By: Guy Taylor

Transport Reporter Guy Taylor is the Transport and Infrastructure Correspondent at City A.M. He has interviewed key figures in UK aviation and rail and has a particular interest in investigative reporting. He was highly commended in MHP's 30 to watch award for young journalists in 2025.

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Gatwick boss says airport is prepped to avoid chaos – despite strikes and cancellations

July 16, 2023

Gatwick’s boss has said that the airport is not expecting further flight cancellations over the busy summer season. Speaking to the Sunday Times, Stewart Wingate said “I haven’t had any discussions with any other airlines [about cancellations].” He added: “I think that from the perspective of passengers, if there’s a need for an airline to [...]
Shapps to ask supermarkets to ‘explain themselves’ over pump price hikes

July 16, 2023

Supermarket bosses are set for showdown talks with the government next week over soaring prices at the pumps. Energy Secretary Grant Shapps will meet with chiefs from Asda, Sainsbury’s, Morrisons and Tesco, with the minister vowing to slam “the brakes down on the mistreatment of motorists.” In a column in The Sun, Shapps said he [...]
Uber reveals UK profit for the first time: £32 million

July 16, 2023

Uber booked £3.4 billion in revenue from the UK segment of its business last year, it has been revealed.
Rail strikes: Lynch says government hasn’t spoken to RMT since January

July 16, 2023

Rail strike misery looks set to continue for commuters after Mick Lynch, the RMT’s general secretary, said the government had not spoken to him about finding a resolution since the start of the year. Speaking on Sky News’ Sophy Ridge on Sunday Programme, Lynch said that there has been “no contact. They seem to pick [...]
Network Rail told to shape up as watchdog warns it is in ‘sustained decline’

July 13, 2023

There has been a “sustained decline” in Network Rail’s performance over the last year, with delays worsening and a worsening of its infrastructure, the sector’s watchdog has said. Network Rail, which oversees Britain’s rail infrastructure system, “missed” many of its yearly targets and has overseen an increase in delays in all five of its regions, [...]
Bosch partners with Nikola Motors in £2.1bn hydrogen deal

July 13, 2023

Bosch has unveiled a major new push towards hydrogen technology, unveiling an investment of €2.5 billion (£2.1bn) and a partnership with US electric truck firm Nikola. The technology giant is aiming to generate €5 billion (£4.2bn) in sales of hydrogen technology by 2030, with today marking the start of production of fuel-cell modules – which [...]
More London underground workers to strike in July

July 13, 2023

More London underground workers will strike this month in an escalation of the ongoing dispute over pay and pensions. The Unite Union said today that members in engineering, maintenance and management positions on the service will walk out on 26 July and 28 July. It is calling for no job losses on the underground following [...]
MusicMagpie hit by postal strikes and inflation – but there are reasons to be cheerful

July 13, 2023

Online retailer MusicMagpie was hit hard by postal strikes and low consumer confidence, although an “improved trading performance” after February saw a strong rebound. MusicMagpie – who specialise in consumer tech and disc media – said revenues were at £61.9m, down from £71.3m last year. Total gross profit for the group was also slightly lower, [...]
Global Airlines to focus on business travel as it muscles in on UK-US route

July 13, 2023

A new airline has said it will focus on business travel, offering more perks and products, as it looks to muscle in on the transatlantic travel market. “As far as I see it I don’t think that anyone’s really offering the complete package to a corporate traveller, who would be going across the pond,” James [...]
Airports are raising drop-off charges to record highs – so which London hubs are cashing in?

July 13, 2023

Drivers taking relatives and friends to the airport should “brace themselves” for record drop-off charges this summer, the breakdown firm RAC has warned. The RAC’s investigation, which analysed charges across the UK’s busiest airports, reveals seven in 21 airports have hiked fees in the last year, with London Stansted topping the table at £7. Airports [...]

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