Coronavirus: Foreign Office advises against travel to the US March 15, 2020 The Foreign Office has advised against “all but essential travel” to the US, after Donald Trump extended the country’s travel ban to include the UK and Ireland. Travel from the UK to the US will be banned from 4am on Tuesday amidst increasing numbers of confirmed coronavirus cases. Responding to the ban, the Foreign and [...]
British Airways warns of Heathrow flight disruption after IT chaos yesterday July 19, 2018 British Airways has warned that passengers flying from Heathrow Airport may face disruption today after an IT outage yesterday led to a slew of cancelled and delayed flights. An airline spokesperson said this morning: “An issue with a supplier IT system was resolved overnight. “We are doing everything we can to keep any knock on [...]
Heathrow Airport to be penalised if expansion goes over-budget December 1, 2019 Heathrow Airport will be penalised by Britain’s transport watchdog if it fails to build its planned third runway efficiently. The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has placed a new clause into the airport’s licence due to concerns the project could go over-budget. Read more: British Airways passengers face huge delays after technical issue The clause is [...]
Aviation sector slams ‘devastating’ 14-day quarantine plans May 11, 2020 The leaders of the UK’s biggest airlines and airports have written to the government criticising its newly-announced 14-day quarantine period for incoming visitors to the UK. In the letter, which is signed by 27 senior industry figures including the chief executives of Ryanair, Easyjet, Heathrow, Gatwick, and Tui, the sector warned: “An open-ended quarantine, with [...]
Coronavirus: Hays shares slide after £200m issuance announcement April 2, 2020 Shares in global recruitment firm Hays have tumbled after it announced it will issue £200m of shares in an emergency move to help it shore up its balance sheet during the coronavirus pandemic. Hays said in a trading update this morning that “Covid-19 has driven a very material deceleration in client and candidate activity”. It [...]
US stocks open higher as Wall Street eyes more records August 19, 2020 Wall Street opened higher on Wednesday and looks to be heading for another day of new all-time records. The S&P 500 closed at an all-time high yesterday after recovering all of the losses suffered during the coronavirus crash and was up once again on Wednesday morning by a further 0.28 per cent to 3,399 points. [...]
IAG boss Willie Walsh to take pay cut amid coronavirus strife March 18, 2020 British Airways owner IAG’s boss Willie Walsh, who earlier this week deferred his retirement to guide the airline group through the coronavirus crisis, has volunteered take a 20 per cent pay cut. Walsh’s decision, which was first reported by Sky News, makes him the latest in a series of prominent airline executives such as Virgin [...]
London City Airport backs calls for government support March 17, 2020 London City Airport is scheduled to have just over 20 per cent of its usual flight capacity today as the airport looks for government assistance during the coronavirus outbreak. The Royal Docks airport, which caters mostly to business travellers, is due to have a combined 51 departures and arrivals today. This is just 23 per [...]
Huawei partners with Discover Film to embed streaming service on devices March 27, 2020 Huawei has signed a deal with Discover Film to embed the streaming service’s app in 100m mobile devices worldwide. The tie-up means the streaming platform will be pre-loaded onto Huawei Video alongside a selection of other video providers such as the BBC and Rakuten TV. Discover Film, which describes itself as the “Netflix for short [...]
FTSE 100 edges into the green as Wall Street opens higher on tech bounce September 10, 2020 The FTSE 100 edged into the green as US stocks opened higher as a bounce in tech stocks overshadowed the high number of jobless claims. London’s blue-chip index climbed 0.19 per cent after spending most of the session in the red in anticipation of the ECB’s rates decision. The FTSE 250 of smaller-cap firms rose [...]