Three American Democracy Advocates Banned from Leaving Egypt
Posted on: February 3rd, 2012 Posted by Marianna Lee
According to new reports, Egyptian authorities have banned three American democracy advocates from leaving the country. Right now, the three people are seeking refuge at the Cairo-based US Embassy. This report comes in as tension between the US and Egypt reach a boiling point over an investigation into foreign-funded agencies. Egyptian authorities have taken an [...]
Amadeus Computer Crash Leaves Airline Passengers in Chaos
Posted on: February 2nd, 2012 Posted by Simon Bracknell
For the people who do not know, Amadeus just so happens to be one of the aviation industry’s main computer networks. So, when this system goes down, it affects a lot of people. Unfortunately, for thousands of airline passengers, this is just what happened. Apparently, when the system went down, passengers were unable to check [...]
Olympic Bonuses Rejected by London Underground
Posted on: February 1st, 2012 Posted by Lucy Williams
According to new reports, London Underground staff have recently rejected a £500 Olympics bonus. The Rail, Maritime and Transport union, which actually represents thousands of tube workers, said that the extra pay for working during the games is not enough. They went on to say that this offer actually comes with a lot of strings [...]
easyJet Founder Lashes Out Against Huge Executive Bonuses
Posted on: January 31st, 2012 Posted by Steven Powell
During a time when certain airlines are struggling to make ends meet, should executives be getting huge bonuses to line their pockets? Well, the founder of easyJet Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou does not think so. In fact, he has called out the airline to end these “fat cat bonuses.” Sir Stelios, whose family actually owns close [...]
Road Train Test Goes Off Without Any Problems
Posted on: January 30th, 2012 Posted by Marianna Lee
When a person is a passenger in a car, they have the freedom to do what they want. They can read books, eat, or a number of other activities that the driver cannot do. What if the driver was able to engage in these activities as well? That could never happen, because it’s dangerous…or could [...]
British Mother-of-two Found Dead in Antigua
Posted on: January 27th, 2012 Posted by Michael Bond
Local reports from Antigua now show that a British tourist has been found dead. Apparently, this woman and mother-of-two had been in the area to celebrate her father’s wedding. Local police believe that the woman may have drowned just hours after arriving. The tourist who was found dead was Nicola Raybone from Lythma, Lancashire. She [...]
US Airlines See Transparency Rule Come into Effect
Posted on: January 26th, 2012 Posted by Lucy Williams
People who fly in and out of the United States no longer have to worry about airlines trying to hide fees from them any longer. This is because the US government’s transparency rule is now in full swing. This is a rule that will keep airlines from being able to hide fees when advertising, thus [...]
European Union Does Away with Burmese Officials Travel Ban
Posted on: January 25th, 2012 Posted by Justin Harper
According to new reports, the European Union has lifted a travel ban on top Burmese politicians. This does include President Thein Sein. All of this has been to acknowledge the country’s recent movement towards opening up. This is something that the European Union views as very positive. In a recent statement, the European Council said [...]
Airlines Operating Airbus A380 Jets Must Check for Cracks
Posted on: January 24th, 2012 Posted by Marianna Lee
According to new reports, all airlines that are operating Airbus A380 superjumbo jets need to start checking for cracks in the wings. Apparently, these checks are going to have to be done on at least one-third of all the A380 planes that have been sold. The checks will need to be done within the next [...]
Taiwanese Family to Get Refund on Rental Car After Ferry Crash
Posted on: January 23rd, 2012 Posted by Simon Bracknell
According to local reports, a Taiwanese family has now been told that they are to receive a refund on their rental car. However, these reports came after the family was first told that it would not receive such a refund, nor would it receive a replacement, after their rental car was rear-ended and fell off [...]

