Whitbread becomes the latest company to herald "the London factor" as it unveils another rise in sales that defy the downturn in the wider consumer economy... more
Okay, I'd better admit it: I have a soft spot for Stelios. In the snootier confines of the City it's fashionable to look down upon the easyJet founder. He's loud, volatile, unpredictable. Always wants his own way - and he's Greek for godsake. ... more
Easyjet's founder and biggest shareholder Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou indicates his ceasefire with the budget airline's board is over as he pledges to vote against executive pay at its AGM... more
EasyJet admits it has had to hire extra crew and aircraft to help it cope with summer demand and costly delays caused by air traffic control strikes across Europe... more
Whitbread continues to boom in the face of the economic downturn and its hard-pressed, hard-working staff may finally be about to see the benefit... more
Andy Harrison, long-standing chief executive of easyJet, announced his departure from the budget airline after two bruising years of on-off battling with its founder and largest shareholder Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou... more
War has broken out yet again in the boardroom of easyJet as founder Stelios Haji-Ioannou criticised chief executive Andy Harrison just hours after Harrison had insisted there is no crisis at the budget airline... more
Budget airline easyJet is threatening legal action against Luton council and Luton Airport over £500,000 losses caused by closures during heavy snow this month... more
Aviation: The ceasefire in the easyJet boardroom row between founder Stelios Haji-Ioannou and his fellow directors ended today as the airline’s biggest shareholder once more warned chief executive Andy Harrison not to continue expanding during the recession... more
Aviation: The credit crunch may have killed the impromptu holiday and impulse air flight, but budget airline easyJet today said it is more than making up for that by attracting business passengers who are trading down... more
Aviation: Open warfare broke out at easyJet as board director, founder and 41% shareholder Stelios Haji-Ioannou refused to sign off the firm's accounts... more
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