27th
October
2009
Reports now show that thousands of British Airways cabin crew members will be asked about if they should go on strike over new contracts. This announcement came from one of the largest unions to represent British Airways’ cabin crew, Unite Union.
Recently the unions and management from British Airways have been taking part in, what they call, open and frank talks. These talks come just following the announcement from British Airways that it was going ahead with cost cutting measures earlier this month. This announcement pointed out that British Airways wants to cut 1,700 jobs and start a two year freeze [...]
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27th
October
2009
The well known Spanish carrier, Iberia, has now been forced to cancel a number of its flights scheduled for yesterday and today due to a strike action by the airline’s cabin crew. The cabin’s attendants unions, CT and SITCPLA, have called for this strike due to disputes over wages.
Almost 450 flights will be affected by this two day strike by the Iberia cabin crew. This will include domestic, transatlantic and European services. The Madrid to London services fall among the flights that will have to be canceled.
The few Iberia flights that go under the codes IB5000, IB8000, and IB7000, which [...]
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27th
October
2009
Reports now show that the European Commission has come forward and told, not only British Airways, but American Airlines and Iberia that they may have to give up take off and landing slots to press ahead with their transatlantic tie up. However, British Airways says it’s ready to refuse these antitrust concerns.
It has been said that the European Commission noted that the agreement between the three large airlines was very likely to result in appreciable competitive harm on seven different European to United states transatlantic routes.
The European Union’s competition regulator went on to point out that this agreement could break [...]
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27th
October
2009
German researchers have developed an application for the iPhone which allows the user to drive their car via their mobile. The iDriver will effectively turn the driving experience into a real-life video game or vice-versa. Such is the capacity of the new app that it is capable of controlling the movement of vehicles up to two tonnes.
The iDriver has individual accelerate and brake buttons and a virtual steering wheel that utilises the phone’s motion-sensor technology. It interfaces with a specially equipped car which receives messages from the iPhone and relays them into the vehicle via wireless technology. The virtual driver [...]
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27th
October
2009
An increase in new car tax has been suggested by the Green Fiscal Commission (GFC) in a move which would see annual increases result in the figure reaching £3,300 by the year 2020. The proposal is part of the GFC’s £150 billion package proposal which also include a household energy tax and the tripling of fuel duty over the next 10 years.
The new recommendations will go public early next week as the GFC strives towards measures aimed at developing greener a government. The public release will be made by the head of the Financial Services Authority Lord Turner who is [...]
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27th
October
2009
In many of Britain’s big centres and close to railway stations elsewhere, parking can be expensive. Some of London’s car parks charge over £350 a month for a space and even outside the capital monthly fees of more than £150 are prevalent.
But the motorists’ worry could be the homeowners’ cash-cow, as those who own a [...]
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