Sarah Arnott

Recent Articles by Sarah Arnott

July 29, 2010

U.K. Airports Operator Narrows Losses

The airports operator BAA revealed smaller first-half losses yesterday despite the impact of the volcanic ash cloud and the British Airways (BAIRY) cabin crew strike. ...

July 28, 2010

BP CEO Tony Hayward: In His Own Words

Tony Hayward's poorly chosen words in the weeks since the Deepwater Horizon rig blew up in the Gulf of Mexico have hastened his fall from grace. But yesterday, ...

July 26, 2010

British Wind Plans Face $15 Billion Gap

Britain's offshore wind ambitions face a £10bn funding gap within five years, energy experts will warn today, and the Government's legally-binding 2020 green targets ...

July 21, 2010

Signs of Recovery in Airline Industry

The aviation industry showed clear signs of recovery from recession with another slew of orders at the biennial Farnborough International Air Show in Hampshire ...

June 28, 2010

Dire Warning on British Manufacturing

British manufacturing will slide to a woeful 20th position in the world competitiveness rankings over the next five years unless there are serious efforts to address ...

June 23, 2010

British Airways to Repair Pension Deficit

British Airways has struck a deal with its pension trustees on a recovery plan designed to address the airline's ballooning pensions deficit and smooth the planned ...

June 8, 2010

Airlines on the Mend, Except in Europe

Europe's aviation industry is facing worsening losses, even as the rest of the world's airlines are expected to return to profit, the International Air Transport ...

June 2, 2010

How Much Worse Can It Get for BP?

The share price of BP (BP) dropped by another dizzying 13 per cent yesterday, causing alarm far beyond the oil industry, as the company worked desperately on yet ...

May 27, 2010

Dyson Credits Profit Surge to Heavy R&D

Dyson Ltd. is already an icon of British inventiveness, and the company says its latest soaring financial results vindicate a strategy committed, above everything ...

May 13, 2010

The Return of Britain's Triumph Motorbikes

The Triumph factory smells of hot metal and petrolheads' dreams, the end of its production line stacked floor-to-ceiling with gleaming motorbikes in evocative colours ...