Cathay Pacific chair John Slosar resigns amid Hong Kong controversy September 4, 2019 The chairman of Cathay Pacific John Slosar has stepped down from his role and will be replaced by Patrick Healy. The Hong-based airline has been embroiled in controversies relating to the widespread pro-democracy protests in the city and has come under pressure from Chinese authorities to suspend staff who participate in the demonstrations. Read more: Cathay [...]
Hammersmith bridge: Repairs could cost £120m and take three years to finish September 3, 2019 Vital repair works to Hammersmith bridge are to cost £120m and will take three years to complete, it was revealed today. The suspension bridge over the Thames was closed by Hammersmith and Fulham council in April after it found “critical faults” it said would risk the safety of users. Read more: Hammersmith bridge costs will [...]
HS2 ‘still vital’ despite ballooning £88bn price tag, say businesses September 3, 2019 HS2 is at risk of costing the public £88bn and could be delivered seven years behind schedule, but businesses still believe the project is worth the time and money. Allan Cook, the chairman of HS2, today revealed his cost and timetable projections for the troubled high speed line, including that the project is could now [...]
HS2 faces seven-year delay as costs set to balloon to £88bn September 3, 2019 The real cost of HS2 could spiral to £88bn as the project faces years of delays, according to an explosive report authored by the chair of the controversial UK infrastructure project. Allan Cook, who has carried out an internal review of the project, said he did not believe the scheme, which will link London to [...]
Ryanair and Wizz Air enjoy passenger jump in August September 3, 2019 Ryanair and Wizz Air both enjoyed an uptick in passenger numbers in August, with the latter enjoying a record-breaking month. Ryanair passenger traffic grew to 14.9m last month, up eight per cent on the previous year. In June it carried 14.8m customers. Read more: Ryanair flights continue as normal as pilots kick off three-day strike [...]
Cathay Pacific suspends cabin crew following issue with oxygen bottles September 3, 2019 Cathay Pacific has suspended some members of its cabin crew following the discovery that some oxygen bottles were found to be depleted in two of its recent flights. The airline said some portable oxygen bottles on a flight from Toronto to Hong Kong and Bali to Hong Kong were found to be “discharged or partially” [...]
Severe delays hit Metropolitan Line as TfL rolls out new signalling system September 3, 2019 Severe delays threaten to disrupt the morning commute for Metropolitan Line passengers today as Transport for London (TfL) struggled to introduce a new signalling system. TfL told commuters to seek other routes to work while engineers address the issues on the line, which extends from the City into the northwest of London. Read more: Police [...]
Shaun Bailey vows to strip TfL of housing powers September 2, 2019 Tory mayoral candidate Shaun Bailey has said Transport for London (TfL) should be stripped of its housing function to boost the number of new builds in the capital. Bailey, a former youth worker and adviser to ex-Prime Minister David Cameron, has pledged to set up a body called Housing for London which would be controlled [...]
Norwegian Air no longer expects to fly Boeing 737 Max this year September 2, 2019 The interim boss of Norwegian Air, one of the major carriers of the grounded Boeing 737 Max jet operating out in the UK, has said the airline is unlikely to fly the aircraft this year. Read more: Norwegian Air boss tweets about ‘good meetings’ with Boeing after 737 Max ban Geir Karlsen, who is acting [...]
Ryanair flights continue as normal as pilots kick off three-day strike September 2, 2019 Ryanair pilots have begun their three-day strike today, but the airline said it is still operating a normal schedule. Ryanair said it did not expected any strike-related disruption to its flights today, although it has suffered knock-on effects from air traffic control problems that began in France yesterday. Read more: Ryanair loses court bid to [...]
