Train companies announced that services between Britain, continental Europe and Canada would resume on Tuesday but warned about further disruptions after technical problems suspended travel on Monday and left some passengers stranded on trains for the night. Chaos in rail services between London, Paris and Brussels, as well as Amsterdam, one of Europe's most busy international rail corridors, hit at the height of New Year travel. Eurostar, the company that runs passenger rail service, announced on Wednesday morning that services were resumed after "a power problem in the Channel Tunnel yesterday" and other issues with 'rail infrastructure overnight". It said:...

A district official reported that two monorail trains collided late on Tuesday at a hydropower plant being built in India’s?northern?state of Uttarakhand. At least 109 employees were injured. The official said that the majority of workers suffered minor injuries. Four workers suffered fractures. The trains collided in a 'tunnel' in Pipalkoti. This is the site of a upcoming 'hydropower project owned by Tehri Hydro Development Corp. (THDC) and NTPC Ltd. Gaurav Kumar, top?administrative official in the?area, said by phone that the accident happened on Tuesday night, after brakes of a monorail train failed. The trains were used to transport workers...

Air China, China's largest carrier, announced on Tuesday that it and its subsidiary signed a "pact" with Airbus for the purchase of 60 A320NEO aircraft. The deal is worth approximately $9.5 billion in list prices. This announcement is just the latest of a series made by carriers in the second largest aviation market in the world, including Spring Airlines and Juneyao Airlines. Both plan to buy Airbus aircraft. Air China has informed the Shanghai Stock Exchange that it will deliver its planes in batches from 2028 to 2032. Airbus said that it was "very pleased" with Air China's decision to...

The European stock market closed at a record level for the second consecutive day on Tuesday. This was boosted by commodity-linked stocks and banks, but gains were limited by thin trading in the year-end period. The pan-European STOXX 600 index rose by 0.6% to?592.78, moving ever closer to 600 points. Aerospace and Defence gained 1.4%, while banks jumped 1.3%. The defence index is on track to achieve its largest annual gain since 1996 despite the fact that it has been easing off since October. This is due to increased defence spending pledged across Europe. STOXX 600 rose 1.7% as basic...

Winter Storm Ezra caused holiday travel disruptions across the U.S. Northeast and Midwest for a third consecutive day on Monday. Airlines scrambled to recover, and forecasters warned of an upcoming "bomb-cyclone" which could further disrupt trips before the New Year holiday. As of 3:25 pm ET, there were 751 flights canceled and nearly 6,000 delayed. FlightAware, a flight tracking website, reports that as of 3:25 p.m. ET there were 751 canceled flights and nearly 6,000 delayed flights. Weather disruptions since Friday have caused more than 3,600 cancellations and delays. Storms hit during a time when airlines are operating at near...

IndiGo introduced new pilot allowances, and raised some existing ones. This is a sign that India's biggest airline wants to?boost pilot morale after weeks of mass flight cancellations caused by a?poor schedule planning. According to Ashim Mittra's email to the pilots, the airline will increase its layover allowances. For captains it will go up to 3,000 rupees (33.37 dollars) and for first officers to 1,500 rupees. The email stated that allowances?for 'deadheading' - where airline crew members travel as passengers in order to prepare for future duties - would be raised to 4,000 rupees (from 3,000 rupees) for captains and...

Russian Railways announced on Monday that the board of directors has approved spending for 2026 of 713.6 billion rubles ($9.15 billion), down from this year's 890.9 billion roubles. The Russian government is looking at ways to support the country's largest commercial employer. This company has accumulated a?debt pile of 4 trillion roubles ($50.8 billion), despite falling revenues caused by a sharp drop in Russia's war economy. Russian Railways announced that 531.4 billion rubles of the approved expenditure will go towards maintaining the 'infrastructure, safety and security. Another 161.7 billion roubles is earmarked for the purchase of railcars, and 120 billion...

IndiGo introduced new pilot allowances, and increased some of the existing ones. This is a sign that India's largest airline wants to boost pilot morale after weeks when?massive flight cancellations due to poor roster planning?left passengers?stranded? According to Ashim Mittra's email to pilots, the airline will increase the layover allowance for captains from 2,000 to 3,000 rupees (about $33.37), and for first officers from 1,000 to 1,500 rupees. The email stated that allowances for "deadheading", a practice in which airline crew members travel as passengers so they can position themselves for future duty, will increase to 4,000 rupees (from 3,000...

According to stock exchange filings, China's Spring Airlines (China) and Juneyao Airlines (Japan) announced Monday plans to buy 30 and 25 Airbus A320 family?jets. Spring Airlines, a budget carrier in China, has signed a deal to purchase 30 A320neo planes at a list price of $4.13 billion. The company filed corresponding documents with the Shanghai Stock Exchange. It said that the jets would be delivered in batches between 2028-2032. In a filing with the Shanghai Stock Exchange,?Juneyao Airlines of Shanghai said that it planned to sign an agreement?with Airbus to buy?25 A320 family jets. The planes, based on their list...

Indonesian rescuers found a dead body on Monday while searching for Spanish soccer coach Fernando Martin, his children and their boat after it sank on Friday near the coast of an?popular tourist destination. Martin was a coach for the Spanish club Valencia CF. The club confirmed that he and three of his children had died in a tragic boating accident in Indonesia. Authorities said that the boat Martin was on with his family capsized Friday due to an engine failure in bad weather conditions near Labuan Bajo. This location is close to the Komodo National 'Park, a UNESCO World Heritage...

Since more than a hundred years, trams in Kolkata have been rumbling past the crumbling colonial façades. Their chiming bells added to 'the soundtrack of the city' as they transported generations of commuters. Asia's oldest tram network is now on the verge of disappearing, as authorities are considering?pulling?the plug on an outdated mode of transportation that has become more of a nostalgia than a necessity. West Bengal plans to close the 152 year-old system and keep only a short heritage line. Residents and heritage advocates are fighting to keep the trams running. Abha Maity (44), recalled the rides she took...

Lee Jae Myung, South Korean president, apologized to the families of 179 people who lost their lives in the Jeju Air crash that occurred a year ago. He also promised to uncover the "truth" behind the accident. In a statement released on Monday, Lee apologized for his actions. Families of victims are demanding answers after investigators delayed the release of a report about what happened on December 29, 2024 when the Jeju Air plane crashed-landed into an embankment near the end?of the runway. The 181 passengers on board were?all but two? killed when the plane exploded in a ball if...