Abellio agrees to sell 40 per cent of Greater Anglia franchise to Japanese firm Mitsui January 17, 2017 Abellio is selling 40 per cent of its Greater Anglia rail franchise to Japanese firm Mitsui. Managing director Dominic Booth said the company had "fulfilled our long-standing objective" of running the franchise as a 60:40 joint venture and the deal will deliver "significant improvements" for Greater Anglia's customers. Abellio won the Greater Anglia franchise again [...]
Finnair’s UK ambitions take flight with Flybe codeshare extension January 17, 2017 Finland's flag carrier has bolstered a codesharing deal with Flybe to amp up its UK connectivity. Finnair is extending its UK network with new codeshare services on Flybe flights between several European cities and the UK. The airline's codes will be added to the following Flybe services when a Finnair flight is also included in [...]
Rolls-Royce’s shares spike over seven per cent as company says 2016 profit will trump expectations January 17, 2017 Shares in Rolls-Royce rose as much as 7.7 per cent to 716.7p this morning, after the firm settled bribery claims on three continents and said its profit for 2016 will beat expectations. The engineering giant announced yesterday it had reached, in principle, a £671m deal with regulators to settle allegations of bribery and corruption. The investigations [...]
Want to skip congestion? Airbus is working on it with its flying car prototype January 17, 2017 Gridlocked roads and congestion might be a signature of busy cities, but Airbus hopes it'll have a way to circumvent that – sooner rather than later. The aerospace giant has said it's got plans to test a prototype of a self-piloted flying car by the end of the year. It got the wheels – or wings [...]
Are you travelling with Britain’s worst train operator? Here’s the definitive list January 17, 2017 Southern's customer satisfaction has plummeted on everything from punctuality to reliability and seat availability. According to Which?'s annual rail survey, the train operator recorded its lowest ever score of 21 per cent customer satisfaction, down from 44 per cent last year. It received one star ratings for seat availability, frequency, punctuality, reliability and value for [...]
Donald Trump’s 35 per cent border tax threat hits shares in German car companies January 16, 2017 President-elect Donald Trump's warning that he'll impose a 35 per cent border tax on vehicles imported to the US has buffeted German car firms' shares. Trump had told German newspaper Bild: "If you want to build cars in the world, then I wish you all the best. You can build cars for the United States, but [...]
Union reps and Tube bosses get talks underway to try and stop a repeat of last week’s Tube strike chaos January 16, 2017 Commuters, keep your fingers crossed for talks today aimed at avoiding the Tube chaos of last week, when a 24-hour walkout shut down numerous Zone 1 stations. The talks, at conciliation service Acas, are taking place to try and hash out a resolution to the dispute over staffing levels at stations. Officials from the Rail, [...]
The UK is testing Fiat Chrysler’s Jeep Grand Cherokee model after US emissions accusations January 16, 2017 The Department for Transport (DfT) said it will be running tests on the Fiat Chrysler's Jeep Grand Cherokee model in the wake of emissions accusations from the US. "We are pressing Fiat Chrysler UK for more information about emissions from the 3,700 Jeep Grand Cherokee cars that have been registered in the UK," said a [...]
Apparently the majority of UK workers are on the hunt for a new job right now January 16, 2017 In timely news for Blue Monday (apparently the most depressing day of the year), most of Britain's workers are looking to ditch their current role. That's according to job site CV-Library anyway, which says 84.4 per cent of UK workers are on the hunt for a new job and more than a third (35.8 per cent) [...]
Government is trialling a “pot-hole spotter system” to identify the pesky problems before they develop January 13, 2017 The government has revealed further detail of £1.2bn road funding for councils to slash congestion and tackle pesky problems like potholes. The Department for Transport (DfT) is also starting a new trial in partnership with Thurrock and York councils in an effort to identify potholes quicker and combat them faster. A "pothole-spotter system" will be mounted [...]
