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Strikes on the London Underground will proceed, starting on Monday, after last minute talks to avoid disruption have broken down. The talks between the Rail, Maritime and Transport union and London Underground being held at Acas collapsed within hours, each side apparently blaming the other for not coming to a resolution.
The current fight is over London Underground’s announcement that it will be axing 800 jobs. The RMT claims the job cuts and cuts to safety are not, as London Underground claims, due to the efficiency of the Oyster Card and better technology, but due to a slashing of funding by […]

Leading global car rental company Hertz has continued to expand its network of partnerships.
The Hertz Corporation and ExpertFlyer.com today announced that the companies have joined in a new agreement that will provide small businesses a host of exclusive savings.
These include discounts on travel services such Hertz rental cars, membership with ExpertFlyer.com, and savings on other corporate program participants.  The new alliance will focus on the continuing demand for travel service companies to provide effective travel solutions to small businesses to assist them in maximising their travel budgets. 
Chief Marketing Officer at Hertz, Michael Senackerib, said the company was delighted to welcome […]

The ongoing battle for ownership of Dollar Thrifty has been stepped up once again.
The Avis Budget group has announced that it has raised the cash portion of its bid for the Tulsa-based Dollar Thrifty, intensifying its hostile bidding war with rival Hertz Global Holdings.
Yesterday, Avis declared that it would now be offering $40.75 per share in cash, an increase from its previous bid of $39.25. It has also announced the offering of a revised share component, which will see 0.6543 Avis shares offered for each Dollar Thrifty share, taking the total value of the bid to $1.35 billion. This represents […]

A British Airways Boeing 777 has managed to take off from the wrong runway, sparking a demand by air accident investigators that the airline review the way pilots conduct their airfield inspections. According to a report by the Air Accidents Investigations Branch (AAIB) the incident, which took place at an airfield on the Caribbean Island […]

A young violinist has been told by Ryanair that if she wishes to fly with her instrument, she will have to buy it a £190 seat. Returning to her home in Macclesfield with her family after a holiday in Germany, 12-year-old Francesca Rijks attempted to board a Ryanair flight in Dusseldorf with her violin. On arriving at the gate, the family was told that for a little extra the valuable instrument could travel in the hold.
Harman Rijks, Francesca’s father, explained that this was not an option as the violin could be destroyed by the changes in air pressure and temperature. […]