Uber boss Dara Khosrowshahi says company can be profitable within three years January 23, 2018 The chief executive of ride-hailing app Uber has said the company can be profitable within three years. Speaking to Bloomberg at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Dara Khosrowshahi said the firm is becoming more efficient, though it will still maintain its expansion push. “At some point we absolutely have to become profitable and that’s [...]
London’s new electric black cab has its first driver as tough rules on zero emission capable taxis come into play January 23, 2018 The first of London’s new electric black taxis is ready to pick up passengers after it was handed over to a driver this week. Black cab driver David Harris is the first to receive the keys to London Electric Vehicle Company’s new TX electric taxi, which has six passenger seats, power sockets and USB ports, [...]
Gatwick Airport mulls use of emergency runway to boost capacity as it waits for expansion green light January 22, 2018 Gatwick is investigating the potential of using its emergency runway to boost capacity, as it waits in the wings for government to back expansion of the London airport. In minutes from a November meeting of the Gatwick Airport Consultative Committee, the airport's chief executive Stewart Wingate said Gatwick will be looking at "the capability of [...]
Crossrail’s coming: Iconic London roundels unveiled on Elizabeth Line stations including Farringdon and Tottenham Court Road January 22, 2018 After providing an updated Tube map featuring the Elizabeth Line last month, Transport for London (TfL) has now revealed the first batch of its iconic roundels are in place for the new railway. Now 110 years since the installation of the first roundel sign at St James’s Park Underground station, the latest iteration has begun [...]
Focus On Aldgate: The shiny new towers of E1 are luring City bankers from their traditional west London hangouts January 19, 2018 Whitechapel or Aldgate? Whatever you call this area on the cusp of the City, it’s always been a dividing line between the bankers and proper East Enders. But that line is getting thinner and thinner every day. Skyscrapers now pierce the eastern sky from every angle, and the amount of development undergone in recent years [...]
London mayor Sadiq Khan names the next 13 Tube stations going step-free January 19, 2018 London mayor Sadiq Khan today announced the next 13 Tube stations going step-free and said they will be completed by spring 2022. The stations to benefit are North Ealing, Rickmansworth, Wimbledon Park, Boston Manor, Burnt Oak, Debden, Hanger Lane, Ickenham, Northolt, Park Royal, Ruislip, Snaresbrook and Sudbury Hill. Combined, they record more than 33m passenger [...]
London mayor Sadiq Khan’s concerns over fresh Crossrail 2 delays revealed in letter to chancellor Philip Hammond January 18, 2018 London mayor Sadiq Khan’s concerns over fresh delays to the £31bn Crossrail 2 project have been revealed in a letter sent to chancellor Philip Hammond. The letter, published in a Freedom of Information response by City Hall, came ahead of November’s Autumn Budget, with Khan saying the rail route needed “an urgent ministerial decision” to [...]
Train drivers’ union Aslef says the RMT is blocking a four-day working week for Tube drivers January 17, 2018 Unions are divided over the prospect of a four-day working week for Tube drivers, with Aslef saying the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union has blocked the proposals. A trial agreed with London Underground had previously been held on the Jubilee Line for six months of four-day rosters, and train drivers’ union Aslef said many [...]
Mayor Sadiq Khan unveils London Licence to safeguard pay for the capital’s bus drivers when they switch firms | City A.M. January 17, 2018 Sadiq Khan today unveiled a new “Licence for London” to ensure bus drivers can switch companies at a pay grade equivalent to their level of service and experience. The mayor said the move will provide a fairer deal for the capital’s 25,000 bus drivers, bringing an end to the previous system where drivers moving from [...]
Uber will introduce a cap on driver hours in the UK from next week January 16, 2018 Uber will introduce a cap on the number of hours drivers can work in the UK after MPs criticised working conditions and raised concerns about safety risks from working long hours. Drivers will be forced to log out of the app and will be unable to accept rides for six hours after 10 hours of [...]