Airlines pull 737 Max from flight schedules after Boeing warning April 9, 2021 A number of airlines have begun grounding Boeing’s 737 Max aircraft today after the planemaker warned 16 of its customers over a potential electrical problem with the model. Southwest Airlines and American Airlines have pulled nearly 50 jets from their flight schedules on the back of the announcement. United Airlines, Alaska Air, and West Jet [...]
Jet2 cancels all flights and holidays until June 23 due to travel ‘uncertainty’ April 9, 2021 Holiday group Jet2 has this morning cancelled all of its flights and holidays until 23 June, blaming the government for the “uncertainty” surrounding the travel industry. In a statement, chief executive Steve Heapy said: “We are trying to run a business so that we can take customers away, but we need the Government to provide [...]
Tui to raise €350m from bond issue ahead of critical summer April 9, 2021 Holiday giant Tui today announced that it would raise €350m (£303.7m) through a bond issue as the quest to bolster its coronavirus-battered finances continues. The Anglo-German giant has already been on the receiving end of three bailouts from the German government, totalling €4.8bn. The offer of senior unsecured bonds, due in 2028, can be increased [...]
Wizz Air replaces ops chief after he told team to list pilots for redundancy who ’caused grief’ April 8, 2021 Wizz Air has replaced its flight operations chief after he was recorded telling his team to draw up a redundancy list of pilots who were often sick or “caused grief” while sparing cheaper contract crew. In a letter to staff dated April 4, seen by Reuters, Wizz said its head of flight operations Darwin Triggs [...]
IT weight mix-up leads to ‘serious incident’ on Tui flight April 8, 2021 A flaw in one of its IT systems saw a Tui flight take off with the wrong weight calculations after female passengers using the title “Miss” were registered as children. The error, which took place on a flight from Birmingham Airport to Majorca on 21 July last year has been labelled a “serious incident” by [...]
Virgin Voyages to launch in UK for vaccinated passengers April 8, 2021 Virgin Voyages has today announced that it will finally launch its long-delayed debut cruises this summer – but only for fully vaccinated passengers. The firm, which only caters to adult passengers, will offer six trips in UK waters, starting from Portsmouth, from August. Passengers aboard the Scarlet Lady can opt for either a three or [...]
Rolls-Royce hails best ever opening quarter for car sales April 8, 2021 Rolls-Royce sold the most cars it ever has in the first quarter of the year in 2021, the luxury car brand announced today. The marque sold 1,380 cars in the first three months of the year, up 62 per cent on last year. Sales came in ahead of 2019’s total, Rolls-Royce’s previous record first quarter. [...]
Lookers set to beat profit forecasts after ‘resilient’ lockdown performance April 8, 2021 Car dealership Lookers today said that full year profit would come in “materially ahead” of the £22.6m predicted by analysts after a better than expected performance in the first quarter. The announcement sent shares into overdrive this morning, with the company’s stock up 13.3 per cent as markets opened. The FTSE 250 firm, which has [...]
Rail firms boost service levels ahead of next stage of lockdown lifting April 8, 2021 Rail firms are cranking up their service levels in the build up to the next stage in the UK’s lifting of lockdown restrictions on 12 April. By next week, when retail and leisure facilities reopen, train franchises will be running 18,000 services a day, according to industry body the Rail Delivery Group (RDG). That’s more [...]
Cunard and Princess owner Carnival refuses to rule out vaccine passports for cruises April 7, 2021 Cunard and Princess owner Carnival refuses to rule out vaccine passports for cruises
