Blue skies for UAL as chief sees upturn October 21, 2009 UAL, the company which owns US airline United Airlines, reported a slump in traffic and earnings yesterday, but said it was beginning to see signs that business travel could soon improve. The number of passengers flying with the carrier fell 2.9 per cent for the third quarter, it said, while revenue slumped 20.3 per cent [...]
Speculation is driving the price of oil October 21, 2009 OIL’S break through to $80 per barrel earlier this week was attributed to yet another bout of dollar weakness in forex markets, or a strong gasoline inventory draw-down in the US. But looking at the truly fundamental factors – the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries’ (Opec) spare production capacity standing at a whopping 5.5m [...]
PRINCELY NEWCOMER JOINS CITY CLUB SCENE October 21, 2009 WORK hard and play hard has long been the City’s mantra, so dedicated party-goers will be happy to hear that a new club is coming to town. It’s not just any old dive, either – we’re talking about a true A-list hotspot, from the people behind Prince Harry’s favourite nightspot Mahiki. Clubowners Nick House and [...]
NEARLY THERE NOW October 21, 2009 JEFF GALVINWE FOLLOW THE GALVIN BROTHERS AS THEY COUNT DOWN TO THE OPENING OF THEIR NEW CITY RESTAURANT WE are now counting down the weeks until we open and tensions are running high. The site is a hive of activity with builders, designers, architects, surveyors, and kitchen fitters, each with their own deadlines and job [...]
Blue skies ahead for BAA as Gatwick sale is set to take off October 18, 2009 GLOBAL Infrastructure Partners (GIP) could snap up Gatwick as early as tomorrow, after months of talks. Airport owner BAA, which is disposing of the London hub after a ruling from the Competition Commission (CC), is thrashing out the final details of the sale with GIP, including the price tag. BAA, which is owned by Spanish [...]
Pirc raises concerns over Sky October 15, 2009 BSKYB investors were yesterday urged to oppose the re-election of five of its board members and to vote against the firm’s remuneration report at its annual meeting next week. Investor body Pirc issued an alert expressing its concerns over a lack of independent representation on BSKB’s board, because a number of non-executive directors have links [...]
Classy Chelsea can teach O’Neill’s Villains a lesson October 15, 2009 ASTON VILLA vs CHELSEATOMORROW 12.45PM, SKY SPORTS 1IF I had said at the start of the season that come mid-October both Chelsea and Aston Villa would have lost to Wigan, I would have been laughed out of town. However, the Blues dropped their first points of the season at the DW Stadium a couple of [...]
ITV LOSES ITS X-FACTOR October 12, 2009 ITV’s epic search for new leadership hit a fresh low yesterday after Sir Michael Bishop ruled himself out of the running for chairman. And chief operating officer John Cresswell – who was yesterday appointed interim chief executive – said he would leave as soon as the role was filled permanently, ending ITV’s best chance of [...]
New York comes to Docklands October 12, 2009 Lower East Liquor Bar28 Westferry Circus, E14 8RRTel: 020 7536 2862 FOODSERVICEATMOSPHERECost in restaurant per person without wine: £25 THE Docklands’ great trump card, when it comes to leisure and lifestyle, is the river. Residents have access to the best views in town, immaculate riverside running paths and access to water transport (how jolly). Now [...]
SKY SONGS LAUNCHES October 11, 2009 BSkyB is set to launch Sky Songs, a digital music service it hopes will challenge Apple’s iTunes and Spotify. BSkyB, headed by Jeremy Darroch, (above) said yesterday the service, which will go live on 19 October, offers users unlimited streaming, plus download-to-own tracks and albums from £6.49 a month. Music from all four major music [...]