forced to push first services by around two hours after struggling with having staff and rolling stock ready. South Western Railway urged passengers not to travel before 8am, while Northern and Great Western Railway said they [...]
Airlines and airports call on UK Gov to ramp up support for green aviation fuel production November 7, 2022 A group of UK airlines and airports has called on the government to ramp up state support for the production of sustainable aviation fuels (SAFs). “We believe UK SAF production has the chance to become a domestic success story, but the government needs to act now to ensure manufacturers get the price certainty needed to [...]
Jet maker Embraer reaffirms full-year forecast after increased deliveries November 7, 2022 Embraer has reaffirmed its full-year forecast as it increased quarterly deliveries compared with 2021 levels. The Brazilian jet maker said today it shipped 10 commercial aircraft and 23 executive jets in the three months to the end of September – up 10 per cent from last year’s delivery volumes. The company’s order backlog stood at [...]
35 Just Stop Oil activists held over M25 chaos: ‘This isn’t policing protest, it’s a crime operation’ November 7, 2022 35 Just Stop Oil activists have been arrested after breaking a High Court injunction banning them from protest on the M25. Campaigners from the environmental group climbed on to gantries on the motorway, closing it in multiple sections at around 8am this morning. Just Stop Oil said it had launched actions in six locations around [...]
Ryanair remains cautious about future despite record half-year November 7, 2022 Ryanair has remained cautious about its future despite posting a record half-year performance. Driven by an exceptional summer traffic, the low-cost carrier’s after tax earnings jumped to €1.37bn (£1.20bn) – up from a €48m net loss last year. Even though slightly below analysts’ consensus, this was its highest half-year results ever, as it surpassed the [...]