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UK air traffic control meltdown fault won’t happen again – NATS
Date: August 30, 2023
UK air traffic control meltdown fault won’t happen again – NATS By Sarah Young LONDON (Reuters) -The air traffic control glitch which caused thousands of flight cancellations and delays into and out of Britain has been fixed and will not be repeated, the head of NATS, the country’s air traffic control provider, said on Wednesday....
Truck maker volvo’s quarterly profit surges, beats estimates
Date: July 19, 2023
Truck maker Volvo’s quarterly profit surges, beats estimates By Marie Mannes STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -Swedish truckmaker AB Volvo on Wednesday logged a better-than-expected 57% jump in second-quarter adjusted operating profit, helped by price hikes. “We have been successful in improving margins while managing cost inflation and increased disturbances in the supply chain,” Chief Executive Martin Lundstedt...
Heathrow passenger numbers near pre-pandemic levels in June
Date: July 11, 2023
Heathrow passenger numbers near pre-pandemic levels in June LONDON (Reuters) – Heathrow Airport, Britain’s busiest, said 7 million passengers traveled through it last month, putting it just below levels recorded before the pandemic, with transatlantic routes driving demand. The monthly figure compares with the pre-pandemic level of 7.2 million passengers in June 2019. (Reporting...
Amazon rolls out first European rivian vans in Germany
Date: July 4, 2023
Amazon rolls out first European Rivian vans in Germany By Nick Carey (Reuters) – E-commerce giant Amazon will deploy its first European vans from U.S. electric vehicle (EV) maker Rivian in Germany over the coming weeks as part of long-term plans to electrify its transportation network, it said on Tuesday. Amazon said 300 electric vans...
Britain backs greener air travel with $280 million funding package
Date: June 20, 2023
Britain backs greener air travel with $280 million funding package LONDON (Reuters) – Britain has announced 218 million pounds ($279 million) to help fund research into greener air travel, its minister for industry and economic security Nusrat Ghani will announce at the Paris Airshow on Tuesday. The financial package is being provided jointly by government...
Japan’s suzuki to make ‘flying cars’ with SkyDrive
Date: June 20, 2023
Japan’s Suzuki to make ‘flying cars’ with SkyDrive TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese automaker Suzuki Motor Corp said on Tuesday it had reached an agreement with SkyDrive Inc to make “flying cars”. The companies will use a Suzuki Group factory in central Japan to make electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft and aim to begin...