London Report: Ukraine and poor data weigh on FTSE but easyJet climbs August 6, 2014 THE FTSE 100 yesterday fell after being pummelled by disappointing economic data and growing fears over the crisis in Ukraine. The FTSE 100 fell 46.32 points, or 0.7 per cent, to 6,636.16 points after earlier hitting a three-month low of 6,588.43 points. Pharma stocks were the biggest fallers as investors worried that interest from US [...]
EasyJet soars above turbulence with rising passenger numbers August 6, 2014 Budget airline EasyJet has reported a strong rise in passenger numbers of 7.7 per cent to 6.4m for the month of July and a rise of 5.9 per cent to 63.8m for the 12 months ending July. The figures will be welcome news to the company which recently forecast annual profits for the year to [...]
EasyJet cruises above turbulence but shares tumble five per cent July 24, 2014 EASYJET shares continued to slide yesterday after the company forecast annual profits for the year to 30 September would be between £545m to £570m, 14 to 19 per cent higher than last year, but slightly below a range of analysts’ forecasts. The budget airline said its third quarter revenues to 30 June had increased by [...]
EasyJet share price slides as profit projections fail to meet expectations July 24, 2014 EasyJet's share price has dropped this morning after the budget airline forecast lower than expected pre-tax profits for its financial year. The airline, which carried 17.9m passengers in the three months to 30 June, said in an interim management statement that it expected pre-tax profits for the year to September to be £570m, lower than [...]
London Report: Turbulence for easyJet as FTSE loses altitude June 30, 2014 EASYJET proved to be a drag on the FTSE 100 yesterday as the low-cost airline felt the effect of a broker downgrade. The blue-chip FTSE 100 index ended down by 0.2 per cent, or 13.83 points, at 6,743.94 points – down more than two per cent from its 2014 peak of 6,894.88 in May, which [...]
Burberry eyes Japan as EasyJet chief joins board May 21, 2014 Fashion house Burberry has reported record sales and profit for 2013/14. Reported pre-tax profit leapt 27 per cent to £444m, with revenue up 17 per cent to £2.3bn. Adjusted profit before tax rose eight per cent to £461m, ahead of estimates. Further investment in Japan, enhanced beauty infrastructure and a smooth management transition – with [...]
EasyJet shares dip in spite of better losses May 13, 2014 EASYJET landed a smaller-than-expected loss in the first half of its financial year, helped by a rise in business passengers choosing the low-cost airline. Shares in the firm fell 4.2 per cent to make it the worst performer in the FTSE 100 yesterday, which analysts blamed on profit-taking after a strong year and several forecast [...]
EasyJet sees boom in business travellers as allocated seating pays off May 13, 2014 Budget airline EasyJet has seen its number of business travellers jump by 44 per cent. In the year to 31 March 2014 EasyJet carried 12m business passengers for the first time. The FTSE 100 company attributed its rising popularity among business travellers to the quality of customer service and its system of seating allocation. EasyJet [...]
EasyJet is developing drones to help keep its planes in top form May 7, 2014 EASYJET is helping to develop new drone technology that can be used to inspect its fleet of planes. The airline said yesterday it is working with the Bristol Robotics Laboratory, CopterCraft and Measurement Solutions to modify an unmanned drone for trials within the next few months. “The drones will be programmed to scan and assess [...]
EasyJet working on new drones and paperless planes May 7, 2014 EasyJet is helping to develop new drone technology that can be used to inspect its planes. The airline, which is holding a tech showcase at its Luton hangar today, said it is working with the Bristol Robotics Laboratory, Coptercraft and Measurement Solutions to modify an unmanned aerial vehicle for trials within the next few [...]