Gatwick Airport train station to get £150m revamp July 8, 2019 Gatwick Airport train station is to receive a £150m upgrade after the government agreed to the cash injection to reduce delays and congestion. The revamp, which will double the size of the station concourse, widen two platforms and increase the number of lifts, is designed to reduce congestion and overcrowding as the UK’s second largest [...]
British Airways looks to avert disruption of pilot strikes during busy summer months July 8, 2019 British Airways today began talks with pilots in an attempt to stop them striking over the summer. Pilots met company representatives at the conciliation service Acas after rejecting a pay increase of 11.5 per cent over three years. The airline has said the pay rise is “fair and generous”. Read more: Oman Air beats British [...]
Tube chaos: Commuters complain of overcrowding after Northern Line suspended July 8, 2019 Londoners have faced a chaotic commute this morning after the Northern Line was suspended. A signal failure meant there was no southbound service between Moorgate and Kennington, and no northbound service between Kennington and Charing Cross. Read more: Tube drivers get ear defenders for ‘screeching’ Underground lines Transport for London recommended commuters avoid the line [...]
Saudi airline scraps bumper 737 Max order in blow for Boeing July 7, 2019 Low-cost Saudi Arabian airline Flyadeal has cancelled a $6bn (£4.8bn) order for 30 Boeing 737 Max jets in a major blow for the troubled aerospace giant. Read more: Boeing 737 Max jet hits fresh setback before test flights Flyadeal began to reconsider its provisional order for the grounded 737 Max jets following crashes in Indonesia [...]
Energy supplier E.On apologises for ‘error’ revealing 498 customers’ email addresses July 6, 2019 Energy firm E.On has apologised after including hundreds of customers’ email addresses in requests for their meter readings. The emails should have been sent to individuals only, but included another 497 recipients due to a “system error” with the automated service, E.On said. Read more: Ranked: The best and worst energy suppliers in the UK [...]
EU clears Virgin’s Flybe takeover after buyer assuages monopoly concerns July 5, 2019 The Virgin-led acquisition of Flybe received the green light from the European Commission today. Read more: Connect Airways appoints new CEO ahead of EU approval Antitrust officials gave the go-ahead despite raising competition concerns regarding certain routes becoming so-called quasi-monopolies. Connect Airways – a consortium of Virgin Atlantic, Stobart Aviation and US private equity firm [...]
BMW chief executive set to step down July 5, 2019 Car giant BMW is set to start the search for a new chief executive after its boss said he will step down in April next year. Harald Krueger, 53, will leave at the end of his current five-year contract, the company said in a statement today. Read more: BMW flashes warning lights as mounting tech [...]
Person dies after being hit by Victoria Line train July 5, 2019 The Victoria Line is part suspended with severe delays this morning, causing severe disruption during rush hour after a person died after being hit by a train. Transport for London (TfL) warned commuters there was no service between Walthamstow Central and Seven Sisters while emergency services attended the incident. Severe delays hit the rest of [...]
John Menzies shares plunge after profit warning July 5, 2019 UK aviation services firm John Menzies has said it expects profits for the full year to be lower than the year before, citing challenges in the aviation market. Read more: Boeing 737 Max jet hits fresh setback before test flights In a statement this morning the company said performance for the first half had been [...]
Thames Water execs pocket £800k bonus as 650 jobs at risk July 4, 2019 Top Thames Water executives are set to pocket nearly £800,000 in bonuses this year as the utilities firm prepares to cut 650 jobs. Thames Water yesterday announced that 350 employees could be made redundant and a further 300 roles may be phased out through an employment freeze and the termination of contractor roles. Read more: [...]