Consignia has failed to achieve its financial target
The British Post Office Consignia plc since March, has clearly failed to achieve its financial target for 2000/2001.
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The short, sharp shock of downturn (TNT)
General manager for TNT in Ireland Philip Bracken, says express companies always notice it first when there is a dip in the economy.
“Analysts look at us in Europe and Ireland as they follow the fortunes of FedEx in the US because we are a good indicator of economic health,” he says.
If that is so, then a short, sharp shock is on the cards. After a strong first quarter in which TNT started operating three aircraft nightly out of Ireland – one aircraft from Dublin which called at Liverpool en route to its Liege hub, and two others from Shannon and Cork. The integrator dropped back to two in early April.
ANC's parcel deal breaks new ground
ANC is to distribute urgent next-day parcels in the UK for SDS, the distribution arm of the Irish post office, An Post.
In return SDS will handle all ANC’s deliveries in the republic, giving the parcel company access to a countrywide network which includes Ireland’s most advanced automated sorting centre in Dublin and four other regional sorting centres located in Athlone, Portlaoise, Cork and Kilbarrack.
BMI wants more US routes from open skies
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 MoreHays ready to challenge Royal Mail
Hays, 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.
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