Lotus raises £74m for EV push July 3, 2022 Luxury marquee Lotus Cars has raised £74m for its electric vehicle (EV) push. The Norwich-based car maker secured £50m in borrowings from Santander, while its Chinese and Malaysian owners Geely and Etika chipped in with a £24m loan. The backing will enable Lotus to transition to EVs, developing a prototype to base all models on [...]
easyJet execs jet off to Mallorca resort while passengers bear weight of travel chaos July 3, 2022 easyJet’s senior executives are jetting off to Mallorca this week while thousands of passengers bear the weight of the ongoing travel chaos. The airline’s management team are set to have a two-night corporate retreat at luxury resort Iberostar in Palma, which counts an infinity pool and a sunset champagne bar among its many amenities. Bosses [...]
DfT speeds up staff security checks as disruption continues at UK airports July 3, 2022 The Department for Transport (DfT) has assured it was speeding up the process to give aviation staff security clearance while disruption continues at UK airports. Counter-terrorism checks are now being processed in 10 days on average – half the time it took in March – while accreditation now takes 5 days, Sky News first reported. [...]
Brits to face further travel woes as airlines prepare to announce fresh wave of cancelled flights July 2, 2022 Airlines using the country’s busiest airport are readying to announce a new torrent of cancellations next week. According to The Telegraph, airlines using the west London airport must tell officials which flights will be scrapped by Friday, before the school summer holidays begin. Tens of thousands of Brits are set to have their holiday plans [...]
Confirmed: Thousands of post Office collection and cash delivery workers to strike on 14 July July 1, 2022 Post Office collection and cash delivery workers are to stage a one-day strike later this month in a dispute over pay. Members of the Communication Workers Union (CWU) employed in supply chain and admin jobs will walk out on 14 July. The workers deliver cash, valuables and essential supplies to thousands of sub-post offices, process [...]
Zero sympathy: Jacob Rees-Mogg slams ‘selfish’ and ‘unnecessary’ strikes July 1, 2022 Brexit Minister Jacob Rees-Mogg has hit out at “selfish” strikers, claiming that they are hampering productivity in the Civil Service. The Minister for Brexit Opportunities and Government Efficiency was about the numbers of people in the Civil Service who have returned to the office. “Well, they were getting better until the railways went on strike,” [...]
London City launches 10-week consultation to increase passenger capacity June 30, 2022 London City airport launched today a 10-week consultation over its existing planning permission to increase passenger capacity to 9 million by 2031. Following the end of travel restrictions, the east London hub has forecast that 3 million passengers will pass through its gates this year, with numbers set to increase to pre-pandemic levels – 5 [...]
Landmark day: Essex ‘scale-up’ unveils first hydrogen HGV to be mass-produced in UK June 30, 2022 Essex-based “scale-up” Tevva made automotive history today when it unveiled the first hydrogen HGV mass-produced in the UK. Fitted with a hydrogen-fuel cell system in addition to its electric battery, the 7.5-tonne lorry is able to carry heavy loads over long distances, driving as far as 310 miles. “By embracing hydrogen, we are futureproofing ourselves, [...]
Aviation welcomes govt plan to help industry avoid do-over of Bank Holiday mayhem June 30, 2022 UK airlines and airports have welcomed the government’s 22-point plan for aviation. The strategy – which comes just as thousands of Britons get ready for the summer break – is aimed at avoiding the mayhem seen at airports during the Easter and half-term breaks. “We will work alongside the government and the wider industry to [...]
‘Total mayhem’ at Heathrow as dozens of flights are dropped without notice leaving furious passengers stranded at check-in June 30, 2022 It is currently “total chaos” at Heathrow Airport, according to dozens of passengers, as Britain’s largest airport ordered dozens of flights to be cancelled because it could not handle them. Thousands of travellers were disrupted by a rare “schedule intervention” which led to the scrapping of 30 flights during the morning peak. Some passengers did [...]