Protesters bring Hong Kong airport to its knees for second day in a row as outbound flights cancelled again August 13, 2019 Hong Kong’s international airport has yet again been plunged into chaos after anti-government protesters forced authorities to cancel outbound flights for the second day in a row. Hours after one of the world’s busiest travel hubs returned to full operation, demonstrators have blockaded security gates again today, forcing some would-be passengers to fight their way [...]
City Moves for 8 July – Who’s switching jobs? July 8, 2019 Today’s City Moves includes Addleshaw Goddard, Mediacom UK and BNP Paribas Real Estate. Addleshaw Goddard Addleshaw Goddard has appointed Jon Tweedale as co-head of international arbitration to lead the practice alongside current practice head, Simon Kamstra. Based in the law firm’s London office, Tweedale has a broad practice, which includes energy and life sciences. His [...]
Rail passengers ‘missing out’ on £100m in compensation every year July 22, 2019 Rail passengers are missing out on up to £100m a year in compensation, a transport watchdog has found, as it called on consumers to claim whenever they can to send a message to train operators to improve. Transport Focus is today launching a campaign aimed at encouraging passengers to claim for any delays or cancellations. [...]
Boeing 737 Max jet hits fresh setback before test flights June 27, 2019 Boeing’s plan to return its 737 Max jet to the skies has hit a fresh obstacle, with regulators discovering a “potential risk” to the aircraft model. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said it discovered the issue during simulator tests, and warned Boeing must solve the potential problem before test flights can commence. Read more: British [...]
Unions suspend tomorrow’s Heathrow strike as talks continue August 4, 2019 Travel chaos may have been avoided at the last minute as Unite the Union called off its planned strike at Heathrow to continue negotiating with the airport. Firefighters, security guards and others had been scheduled to walk out from midnight, threatening services at London’s biggest airport. Talks are set to continue tomorrow, through the conciliation [...]
Rolls-Royce: Engine issues still in focus after ‘storm of steel and iron’ falls from plane August 14, 2019 On a sunny, 30C-degree afternoon in Fiumicino, near Rome, residents of the airport town thought they were experiencing a sudden hail storm. But when witness Paola Di Lazzaro looked outside, she saw “a storm of steel and iron,” she told Italian newspaper Il Messaggero. Hundreds of shards of incandescent metal were falling down to earth [...]
Ranked: The UK’s fastest growing companies for brand value September 11, 2019 Deliveroo, Costa Coffee and Brewdog are growing in value faster than any other UK brands, according to a survey published today. The food delivery app topped the list, increasing its value 54 per cent to $1.4bn (£1.1bn), while coffee chain Costa jumped 48 per cent to $1.5bn, boosted by its takeover by Coca Cola. Read [...]
Southeastern among franchises placed on public takeover watch list August 11, 2019 The Southeastern franchise is one of six that could go the way of LNER and be taken over by the government as sources warned there was little time for a new operator to be appointed by April next year. The bidding competition for the Southeastern franchise, which runs services between London, Kent and parts of [...]
Awards 2023 January 4, 2023 The City is back, and so are the City A.M. Awards, recognising the best of the Square Mile, Canary Wharf and London’s business community – which has shown shown resilience, innovation and adaptability like never before over the past year. We’re delighted to host what will be a wonderful celebration of the capital’s rebound, but [...]
Scrapped: Government cancels bidding for Southeastern rail franchise as fresh search for operator begins August 7, 2019 The government has faced accusations of running Britain’s railways “on the hoof” after it scrapped the bidding process for the Southeastern rail franchise, making it the latest botched procurement by the Department for Transport (DfT). Officials will now have until 1 April 2020 to choose the next franchise operator. Go-Ahead Group, which currently operates the [...]