Zipcar Pops Up in Over 45 Universities

Posted on: February 15th, 2012 Posted by Marianna Lee

It now appears that the leading car sharing company in the world, Zipcar, has been able to expand itself into the college scene. In fact, the company has just recently expanded to over 45 university campuses during 2011-12. Of course, this should not shock most people. In fact, Zipcar is a very popular choice among [...]

Hertz to Test Run Wireless Charging System

Posted on: February 14th, 2012 Posted by Simon Bracknell

According to recent reports, Hertz is attempting to do a new first in the world of car rentals. This time they want to try and be the first company to offer wireless charging options in the car rental industry. As of right now, the company is going to trial a new product that will allow [...]

UK Houses the Worst Trains in All of Europe

Posted on: February 13th, 2012 Posted by Lucy Williams

A new report just recently came out that slams the UK rail industry. In fact, a report by Just Economics says that Britain is home to the worst trains in all of Europe. This is in relation to affordability, efficiency, and speed. The report itself was commissioned by the Rail, Maritime, and Transport union. The [...]

Overweight Fliers May Soon Be Charged ‘Fat Tax’

Posted on: February 10th, 2012 Posted by Steven Powell

Due to a new Court of Appeal ruling, overweight airline passengers could be one step closer to facing a ‘fat tax’. Regardless of how people feel on the matter, the new court ruling means that fliers can’t file a lawsuit for being embarrassed on a plane after boarding. This Court of Appeal ruling comes just [...]

Bosses at Network Rail Turn Down Bonuses

Posted on: February 9th, 2012 Posted by Marianna Lee

It now seems that the bosses over at Network Rail have finally agreed to turn down their very controversial six-figure bonuses. As some may remember, after these huge bonuses were announced, a big flight broke out regarding it. On top of this, the huge bonuses sparked public anger. Mostly, this was because the company had [...]

TCS Lands Huge Deal with Europcar

Posted on: February 8th, 2012 Posted by Michael Bond

New reports now show that a deal has been struck between Europcar and leading IT service firm Tata Consultancy Services (TCS). These same reports show that this is a multi-year deal that is worth millions. The IT subsidiary of Europe’s car rental leader, Europcar Information Services, chose TCS to manage the development of IT Services [...]

There have been reports for some time stating that China would not be taking part in the European Union’s emission scheme. Now it appears that these reports were correct. On Monday, China made it very clear that it has banned its airlines from taking part in the European Emissions Trading Scheme. Unfortunately, for the European [...]

Network Rail Bonuses Under Attack

Posted on: February 6th, 2012 Posted by Justin Harper

It now seems that the UK government is attacking Network Rail’s plan to give out very lucrative bonuses. On top of all of this, the UK transport minister has already told other MPs that the government’s ability to prevent these kinds of bonuses is very limited at best. This news comes on the heels of [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]