A Boeing 737 max aircraft, up in the air soon By M. COREY GOLDMAN Boeing’s grounded 737 MAX aircraft is safe enough to take to European skies again, says the head of the European Union Aviation Safety Agency. Boeing’s grounded 737 MAX aircraft has been deemed
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Airline plans for long-term coronavirus travel drought
The airline says it believes it has survived the worst of the coronavirus pandemic. By Alison Cider After raising more than $ 100 billion through government assistance and mortgages on assets such as planes and frequent flyer programs, airlines are likely to
UK’s Gatwick Airport to cut up to 600 jobs amid travel slump
Gatwick airport, London LONDON (Reuters) - Gatwick Airport, Britain’s no.2 airport to the south of London, said it needed to axe up to 600 jobs, nearly a quarter of its workforce, because of the travel slump caused by COVID-19. The travel industry
Delta Air to retire all of its 777 jets, in latest blow to Boeing
A Boeing Co. 777X airplane lands at the Boeing Field in Seattle, Washington, U.S., in January. Bloomberg News/Landov Delta will offer more details on the changes to its fleet at a later date Delta Air Lines Inc. plans to retire its 777 jumbo
Airline weather shocks come faster than ever as climate changes
Extreme weather is no longer exceptional, and that’s forcing changes at some of the world’s most diligent storm trackers: airlines. Weather delays in the U.S. have been trending higher the past four years, upending historical patterns and jumping to an 11-year
Ethiopian diverts Enugu flights to Port Harcourt
Following the closure of Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu, Ethiopian Airlines says it plans to begin flight operations from Port Harcourt International airport. The airline’s Chief Operating Officer, Mesfin Tasew, who made this known on Thursday, said the service from Port
United Airlines streamlines baggage check-in
United Airlines has introduced new technology designed to make the baggage check-in process simpler and faster. The Chicago-based carrier pays a lot of attention to checking bags because the fees to do so generate tens of millions of dollars in
Heathrow Terminal 5 check-in chaos after baggage belt BREAKS
Chaos: Thousands of passengers have been left without their bags thanks to an IT fault at Heathrow's Terminal 5, which left the complicated bag processing system out of order. Fliers landed in Africa and the U.S. without luggage after 30
British airports to introduce 3D screening for carry-on bags
Heathrow: check-in queue AP (London) — Putting small containers of liquids in plastic bags could soon be a thing of the past for airline passengers in Britain after the government announced plans Sunday to introduce 3D screening equipment for carry-on luggage
British Airways strike: BA pilots announce September dates
British Airways pilots are to strike on 9, 10 and 27 September in a dispute over pay, the British Airline Pilots Association (Balpa) has said. The three-day strike - the first by BA pilots - could cause severe disruption, as Balpa
Air traffic at Amsterdam still disrupted after fuel outage
AMSTERDAM, (Reuters) - Air traffic at Amsterdam Schiphol airport was still disrupted on Thursday after an outage at its main fuel supplier left thousands of passengers stranded at the airport the day before. Dutch Air France subsidiary KLM, the main airline
Stowaway: Aviators want overhaul of airport security system
Aviation security experts have described the incident involving Azman Airline and a stowaway at the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos as a system failure. They stated that the incident called for a system overhaul and urged the Federal Government to, as a
Airlines and regulators meet to discuss Boeing 737 MAX un-grounding efforts
FILE PHOTO: An aerial photo shows Boeing 737 MAX airplanes parked on the tarmac at the Boeing Factory in Renton, Washington, U.S. March 21, 2019. REUTERS/Lindsey Wasson/File Photo MONTREAL (Reuters) - Airlines and regulators are gathering at a closed-door summit in
Activities Pick Up At Lagos Airport, Abuja After Saturday’s Polls
Business Activities upbeat at border towns also Twenty four hours after the conclusion of Presidential and National Assembly elections in Lagos State, flights operations at the Murtala Muhammed Airport (MMA) are yet to fully normalize. At the private terminal (MMA2) yesterday, the
Drone Scare Near New York City Shows Hazard Posed to Air Travel
A reported sighting of a drone near Newark Liberty International Airport on Tuesday halted operations at the airport.CreditSeth Wenig/Associated Press A reported sighting of a drone near Newark Liberty International Airport on Tuesday halted operations at the airport.CreditCreditSeth Wenig/Associated Press One of
Boeing’s flying car lifts off in race to revolutionize urban travel
SEATTLE (Reuters) - Boeing Co said on Wednesday its flying car prototype hovered briefly in the air during an inaugural test flight, a small but significant step as the world’s largest planemaker bids to revolutionize urban transportation and parcel delivery
EasyJet says drone chaos was ‘wake-up call’ for airports
EasyJet has said last month's drone disruption at Gatwick was a "wake-up call" for airports. The drones caused blanket cancellations over a number of days in December and mass passenger disruption as a result. The airline said the drones cost it £15m
Cathay Pacific makes good on first-class ticket blunder
The tickets are for flights from Vietnam to New York on Cathay Pacific for around $675 return instead of about $16,000 normally. Cathay Pacific Airways said it would guarantee thousands of first and business-class flights sold at huge discounts after a
Qatar Airways acquires 5 percent stake in China Southern
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Qatar Airways says it now holds a 5 percent share in China Southern Airlines, helping expand the Gulf carrier’s reach in one of the world’s fastest-growing aviation markets. Qatar Airways Group said Wednesday the acquisition
IATA reports demand increased only 2 percent in September
September traffic data from the International Air Transport Association (IATA) shows a sluggish 2 percent year-over-year growth in demand, measured in freight tonne kilometers (FTKs) – less than half of the five-year average growth rate of 5.1 percent. The report
Med-View Airline Restructures, Sacks 60 Workers
Nigerian domestic carrier, Med-View Airline, has sacked about 60 members of its staff comprising pilots, engineers and crew members. The workers were said to have been served the termination letters on October 5, with a clause that they would be reconsidered for
Aviation unions ground activities at Lagos Airport
The Air Transport Services Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, the National Union of Air Transport Employees and the National Association of Aircraft Pilots and Engineers on Wednesday left hundreds of passengers stranded as they picketed the Murtala Muhammed Airport Terminal
Boeing CEO Says Air-Taxi Prototype Will Be Ready for Takeoff Next Year
‘You’re going to see rapid progress here,’ Muilenburg says Company is also working with regulators on air-traffic system Boeing Co. says the age of air taxis is getting closer. A prototype will be in the air next year, Chief Executive
Primera Air: Passengers stranded as airline collapses
A budget airline that began offering long-haul flights from UK airports earlier this year, including Stansted to the US, has collapsed. Primera Air said it was ceasing all operations at midnight on Monday after 14 years of operations. Flights to Washington and
Osaka International airport Closed due to Typhoon Jebi
Vehicles damaged by Typhoon Jebi are seen in Osaka, Japan, on Sept 4, 2018.PHOTO: KYODO VIA REUTERS SIA cancels Singapore-Osaka flights after airport closure due to Typhoon Jebi. Japan's Kansai airport to reopen partially after typhoon damage Singapore Airlines (SIA) has
Bayelsa airport ready, SAHCOL inspects facility
The long-awaited Bayelsa State International Cargo Airport is ready, the Managing Director, Bayelsa Airlines, Capt. Henry Ungbuku has said. Ungbuku, who is also the Special Adviser to Governor Seriake Dickson on Aviation, stated this on Wednesday during the visit to the
Ethiopian launches first African freighter service to Miami
Ethiopian-777 freighter. Ethiopian Airlines Wednesday launched the first of two weekly freighter flights between Addis Ababa and Miami creating the first-ever cargo-only route between the African continent and Miami International Airport (MIA). The scheduled flights will operate on a route that includes
United Airlines eyes business travellers as it boosts European flights in 2019
United Airlines on Thursday will announce three new daily routes to Europe as the third-largest U.S. carrier eyes higher-paying business travelers on transatlantic flights. The increase in transatlantic capacity comes as part of a broader company strategy that includes growing the margin-rich
Kenya Airways Half-Year Losses Contract to Sh4 Billion
Kenya Airways narrowed its net losses by 28.8 per cent to Sh4 billion in the half year ended June on the back of cost-cutting measures and revenue growth. KQ, as the airline is known by its international code, made a net
Nigeria Now Offers Air Accident Investigation Services to African Countries – Minister
SAA taxiway accident The Accident Investigations Bureau (AIB) is now offering air accident services to some African countries, the Minister of State, Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika, has said. Sen. Sirika disclosed this yesterday in Abuja at the opening of the Four-Day Workshop
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Airline plans for long-term coronavirus travel drought
The airline says it believes it has survived the worst of the coronavirus pandemic. By Alison Cider After raising more than $ 100 billion through government assistance and mortgages on assets such as planes and frequent flyer programs, airlines are likely to
Driverless race steps up with Cruise allowed to drive empty in San Francisco
FILE PHOTO: A Cruise self-driving car, which is owned by General Motors Corp, is seen outside the company’s headquarters in San Francisco By Jane Lanhee Lee The race for driverless autonomous vehicles is heating up and on Thursday Cruise became the first
Amazon and FedEx Push to Put Delivery Robots on Your Sidewalk
Amazon hopes its Scout robots will carry packages autonomously the “last mile,” from delivery hubs to homes. PHOTOGRAPH: ROGER KISBY/GETTY IMAGES The companies are backing bills in more than a dozen states that would legalize the devices. Some bills would block cities
UK’s Gatwick Airport to cut up to 600 jobs amid travel slump
Gatwick airport, London LONDON (Reuters) - Gatwick Airport, Britain’s no.2 airport to the south of London, said it needed to axe up to 600 jobs, nearly a quarter of its workforce, because of the travel slump caused by COVID-19. The travel industry
The e-commerce boom makes warehouses hot property
The warehouse king battles a master of the universe In the late 1990s Hamid Moghadam, an Iranian-born property developer, made a $5m bet on Webvan, an American online grocer. It was a bust. Webvan was one of the most spectacular casualties of
Uber launches mask verification as part of new safety measures
A s governments begin to lift lockdowns, Uber is taking unprecedented safety measures to help everyone who uses its app stay safe and healthy. From next week, all Uber riders, drivers in Nigeria will be required to wear a mask or face
Delta Air to retire all of its 777 jets, in latest blow to Boeing
A Boeing Co. 777X airplane lands at the Boeing Field in Seattle, Washington, U.S., in January. Bloomberg News/Landov Delta will offer more details on the changes to its fleet at a later date Delta Air Lines Inc. plans to retire its 777 jumbo
U.S. Postal Service reviewing delivery contracts: WashPost
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Postal Service has launched a review of package delivery contracts with Amazon.com, United Parcel Service Inc, FedEx and other large shippers, The Washington Post reported on Thursday, citing six people with knowledge of agency operations. The
Bolt launches Operation in Port Harcourt
Bolt (formerly Taxify), the leading on-demand transportation network platform in Africa, has launched operations in Port Harcourt. The expansion brings Bolt’s cities in Nigeria to a total of eight. The service is already well established in Lagos, Abuja, Ibadan, Owerri,
To Beat Uber And Lyft, This Startup Vows To Give Its Drivers The Full Fare
Nomad Rides cofounders Michael McHugh (left) and Daniel Jones (right) launched the ride-hailing platform at Indiana University Bloomington. Uber and Lyft have handily deflected any competition so far. Together, the two ride-hailing giants capture more than 98% of market spending, according
DHL stops deliveries for Amazon Fresh in Germany
Deutsche Post DHL will no longer deliver fresh food in Germany for Amazon as the market for food e-commerce has been disappointing, a spokeswoman said on Wednesday. Selling food is a key part of the strategy of the world’s top online
FedEx Drops Ground Delivery for Amazon, Can UPS Be Far Behind?
The first shoe FedEx dropped over Amazon.com's ambition to become a full-fledged transportation and logistics carrier was not renewing its Express contract with the e-commerce giant for package delivery. Now the next shoe has fallen: FedEx said it will not renew its contract for ground delivery
UPS to begin delivery, pickup services seven days a week
The United Parcel Service Inc. announced Monday it would begin offering pickup and delivery services seven days a week in response to the growth of online shopping. The Atlanta-based package delivery giant said the services would begin on Jan. 1 and
EBay takes a swing at Amazon with new Managed Delivery service
EBay sees an opening to take on Amazon with a new service announced Wednesday called Managed Delivery that the San Jose-based company said will ship products sold over eBay’s marketplace. Managed Delivery is set to launch next year with partnerships with
Amazon will now deliver to the trunk of your Honda
Honda is offering Key by Amazon In-Car Delivery service for subscribers of its HondaLink® Remote Services connected-car system. The e-commerce giant's in-car delivery service now supports select Honda vehicles. Amazon keeps on expanding its delivery options, perhaps to ensure that you won't
Uber targets expansion in fast-growing West African markets
LAGOS (Reuters) - Global ride-hailing firm Uber Technologies Inc is in talks with regulators over plans to expand into two West African countries and provide a boat service in Nigerian megacity Lagos, a company executive said on Thursday. In much of
Carriers consider ordering mega containerships
Evergreen, Hapag-Lloyd, Yang Ming and COSCO all are said to be weighing new ship orders. Evergreen and COSCO, along with COSCO affiliate OOCL and CMA CGM, are all members of the Ocean Alliance; Hapag-Lloyd, Yang Ming and Ocean Network Express are
FedEx’s Breakup With Amazon – What is means
Amazon no longer needs FedEx. But that's actually not so bad for the shipping company, which is cutting ties with the e-commerce giant. In many ways, these two companies had long been using each other, all the while knowing that a breakup
FedEx to hire 700 flexible rural and residential drivers
FedEx driver - downtown Chicago FedEx Corp said it plans to hire about 700 flexible, part-time Express drivers in 160 U.S. residential and rural markets as customer-turned-competitor Amazon.com Inc puts pressure on established delivery firms. FedEx, like global rival United Parcel Service
Walmart relaunches service to deliver groceries to shoppers’ refrigerators
Walmart's groceries delivery to shoppers' refrigerators Walmart Inc. will restart a service that offers the delivery of groceries directly to shoppers’ refrigerators - part of its attempts to find unconventional ways to offer cheap and rapid delivery of online orders. Walmart had started testing
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A Boeing 737 max aircraft, up in the air soon By M. COREY GOLDMAN Boeing’s grounded 737 MAX aircraft is safe enough to take to European skies again, says the head of the European Union Aviation Safety Agency. Boeing’s grounded 737 MAX aircraft has been deemed
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Air traffic at Amsterdam still disrupted after fuel outage
AMSTERDAM, (Reuters) - Air traffic at Amsterdam Schiphol airport was still disrupted on Thursday after an outage at its main fuel supplier left thousands of passengers stranded at the airport the day before. Dutch Air France subsidiary KLM, the main airline
Toyota Motor aims to boost sales in China by 8 percent this year
BEIJING (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp aims to raise vehicle sales in China by 8 percent to 1.6 million this year, the Japanese automaker said on Friday. Toyota sold 1.47 million vehicles in China last year, up 14.3 percent from
Ghana in Talks With Volkswagen Over Plans to Assemble Vehicles
Talks are part of Germany’s agenda to strengthen development EU leaders seek to stem arrival of migrants from Africa Ghana President Nana Akufo-Addo said the country is in talks with Volkswagen AG over plans to assemble vehicles as part of
Reprieve as Kenyan Parliament Suspends 16% VAT on Fuel
Nairobi - Parliament on Wednesday afternoon voted to suspend by two more years the introduction of 16% tax on petroleum products that was to come into effect on Saturday September 1, 2018. The move effectively shielded poor household from a spike
South Africa’s Fuel Price Meeting Blames Petrol Cost Hikes on Exchange Rates, Venezuela Instability
Cape Town - Energy Minister Jeff Radebe has presented several reasons why South Africans have to pay more at the pumps during an Energy Portfolio Committee meeting. The session comes a week after it was scheduled to be held, the
Ryanair cancels 24 flights due to strike by Irish pilots
The airline warned it will cancel more flights next week if Irish pilots strike for a third day over pay and conditions. Low-cost airline Ryanair has cancelled 24 flights after a quarter of its Irish pilots went on strike. The flights
Boeing strikes aircraft deal with Brazil’s Embraer
The two aircraft makers have been discussing for months a transaction in which a new company. Boeing has agreed on a deal that will give it control of Embraer's commercial jet business. The proposed joint venture will give the US aerospace giant
GM warns U.S. import tariffs could lead to ‘smaller’ company, fewer jobs
General Motors Co warned on Friday that expansive U.S. tariffs on imported vehicles being considered by the Trump administration could lead to “a smaller GM” with fewer jobs while isolating U.S. businesses from the global market. The Trump administration in May
Fuel Prices to Go Up in Namibia
Mines minister Tom Alweendo has announced a countrywide fuel price increase next Wednesday. The minister said petrol will increase by 20 cents per litre and diesel by 19 cents per litre at all towns supplied from Ondangwa, which was declared
Harley-Davidsons Should “Never” Be Made Abroad – President of the USA
Harley Davidson Fat Bob President Donald Trump has said Harley-Davidsons should "never" be built abroad, as he attacked the firm's plans to move some production overseas to avoid European tariffs. Mr. Trump said the iconic bike brand's new Thailand plant marked a
U.S. June auto sales seen up 2.5 percent: J.D. Power and LMC
FILE PHOTO: New cars are shown for sale at a Chevrolet dealership in National City, California, U.S. on June 30, 2017. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo U.S. auto sales in June likely rose 2.5 percent from the same month in 2017 as consumers
India’s plan to sell national airline to a private buyer for $12 billion risk flop
India's government was hoping to raise billions selling the national airline to a private buyer. Now it's likely to have to spend billions instead to keep it flying after being forced to shelve the sale. The effort to sell state-owned Air
Egypt increases fuel prices, as part of austerity measures
Egypt announced Saturday steep increases in fuel and cooking gas prices as part of the country’s economic reforms and austerity measures designed to overhaul the country’s ailing economy. The new prices went into effect Saturday morning, the Ministry of Oil said
FedEx calls U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods ‘counterproductive’
A package of the FedEx courier delivery services company is pictured in this June 8, 2017 illustration photo. REUTERS/Carlos Jasso/Illustration Global delivery company FedEx Corp said on Friday that U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods will raise prices for American businesses and consumers
Nigerians Buying Petrol at 41.3% Less of Actual Cost – Government
The actual price of Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, also known as petrol, climbed to N205 per litre, according to documents obtained from the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA), Vanguard newspaper reported According to the documents from the PPPRA, the price
Peugeot’s Nigeria assembly plant Starts 2019
Peugeot 3008 SUV PSA Peugeot Citroen has revealed plans to start assembling cars in Nigeria by the first quarter of 2019 through a joint venture with the Chairman of the Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, and five state governments. An adviser to the
Shipowners lament inability to access $2bn CVFF
Lagos - Local operators in the shipping industry have decried the inability to assess the Cabotage Vessel Financing Fund, which they say must have risen to over $2bn. The CVFF is derived from two percent of the contracts awarded under the
Protests worldwide against US idea of auto import tariff
Beijing (AP) - China, Japan and the European Union condemned Thursday the Trump administration’s decision to launch an investigation into whether tariffs are needed on imports of vehicles and automotive parts into the United States. President Donald Trump invoked a provision
U.S. diesel fuel prices highest since 2015
U.S. diesel fuel prices highest since 2015 The average price for a gallon of on-highway diesel fuel hits $3.104, with prices the highest in California, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. The average price for a gallon of on-highway diesel in