Hire away: Easyjet to recruit 1,000 pilots over the next five years January 31, 2022 Easyjet has announced it will recruit 1,000 pilots over the next five years, focusing on attracting more women. The low-cost carrier, who is expecting bookings to go back to almost pre-Covid levels by the summer, said it wants to recruit more women to tackle the industry’s blatant gender disparity. “We are delighted to be reopening [...]
Ryanair sees fourth quarter as ‘hugely uncertain’ following €96m loss January 31, 2022 Ryanair sees this quarter as ‘hugely uncertain’ after posting a €96m loss in the three months ended 31 December. Due to the rise of Omicron and the consequent travel restrictions imposed at the end of the year, the low-cost airline saw January capacity cut 33 per cent, while traffic was reduced from 10 million passengers [...]
Virgin Atlantic slammed for ‘overblown and oppressive’ staff socialising ban January 30, 2022 Virgin Atlantic has been criticised for not allowing airline staff to socialise in a bid to prevent Covid outbreaks. Under a policy that has been in place since 21 December, pilots and cabin crew and not allowed to eat or socialise together. Bosses are trying to crack down on a party culture that they fear [...]
Highway Code updates come into force today January 29, 2022 The latest updates to the Highway Code have come into force, bringing a new set of precautions with them. The Department for Transport (DfT) today published a document summarising the new rules motorists, cyclists and pedestrians will need to pay attention to going forward. The new regulations introduce a hierarchy of road users to ensure [...]
UCL and micromobility operators join forces to develop e-scooter ‘universal sound’ January 28, 2022 University College London (UCL) and micromobility operators TIER, Lime and Dott have joined forces to develop an e-scooter ‘universal sound’ to alert of their approach. Endorsed by Transport for London (TfL), the project will begin next month, while trials will be conducted in the capital throughout the year. The sound will be developed taking into [...]
Toyota crowned world’s largest car maker for second year in a row January 28, 2022 Car giant Toyota was crowned the world’s largest car maker for the second year in a row, after sales went up 10.1 per cent in 2021. The Japanese manufacturer reported today 10.5 million sales, widening the lead with rival Volkswagen, who delivered only 8.9 million vehicles – the lowest in 10 years. Toyota has managed [...]
Heathrow trims 2022 revenue forecast following CAA interim airfare price January 28, 2022 Heathrow has decided to reduce its revenue forecast for 2022 following the Civil Aviation Authority’s (CAA) decision to set the airport’s interim airfare at £30.19. In an investor report update published this morning, the hub explained 2022 revenue forecasts would now station at £2.2bn, down by £307m from the initially expected £2.5bn. Heathrow’s adjusted EBITDA [...]
200 Post Offices vanished within last wo years as two branches close for good every week January 28, 2022 New research shared with Morning Wire this morning shows that more than 200 Post Offices have closed in the last two years, the equivalent of two a week. The study also found that 1,291 Post Offices are currently deemed “temporarily closed”, but more than half of these have been shut for more than two years, [...]
What are ghost flights and what is the debacle around them? January 27, 2022 EasyJet’s chief executive Johan Lundgren this morning told investors the airline was in favour of airport slot rules going back to “a normalised delineation,” saying the carrier will not be forced to operate ghost flights to retain its slots. “We should remember that the reason why [governments] made these exceptions was because restrictions were in [...]
Heathrow passengers stuck as security checks cause hour-long queues for umpteenth time January 27, 2022 Passengers at Heathrow have been complaining of being stuck in queues of more than 3 hours, waiting to be processed by Border Force. “Stuck at the UK border (non-UK, EU, US) in LHR for 4+ hours. Last time it was 2.5+. Kids crying all around. Officers drift in and out,” a tech entrepreneur told TechCrunch’s [...]