Queen’s Birthday Honours: the full 2021 list June 12, 2021 Below the full list of names for this year ORDER OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire (GBE) The Rt. Hon. Frederick Richard Penn Curzon, The Earl Howe. For political and parliamentary service. (Amersham, Buckinghamshire) ORDER OF THE BATH Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB) [...]
Losing height: Boeing suppliers’ shares take a hit after plane maker announces 737 Max production April 8, 2019 Some of Britain’s biggest engineering companies lost hundreds of millions in market value this morning after Boeing announced it will cut production of its 737 Max range by nearly 20 per cent. Suppliers to the US firm including Rolls-Royce lost out as investors digested the news announced on Friday afternoon, which is the latest blow [...]
City Moves for 2 April – who’s moving jobs at Powell Gilbert, Stobart and Ashurst? April 2, 2019 Here are all the City Moves happening today: Powell Gilbert Specialist IP law firm Powell Gilbert LLP has promoted Siddharth Kusumakar to its partnership, increasing the total number of partners at the firm to ten. Since joining Powell Gilbert in 2012, Siddharth has advised clients across a variety of technologies, with a focus on multi-jurisdictional [...]
Tax to hit private jet owners and long-haul flyers October 29, 2018 Long-haul flyers will pay and extra couple of pounds when booking their travel under new rules in the autumn budget. The rules will increase the air passenger duty (APD) paid on long-haul economy flights by £2, and higher class travel will increase by £4. Dury on long-haul journeys in private jets will see an increase [...]
Southern ranked least trusted operator by transport watchdog June 6, 2019 Southern has been ranked as the least trusted rail operator in the UK, according to new research from the independent transport watchdog. Southern, which is run by Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR), was not trusted by 23 per cent of passengers as of autumn last year, Transport Focus data reveals. Southern’s reputation took a hit in [...]
The worst may still be yet to come for Boeing, after it takes a $1bn revenue hit from 737 Max disasters April 25, 2019 Describing Boeing’s past two months as “turbulent” is both a cliche and an understatement. It's found itself at the centre of not one but two aerospace disasters and its mighty brand now risks becoming synonymous with aviation risk. This is intensely dangerous territory for the world's largest commercial aircraft manufacturer. Worse still, as Boeing's boss [...]
British Airways chief executive Alex Cruz says it always will be “a premium airline” as he plots tech push to fight off competition December 6, 2017 The chief executive of British Airways said today the carrier “always will be a premium airline”, though added the airline remained unapologetic about cost-cutting in order to face off against rising competition. Speaking at the Aviation Club lunch, Alex Cruz said: “Let me make our position clear: we are, and always will be, a premium [...]
Growth set to slow at Norwegian Air as carrier puts profits front and centre February 7, 2019 The pilots at Norwegian Air have taken their foot off the accelerator, with growth set to slow as it tries to put profits ahead of expansion. The low-price airline said growth will ease up from 18 per cent in the first quarter of this year to minus one per cent in the final quarter. It [...]
Aer Lingus chief executive to step down at the beginning of next year October 11, 2018 Aer Lingus chief executive Stephen Kavanagh is to step down next year, when he will be replaced by British Airways director Sean Doyle. Kavanagh, who has led the IAG-owned airline since 2015, will step down on 1 January 2019 but will remain on the airline's board as a non-executive director. He will be succeeded by Doyle, who is currently British [...]
Scrap franchise system and let TfL control London commuter routes, says rail industry April 29, 2019 The rail franchise system should be scrapped and responsibility for commuter routes handed from central government to local authorities such as Transport for London (TfL), the rail industry has said. The Rail Delivery Group (RDG), which represents the industry, has today unveiled its proposals for the Williams rail review, which transport secretary Chris Grayling called last [...]