30th June 2020
At Landflight, we’ve implemented some simple but important steps to maintain safe operating procedures for all our passengers, in full compliance with World Health Organisation guidelines on preventing the spread of Covid-19. One of the main steps, and one we would like to emphasise ahead of all booking and quotation…
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15th October 2019
We have recently invested £325,000 in two new low emission vehicles for our fleet. We have bought a Mercedes-Benz Tourismo coach and a Mercedes V-Class MPV. The coach comes as part of a £2.3 million investment by us to upgrade our entire fleet to comply with the latest Euro 6…
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19th February 2019
Conservative estimates predict that by 2020, semi-autonomous cars will be on the UK roads, following a series of successful driverless trials, and by 2030, fully driverless vehicles will be on the roads. The technology is complex with cameras controlling everything from braking, cruise control, lane departure and correction, collision avoidance,…
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22nd January 2019
LandFlight has launched a major recruitment drive after signing a five-year contract to operate several major bus routes in and around Solihull. We’re recruiting for 20 new drivers to service a range of routes it will operate on behalf of Transport for West Midlands (TfWM) from Sunday, February 24. We…
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8th August 2018
We have started a major investment in low-emission vehicles for our fleet due to the proposed Clean Air Zone (CAZ) in Birmingham, which will have a huge impact on all motorists driving in the city. We recently purchased an Alexander Dennis Enviro 200 MMC bus worth around £175,000 to add…
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9th November 2017
Army, Navy and Air Force veterans will get special treatment again this year when a Solihull executive travel firm provides them with free transport to the annual Remembrance Sunday parade in Knowle. In a unique partnership spanning more than 35 years, LandFlight has taken the strain for hundreds of former…
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26th May 2017
Autonomous vehicles have been a point of discussion for a number of years, with questions arising on the probability of them hitting the road soon, where liability lays and whether the technology, and in fact our infrastructure, is ready for this game-changing way in which we travel. But what will…
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24th May 2017
Mention Uber to taxi drivers and you’ll generally get polar opposite reactions, it’s either love or loathe. Taxi operators, on the other hand, seem to be firmly in the against camp. Uber has certainly disrupted the industry, not only with what could be called ‘aggressive driver recruitment’ through £500 to…
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15th May 2017
The director of a Solihull-based transport service provider is rolling up his sleeves to take Public Carriage Vehicle (PCV) training to support staff at all levels. Akhtar Ali, director of LandFlight, which provides executive chauffeur, bus and coach services, decided to take the PCV Category D training to give him…
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13th April 2017
IM Properties, the new owner of Blythe Valley Park in Solihull, is drawing more attention to its free shuttle bus service in a bid to encourage park employees to commute via public transport. With approximately 2,700 employees working for the park’s 24 companies each day, a figure which is set…
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