Archive for February, 2012

FAA Proposes new Pilot Qualifications

FAA Proposes new Pilot Qualifications

Martin Fellowes / February 29, 2012 11:41 am

On Monday, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposed regulations that would make airline co-pilots meet the same experience threshold that captains are required to meet. This is the first increase in 40 years, raising the minimum number of flight hours [...]

IHG Plans Healthy Living Brand

IHG Plans Healthy Living Brand

Taylor Smith / February 29, 2012 10:58 am

InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) is hoping to mend the unhealthy habits of travel through a new hotel brand, EVEN Hotels, which will marry work and rest with health, exercise and nature. The brand will work to put the balance back [...]

Troubled Costa Allegra has to be Towed

Troubled Costa Allegra has to be Towed

Andy Simpson / February 29, 2012 10:13 am

Officials have revealed that the crippled Costa Allegra ship, which is operated by Costa Cruises (a Carnival Cruise Lines subsidiary), won’t make it to Seychelles until tomorrow. The ship left northern Madagascar on Saturday and was making its way toward [...]

Hertz Launches German EV Car Sharing

Hertz Launches German EV Car Sharing

Frank Todd / February 29, 2012 9:30 am

The Hertz Corporation announced this week a new partnership that has been made between Hertz On Demand and Move About A/S, a pioneering electric car sharing company based in Scandinavia, to provide electric car sharing options to corporations, municipalities and [...]

VisitBritain Makes Campaign Typo

VisitBritain Makes Campaign Typo

Lisa Davidson / February 29, 2012 8:45 am

It’s been noticed that VisitBritain has made a typo in its £25 million tourism campaign aimed at encouraging more than 4.2 million people to visit the UK on top of the 31 million visiting every year. The organisation has apologised [...]

Fuel Tax Highest in Britain

Fuel Tax Highest in Britain

Doug Smith / February 29, 2012 8:02 am

Official figures have revealed that British motorists are carrying the heaviest burden of fuel tax in the European Union. In the UK, 60% of unleaded petrol prices and 58% of diesel prices are made up of fuel duty and VAT [...]

Via Rail Train Derails in Ontario

Via Rail Train Derails in Ontario

Robert Bergerson / February 28, 2012 11:44 am

On Sunday, a Via Rail Canada train derailed at about 3:30pm near Burlington, Ontario (west of Toronto), killing three engineers. The Transportation Safety Board (TSB) said on Monday that the train, which was bound for Toronto, was traveling from the [...]

Israel Delays EU Open Skies Deal

Israel Delays EU Open Skies Deal

Kate Poole / February 28, 2012 11:01 am

On Monday, Israeli Transport Minister Yisrael Katz said that he won’t sign an Open Skies agreement with the European Union until the project effects on the deal on Israeli airlines can be further examined. This decision was announced shortly after [...]

Diesel Rises to £1.50 a litre

Diesel Rises to £1.50 a litre

Andrew Roberts / February 28, 2012 10:16 am

Diesel prices have soared to a record £1.50 per litre this week, while the average price of diesel is sitting at 143.61p. The cost of petrol is sitting at an average of 135.39p a litre. The cost to fill a [...]

New Routemaster Takes Passengers

New Routemaster Takes Passengers

Garry Robertson / February 28, 2012 9:33 am

On Monday, Transport for London (TfL) said that the first new Routemaster has taken to the streets of London to offer passenger services. The new bus will run between Victoria Station and Hackney, and its launch follows a week-long delay [...]