Brewdog boss accused of inappropriate behaviour by staff in BBC documentary January 24, 2022 Brewdog’s boss has been accused of behaving inappropriately with female staff and customers by former employees. In BBC’s Disclosure documentary, several members of the Brewdog’s US staff said they saw CEO and co-founder James Watt giving private, late-night tours of the US brewery to customers. Dylan Gray, a former manager at Brewdog Franklinton in Ohio, [...]
Sony Music Entertainment buys Bob Dylan’s entire catalogue of tunes January 24, 2022 Sony Music Entertainment has bought Bob Dylan’s entire back catalogue of recorded music, as well as the rights to several future releases, in a figureless deal. It follows Lionel Richie cutting a deal with Universal Music in November, after a string of lofty deals over the course of 2021, as record labels battle it out [...]
Airlines to run more flights this summer to keep hold of coveted take-off slots January 24, 2022 Airlines will be forced to run more flights this summer, no matter their passenger numbers, in a bid to keep hold of coveted take-off and landing slots. Carriers must use their flight slots at least 70 per cent of the time, transport secretary Grant Shapps has announced, up from at least 50 per cent of [...]
‘Britain is back in business’: Covid-19 tests for vaccinated travellers scrapped January 24, 2022 Fully vaccinated travellers flying into England will no longer require Covid-19 tests, Boris Johnson has confirmed. The government had been due to review the pandemic travel rules, amid calls from the aviation industry to cut curbs. Chief executives at Ryanair, Easyjet, British Airways, Virgin Atlantic and Jet2 have sought assurance from government today that it [...]
Ryanair to return to profit with hopes of flying 165m passengers this year, says boss January 24, 2022 Ryanair’s boss expects to return to profit this year, as the Irish airline looks to fly 165m passengers. Chief executive Michael O’Leary has forecast carrier occupancy to climb to between 90 per cent and 95 per cent this summer. The budget airline will once again be profitable once occupancy reaches 80 per cent, O’Leary told [...]
Aviation chiefs call for ‘new normal’ now with testing ditched for fully-jabbed fliers January 24, 2022 AIRLINE bosses have called on the government to rule out the introduction of border closures even if a new Covid-19 variant emerges. The government last week brought an end to so-called Plan B restrictions, which saw self-isolation rules and work from home guidance scrapped. With the UK believed to be past the peak of the [...]
Airline bosses call on government to rule out more border closures January 24, 2022 Airline bosses have called on government to rule out the introduction of border closures even if a new Covid-19 variant emerges, as the UK begins to put the pandemic behind it. Government last week brought an end to so-called Plan B restrictions, which saw self-isolation rules and work from home guidance scrapped. With signs of [...]
Timber titans: City of London bosses mull wooden skyscrapers in sustainability push January 23, 2022 City of London planning bosses are reportedly mulling wooden skyscrapers, as developers look to shrink their carbon footprint by moving away from steel and concrete. The so-called ‘plyscrapers’ are popular in Norway, Sweden, Singapore and Japan, and can reach several hundred feet high. The move could invite a host of new architecture to the Square [...]
City Moves: Who’s switching jobs in the Square Mile this week? January 21, 2022 City A.M.’s Millie Turner provides a roundup of the most important hires and job moves across the City, every morning. Email citymoves@cityam.com to be featured. CISI The Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI) has confirmed that its long serving CEO Simon Culhane will step down. Handing over the reins in September, Culhane will depart the top role after 18 years. Culhane, who grew CISI’s [...]
Conservatives get cold feet over new City Hall, with £14m transformation unfinished January 20, 2022 London’s new City Hall opened today to mixed reviews, as the building remains unfinished amid its £14m transformation. The building, based in the Royal Docks and formerly a conference centre, is not expected to be completed until the end of February. “I’m excited today that we are opening this new chapter in City Hall’s and [...]
