British Airways threatens to strip pilots perks if they strike September 7, 2019 British Airways has warned its pilots that there will be sanctions against those participating in strike actions scheduled to begin next week. The airline emailed its 4,300 pilots late on Friday to warn that they will lose generous travel perks for themselves and their families for three years, according to the Financial Times. Read more: [...]
British Airways strikes: No 10 tells BA and pilots to ‘sort out’ dispute September 6, 2019 Downing Street has urged British Airways and its pilots to “sort out” the pay dispute behind a planned series of strikes starting next week. “The unions and BA need to get round the table and sort this out. The public would expect nothing less,” said Number 10. Read more: British Airways strikes and IT glitches [...]
British Airways strikes and IT glitches dent BA’s reputation September 6, 2019 The reputation of British Airways plummeted to a four-year low last month in the wake of strikes and IT failure that left passengers stranded. BA has fallen from 31st to 55th of the 65 companies in the airlines reputation index of reputation intelligence company alva since 1 January 2016. Read more: British Airways strikes: Pilots [...]
Shaun Bailey confirms he will increase Tube fares – but says a price hike is already coming September 5, 2019 Tory mayoral candidate Shaun Bailey has confirmed he would put up Tube fares after saying the current mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, would do the same. Bailey, who is looking to replace Khan as London mayor in next year’s election, said a Transport for London (TfL) fare hike was a “done deal”. Read more: Shaun [...]
Minister will make ‘go, no-go’ decision on HS2 in December September 5, 2019 Transport secretary Grant Shapps has he will make a “go, no-go” decision on controversial high-speed rail project HS2 in December after a government-ordered review. Speaking to MPs today Shapps said that the review will look at HS2’s affordability, deliver ability, benefits, scope and phasing. Read more: HS2 needs a radical rethink to give Britain better [...]
Boeing 737 Max: Europe ‘will not accept’ FAA’s safety decision on grounded jet September 5, 2019 Europe’s aviation safety regulator will insist on running its own tests on Boeing’s troubled 737 Max before allowing it to fly again, rather than accepting the verdict of its US counterpart. Read more: Boeing admits sensor malfunctioned on both fatal 737 Max crashes Such a decision from the European Aviation Safety Agency’s (Easa) could dash [...]
No time left to appoint new firm for Southeastern franchise, says Go-Ahead September 5, 2019 The government does not have the time to run a full competition for the Southeastern rail franchise before it expires next April, the chief executive of incumbent operator Go-Ahead has warned. David Brown said it would be “slightly wrong” and “counter-intuitive” for the Department for Transport (DfT) to bring in a new operator for the [...]
Engie fined £2m for rigging gas prices September 5, 2019 French energy giant Engie was fined this morning after regulator Ofgem found it had manipulated gas prices in 2016. A trader at the company had spoofed the market between June and August that year, Ofgem found. Read more: Ofgem slaps suppliers Economy Energy and E with £850,000 fine for competition breaches The trader had placed [...]
Electric car sales charge ahead with record monthly demand September 5, 2019 More electric cars were sold in Britain last month than ever before, as zero-emission car sales rose fivefold amid an otherwise subdued automotive market. Zero emission car sales came to 3,147 vehicles in August compared to just 659 this time last year, as the release of several new models over the summer boosted demand, including [...]
British Airways strikes: Pilots could call off action if BA considers pay offer September 5, 2019 British Airline pilots who are threatening to strike next week have said the industrial action could be averted if the airline considers a new pay offer it has put forward. Pilots who are members of the British Airline Pilots’ Association (Balpa) are due to strike on 9, 10 and 27 September but have said they [...]