The UK’s biggest dedicated air cargo operation has outperformed all expectations during lockdown. Management at East Midlands Airport said more people ordering goods online had led to a big rise in freight shipments to the UK. At the same time the nationwide cut in passenger flights – which usually carry …
Read More »Companies making redundancies in the UK in 2020 – including John Lewis, easyJet and Jaguar Land Rover
Thousands of people in Britain are set to lose their jobs after a raft of companies announced plans to reduce the size of their workforce. Businesses in all sectors are struggling with the impact of the coronavirus pandemic but retail and aerospace are being hit particularly hard. Many firms across …
Read More »East Midlands Airport becomes “only UK airport” served by a direct cargo flight from China during lockdown
Management at East Midlands Airport say they have become the only UK airport to be served by a direct cargo flight from China during the lockdown. The new weekly link, launched by DHL Express from Hong Kong, is in response to growing demand for trade from Asia as markets start …
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