International Airlines Group Announces Profit Growth
Posted on: October 7th, 2011 Posted by Simon Bracknell
It seems that the International Airlines Group, which is the company which now owns both Iberia and British Airways, said it is going to deliver significant full-year profit growth. This is an amazing announcement considering the terrible luck of the airline industry recently. The group said that it will see profits thanks to the uplift [...]
Trial Ongoing for Nigerian Underwear Bomber
Posted on: October 6th, 2011 Posted by Marianna Lee
It seems that the trial of the Nigerian man who is being accused of trying to blow up a United States airline on Christmas Day in 2009 is still ongoing. However, the jury pool has now shrunk down to 23 women and 9 men. The bomber, Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, attempted to blow up a United [...]
26 Countries Lash Out Against Europe’s Carbon Emissions Plan
Posted on: October 5th, 2011 Posted by Justin Harper
It now seems that some 26 countries have joined together to take on the European Union’s carbon emissions plan. These countries are calling the plan ‘discriminatory’ and in violation of global laws. The countries that have stepped up against this emissions plan include the United States and China. Reports show that India will be hosting [...]
Higher Rail Fares Kill the Benefit of Commuting
Posted on: October 4th, 2011 Posted by Lucy Williams
Not too long ago, people who lived outside London were seeing a number of benefits. By living in a commuter city, people could pay less mortgage and then by a cheap rail ticket into the city. However, that no longer seems to be the case. Now, with the increase in rail fares, it seems that [...]
Cable Thieves Strike Again as Problem Gets Out of Hand
Posted on: October 3rd, 2011 Posted by Steven Powell
It now seems like every time the rail industry turns around, another company gets copper cabling stolen. Although rail thieves attacked the industry just days ago, another incident has occurred. This latest theft has caused many rail passengers in London to suffer tons of delays. In fact, one union leader now says that this problem [...]
Renationalising the Rail Network Could Save Over £1 Billion
Posted on: September 30th, 2011 Posted by Marianna Lee
According to new reports from the Transport for Quality of Life, the renationalising of the rail network will save at least £1 billion per year. Shockingly, this is the level of savings that the report from Sir Roy McNulty set for the Department for Transport in May. This study handled by the Transport for Quality [...]
L Word Actress Kicked Off Southwest Airlines Flight For Kiss
Posted on: September 29th, 2011 Posted by Michael Bond
It seems like Southwest Airlines is the ‘Hitler’ of the skies. People are starting to say this because almost every week, someone is getting kicked off one of their flights. This time, ‘L Word’ actress Leisha Hailey was kicked off with her girlfriend, Camilia Grey. Apparently, the two were removed from the flight after the [...]
Walkouts Cause Cancellations for Philippine Airlines
Posted on: September 28th, 2011 Posted by Lucy Williams
It now seems that Philippine Airlines has had to cancel all of its international and domestic flights. All of this was due to walkouts by its ground staff. Apparently, the staff members were protesting plans to outsource their 2,600 jobs. The carrier said that it plans to outsource these jobs starting next week. However, the [...]
Canadian Pacific Railway Announces Big $300 Million Upgrade
Posted on: September 27th, 2011 Posted by Simon Bracknell
It now seems that the second biggest railway in Canada, Canadian Pacific Railway, is planning on spending more than $300 million to upgrade its northern mainline that runs through the Canadian Prairies. Apparently, it is doing this in order to take advantage of strong international demand for grains and fertilizers. Fred Green, who is actually [...]
Founder of EasyJet Backs Off Threat to Remove a Board Member
Posted on: September 26th, 2011 Posted by Marianna Lee
It now seems that the founder of EasyJet, Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou, has recently backed off his threat to remove an EasyJet board member. Apparently, the founder had called for an extraordinary meeting to consider the removal of Rigas Doganis, who is a non-executive director. However, EasyJet just recently said that this request has now been [...]

