Plans to turn the A14 into a toll road have garnered the support of the Confederation of British Industry. The body claims that the move would help to improve the economy, while cutting down on the congestion the route currently suffers from. It pointed out, however, that the scheme would be optional for motorists. In [...]
A report by the Air Accidents Investigation Branch has revealed that passengers flying between Exeter and Newcastle witnessed one of the aircrafts wheels falling off, but failed to immediately report the incident to Flybe staff. After the pilot was radioed by Air Traffic Control, he asked the head stewardess to go and check on the [...]
On 29 November, the Chancellor will deliver his Autumn Statement. In it he is expected to confirm that Air Passenger Duty will once again be increased. If there is the predicted rise, then it will affect all those who have tickets for flights on, or after, 1 April 2011. However, travel firms and airlines are [...]
Transport Secretary Justine Greening said that an investigation into the exact cause of last Friday’s pile up on the M5 in Somerset could take weeks. She confirmed that 51 people had been hurt in the crash and that 37 vehicles had been involved. Ms Greening also told MPs that seven people had died. She added [...]
Virgin Atlantic has said that if British Airways owner IAG were to succeed in purchasing BMI from Lufthansa, it would de a disaster for competition and consumer choice. Virgin is concerned that if IAG were to take over BMI it would increase its hold over landing a take off slots at the UK’s busiest airport, [...]
Singapore Airlines has blamed economic uncertainty and the price of jet fuel for a drop in profits. The carrier has published its third quarterly results which show that year on profits have almost halved. For the three months to September in 2010, Singapore Airlines declared earnings of S$380 million. For the same period this year [...]
Boris Johnson has said that the construction of the world’s biggest airport in the Thames Estuary is the answer to Britain’s aviation crisis in the South East. Lord Foster, the architect behind the plans, claims that such an airport would put the country back at the centre of world trade. The London mayor wants to [...]
A passenger jet travelling from the US to Poland has managed to land in Warsaw safely, even though it did so without any wheels. The LOT Airlines Boeing 767 was flying in from New Jersey with 230 people on board when the pilot realised there was something wrong with the landing gear. He circled the [...]
Train operators are hoping to avoid the disruption which was caused to passengers during last winter’s severe weather. Network Rail and ScotRail plan to keep the busiest routes open, and cross border links running. Scotrail has announced a £2 million package which includes employing high pressure hoses to remove ice and snow from beneath trains, [...]
Air France is claiming that although there has been some disruption to services caused by a walk out by cabin crew, the result has not been as damaging as was expected. The airline had said it was aiming to keep 80 per cent of services in the air over Saturday and Sunday. In the end, [...]
