Every airline has branding on its planes, but for the most part, all commercial airplanes are painted white. Why? Why? The light colour reflects sunlight and solar radiation while the plane is in flight and keeps the cabin cool. "It's basically like putting sunblock on," MIT Aeronautics and Astronautics professor R. John
Year: 2017
U.S. December auto sales seen down 2.6 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 The pace of U.S. vehicle sales is set to slow for the third straight month in December despite aggressive discounts from manufacturers, according to industry consultants J.D.
Germany’s BMW and Daimler earnings to get up to $1.1 and $1.8 billion boost from U.S tax overhaul
Fuel crisis: Travellers stranded amid anguish, pains in Delta ahead Christmas
Current transport fare from Lagos to other parts of Nigeria skyrocket Warri and Lagos Nigeria (Tribune) - IT’S a weekend of more pains and anguish – trademarks of the ongoing harsh fuel crisis in Delta State – as prices of petrol, where found, remained hiked. Commuters, the most hit being Christmas festive
Automatic Emergency Breaking Safety Technology Included On More New Vehicles
Stop a collision in its tracks Car manufacturers are making progress to include automatic emergency braking, a crash avoidance technology, on all new vehicles. In a recent analysis, four of 20 automakers – Tesla, Mercedes-Benz, Volvo and Toyota - reported that automatic emergency braking is standard on more than half of
Slow Start for Truckers Under New Rule on Logging Hours
Assembled Trucks A new rule requiring truckers to electronically log their hours behind the wheel is getting off to a bumpy start for some drivers, with complaints arising over technical glitches and limited customer support for the devices. The mandate, which took effect Monday, is intended to reduce accidents stemming from driver fatigue by
KPC assures of enough fuel to last through festive season
Fuel Tankers line up to Refill at the Kisumu Oil Depot Kenyans have been assured of sufficient fuel reserves to ensure their movements are not interrupted during the busy holidays. The Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC) on Friday said fuel depots across the country are holding stocks enough to last the country until January
Nigeria: Arik Air resumes flight after Cabin crew grounds operation
Arik Air Nigeria’s major operator, Arik Air yesterday resumed flight service after several hours on Friday due to strike action embarked by the cabin crew who were agitating for improved welfare and the fulfilment of promises made to them by the airline management. The cabin crew had downed tools on Friday morning without
Nigerian Customs generates N1 trillion – highest revenue ever
Nigerian Customs The Nigeria Customs Service on Thursday said it has generated N1.012 trillion revenue, the highest collection so far made by the Service. Customs Public Relations Officer, Joseph Attah, in a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja said that the revenue collection shows an increase of N241.6billion over the N770.5billion
European Companies are ordering the Tesla Electric Trucks
Tesla electric truck List of companies who have placed orders for the Tesla Semi so far: Walmart: One of the first major companies to reserve the trucks, the retailer has made aggressive investments in technology in recent years as part of its effort to compete with Amazon. Pepsi: Pepsi previously had the