Flybe chief exec Christine Ourmieres-Widener says cuts are necessary to make the airline the best in Europe January 30, 2017 The new chief executive of Flybe expressed her excitement at taking over the top job at the airline. Christine Ourmieres-Widener, who started at the Exeter-headquartered airline two weeks ago, said: “Everything I have seen so far confirms my excitement at the opportunity we have to become the best regional airline in Europe.” Read more: Flybe [...]
An appeal against the third runway at Heathrow Airport has been delayed January 30, 2017 An appeal seeking a judicial review on the third runway at Heathrow Airport has been delayed by the High Court. The High Court put off the legal challenge by a coalition of local councils and Greenpeace UK (plus one Hillingdon resident, saying it cannot be heard until after a National Policy Statement (NPS) on aviation has [...]
The Lewisham train line is opening again on Monday after last week’s derailment January 27, 2017 A 50m stretch of railway near Lewisham which was damaged when a freight train derailed earlier this week will open on Monday, Network Rail said – although it also warned commuters to check before they travel. The company, which looks after the UK's rail networks, said "good progress has been made" on repairing the line, [...]
Unite says British Airways cabin crews will stage six more days of strikes in February January 27, 2017 British Airways cabin crews will strike on six more days in February, Unite announced today, in a dispute over what the union describes as "poverty pay". New strike dates announced | British Airways to face six days of #strike action by mixed fleet cabin crew #MoreSoon pic.twitter.com/ATgp9vuJXn — Unite the union: join a union (@unitetheunion) January [...]
More chaos in the capital: Two new Tube strikes to go ahead in February with more in the works for March January 27, 2017 London Underground workers have said they will stage fresh walkouts, with a 16-hour strike from 5 February and a 15-hour one from the 7 February. The Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union announced the new dates as a row continued to rage over jobs and Tube ticket office closures. Talks had been taking place at conciliation service Acas in an [...]
Tube strike deadline day is here: Union boss warns of more walkouts if London Underground dispute isn’t resolved today January 27, 2017 London Underground conciliation talks over staffing levels at stations have to reach a resolution by the end of today or else the capital will need to brace itself for more Tube strike action. The boss of the Transport Salaried Staffs' Association Manuel Cortes warned on Wednesday that progress needed to be ramped up – and [...]
London City Airport toasts craft beer popularity with the launch of Truman’s brewery branch January 27, 2017 Truman's brewery has launched a new cafe-bar called Brick Lane Brews at London City Airport. It will offer "a quintessentially East End London menu" throughout the day, serving up everything from salt beef to muffins to sausage rolls – and beer, obviously. It's cold – it's started snowing – you need a Classic Salt Beef Beigel & Truman's [...]
A bird’s eye view of the Elizabeth Line stations taking shape January 27, 2017 The Crossrail rail project has released a batch of new images to give us a bird's eye view of how the new Elizabeth Line stations are shaping up. There are 10 new stations being built across the capital and in the tunnels, over three-quarters of the permanent track has been laid. Simon Wright, Crossrail programme director, [...]
Why road pricing could help liberate London’s roads from congestion January 27, 2017 It's been a tough few months for London’s commuters and drivers. A combination of bad tempered industrial disputes, burst water mains and fog have made the journey to work particularly challenging for the 3m or so people who often have to battle through the morning peak. Good timing perhaps for a new report from the [...]
Nissan hails bumper year for car production as Qashqai drives sales January 26, 2017 After providing a boost to the government post-Brexit vote, Nissan has now sounded a positive note over its 30th anniversary in the UK. It has said its 2016 UK car production figures of 507,430 vehicles were the second highest in its Sunderland plant's history. And it's giving a thumbs up for the near future too, saying 2017 [...]