Transatlantic Greater Birmingham
Transatlantic Chamber of Commerce
Contact: Lauren Hunt T: 0845 6036650
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Scaling up: Guy McEvoy and Jamie Morgan
United announces extra New York flight
United Airlines will increase the frequency of its non-stop flights from London to its New York hub next month. From 29 March, the airline will fly six-
times daily from London Heathrow to Newark Liberty International. Consistent with the existing five flights
between London Heathrow and New York/Newark, the new sixth frequency will be operated with United’s reconfigured Boeing 767-300ER aircraft, featuring the highest proportion of premium seats on any widebody aircraft operated by any US carrier. The extended cabin features 46 United
Polaris business seats in the premium cabin and 22 United Premium Plus seats. Bob Schumacher, United’s managing
director sales UK and Ireland, said: “The introduction of this additional flight demonstrates the success of our services from London Heathrow to the East Coast and also underlines the significant increase we have seen in customer demand for premium seats. “Our New York hub offers an extensive
range of connections from Newark to almost 100 destinations across the US, Canada, the Caribbean, Mexico, Central America and South America.” The reconfigured Boeing 767-300ER
aircraft features 16 additional United Polaris business class seats, bringing the total premium cabin seat count to 46.
Learning firm scales up its US operations
Online learning agency GuyKat has purchased Florida-based MTE Professional Services as part of plans to scale-up its operations in the US. The firm, based at Innovation Campus in Birmingham, already has plans to expand its office in Tampa, Florida. The initial focus of the US business will be enhancing GuyKat’s consultancy offering to users of the Docebo LMS online learning platform. Jamie Morgan, founder of MTE Services, will
lead GuyKat’s professional services team in North America. He said: “The only change existing clients will notice at first is that we now have the support of
Chamber hosts embassy chief
Greater Birmingham Transatlantic Chamber of Commerce members will be able to gain insight from the US embassy at a speaker breakfast in February. Rosemary Gallant, the counsellor for Commercial Affairs at the US embassy in London, will be
taking part in the event on 3 April (8am to 10am). The Transatlantic Chamber has developed strong links with the embassy over the years, with
Ambassador Woody Johnson addressing the 2018 annual conference in Birmingham. Transatlantic Chamber manager Lauren Hunt and international director Mandy Haque also visited
the residency of the Yael Lempert, the United States’ deputy ambassador to the UK, earlier this year. The speaker breakfast will take place at a Birmingham city centre venue which will be announced in
due course. For more information contact
l.hunt@
birmingham-chamber.com
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Forging links: Mandy Haque, Rosemary Gallant and Lauren Hunt
a much bigger international team, with wider expertise. “The extra capacity means that we can now
bring on many more clients, and offer a greater range of services. For me personally, it’s going to be great to work with a team who have the same vision and values.’’ Guy McEvoy, chief executive of GuyKat, said:
“We’ve seen tremendous growth in revenue from the US and expanding our physical presence there was our top priority. “This concludes a year of talks. I’m certain that
the business is a fantastic fit with ours. We’re delighted to welcome Jamie and his team into the GuyKat family.”
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