All aboard the blame train: Government, regulator and train firms all failed in rail chaos September 20, 2018 The government, regulators and the owner of the rail network were all part of a comedy of errors which led to chaos on Britain’s railways earlier this year, according to a review of the disruption published today. The report by Office of Rail and Road (ORR) boss Stephen Glaister into the chaotic timetable change which [...]
All aboard the blame train: Government, regulator and train firms all failed in rail chaos September 20, 2018 The government, regulators and the owner of the rail network were all part of a comedy of errors which led to chaos on Britain’s railways earlier this year, according to a review of the disruption published today. The report by Office of Rail and Road (ORR) boss Stephen Glaister into the chaotic timetable change which [...]
Cathay Pacific sees the funny side after spelling its name wrong on side of airplane September 19, 2018 Cathay Pacific sent a plane back to the painters today after spotting a typo in its logo adorning the side of the jet. Travellers clocked the spelling error at Hong Kong International Airport and notified the airline, which said it would be giving the plane a hasty paint job. Oops this special livery won’t last [...]
Cathay Pacific sees the funny side after spelling its name wrong on side of airplane September 19, 2018 Cathay Pacific sent a plane back to the painters today after spotting a typo in its logo adorning the side of the jet. Travellers clocked the spelling error at Hong Kong International Airport and notified the airline, which said it would be giving the plane a hasty paint job. Oops this special livery won’t last [...]
Ryanair investor Royal London to oppose re-election of airline’s chair at AGM September 19, 2018 Royal London Asset Management (RLAM) is the latest Ryanair investor to pledge to vote against the re-election of the airline's long-serving chairman David Bonderman at its AGM tomorrow. Royal London said it was concerned with Ryanair’s corporate governance and "poor stakeholder management". "We have had long-standing issues with the independence of Ryanair’s board and with the extent [...]
Ryanair investor Royal London to oppose re-election of airline’s chair at AGM September 19, 2018 Royal London Asset Management (RLAM) is the latest Ryanair investor to pledge to vote against the re-election of the airline's long-serving chairman David Bonderman at its AGM tomorrow. Royal London said it was concerned with Ryanair’s corporate governance and "poor stakeholder management". "We have had long-standing issues with the independence of Ryanair’s board and with the extent [...]
Ditch talk of a ‘no-deal’ Brexit to spare motor industry £5bn tariffs, pleads trade body September 19, 2018 The car industry body has urged Theresa May to ditch talk of a "no-deal" Brexit, saying it would lead to £5bn tariffs for a sector that is already in trouble. The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) said a no-deal Brexit – in which the UK would crash out of the EU on terms set [...]
Ditch talk of a ‘no-deal’ Brexit to spare motor industry £5bn tariffs, pleads trade body September 19, 2018 The car industry body has urged Theresa May to ditch talk of a "no-deal" Brexit, saying it would lead to £5bn tariffs for a sector that is already in trouble. The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) said a no-deal Brexit – in which the UK would crash out of the EU on terms set [...]
Babcock shares rise as it stays on track to engineer revenue growth September 19, 2018 Engineering services firm Babcock saw shares tick upwards on news it remains on track to deliver slightly higher revenue while cutting debt. The engineering services firm’s order book stands at around £18bn while the firm has £14bn in its pipeline of opportunities, it said in its trading update for the six months to the end [...]
Babcock shares rise as it stays on track to engineer revenue growth September 19, 2018 Engineering services firm Babcock saw shares tick upwards on news it remains on track to deliver slightly higher revenue while cutting debt. The engineering services firm’s order book stands at around £18bn while the firm has £14bn in its pipeline of opportunities, it said in its trading update for the six months to the end [...]