Enterprise Holdings has reported strong performance across all of its operations for the 2010 financial year. Ending 31 July, the car rental giant reported revenues of $12.6 billion for its worldwide business, a 4 per cent increase on 2009’s $12.1 billion. In February this year, because of a strengthening of the company’s financial profile, Standard & [...]
Dollar Thrifty may learn today whether or not it will be taken over by rival car hire firm Hertz. Although Dollar’s management is recommending that the company accept the Hertz deal, one of its major shareholders could still put a spanner in the works. PAR Capital Management, which owns 7.7 per cent of the company, [...]
British Airways, American Airlines and Iberia have received final approval for their plans to enter into an agreement to share revenues on transatlantic flights. The three airlines, whose combined annual business across the Atlantic is estimated to be £4.4 billion, could start sharing those revenues as early as next week. Approval for the agreement will [...]
British Airways could face competition on its Libyan route if Bmi launches a proposed daily service to the country. Bmi plans to start running between Heathrow and Tripoli on 1 December. The new service is aimed, in part, at giving oil workers more options. The airline currently transfers oil industry professionals from Aberdeen to Heathrow [...]
Recently published research suggests most UK motorists try hard to remain within speed limits, but often find it difficult to do so. Between August and September, the Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM), a charity involved in road safety policy and improving driving standards, conducted an online poll. Of the 3,000 drivers who responded, 90 per [...]
Avis South Africa has committed 21 vehicles to support the drivers and teams taking part in this year’s South African Solar Challenge. Competitors yesterday began a race around the country which will cover 4,000 miles and take 10 days to complete. All vehicles will be relying completely on the South African sun. The event has [...]
Further industrial action by French public sector workers will cause chaos for many airline passengers today as French airspace is essentially closed for business. The walkout by air traffic controllers, in protest over Nicolas Sarkozy’s attempts to raise the age of retirement from 60 to 62, means that more than 400 flights will be cancelled [...]
Car hire leaders Hertz has announced it is making a firm commitment to providing its customers with access to the very latest in electric vehicle and hybrid electric vehicle technology. The commitment to action was made at this year’s meeting of the Clinton Global Initiative, where global leaders gathered to discuss the world’s most pressing [...]
As a way of illustrating to customers and employees the technology behind electric vehicles, Enterprise Rent-A-Car has taken delivery of its first Nissan LEAF. Over the next few weeks the car hire giant aims to take this test car around the areas where it will soon be widely available to introduce people to the advantages [...]
There is still no end in sight for the ongoing battle between British Airways and the union representing its cabin crew, Unite. The union has now announced that it intends to take the fight back to the courts. In November, Unite failed to get an injunction against the flag-carrier after it said it would be [...]
