Campaigners granted High Court hearing over HS2 tunnel row October 26, 2021 Environmental campaigners are set to go to the High Court on 28 October over the impact of an HS2 tunnel in the Chiltern Hills. The environmentalists have sought legal action to save the River Misbourne, asking for the HS2 bore tunnel not to be constructed on the site. According to campaigners, the methods and risks [...]
Dave Pflieger is Flybe’s new strongman as revamped airline is ready for take off October 26, 2021 Flybe said this morning it has appointed Dave Pflieger as its new chief executive officer. Pflieger, an aviation executive and a relatively well-known name within the airline startup space, has been a senior executive or CEO at seven different airlines, ranging from a national flag carrier and a major U.S. airline to several low-cost carriers [...]
‘Open for business’: US rolls out Covid travel requirements starting November 8 October 26, 2021 The Biden administration has said that minors and people from a dozen countries with a shortage of vaccines will be exempt from new rules that will require most travellers to the U.S. to be vaccinated against Covid-19. The government said it will require airlines to collect contact information on passengers regardless of whether they have [...]
Driving in London: Calls for one-month ULEZ pollution charge amnesty October 26, 2021 City Hall Tories are calling for the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, to provide a one-month fines amnesty for drivers who fail to pay the Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) charge during the first month of the expanded zone. Drivers of vehicles which do not comply with minimum emissions standards are being charged £12.50 to [...]
Saga chief: We failed to modernise during years of private equity ownership October 26, 2021 Saga failed to modernise during years of private equity ownership, and must urgently change, according to the firm’s boss. Euan Sutherland, who joined the firm for the over-50s market in January last year, admitted the company lost its way in how it engaged with older customers. His comments came as the chief executive of the [...]
Watch as Elon Musk’s Tesla joins elite club of $1 trillion companies after Hertz deal October 26, 2021 Tesla joined an elite club of companies worth at least $1 trillion on the stock market on Monday after rental car agency Hertz announced a record-breaking electric car order for Elon Musk. Watch the full report.
London’s hospitality sector to lose £2.3bn as commuter numbers lag October 25, 2021 The slower return of commuters aboard trains could cost London’s hospitality sector £2.3bn, warned membership body Rail Delivery Group. Data from the group revealed that commuters into London are slower when it comes to getting back to the office, as on 41 per cent of pre-pandemic train commuters have returned, compared with 54 per cent [...]
Shipping will not reach net zero without a carbon tax says industry report October 25, 2021 The global shipping sector is going in the wrong direction when it comes to net zero commitments, as it is currently at risk of registering a 20 per cent increase in its greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. According to a report from Maersk McKinney Moller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping, at the current pace only [...]
Heathrow to become hub for eVTOLs after deal with Vertical October 25, 2021 Electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) vehicles could be flying from Heathrow within the next few years. Aerospace and technology company Vertical has announced a collaboration with the London hub to explore how aerial taxis could fly people from the airport to the City in around 12 minutes and at the cost of a taxi. [...]
Angry London rail cleaners take their fight over pay to Churchill’s Fleet Street offices October 25, 2021 Cleaners employed by Churchill who clean trains and stations across London and the Southeast will take their fight over pay to their company headquarters today. The cleaners are employed by Churchill to clean trains and stations for the Thameslink, Southern, Great Northern and Southeastern franchises, which run trains across London and the Southeast of England. [...]