IBM and Vodafone’s $550m joint venture secures first deal August 28, 2019 IBM and Vodafone’s $550m partnership has signed its first contract, an eight-year partnership with National Express. The deal is intended to ensure that the UK-based leading transport provider can “adapt to today’s digitally savvy customers”. IBM and Vodafone joined forces in January of this year, bringing together their respective strengths in connectivity and hybrid cloud [...]
Bechtel removes legal block to allow HS2 to sign £1.3bn contract August 28, 2019 American engineering giant Bechtel has withdrawn its legal bid to prevent HS2 signing a contract for one of its key London stations. HS2 has been unable to sign a £1.3bn contract for Old Oak Common station with Balfour Beatty, Vinci Construction and Systra ever since rival bidder Bechtel launched a legal challenge over the entire [...]
Near-miss: Passenger jet ‘narrowly avoided’ hitting drone at Gatwick airport in April August 28, 2019 An Airbus passenger jet carrying as many as 186 passengers was forced to take evasive action to avoid a drone as it approached Gatwick airport, it has emerged. The airliner was flying at 518 metres towards the West Sussex airport on 28 April when the pilot saw a dark-coloured drone and made a banking turn [...]
Former Uber driverless guru charged with stealing secrets from Google August 27, 2019 One of Uber’s former star engineers is facing years in prison after he was yesterday charged with stealing secrets from Google. Anthony Levandowski, one of the world’s leading developers of driverless technology, allegedly took information with him when he left the search giant’s Waymo unit. Read more: Car crash: Uber shows record loss in new [...]
Jubilee Line suspended after man suffers head injury at Baker Street August 27, 2019 The Jubilee Line was part-suspended this afternoon after a man suffered a serious head injury at Baker Street station. Service were suspended between Finchley Road and Waterloo while emergency services dealt with a casualty on the track, the Jubilee Line Twitter account said. In an update, it said: “The train involved in the incident has [...]
Munich airport reopens terminals following security breach August 27, 2019 Terminals 1 and 2 at Munich airport have reopened after four hours following a security breach earlier this morning. Approximately 130 flights were cancelled after federal police ordered the cessation of passenger handling in Terminal 2 and in two areas of Terminal 1 after a passenger opened an emergency exit door to Terminal 2 this [...]
Regulator raps British Airways over flight cancellation confusion August 27, 2019 British Airways has been rebuked by the UK’s aviation regulator for telling customers that they will be unable to travel on strike days early next month. BA pilots who are members of the British Airline Pilots’ Association (Balpa) are set to strike on 9, 10 and 27 September in a row over pay and working [...]
Boeing 737 Max: First customer lawsuit comes in against plane maker as Russian firm sues August 27, 2019 Boeing is facing its first lawsuit from an aviation industry customer of its Boeing 737 Max, after a Russian firm that ordered 35 planes is said to have sued it for breach of contract. Avia Capital Services, an aircraft leasing company that is a subsidiary of Russian firm Rostec, made an order for 35 Max [...]
South Western Railway to be hit by four days of strikes August 27, 2019 South Western Railway (SWR) is to be hit by four days of strike action from this Friday in the ongoing row over guard safety. Guards and drivers who are members of the RMT rail union have been told not to go to work from one minute past midnight on Friday 30 August to one minute [...]
Government ‘knew for years’ that HS2 will blow its budget August 27, 2019 The government has known for years that HS2, Britain’s controversial new high speed railway, is running over budget and behind schedule, it is reported. The Department for Transport (DfT) and HS2’s managers knew at least as early as 2016 about the project’s troubled outlook, according to documents seen by the BBC. Read more: Why it’s [...]