Apparently, the Transportation Security Administration is going to ease up on screening troops. This was announced after the United States House of Representatives gave a unanimous 404-0 vote to approve a bill that will permit military travelers on official duty special preference to pass through airport security checkpoints quicker. This is a bill that will [...]

HRG Shows Impressive First Half-Year Results

Posted on: December 1st, 2011 Posted by Steven Powell

Well, it seems that Hogg Robinson Group (HRG) has shown some very impressive first half-year results. In fact, the company has announced that its revenue has increased by 10 percent to £186.8 million. For the European region, however, revenue only rose by 8.7 percent to £125.1 million. This is still pretty good considering the state [...]

It now appears that the parent company of American Airlines, AMR, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The group has done this in order to try and restructure its growing debt. This news should not come as a shock to most people since many other airlines have had to file for bankruptcy since the [...]

Brits Booking Cars Early According to eRentals.co.uk

Posted on: November 29th, 2011 Posted by Michael Bond

As most people already know, Christmas will be here before they know it. A lot of people are already planning their Christmas travel arrangements. In fact, a lot of people have been booking their car hire early this year. This news was provided by car hire company eRentals.co.uk. Apparently, the group says that Brits are [...]

Every road is a pothole

Posted on: November 28th, 2011 Posted by Simon Bracknell

The AA says that its army of streetwatchers has discovered that Britain is facing a winter of streets pitted with potholes. AA president, Edmund King, said late last week that the association’s 1,000-strong team of dedicated streetwatch volunteers had found that the pothole problem had exacerbated since last winter. Last year, every streetwatcher located an [...]

Flybe obtains funding for new aircraft

Posted on: November 25th, 2011 Posted by Michael Bond

UK low cost carrier Flybe has agreed a finance deal that will enable it to buy 20 new aircraft. The Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES) has agreed terms on a $US500 million (£323 million) loan which will provide Flybe with the funds to purchase the Brazilian Embraer jets. Flybe ordered 35 Embraer aircraft at the 2010 [...]

Thomas Cook Undergoes Damage Control As Shares Drop

Posted on: November 24th, 2011 Posted by Lucy Williams

It now seems that tour operator Thomas Cook is doing all it can to make investors feel at ease. Thomas Cook has taken to damage control after it was announced that they own nearly £1 billion to lenders. Not only that, but the company’s debt could actually top £1.5 billion by the end of the [...]

Big China Train Crash Caused by Bad Management

Posted on: November 23rd, 2011 Posted by Simon Bracknell

Lately, investigators in China have been looking into a high-speed rail crash that took place in eastern China. Officials really want to know what went wrong because some 40 people ended up dead as a result of the crash. On top of that, another 200 people were very badly injured. Well now investigators are saying [...]

Fog Causes 74 Flight Cancellations in London

Posted on: November 22nd, 2011 Posted by Marianna Lee

It seems that British holidaymakers have been facing a number of travel problems lately. These problems have been caused by fog in London. Reports show that this fog has already caused some 70 London airport flights to be canceled. Heathrow Airport was forced to cancel 64 flights alone. All of these cancellations were due to [...]

Train Robber Ronnie Biggs Releases Autobiography

Posted on: November 21st, 2011 Posted by Justin Harper

It now seems that Ronnie Biggs, who was part of the 15 member gang that was responsible for the Great Train Robbery, has just recently released the updated version of his autobiography. For those that do not know, Ronnie is now 82 years old. He is also unable to talk or walk due to the [...]