Heatwave: So, just how hot is it on the Central Line today? July 19, 2022 It’s hot. Really very hot. But how hot it is it on the Central Line? The east-west line is renowned as the capital’s warmest tube line, with a combination of stuffy carriages and lost teenage tourists contributing an overwhelming sense of dread whenever one is forced to use it in the summer. With a heatwave [...]
Manufacturers call for EU trading reset to be top of new PM’s to do list July 18, 2022 Industry leaders are urging the new Prime Minister to renew trading relationships with the European Union after new research showed it remained the “dominant” market for manufacturing exports. A study by Make UK and business advisory firm BDO suggested that regions which voted for Brexit have increased their dependence on the EU for manufacturing exports, [...]
Eurostar sees faster than expected business travel rebound July 18, 2022 Business travellers are once again letting the train take the strain, with Eurostar reporting numbers heading back to pre-pandemic highs. The St. Pancras operator’s newest data suggests business travel has returned to 70 per cent of 2019 levels, with 80 per cent of business passengers expecting to travel more or the same than in 2019, [...]
Ex-No. 10 comms chief Jack Doyle heads for Square Mile PR firm July 18, 2022 A FORMER Daily Mail political journalist who became Boris Johnson’s Director of Communications will take a senior role at City PR firm Headland, City A.M. can reveal. Jack Doyle, who resigned from an embattled Downing Street in February, will become a partner at the Cannon Street outfit. Doyle is the latest in a line of [...]
Walsh: Heads must roll if airport chaos repeated next year July 17, 2022 OUTSPOKEN global aviation boss Willie Walsh laid into Heathrow management again this weekend, warning that any repeat of this year’s chaos should see bosses given the boot. The Hounslow airport has been bruised and battered by passenger demand outstripping expectations, leaving staff shortages, last-minute delays and myriad stories of travel chaos on social media. “If [...]
Negotiators work round the clock to thrash out Scandi air strike solution July 17, 2022 AILING airline SAS and pilot unions continued talks over new collective agreements yesterday after negotiations through the night, a union representative told reporters as a strike entered its fourteenth day. Most SAS pilots in Sweden, Denmark and Norway walked out on 4 July after talks over conditions related to the Scandinavian carrier’s rescue plan collapsed. [...]
Boeing trims airline market forecasts July 17, 2022 US AIRPLANE maker Boeing has trimmed its projected industrywide demand for airplanes over the next 20 years, but said it expects deliveries to be stable excluding the Russian market. Boeing projects airlines worldwide will need 41,170 new airplanes over 20 years with half of the deliveries for replacement aircraft, and with single-aisle aircraft accounting for [...]
Ex-F1 boss Eddie Jordan mulls second approach for Playtech July 17, 2022 Ex-Formula One team boss Eddie Jordan is reportedly considering a second approach for gaming software firm Playtech. JKO Play, a consortium led by Jordan and gambling executive Keith O’Loughlin, came close to making a 750p per share offer for Playtech, but pulled out of the bidding process in January. It is understood, however, that JKO [...]
Italian President refuses to accept Mario Draghi’s resignation as PM July 14, 2022 Italy’s President has sensationally declined to accept Mario Draghi’s resignation as Prime Minister, further plunging the country into political uncertainty. Draghi made a statement this evening to say the “national unity” coalition which supported him as PM no longer exists after the Five Star movement, which had supported the coalition, pulled out of a confidence [...]
Last-minute funding deal for TfL but still no sign of long-term agreement July 13, 2022 Transport for London (TfL) has received yet another short-term extension to its funding deal from central government just hours before an existing bailout was set to expire. “We have today agreed with the government that our existing funding agreement will be extended until 28 July 2022 so these discussions can be continued,” the public body said today. It [...]
