Commuters suffer rush hour chaos as Tube lines hit by severe delays March 26, 2019 Commuters were left to contend with a nightmare journey this morning as a signal failure struck multiple Tube lines down with delays. Read more: This London Tube map shows the busiest times at stations in the morning Severe delays hit the Circle Line, Hammersmith & City Line and the Metropolitan Line after a signal systems [...]
Government sets aside nearly £5m to help boost business case for Crossrail extension to Kent March 25, 2019 The government has pledged £4.85m to help local firms develop the businesses case for a Crossrail extension to Ebbsfleet in Kent. The delayed £17.6bn Elizabeth Line will stretch from Abbey Wood in the east to Heathrow in the west when it is due to open around 2020. A number of MPs and local businesses, including [...]
Passengers bemused after BA flight bound for Dusseldorf lands in Edinburgh March 25, 2019 Passengers on a British Airways flight bound for Dusseldorf in Germany this morning got a nasty shock when their plane landed in Edinburgh – 844 kilometres from its correct destination. The flight, operated by WDL Aviation for BA, departed London City Airport at 7.46am this morning, and should have arrived in Dusseldorf less than an [...]
Govia upgrades old electric trains with new £240m Siemens fleet March 25, 2019 Some of Britain's oldest electric trains have been replaced with a new £240m fleet to be used by passengers on the Great Northern route between Moorgate and Hertfordshire. Train operator Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) has invested the sum in a batch of new trains that will replace those that first came into service in 1976 between now [...]
Norwegian boss Bjorn Kjos hints at retirement after months of turbulence March 25, 2019 The chief executive of Norwegian Air Shuttle has said he is open to retiring just a week after the company’s chairman stepped down during a tough time for the carrier. “I am deep in overtime. I should have retired a long time ago. There is a time for everything, but it’s perhaps not only my [...]
Jet Airways shares jump after chairman Naresh Goyal agrees to stand down from board March 25, 2019 Jet Airways chairman Naresh Goyal is to step down from the board of the India airline, as state-run banks move in on a rescue deal. Goyal will also reduce his stake in the Indian carrier, which has run into financial trouble and is struggling to pay employees, suppliers and leasing companies. Its debt exceeds $1bn (£750m). In [...]
Qatar Airways holds off on Boeing delivery until cause of 737 Max crashes is known March 25, 2019 Qatar Airways has delayed the delivery of a Boeing 737 Max jet until the cause of the second fatal crash involving the plane in six months has been established. Chief executive Akbar al-Baker said the shipment, due in April, will not go ahead “until we know exactly what the result of the investigation is and how [...]
Wow Air cancels flights amid breakdown in takeover talks March 25, 2019 Budget airline Wow Air has cancelled flights this morning as its fate hangs in the balance. A flight from Gatwick to the Icelandic capital Reykjavik, where the airline is based, has been cancelled, the Independent reported this morning. Wow Air is struggling to stay afloat after an acquisition bid by US private equity firm Indigo Partners fell [...]
Global aircraft deliveries at highest year-to-date level since 2015 March 25, 2019 Global aircraft deliveries have hit the highest level since 2015 so far this year, according to the latest figures, however, trade organisation ADS has warned that Brexit could risk the UK’s reputation in the sector. Read more: Malaysia, Singapore and Australia ban Boeing plane after Ethiopia crash Last month there were 98 deliveries by global [...]
Shell switches 700,000 customers to renewables as it rebrands First Utility March 25, 2019 Energy supplier First Utility has switched more than 700,000 homes to renewable electricity this morning as the company rebrands as Shell Energy. The firm, which has been owned by Shell for just over a year, officially changed its name with Companies House on Friday, before the big rebrand this morning. Read more: Shell completes its deal [...]