Heathrow unveils plans for extra 25,000 flights a year in new consultation for expansion January 8, 2019 Heathrow Airport has outlined plans to add up to 25,000 flights a year to its schedule before its controversial third runway is built. A consultation into expansion, released today, unveils plans that would enable the airport to use not just the arrivals runway for landings, but also the departures runway to boost capacity. The proposal refers [...]
Budget airline Norwegian to offer free Wi-Fi on long-haul flights January 8, 2019 Norwegian has started the new year on a high by introducing free Wi-Fi on board its long-haul aircraft based at Gatwick airport. Passengers flying between Europe, the US, South America and Asia will be able to stay connected with either a free or premium Wi-Fi package while on board its Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner and 737 MAX aircraft. Read [...]
Oracle founder Larry Ellison reveals billion-dollar stake in Tesla January 8, 2019 The founder of software giant Oracle has disclosed a stake in the US' most shorted public company Tesla, worth approximately $1bn (£784.1m). The news, published in a filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), comes after Larry Ellison joined Tesla's board in December. Ellison is a long-time friend of Musk, and is currently [...]
Police handed new powers to tackle illegal drones after Gatwick chaos January 8, 2019 Police are to get additional powers to help combat the illegal use of drones following the mass disruption at Gatwick airport last month. Thousands of flights were grounded at Gatwick between 19 December and 21 December after drones were repeatedly sighted close to the runway. Read more: Gatwick and Heathrow spend millions to avoid more [...]
DEBATE: Should we celebrate the fact that car sales are down for the second year running? January 8, 2019 Should we celebrate the fact that car sales are down for the second year running? Benedict Spence, a freelance writer, says YES. For all the talk of a fall in car sales in the UK, well over two million new vehicles were registered in Britain last year. It’s a staggering number, and it was only a [...]
Loan taken out by GLA to save Crossrail would have put pressure on TfL’s credit rating, finance boss admits January 7, 2019 The Greater London Authority (GLA) agreed to take on a £1.4bn loan to save Crossrail to protect Transport for London's (TfL) less robust credit rating, it has been admitted. At a meeting of the London Assembly's budget and performance committee, chair of the transport committee Caroline Pidgeon asked why it was the GLA that was taking [...]
Aston Martin hires supply chain chief and considers flying in car parts to prepare for no-deal Brexit January 7, 2019 Luxury carmaker Aston Martin has kicked into motion its Brexit contingency plans as the threat of a no-deal Brexit draws ever closer. Aston Martin's chief executive Andy Palmer told Reuters it had hired a supply chain chief and was considering flying in components to deal with the effects of Britain crashing out of the EU without [...]
Battersea Power Station set to start energy production after 37 dormant years January 7, 2019 The chimneys of Battersea Power Station will work once more when the site starts producing energy again in 2020, three and a half decades since the factory went quiet. The Grade II*-listed building is at the heart of a 42-acre redevelopment project that will introduce a six-acre park, a town square, a new Tube station as [...]
Lorries embark on no-deal Brexit test run to Dover January 7, 2019 Nearly 90 lorries took part in a no-deal Brexit test run this morning to help the government prepare for potential Dover traffic jams after the UK leaves the EU in March. The first wave of 89 lorries set off on the 20-mile journey between the disused Manston Airport and the Port of Dover at 8am, [...]
Tesla to break ground on Shanghai Gigafactory today, says Elon Musk January 7, 2019 Tesla shares rose at least four per cent today on the news that the company planned to break ground at its Shanghai Gigafactory and drive forward plans to build Model 3 electric vehicles in China by the end of the year. Initial construction of the $2bn (£1.57bn) factory will be completed this summer, Tesla chief executive Elon Musk [...]