VP Pence Suggests Huawei 5G Role Could Jeopardize UK-US Trade Deal
February 7, 2020 No Responses

VP Pence Suggests Huawei 5G Role Could Jeopardize UK-US Trade Deal

Boris Johnson’s decision to allow Chinese tech giant Huawei a role in Britain’s 5G network could threaten a post Brexit trade deal between the UK and America, US vice president Mike Pence has indicated. The comments came after it was...
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FAA Chief Hopes 737 Max Certification Flights Will Happen in ‘a Few Weeks’
February 6, 2020 No Responses

FAA Chief Hopes 737 Max Certification Flights Will Happen in ‘a Few Weeks’

The boss of the US aviation regulator said there is “no timescale” for the return of Boeing’s 737 Max jets to service, but added certification flights could take place in “a few weeks”. Steve Dickson, chief of the Federal Aviation...
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Dubai International Airport Keeps Top Spot for Sixth Year
February 5, 2020 No Responses

Dubai International Airport Keeps Top Spot for Sixth Year

Dubai International Airport said on Wednesday that it maintained its title as the world’s busiest for international travel, despite closing one of its runways for repairs last year and the ongoing grounding of the Boeing 737 Max. The airport, home...
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Ryanair Downplays Passenger Number Target After Further Delays From Boeing
February 3, 2020 No Responses

Ryanair Downplays Passenger Number Target After Further Delays From Boeing

Ryanair has tempered its long-term expectations as it is forced to keep running without the Boeing planes it was hoping would be delivered more than six months ago. The budget carrier said its target to carry 200 million passengers a...
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Britain Tells The WTO That It Is Open for Business
February 1, 2020 No Responses

Britain Tells The WTO That It Is Open for Business

The UK has given notice to the rest of the world that it is ready to strike trade deals now it is no longer a member of the European Union. Almost half a century as a member of the Brussels...
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Taoiseach Says Ireland Will Take ‘Very Firm Line’ in Post-Brexit Trade Talks
January 31, 2020 No Responses

Taoiseach Says Ireland Will Take ‘Very Firm Line’ in Post-Brexit Trade Talks

Ireland will take a very firm line in post-Brexit trade talks, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar said. Fishing and farming communities will be protected during the upcoming negotiations, Varadkar pledged. Around a third of Ireland’s fish like mackerel and prawns comes ...
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British Airways Suspends All Flights to Mainland China
January 29, 2020 No Responses

British Airways Suspends All Flights to Mainland China

British Airways has suspended all flights to and from mainland China as the British Government finalizes urgent plans to bring Britons back from the coronavirus-hit province of Hubei. The airline, which operates daily flights to Shanghai and Beijing from Heath...
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Trips to Ireland Increased by 1.8% in 2019
January 28, 2020 No Responses

Trips to Ireland Increased by 1.8% in 2019

In 2019, the total number of trips to Ireland by overseas residents was 10,807,500, an increase of 1.8% over 2018. There was an increase of 6.5% in the number of overseas trips made by Irish residents in 2019 to over...
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Trade Row Looms as ‘Brexit Day’ Approaches
January 28, 2020 No Responses

Trade Row Looms as ‘Brexit Day’ Approaches

A Brexit trade row is brewing as Britain is only days away from its European Union exit, according to reports. The Times reports that Brussels will attempt to gain the upper hand before trade talks start late next month by...
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Frictionless Trade After Brexit Will Be ‘Impossible’, Says Barnier
January 27, 2020 No Responses

Frictionless Trade After Brexit Will Be ‘Impossible’, Says Barnier

Frictionless trade after Brexit will be impossible, the EU chief Brexit negotiator has said. Michel Barnier made the comments to an audience at the Queen’s University in Belfast just days before the UK is set to leave the EU. “The...
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