MOD awards £55m contract to Titanic shipyard Harland & Wolff July 14, 2022 The Ministry of Defence (MOD) has awarded a £55m contract to a shipyard in Devon operated by Harland & Wolff, the Belfast group famous for building the Titanic. The company said this was a “watershed moment,” the Telegraph first reported. As part of the contract, the shipyard will refurbish an old Royal Navy mine hunter, [...]
Gatwick crowned UK’s worst airport, as 3.2 per cent of flights axed July 13, 2022 Gatwick was crowned the UK’s worst airport for cancellations. Flights from the south London hub are 10 times more likely to be axed compared with Stansted, according to data shared with Sky News by intelligence company OAG. Figures revealed that Gatwick’s cancellations were 3.2 per cent of total flights in 2022, compared with Heathrow – [...]
Union members at GWR, Greater Anglia and TransPennine endorse major network disruption as pay conflict blows up July 13, 2022 Almost 700 members of the union TSSA working at Great Western Railway (GWR), TransPennine and Greatter Anglia have voted in favour of industrial action. According to the union, which announced the ballot’s result today, members balloted voted in favour of both strike and action short of strike. But, due to current laws, only GWR workers [...]
Airbus in talks with Delta over additional order July 13, 2022 Airbus is in talks with US airline Delta to add a dozen more A220 planes to an initial order for 95. The deal could be completed during next week’s Farnborough Airshow, even though the US carrier is still waiting for the delivery of 39 A220s, sources told Reuters. Delta – who sent shares tumbling today [...]
Shares in shipping services giant Clarkson soar after reporting profits of no less than £42m July 13, 2022 Shares in FTSE 250 shipping services company Clarkson soared by 11 per cent today after the business said it had a “strong” opening to the year, and promised shareholders it would beat expectations in 2022. The company expects to report underlying pre-tax profit of no less than £42m in the six months to the end [...]
RMT announces ANOTHER rail strike on 27 July July 13, 2022 RMT union members have announced they will strike on 27 July after they rejected a “paltry” offer from Network Rail. The 24 hour walk out affects both the government-owned operator and 13 other firms. Network Rail workers will strike from 2am while those employed at the other companies – including Govia Thameslink – will walk [...]
Network Rail deems agency workers’ proposal will have ‘limited if no effect’ on strikes short term July 13, 2022 Network Rail has deemed that the government’s proposal to replace striking staff with agency workers will have “limited if no effect in the short term.” “I think we’ve been clear that [changing the legislation] is likely to have limited if no effect in the short-term and it’s likely to have a limited effect in the [...]
Last-minute funding deal for TfL but still no sign of long-term agreement July 13, 2022 Transport for London (TfL) has received yet another short-term extension to its funding deal from central government just hours before an existing bailout was set to expire. “We have today agreed with the government that our existing funding agreement will be extended until 28 July 2022 so these discussions can be continued,” the public body said today. It [...]
Heatwave travel disruption: Train speed limits amid track buckling and increase in car breakdowns July 13, 2022 Network Rail has announced it will set a speed limit on trains amid the possibility of tracks buckling due to soaring soaring temperatures. The government-owned train operator explained that steel tracks are usually 20 degrees hotter compared with atmospheric temperatures. When air temperatures reach 30 degrees tracks could go up to 50 degrees, causing them [...]
Heat warning to passengers after London train track bursts into flames July 12, 2022 Traintracks on a London line near Battersea burst into flames as the UK-wide heatwave continue. Fire services were called and a London train service was paused after flames engulfed the wooden beams on a track in South London on Monday. Managing Director of Southeastern Railway, Steve White, took to social media to share a picture [...]