- Third man in court over bitten ear
- Construction firm in liquidation
- £4m lottery winner was 'going mad'
- Family blasts rally crash decision
- Small firms demand rules overhaul
- Salmond: Independence key to growth
- Comedian Corbett to receive CBE
- Rangers 'will continue as a club'
- Fire service cuts 'will pose risk'
- PM to make case for retaining union
- Implant victim issues scans appeal
- Trial date for murder accused, 13
- US analyst wary of independence bid
- Unemployment rate up by 16,000
- Pilot run for domestic abuse court
- Sillars questions 'devo max' option
- MPs seek 'answers' on independence
- Ferry collides with harbour wall
- Bid to rescue crisis-hit Rangers
- BAA warning on Heathrow hub plans
Transport
Virgin Atlantic seeking 500 cabin crew for new routes
VIRGIN Atlantic has launched a recruitment drive for 500 cabin crew under plans to expand the airline’s network and fleet.
1 commentStobart delivering hope to property sector
HOPES were raised yesterday of a pick-up in Scotland’s flagging commercial property sector as one of the biggest industrial lettings in months was agreed with haulage giant Eddie Stobart.
Virgin launches air crew recruitment drive
VIRGIN Atlantic has launched a recruitment drive for 500 cabin crew under plans to expand the airline’s network and fleet for 2012.
Thomson Airways starts negotiations with staff over redundancy plans
THOMSON Airways has begun consulting staff over redundancies, raising the prospect of hundreds of job losses, unions have revealed.
Rolls-Royce wins £133m engine deal
Rolls-Royce has won a $210 million (£133m) deal to supply Fiji’s national carrier Air Pacific with Trent 700 engines for three Airbus A330 planes.
Top gear: JLR the driving force behind Tata growth
India’s Tata Motors reported a stronger-than-expected 40.5 per cent rise in quarterly profit yesterday as robust sales at Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) more than made up for weakness in its home market.
Scottish air passenger numbers decline as Edinburgh sale nears
Passenger numbers at both Edinburgh and Glasgow airports fell last month despite overall figures across BAA’s UK operations rising, according to traffic statistics released yesterday.
EasyJet battle heats up as SLI backs airline’s board over remuneration
STANDARD Life Investments (SLI) has gone public with its backing of the EasyJet board in their remuneration battle with the budget airline’s founder and leading shareholder, Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou.
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Four bidders lined up for airport sale
FOUR parties are expected to meet a first-round deadline this week for those interested in bidding for Edinburgh Airport.
10 commentsFlybe reveals revenues pressure
Airline Flybe posted flat revenues in the UK today as it highlighted the tricky conditions that caused its shares to hit turbulence last month.
Driving force: China and US sales put Daimler and Mercedes into top gear
MERCEDES-owner Daimler has racked up record annual profits as sales in China and the US shifted into top gear.
EasyJet passenger numbers dip
EASYJET’s passenger loads edged down 0.4 per cent last month, with the budget airline carrying 3.73 million passengers compared with some 3.74 million in January 2011.
Craig Group adds to fleet as Talisman deal is unveiled
CRAIG Group, the Aberdeen-based energy services firm, will today unveil a five-year contract from Talisman Energy that will spark a “major investment” in its shipping fleet.
Airline giant reports rise in passengers
International Airlines Group (IAG), formed by the merger of British Airways and Iberia, yesterday posted a small rise in traffic in January, boosted by strong growth in first- and business-class passengers.
Airline folds as bills unpaid
HUNGARIAN flag-carrier Malev ceased operating early yesterday after its planes were held overseas for unpaid debts, leaving a gap in the market that low-cost competitors were quick to exploit.
BAA loses court appeal against sale of Stansted
Airport operator BAA must sell London Stansted after a court yesterday dismissed its appeal against a ruling by the competition watchdog.
John Clark expands its Skoda arm into Perth
John Clark, one of Scotland’s biggest motor dealerships, has made its first move into the Perth area with the acquisition of the Thomson & Potter Skoda dealership.
BAA loses appeal over Stansted sale
Airports operator BAA lost its appeal at a tribunal today against a ruling that it must sell Stansted airport, the Competition Commission said.
1 commentStelios steps up pressure in battle with board
EASYJET founder Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou yesterday stepped up the war of words with the airline’s board over pay by inviting directors to “resign any time” if they are opposed to efforts to rein in bonuses.
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Ryanair profits surge but O’Leary still in attack mode
RYANAIR boss Michael O’Leary took a fresh swipe at BAA and the Civil Aviation Authority’s (CAA) “inadequate” regulatory regime yesterday as he unveiled a forecast-beating €14.9 million (£12.5m) profit for the third quarter.
Honda has ambitious plans for high-flying private jet
CAR maker Honda expects to grab at least one quarter of the business jet market soon after launching its first aircraft next year, the Japanese firm yesterday revealed.
Ryanair delivers profits upgrade
Ryanair’s profit hopes continued to climb today after December’s benign weather helped the airline deliver a 13 per cent rise in quarterly revenues.
Boardroom turbulence at easyJet
EASYJET’S board is preparing a charm offensive over directors’ pay after founder Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou threatened to block a deal that would see ten executives awarded shares worth about £8 million over the next three years.
IPO on horizon for Skyscanner
GARETH Williams, the co-founder of travel price-comparison website Skyscanner, has raised the prospect of a stock market flotation if the Edinburgh-based firm continues its fast-paced expansion.
‘Shoddy’ city airport ‘needs major overhaul’ after sale
INVESTORS eyeing Edinburgh Airport are drawing up proposals for another major facelift to improve efficiency and attract more long-haul flights less than two years after it benefited from a £40 million overhaul.
4 commentsEasyJet taking off with revenue hike
BUDGET airline EasyJet has unveiled a near-17 per cent rise in first-quarter revenues to £763 million.
Bag charge lifts EasyJet revenues
Budget airline EasyJet reported a surge in winter revenues today after it increased baggage charges and bounced back from the previous year’s snow-hit performance.
Forth Ports’ £95m to take control of container group
Forth Ports has paid £95 million to acquire full ownership of Tilbury Container Services (TCS) in the south of England.
Russell Imrie: Scotland needs high-speed rail to remain on track
SESTRAN fully supports the campaign to bring High-Speed Rail to Scotland.
6 commentsGM bounces back to overtake Toyota
General Motors regained its title as the world’s top-selling carmaker from Japanese rival Toyota in 2011, it emerged yesterday, but the US company faces a challenge to stay on top this year as Toyota rebuilds its disaster-struck business.
Council wins £5m car park cash case
EDI, the Edinburgh Council-owned property company, has won an appeal court ruling against car parks operator NCP.
EasyJet war of words takes off as Stelios fires bonuses broadside
BUDGET airline EasyJet was yesterday drawn into another war of words with founder and majority shareholder Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou who claimed that its directors manipulated performance targets to trigger a multi-million-pound windfall for executives.
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Exports are the driving force behind rise in UK car production
Record exports have helped drive a near-6 per cent rise in the number of cars built in the UK last year.
Business as usual: Lotus pledge after Proton sale
Bosses at Lotus yesterday assured staff it was “business as usual” as the Malaysian government sold its controlling stake in the sports car maker’s parent company.
‘Business as usual’ at Lotus Cars
Bosses at car-maker Lotus have insisted it is “business as usual” despite the Malaysian government selling its controlling stake in its parent company.
Ryanair flying high with fresh plans for 1,000 jobs
Ryanair is to create more than 1,000 jobs this year as it expands its fleet of aircraft, European bases and sales and engineering teams.
Airbus outsells rival Boeing by 2 to 1
Airbus outsold Boeing almost two-to-one in 2011 after gambling on a revamped fuel-efficient jetliner and delivered more aircraft than its rival for the ninth year running, it emerged yesterday.
1 commentCraig Group fuelled by oil markets
Investment in vessels and a pick-up in the oil and gas markets has helped fuel growth at Craig Group, the global shipping and energy services business.
- Rangers run into the ground as furious HRMC battles to claw back tax
- Broken Rangers: Club signals intention to go into administration
- Scottish independence: David Cameron set to snub Alex Salmond’s separation talks bid
- Rangers blame HMRC for driving club to brink of administration
- Rangers: ‘Crisis will soon be over and Rangers FC will survive’
- Devo-max merely a dodgy back-up plan to save SNP, says Jim Sillars
- Scottish independence: No breakthrough in talks between Alex Salmond and Michael Moore
- Scottish independence: David Cameron set to snub Alex Salmond’s separation talks bid
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