Southern Rail in breach of franchise agreement says London Assembly September 7, 2016 The London Assembly today urged the government to strip Govia Thameslink of its Southern Rail franchise and claimed that it is in breach of its contract. A motion was passed to put pressure on government to reconsider its decision to not strip Govia Thameslink of the stricken franchise. "With Southern passengers having faced months of delayed and [...]
Bosch accused of concealing VW use of ‘defeat device’ software September 7, 2016 Auto supplier Bosch has been accused of hiding the use of Volkswagen's secret "defeat devices" which it helped design. It comes after earlier claims VW car owners that Bosch was a "knowing and active participant" in the carmaker's decade-long scheme to evade US anti-pollution laws. Read more: VW's European market share has fallen again According to a [...]
Black Lives Matter protest at London City Airport was absurd, the expansion of the travel hub will create jobs for the capital’s poorest September 7, 2016 Your holiday may be over but there are still plenty of people keen to jet off from London City Airport. Sixty-three per cent of passengers travel on business – a higher proportion than any other UK airport. Indeed, according to the airport's own figures nearly two thirds of those passing through their doors work in [...]
The big business class-only problem: Why high-end services like La Compagnie don’t take off in Britain September 7, 2016 Sir Richard Branson’s trademark “devil may care” attitude is evident when he talks about founding Virgin Atlantic. He has said: “In the ’80s my gut feeling was that airlines were crap. I hated spending time on planes. I thought we could create the kind of airline I’d like. So we got a secondhand 747 and [...]
Easyjet’s share price edges up 1.5 per cent after announcing it flew 7.5m passengers during August September 6, 2016 Easyjet’s planes were fuller in August although experts say it is a trend that may stall in the future. Load factors nudged up from 94.4 per cent to 94.9 per cent in 2016 compared to the previous year. Meanwhile the total number of passengers flying with the Luton-based carrier beat expectations – growing by 6.4 per cent [...]
Flights resume at London City Airport after Black Lives Matter protest on runway September 6, 2016 Flights from London City Airport have resumed this afternoon, following a morning of delays and cancellations as Black Lives Matter protesters shut down the runway. Metropolitan Police arrested nine protesters, who made their way onto the runway at around 5.40am and locked themselves together. The protesters were from the Black Lives Matter UK group, which [...]
Flight delays at London City Airport due to Black Lives Matter protests September 6, 2016 The London City Airport runway has reopened, after police arrested nine Black Lives Matter protesters who disrupted flights this morning. The Metropolitan Police were called to the central London airport at around 5.40am today, to reports of protesters airside. Police said there were nine protesters on the runway at the airport who had erected a tripod and locked [...]
British Airways flights hit by technical glitch September 6, 2016 British Airways has suffered technical problems causing delays and cancellations. The airline said some flights had been cancelled due to the unspecified technical problems and passengers are being told to check-in online before they travel. It said in a statement: "We are checking in customers at Heathrow and Gatwick Airports this morning, although it is taking [...]
Carillion shares up nearly three per cent after revealing contract with British Gas owner Centrica September 5, 2016 Support services giant Carillion hailed a new £90m contract with British Gas' owner today. The contract with Centrica is spread over five years from December 2016 with the potential to extend for a total of seven years. Under the new deal, Carillion will provide various management services, including asset surveys and planning, planned and reactive maintenance, cleaning, [...]
La Compagnie suspends its business-only London to New York service from end of the month September 5, 2016 A business class-only airline blamed the Brexit vote for its decision to suspend its London to New York route. La Compagnie said that the outcome of the EU referendum had created "long term uncertainty for the airline industry" and decided that it would replace the London Luton departure with a second daily flight from Paris to the Big Apple. [...]