The US airline announces its largest aircraft order to date, for 270 Boeing and Airbus planes.
Source: BBC
Monthly Archives: June 2021
Teneo PR firm boss quits over drunken misconduct claims
Declan Kelly steps down over what he called “an inadvertent, public and embarrassing mistake”.
Source: BBC
SoftBank SPAC hunts new merger partner as Mapbox deal falters
A ‘blank cheque’ company set up by the Japanese technology giant SoftBank has restarted a hunt for a merger partner after calling off a $2bn tie-up with Mapbox, one of the world’s fastest-growing providers of sophisticated location data services.
Source: Sky Business News
'Series of complexities' to sort out before UK-US travel can resume
There are a “whole series of complexities to resolve” before travel between the UK and US can resume, the transport secretary has said.
Source: Sky Business News
Kardashian West's company to design underwear for US Olympic team
Kim Kardashian West’s company Skims has been chosen as the official underwear designer for Team USA’s female Olympic athletes.
Source: Sky Business News
Foreign business leaders may get quarantine exemption
Executives visiting England from amber-list countries will not need to isolate if trip is a big economic benefit.
Source: BBC
Ireland delays return of indoor hospitality – and will limit it to those who've had COVID or been jabbed
Ireland is to restrict indoor hospitality to those who are fully vaccinated or who have previously been infected with COVID-19, the country’s prime minister has announced.
Source: Sky Business News
Consumers are borrowing again in the latest sign of life starting to return to normal
Anyone searching for indicators that life is returning to normal in the UK could do worse than look at two data releases today.
Source: Sky Business News
Securing the UK's car-making future, execs to bypass quarantine and the stamp duty holiday deadline
The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders launches a new strategy to secure the future of the UK’s car-making industry. On this episode, chief executive Mike Hawes joins Ian King. And as the clock ticks towards the end of the stamp duty holiday, research suggests there’s no sign of the market slowing down. Plus, the business lookahead to Euro 2020 as England face Germany at Wembley.
Source: Sky Business News
Firms urged to give staff time off for England game
Sir Keir Starmer says workers should be allowed to finish work early to watch England play Germany.
Source: BBC