As if Uber's new CEO didn't already have his work cut out for him, now he has to deal with losing one of the company's biggest markets. On Friday, London's transport authority said Uber is not "fit and proper" to operate in the city. The city opted not to renew the
Author: Jack Smith
Why airlines pay to fly over other countries
Countries charge foreign airlines to fly through their airspace Airlines pay a fee to fly over other countries. They are called overflight fees.- What then is an Overflight fee? It is simply a transiting of civilian aircraft over the territory of a foreign country. Just as countries have rights to their land, they
Lufthansa seen offering to pay 200 million euros for Air Berlin assets
FILE PHOTO: Planes of the Lufthansa airline stand on the tarmac in Frankfurt airport, Germany, March 17, 2016. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach/File Photo FRANKFURT (Reuters) - A Lufthansa bid price of 200 million euros ($239 million) to buy assets from insolvent Air Berlin plus 100 million euros to meet operating costs is roughly
Half a million people back Uber’s bid to stay on the roads of London
A taxi drives past the London Eye in central London, Britain September 22, 2017. REUTERS/Toby Melville SAN FRANCISCO/LONDON (Reuters) - Half a million people have signed an online petition in under 24 hours backing Uber’s bid to stay on the roads of London, showing the company is turning to its tried-and-tested
Uber is ready to cut a deal to get its London license back
Uber may have lost its London taxi license with no small amount of drama, but it's already willing to make concessions. The ridesharing outfit's city manager Tom Elvidge tells the Sunday Times that he would "like to know what [Uber] can do" to "get this right." He's willing to make tradeoffs to get the business back,
How Electric Cars Can Create the Biggest Disruption After iPhone
It’s been 10 years since Apple Inc. unleashed a surge of innovation that upended the mobile phone industry. Electric cars, with a little help from ride-hailing and self-driving technology, could be about to pull the same trick on Big Oil. The rise of Tesla Inc. and its rivals could be turbocharged by complementary services from
Uber stripped of London license
Medical delivery drones are coming to Switzerland
Rather than relying on roads transport doctors, nurses, and technicians can send and receive test samples and results via the drone, and the system's accompanying app. Hospitals in Switzerland will be equipped with a potentially revolutionary autonomous drone delivery network. Healthcare providers and a Menlo Park, California company called Matternet have teamed
Ryanair CEO Apologies for flight shambles but Says More cancellations to come..
Ryanair Air -Passengers’ rights when flights are canceled Under EU Regulation
On cancelled flights, under EU Regulation 261/2004f the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 February 2004 establishing common rules on compensation and assistance to passengers in the event of denied boarding and of cancellation or long delay of flights, and repealing Regulation. Therefore holidaymakers have certain rights if their