25 APRIL 2022
YOUR WORDS
Readers are invited to add their comments to any story. Click on the article to see and add.
BTN DISTRIBUTION
BTN also goes out by email every Sunday night at midnight (UK time). To view this edition click here.
- COMMENT: TfL and London City Airport *
- LETTER OF THE WEEK
- Transport Committee report
- Aer Lingus and Emerald Airways
- Air One at Coventry
- Airbus v Qatar Airways
- Airport show
- British rail sale *
- Canada and masks
- Chinese air crash latest
- Electric Air Canada
- Finnair and the UK
- Gridserve
- Manchester Airport to fully reopen
- Radisson RED Oslo Airport
- Reg Pycroft
- Salon Prive flies *
- Self-driving cars and the Highway Code *
- Sentra Airways – British airline
- Shapps live on TV
- US masks the view
- Wizz Air problems
- OUR TOUR: British Cathedrals
- AND FINALLY: Noisy lot the Irish
The Business Travel News
PO Box 758
Edgware HA8 4QF
United Kingdom
info@btnews.co.uk
© 2022 Business Travel News Ltd.
LETTER OF THE WEEK
Slots and their value are a mystery. James Duff highlights the tale of Flybe. www.btnews.co.uk/article/18993
Reg Pycroft
His name will be only familiar to elderly patrons of the travel transport scene but Reg Pycroft, who has died at the age of 85, invented low-cost air travel with Jetsave in the early 1970s well before Fred Laker’s 1977 Skytrain.
COMMENT: TfL and London City Airport *
Bank Station is nearly ready. The vastly over budget Elizabeth Line is supposedly imminent.
Transport Committee report
The House of Commons Transport Select Committee is adamant that aviation should be part of any government planning in dealing with pandemics in the future.
Aer Lingus and Emerald Airways
Emerald Airways, under contract to Aer Lingus, is recruiting.
Air One at Coventry
Today (Monday 25 April) sees the opening of Air One, the world’s first fully operational hub for electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, at the Westminster Road car park, Coventry (postcode CV1 3FZ), a site owned by the local County Council, who are supporting the scheme.
Airbus v Qatar Airways
A conclusion to the paintwork dispute between Airbus and customer Qatar Airways could be partially resolved this week.
Canada and masks
Masks must the worn on all of Canada’s public transport. And that of course includes airline operations.
Chinese air crash latest
With both the flight data and cockpit voice recorder recovered identifying the cause of an accident is usually relatively easy.
Finnair and the UK
With the pandemic hopefully behind us Finnair is the latest European airline returning to 2019 levels of operation for the rest of 2022. Except it also has to deal with its non-ability to fly over Russian airspace.
Manchester Airport to fully reopen
Friday 22 April saw Manchester Airport fully reopened.
Sentra Airways – British airline
Britain’s latest start-up airline, named Sentra Airways, is set to take delivery of its first aircraft.
Shapps live on TV
Grant Shapps, Secretary of State for Transport, is to appear before the Transport Select Committee with Huw Merriman MP (Con, Bexhill and Battle) in the chair.
US masks the view
In a major rule reverse a US judge has overturned the long-running mask mandate and airlines and passengers responded swiftly. However travellers should watch out for any change of the rules.
Airport show
There are not many shows, globally, dedicated to airports. Dubai has one, long established, organised by Reed Exhibitions.
Gridserve
Norwich is the site for the latest Gridserve new Electric Forecourt.
Radisson RED Oslo Airport
Two brands but one hotel is the way forward for Oslo Gardermoen Airport.
Salon Prive flies *
For the first time held in the wonderful grounds of the Royal Hospital Chelsea, the site of the annual flower show, Salon Privé London last week featured two eye-catching aviation exhibits.
Self-driving cars and the Highway Code *
At the present time no self-driving vehicles are approved by the Department for Transport (DfT) but this should change later in the year. Statistics show that human error is a contributory factor in 88% of recorded road accidents.
Wizz Air problems
Passengers on a Wizz Air flight from Tel Aviv (TLV) to Gatwick (LGW) 03:00 last Monday morning (19 April) found themselves landing at Doncaster/Robin Hood Airport some 200 miles to the north and 3½ hours by train during normal times.