Easyjet passenger numbers climbed to 8m in September as Ryanair grappled with strikes October 4, 2018 Easyjet's passenger numbers for last month climbed to 8.8m last month, including numbers it has taken from flying from Berlin's Tegel airport. The number is an 14.2 per cent increase from September last year, when the airline carried 7.7m passengers. Earlier this year the airline started operations at Tegel airport after taking over parts of Air [...]
Easyjet soars towards full-year profit targets September 28, 2018 Easyjet today told investors it expected to deliver strong headline profit in its full year results, despite warnings of a no-deal Brexit hitting the airline. The company said before tax, profit for the year was likely to come in between £570m and £580m, in the upper half of previous guidance. It said passenger numbers for [...]
What are the European Championships 2018? New competitions includes athletics, cycling, gymnastics, swimming, diving, rowing, triathlon and golf | City A.M. July 31, 2018 You could be forgiven for not knowing it, but a major new international multi-sport event featuring some of the stars of the Olympics gets underway in the UK this week. It’s called the European Championships – a title that sums it up accurately while offering few clues as to what it actually is. The European [...]
London powers ahead in ranking of best cities for electric vehicle infrastructure | City A.M. July 27, 2018 London has been revealed as the best city for electric vehicle (EV) charging points, beating environmentally conscious cities such as Oslo and Berlin. Online rental company Spotahome analysed 89 global cities and found the UK capital to be the best for electric vehicle infrastructure. In the UK, London has sailed ahead of Manchester, ranked 18th [...]
An exhibition at Horse Guards Parade has aircraft old and new on show to commemorate RAF centenary July 7, 2018 Londoners will be looking up to the sky on 10 July, when as many as 100 aircraft will be soaring over the capital to commemorate the official centenary birthday of the Royal Air Force (RAF). The celebrations, however, have already begun. An event at Horse Guards Parade this weekend is letting the public get a [...]
RAF reveals aircraft line-up for ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ centenary July flypast over central London June 27, 2018 The aircraft line-up for a "once-in-a-lifetime" flypast taking centre stage for the Royal Air Force's (RAF) 100th anniversary celebrations has been revealed. On 10 July, up to 100 RAF aircraft will perform a flypast over central London with Spitfires alongside some of the RAF's most state-of-the-art aircraft. The occasion will mark the largest concentration of [...]
Easyjet (EZJ) share price rises as it narrows losses and first-half revenue soars by 20 per cent to hit £2bn May 15, 2018 Easyjet racked up revenue topping £2bn for the first time in its first-half results, citing a boost from failed rivals and soaring ancillary sales. It also trimmed its loss, from £236m for the six months ended 31 March 2017 to £68m for the same time this year. The loss is mainly due to the costs [...]
Launch of new routes means Easyjet is now Berlin’s largest airline March 27, 2018 Easyjet has branded itself as Berlin’s “home airline” following the launch of its largest-ever summer schedule that will see eight new routes added from Tegel airport from this summer. The low-cost airline is now Berlin’s largest with more than 16m seats flying over the year. As part of its summer schedule it has added five [...]
EasyJet share price edges up as it hires Tui’s Johan Lundgren as its new CEO to replace Carolyn McCall November 10, 2017 EasyJet has appointed a new chief executive to replace Carolyn McCall when she leaves at the end of this month. Shares in the company rose 0.7 per cent to 1,279.5p after it said Johan Lundgren, currently a senior executive at Tui, will take over from McCall when she departs to lead ITV. McCall will step [...]
Thomas Cook has just launched a new airline in Majorca called Thomas Cook Airlines Balearics with flights planned for 2018 October 18, 2017 Thomas Cook has launched a new airline in Majorca and plans to start its first flights early next year as it looks to combat turbulence in the European short-haul aviation sector. The travel firm, which operates airlines in Germany, the UK and Scandinavia, said the new carrier will supplement its existing operations, starting with at [...]