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Transport

  • Friday, 15 May, 2026
    Airlines
    Lex. It could be time to bet on airlines — including unloved easyJet

    Carrier’s enterprise valuation today is just four times operating profit, whereas in 2019 it was nine times

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    An EasyJet airplane with orange and white livery takes off from a runway at Southend Airport.
  • Thursday, 14 May, 2026
    Middle East war
    Vessel seized off UAE coast and heading for Iran

    Ship anchored outside Strait of Hormuz taken by ‘unauthorised personnel’

    A tanker is anchored on calm water at sunrise, with dramatic clouds filling the sky above the Strait of Hormuz.
  • Thursday, 14 May, 2026
    Walmart Inc
    How Walmart is taking over empty drugstores to speed up deliveries

    US retail giant builds last-mile stockrooms in repurposed space to fend off Amazon grocery push

    A Spark delivery driver pushes a shopping cart filled with groceries and products outside a Walmart depot in Carlstadt, New Jersey.
  • Wednesday, 13 May, 2026
    FIFA Men's World Cup
    New York cuts transport prices to World Cup matches it is hosting

    Round-trip bus ticket from New York City to MetLife Stadium reduced from $80 to $20

    A New Jersey Transit bus stop under construction in front of New York New Jersey Stadium, with a Fifa World Cup 2026 banner visible.
  • Wednesday, 13 May, 2026
    Rail
    EU to force rail operators to sell tickets for rival services

    Brussels seeks to replicate air travel bookings for trains, ferries and coaches

    Two passengers with suitcases wait on a platform, watching a French TGV InOui train with seated travellers visible through its windows.
  • Wednesday, 13 May, 2026
    Middle East war
    The Big Read. The Iran war and the future of cheap flights

    Low-cost air travel may be a thing of the past as rising fuel prices tip carriers into another crisis

    An All Nippon Airways (ANA) Boeing 787-10 passenger aircraft is seen past the window of a restaurant at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport on April 23
  • Monday, 11 May, 2026
    Spirit Airlines Inc
    Adviser fees hit $80mn and counting in Spirit Airlines bankruptcy

    Current liquidation and prior restructuring procedure have cost more than $110mn combined

    Several Spirit Airlines planes, painted yellow, sit parked at an airport with mountains in the background.
  • Monday, 11 May, 2026
    Energy crisis
    EU weighs adding carbon costs to outbound flights

    Proposal likely to trigger backlash from airline industry and the US

    An Air France airplane takes off above a Japan Airlines plane on the runway at Charles de Gaulle airport.
  • Monday, 11 May, 2026
    Coal
    Coal shipments jump as countries seek alternatives to disrupted gas supplies

    Middle East conflict is driving many Asian nations in particular to turn to the fossil fuel

    A truck loaded with coal is being unloaded by an excavator at a coal storage area, with two workers on top of the truck and another standing near the excavator.
  • Monday, 11 May, 2026
    Airlines
    Airlines cut prices to entice holiday bookers worried about jet fuel

    Companies locked in a ‘confidence game’ with consumers to persuade them to book

    A montage showing a plane flying overhead, tourists riding in a tuk-tuk on a Lisbon street, and passengers disembarking from a plane at Malta International Airport.
  • Sunday, 10 May, 2026
    Hantavirus
    Evacuation of hantavirus-hit cruise ship begins in Tenerife

    Governments are implementing repatriation and quarantine procedures for people leaving MV Hondius

    People in protective clothing and masks, including police and health officials, assist arrivals with luggage behind orange barriers at a port.
  • Sunday, 10 May, 2026
    Middle East war
    Qatar gas shipment clears Strait of Hormuz after Pakistan-Iran talks

    Tanker carrying LNG throws energy lifeline to Islamabad

    Several vessels are spaced across the Strait of Hormuz with rocky, arid mountains visible in the background.
  • Sunday, 10 May, 2026
    Football
    Arsenal fans face 10-fold rise in Champions League final flight and hotel costs

    Premier League club to face Paris Saint-Germain on May 30 in Budapest

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  • Sunday, 10 May, 2026
    Airlines
    Lex. Buckle up: plane tickets could still get much more expensive

    Airlines have managed to avoid greater turbulence because jet fuel hasn’t actually run short — yet

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    A Ryanair airplane parked on the tarmac with Thessaloniki city and mountains in the background.
  • Sunday, 10 May, 2026
    Panama Canal Authority
    Iran war boosts Panama Canal’s revenues by up to 15%

    CFO Victor Vial says world trading routes will be permanently reshaped after the conflict

    The Bahamas-flagged LNG tanker Nohshu Maru sails through the Panama Canal, accompanied by smaller boats.
  • Saturday, 9 May, 2026
    Life & Arts
    FT Magazine. The sailors who keep ‘ghost’ tankers moving

    Working on an oil tanker under sanctions was a job like any other — until they ended up in the line of fire 

    A satellite image of the Skipper and another vessel off Port Jose, Venezuela, November 2025.
  • Friday, 8 May, 2026
    Middle East war
    LNG carriers test Iran blockade in Strait of Hormuz

    Pakistan cancelled plans to buy cargoes on spot market because it expected Gulf shipments to resume

    USS Rafael Peralta and the Iran-flagged tanker Herby are seen at sea during a maritime blockade at sunset.
  • Friday, 8 May, 2026
    IPOs
    Uber-backed electric bike start-up Lime files for $2bn IPO

    Operator of bright green e-bikes and scooters plans US listing this year

    A person rides a Lime bike while commuting, wearing dark clothing, sunglasses, and earphones, with motion blur in the background.
  • Friday, 8 May, 2026
    Airlines
    British Airways to raise business class prices after €2bn jet fuel hit

    IAG seeks to recoup about 60% of higher costs through savings and fare increases

    A British Airways airplane taxis on the runway, with two Air France airplanes visible in the background.
  • Thursday, 7 May, 2026
    Container shipping
    Maersk warns economic impact of Iran conflict will ripple for months

    World’s second-largest container shipping line says costs have increased by $500mn per month

    Stacks of shipping containers from various companies, including Maersk and Hamburg Süd, arranged at the port of Barcelona.
  • Thursday, 7 May, 2026
    Airlines
    Emirates to press ahead with expansion despite Middle East war

    Dubai airline says it has restored most flights after conflict closed airspace and sent jet fuel prices soaring

    An Emirates Airbus A380-800 taxis at Dubai International Airport, with the terminal and other Emirates aircraft visible in the background.
  • Thursday, 7 May, 2026
    Europe Express
    EU dithers on US trade deal implementation amid Trump threats

    Also in this newsletter: New rail ticket rules, and how to spend Europe’s defence boom

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    Donald Trump and Ursula von der Leyen shake hands and smile across a small table with a flower arrangement.
  • Thursday, 7 May, 2026
    Energy crisis
    EU tells airlines to pay passengers for fuel-linked cancellations

    Rising cost of kerosene is ‘normal part of airline business’, says document

    Two workers in reflective uniforms refuel a Wizz Air plane at an airport, using a hose connected under the wing.
  • Thursday, 7 May, 2026
    AirAsia Bhd
    Jet fuel crisis worse than Covid for airlines, says AirAsia chief

    Tony Fernandes says robust regional demand for travel means Asian carriers are faring better than budget US airlines

    Tony Fernandes leans on a table and smiles near a model airplane with the AirAsia.com logo in an office setting.
  • Wednesday, 6 May, 2026
    Hantavirus
    Spain to repatriate 150 passengers from cruise hit by rat-borne virus

    Hantavirus outbreak has killed three passengers on ship, which is en route to Tenerife

    The MV Hondius cruise ship is anchored in the water, with a small red boat nearby.
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