Transport Hub 2011 given the green light

17 November 2010 Founding members of ‘Transport Hub’, the travel version of ‘Health Hotel’ and ‘Climate Clinic’ at the Party conference season, have given the green light to ‘Transport Hub 2011’ after declaring 2010’s...

Flybe plan £200 million stock market float

14 November 2010 Flybe is in the final stages of planning for a stock market flotation that would value the airline at £200 million. Flybe’s advisers, Band of America, Merrill Lynch and Investec, are known to have been working on the potential float for some...

EasyJet sees increase in annual profits

16 November 2010 EasyJet has announced a near trebling of its annual profits, driven by growing passenger numbers and a lower fuel bill, and said it would pay its first dividend in 2012 whilst continuing to grow. The budget airline’s underlying pre-tax profit...

Airport expansion impacts probed

11 November 2010 Airport capacity expansion can have impacts on UK international business activity that are not captured in current transport appraisal, according to a study for the DfT. Consultancy NERA undertook case studies of London Heathrow, London City and...

United Nations body calls for carbon charges on aviation

 19 November 2010 A United Nations body set up after the 2009 Copenhagen Climate Change Summit has recommended increased taxes on carbon emissions from air and sea transport with the aim of raising £67 billion ($100 billion) a year to help poorer nations fight global...