Tougher Train Rules Suggested by Scottish Regulators
Posted on: May 25th, 2012 Posted by Stewart Perry
According to new reports, regulators in Scotland are now calling for tougher rules to be placed on trains. The rule that is currently being focused on has to do with “on time” qualifications. Currently, a train is considered to be on time as long as it arrives within ten minutes of its scheduled arrival time. [...]
Bankruptcy Filed by City Airline
Posted on: May 24th, 2012 Posted by Tiffany Phillips
New reports now show that the Swedish carrier, City Airline, has now canceled all of its flights and filed for bankruptcy. This latest development is going to affect a number of Brits since City Airline ran a number of flights in the UK.
For those that do not know, City Airline was a subsidiary of Skyways [...]
Founder of Pan American Airways Faces Chrages of Child Pornography
Posted on: May 23rd, 2012 Posted by Robert Jones
New reports now show that the founder of Pan American Airways, Robert Hedrick, has been charged with engaging in explicit online chats with undercover officers who were posing as underage girls. It was also later learnt that he had collected a large number of sexually explicit pictures of underage girls.
Mr. Hedrick, who is now 61 [...]
Olympic Torch Makes it to the UK from Athens
Posted on: May 22nd, 2012 Posted by Sharon Miller
Well, it now appears that the Olympic Torch is now in the UK. Apparently, this Olympic icon arrived just last Friday via British Airways Firefly Flight 2012. Reports show that the torch traveled all the way from Athens, which is the birthplace of the Olympic games. However, the torch did not ride alone. In fact, [...]
30 Jet Deliveries Delayed by Southwest Airlines
Posted on: May 21st, 2012 Posted by Dave Bond
According to recent reports, Southwest Airlines has said that it will be delaying the delivery of some 30 Boeing jets. It’s going to help the airline save more than $1 billion in capital by delaying the delivery of these jets. Reports show that these jets were supposed to be delivered over the next two years.
Gary [...]
EU says Aviation Emission Tax is Successful
Posted on: May 18th, 2012 Posted by Helen Young
Reports from the European Union show that some 99 percent of major airlines have complied with the first step of Europe’s carbon emission tax for airlines. When this tax was introduced to the aviation world, the scheme was not met with open arms. In fact, most airlines and countries started off fighting the tax. However, [...]