BMI British Midland will seek anti-trust immunity with United Airlines as well as a full open skies agreement ahead of informal UK/US government talks taking place this week to deregulate the transatlantic air market.
An open skies freight deal agreed ahead or instead of full liberalisation between the US and the UK has been given a thumbs-down by Virgin boss Sir Richard Branson.
Read MoreIndia Post and La Poste of France will have business alliances in development and marketing of International Express Post which will provide guaranteed and faster delivery of parcels and other consignments between India and Europe
Read MoreDeutsche Post Global Mail is rolling out its first-ever brand campaign in an effort to raise the company’s profile against better-known competitors.
raise the company’s profile against better-known competitors.
La Poste has announced it will invest 21m euros in a new letter and parcel sorting centre near Strasbourg.
Read MoreHays, the support services group, has applied to the postal regulator for a licence to deliver mail in parts of London, Manchester and Edinburgh, in direct competition to the Royal Mail.
Hays has previously said that it has applied for three interim licences to PostComm, the new regulator, although the Independent on Sunday can now reveal the crucial details.
Read MoreThere is talk of reining in Japan’s largest and most powerful financial
institution EVER since his days as a young, wide-eyed politician, Junichiro Koizumi has wanted to privatise Japan’s powerful post office
The French post office issued its first ‘euro’ stamp yesterday with the effigy of a euro piece on it. On a blue background, 15 million stamps will be printed at 0.46 euros per stamp (FFr3). It will be on sale as of 25 June in all post offices and on La Poste’s internet site. Stamps in French francs will remain valid until 1 January 2002
Read MoreThe Spanish government yesterday approved the conversion of state postal group Correos y Telegrafos into a wholly state owned company, with the aim of granting it greater flexibility to compete in a deregulated European market
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