.......Crew in the lower-paid mixed fleet working out of Heathrow extend action to cover 16-30 August including bank holiday weekend British Airways cabin crew will strike for a further two weeks in August, including over the bank holiday weekend, in a long-running dispute over pay and staff sanctions. “We would urge British Airways to
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General Motors rebrands Name to Isuzu
Uber offer free services to disables in Kenya
......Taxi company Uber partnered with the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) to ferry Persons Living with Disabilities (PLWDs) to and from their respective polling stations in Nairobi, Thika and Mombasa on August 8, 2017, free of charge. The technology company, which has been operating in the country since 2015, will also give
UK Motorways may be covered by ‘tunnels’
......Similar structures in Europe act as an "effective safeguard to communities near busy roads", Large "tunnels" covering stretches of motorway to protect locals from dangerous levels of pollution are being considered by Highways England. The agency said in its latest air quality strategy that it is exploring the possibility of building physical canopies
Volkswagen’s Microbus Of The Future Wins Concept Truck Award
Volkswagen’s all-electric, self-driving twist on the 1960s hippie van, the I.D. Buzz, was named 2017 Concept Truck of the Year, giving momentum to the automaker’s revamped electrification strategy as it strives to distance itself from its Dieselgate emissions scandal. The win announced on Sunday at the Concours d’Elegance of America in
Boeing Forecasts 41,030 new aircraft deliveries
Boeing has revised upwards its market forecast for aircraft deliveries over the next 20 years, with the rise of low-cost carriers (LCC) and emerging markets fuelling demand for passenger travel and cargo volumes. The Boeing Current Market Outlook (CMO) for 2017-2036 said 41,030 aircraft would be delivered over the next two
Indian airline to stop assigning the middle seat to women traveling solo
New Delhi-based airline Vistara is offering a new Woman Flyer service for free. The service ensures that only window or aisle seats are assigned to solo female customers. The service is designed to help women feel safer when travelling alone. There’s nothing quite as dread-inducing as realizing you have to
Uber’s Search for New C.E.O. Hampered by Deep Split on Board
SAN FRANCISCO U.S.A — Some members of Uber’s eight-person board were excited about the idea of Meg Whitman becoming the ride-hailing company’s next chief executive. Ms. Whitman, the chief executive of Hewlett Packard Enterprise and a former leader of eBay, appeared to have many of the right traits for the job: experience, maturity,
Review: BMW 5 Series estate (2017)
- Large, technologically accomplished and fun to drive Car salesmen have a very difficult job trying to convince customers to buy an estate car these days. For some reason, the marketing machine has brainwashed the masses into thinking that gigantic SUVs are the perfect companion to family life. In reality, an elongated
Police disrupt plot in Australia to ‘bring down plane’
- Four men suspected of planning an improvised device attack were arrested in raids on homes in several Sydney suburbs. - Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said security had been increased at all major Australian airports Police disrupted a "terrorist plot" to bring down a plane and arrested four men on Saturday in