Transport | Financial Times

Wednesday, 26 February, 2020

Coronavirus

Airlines freeze hiring as virus damps profit hopes

KLM and Lufthansa take emergency steps to counter impact on revenues

Wednesday, 26 February, 2020

UK infrastructure

Private train operators receive £400m in subsidies

First time in five years that rail groups have not paid into state coffers

Wednesday, 26 February, 2020

Heathrow expansion

Heathrow braced for court ruling on third runway

Moment of truth for Johnson, who switched sides as PM to signal project should go ahead

Tuesday, 25 February, 2020

FT Globetrotter

How to kickstart your points and miles earning

An expert guide to making the most of loyalty programmes, credit cards and shopping portals

Tuesday, 25 February, 2020

Electric vehicles

Tier/e-scooters: ride at your own risk Premium

Competition in the sector is as crowded as the cities catered for — expect consolidation

Monday, 24 February, 2020

Coronavirus

Airline stocks plunge as coronavirus hits Italy

Fears that European travel will slow sharply hits hoteliers and tourism businesses

Monday, 24 February, 2020

Air France-KLM

Air France-KLM boss covers first leg of long-haul recovery

After pacifying unions Ben Smith seeks to revamp the fleet and tackle profit margins

Sunday, 23 February, 2020

JetBlue Airways Corp

JetBlue signs loan linked to ESG goals

Credit facility priced on environmental, social and governance score is first for airline

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Sunday, 23 February, 2020

Coronavirus

Private jet demand surges in wake of coronavirus outbreak

Rise comes as airlines slash flights and warnings increase over spread of disease

Friday, 21 February, 2020

Coronavirus

How a cruise turned into a coronavirus nightmare

The Diamond Princess proved to be the perfect incubator for the deadly infection

Friday, 21 February, 2020

Airlines

Coronavirus outbreak to cost global airlines $29bn

Industry association forecasts ‘very tough year’ for carriers due to deadly epidemic

Friday, 21 February, 2020

Nigeria

Lagos motorcycle ban forces commuters to walk

City of 21m with notorious traffic jams faces infrastructure pressure

Friday, 21 February, 2020

Can £5bn revitalise England’s bus services?

The ability of local authorities to plan their own networks will be key to success

Thursday, 20 February, 2020

Uber Technologies Inc

Uber returns to service in Colombia

Ride-hailing app makes changes in an attempt to satisfy regulators

Thursday, 20 February, 2020

AP Moller-Maersk AS

Maersk warns of coronavirus blow to earnings

Danish shipping group hit by ‘very, very weak February’ but hopes for rebound in April

Thursday, 20 February, 2020

FT MagazineSimon Kuper

Will more bicycles really help green growth?

The difficulty of making money out of cycling could hamper its rise

Wednesday, 19 February, 2020

Qatar Airways

Qatar Airways increases stake in BA owner IAG

Gulf carrier boosts holding as it ramps up strategy of investing in profitable airlines

Wednesday, 19 February, 2020

LexShipping

DP World: goodbye, sailor Premium

Investors should welcome the chance to bail out for a 29% premium to Friday’s $13 undisturbed closing price

Wednesday, 19 February, 2020

Coronavirus

US warns against releasing cruise ship passengers in Japan

Centers for Disease Control says those disembarking vessel pose ‘ongoing risk’

Wednesday, 19 February, 2020

UK infrastructure

Britain considers bringing China on board with HS2

Political sensitivities could be outweighed by workers’ construction expertise

Tuesday, 18 February, 2020

Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd

Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific: one company, two systems Premium

The 74-year-old airline navigates through coronavirus and protests

Monday, 17 February, 2020

AnalysisUK infrastructure

Reopening of Beeching rail lines faces long delays

Tory manifesto pledge aimed at ‘levelling up’ the regions of Britain faces uphill struggle

Monday, 17 February, 2020

LexIndustrials

Alstom/Bombardier: keeping track Premium

Alstom will have its work cut out to get the Canadian group’s margins back on track, but greater scale would help it compete with industry leader CRRC

Monday, 17 February, 2020

DP World Ltd

Dubai’s port operator DP World to return to private hands

Premium offered for shares as group seeks to pay back debt owed by its parent company

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