Boeing’s Ethiopian Airlines crash fallout: Everything you need to know March 13, 2019 The world's biggest plane manufacturer is up against the ropes. After the second fatal crash of one of a new Boeing plane model over the weekend, fingers are being pointed and whole continents have banned it from entering their airspace. As the fallout for businesses and consumers across the globe continues to ramp up, Morning Wire brings you [...]
Energy firm Eon calls time on the UK’s first ever wind farm March 13, 2019 The British renewables industry has marked a new milestone as Eon prepares to decommission the country’s first ever offshore wind farm. The Blythe site, which at its height supplied around 2,000 homes, will be taken down in April, Eon said. Read more: A third of UK energy to come from offshore wind by 2030 The [...]
Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi alliance overhauls management in wake of Ghosn scandal March 13, 2019 Key executives at Nissan and Mitsubishi have stepped down as the car alliance looks to overhaul its management team amid the scandal surrounding Carlos Ghosn. Nissan senior vice president for human resources Arun Bajaj left the firm on 11 March, the company said today. Bajaj had taken a leave of absence in January and was [...]
Norwegian Air to seek compensation for flight ban on Boeing Max 8 and 9 planes after fatal Ethiopia crash March 13, 2019 Embattled airline Norwegian Air will seek compensation from plane maker Boeing for lost revenue and extra costs arising from the Europe-wide flight ban on the US manufacturer’s latest jet. Norwegian’s 162-strong fleet includes 18 of Boeing’s 737 Max 8 model, which aviation authorities across the globe have grounded, after it suffered its second fatal crash [...]
Private jet hub Biggin Hill to slash airport charges and simplify fees from April March 12, 2019 Private jet airport Biggin Hill Airport will slash its airport charges and simplify fees for customers from April. Landing, handling and parking fees will be simplified under a new system that will go live from 1 April. Biggin Hill has also removed charges during shoulder hours – the extended operating hours that were introduced in May 2017 [...]
Vegan sausage rolls and a Nandos uniform: 25 weird items people left in their Uber rides March 12, 2019 A Nandos uniform, a painting of the Last Supper, a tooth and a Gregg's vegan sausage roll are just some of the items that British passengers have left behind in Uber cars in the last year. While some witty Brits simply reported leaving behind their dignity and pride in an Uber – presumably after [...]
Rail review head Keith Williams hints at compensation role for regulator March 12, 2019 The former British Airways chief executive tasked with a full-scale review of the railways has hinted that the industry regulator could be tasked with handling compensation claims. Keith Williams, who was appointed by the government to carry out the review in the wake of last year's May timetable chaos, suggested the rail industry could learn from the [...]
TfL saw London Underground thefts rise 25 per cent in 2018 March 12, 2019 Transport for London (TfL) rail services account for almost half of all thefts on trains nationwide, according to data out this week. A total of 4,448 Tube thefts occurred in 2018, up 25 per cent on 2017's 3,500 incidents, while all TfL services together saw a 27 per cent rise to 4,877 thefts. Read more: Buying [...]
Tube delays: Commuters hit by signal failure on Jubilee Line March 12, 2019 Commuters faced severe delays on the Jubilee Line this morning after disruption threatened to play havoc with their journeys into work. Read more: Revealed: These are London's most stressful Tube stations A signal failure at Waterloo led to severe delays across the entire line this morning, with Transport for London (TfL) advising passengers that their [...]
Siemens commits to building Goole factory ‘whatever the Brexit outcome’ March 11, 2019 Industrial giant Siemens has confirmed its commitment to building a factory in Goole, east Yorkshire, despite jitters in the manufacturing sector over Brexit. Siemens' head of rolling stock William Wilson told Morning Wire that the firm, which won a £1.5bn contract to build Transport for London's (TfL) new Piccadilly Line trains, is "committed to building our [...]