Supercharged: Moneysupermarket growth booms as energy price cap sees spike in switching April 18, 2019 Ofgem’s hike to the energy price cap helped to electrify Moneysupermarket in the first three months of the year as the number of households switching supplier reached record levels. Revenue in the firm’s home services segment, which includes energy switching, soared by a massive 70 per cent to £19.6m in the first quarter, it revealed this [...]
Crossrail ‘could be delayed until spring 2021’ April 18, 2019 Crossrail could be delayed until as long as 2021 after incurring some difficulty with the dynamic testing of trains and signalling, according to a BBC source. The Elizabeth Line, which will run between Reading and Shenfield Essex underneath central London, had been due to open in December 2018. Read more: MPs warn Crossrail may not [...]
Tube delays: Commuter misery as signal failure strikes Underground with severe delays April 18, 2019 Commuters faced a horrid journey to work this morning as signal failures led to chaos on multiple Tube lines. Read more: Protesters glue themselves to train at Canary Wharf station Severe delays and suspended lines affected the Circle Line, District Line, Metroplolitan Line and Hammersmith & City Line today following a signal failure at Aldgate. [...]
Jet Airways suspends all domestic and international flights amid financial meltdown April 17, 2019 Jet Airways is to shut all domestic and international flights from tonight after it failed to win interim funding from lenders. The Indian carrier grounded all international flights on Monday while its pilots protested outside its headquarters, demanding Prime Minister Narendra Modi intervene to solve the crisis. Many said they had not been paid for months. [...]
Climate change protesters glue themselves to DLR train at Canary Wharf station April 17, 2019 Climate change protesters have glued themselves to a DLR train at Canary Wharf as police reportedly closed access to parts of the station in response to the disruption. Read more: Protesters reveal rail disruption plan as police shut Tube Wi-Fi Extinction Rebellion activists today stepped up their London protests by targeting the capital’s transport network, [...]
Boeing software update and training tweaks ‘operationally suitable’, says FAA April 17, 2019 A review of Boeing’s grounded 737 Max plane by the US aviation regulator has ruled that a planned software update and pilot training tweaks are “operationally suitable”. Read more: Boeing faces shareholder lawsuit over 737 Max crashes The decision marks an important milestone in getting the firm’s best-selling plane back in the air after authorities [...]
Climate change protesters reveal rail disruption plan as police shut Tube Wi-Fi April 17, 2019 Activism group Extinction Rebellion will block London trains this morning as it increases pressure on the government over climate change. Protestors will block a London Overground route at 11am today in the third day of action, which has seen major disruption on the capital's roads on Monday and Tuesday this week. Police switched off the Tube [...]
Climate change protesters threaten to disrupt London Tube to cause chaos for commuters April 17, 2019 Climate change activists vowed to target London’s Tube services today as part of a protest that has led to 300 arrests across the capital. Read more: Climate protesters attack Shell HQ as London blockades continue Extinction Rebellion protesters plan to disrupt the London Underground and London bus services today after bringing traffic to a standstill [...]
Commuters brace for summer Tube strike chaos as rail union threatens industrial action April 16, 2019 London is heading for a summer of strikes as the RMT rail union warned it is preparing a ballot for industrial action over potential job losses on the Underground. The union is already battling London Underground bosses over staff pay and the maintenance of trains, in a fight that could result in "London-wide" strikes. Read more: [...]
Lufthansa enters the red with €336m loss as rising fuel costs take a bite out of the airline industry April 16, 2019 German carrier Lufthansa showed and operating loss reaching €336m (£290m) in the first three months of the year as fuel costs ate into its profits. Revenues at the airline grew three per cent year-on-year to €7.9bn, but its €52m operating profit reversed into a big loss. Read more: Easyjet’s had a bumpy ride, but what do [...]
