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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Every person and company is celebrating the London Olympic Games in their own way. For British Airways, they want to celebrate these games by painting doves on their planes. The airline said that both long and short-haul planes would get these Olympic Games makeovers. Reports show that it is design tutor Pascal Anson who has [...]

Soon, there will be 50 more jobs created by Premier Inn. This news comes on the heels of an announcement made by Premier Inn that they hope to start building a new hotel and restaurant in Barry just next month. This will surely bring some much-needed relief to the local economy. The budget hotel chain [...]

Costa Concordia Rescue Operations Continue

Posted on: January 18th, 2012 Posted by Marianna Lee

According to reports, Italian rescuers have once again started searching for survivors inside the wrecked luxury cruise ship that hit rocks and capsized off the cost of northern Italy just recently. The search for survivors started Monday afternoon. This was just hours after the boat, the Costa Concordia, slipped on the rocks it was sitting [...]