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British Airways will look at the possibility of creating routes to more American destinations from London City.
It comes after the successful launch of the business class-only New York route from the Docklands airport this year.
By John Biggs
One of "my" two X-Factor contestants (they live in my constituency), Rachel, has been voted out. Stacey remains. There is an East End tradition of success from a modest start to which they both belong. Other examples of success from the East End are numerous - another, from a different field, comes to mind each morning as I walk through Whitechapel and glance up at the blue plaque marking the home of the founder of Tesco.
"A bold move" was how British Airways chief executive Willie Walsh described the launch of flights from the heart of Docklands to New York this week.
However, the first of the 32-seat flights took to the skies from City Airport on Tuesday with some doubting the wisdom of starting a new business class route in a recession.
The first flight from Docklands to New York didn't lift the spirits of all London City Airport visitors.
Campaigners from anti-airport expansion groups Fight the Flights and Plane Stupid marked the launch of the transatlantic service by making a noise at the entrance to the airport today.
The day before the inaugural flight from Docklands to New York and the service has already ruffled a few feathers.
Campaigners for the return of Concorde say they are angry about British Airways' decision to use the supersonic's old flight numbers for the new transatlantic route from London City Airport.
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HSBC is toying with the idea of selling its Canary Wharf HQ - just four months after re-taking control of the building.
The company made a £250million profit on Metrovacesa's ill-fated £1.09billion deal for 8 Canada Square, but revealed this week that it could consider re-selling the 45-storey tower.
