Nigeria has a number of busy highways that run several hundreds of kilometres across the different geo-political zones of the country. In this report, five of the busiest highways are highlighted, showing the unique features of the roads. This is a list of the 5 Busiest Expressways/Highways in All of Nigeria. 1: Lagos
Month: January 2018
U.S. auto regulator probes Tesla ‘Autopilot’ crash: source
A Tesla logo is seen in Los Angeles, California U.S. January 12, 2018. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson Washington (Reuters) - The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is sending investigators to examine the crash of a Tesla Inc vehicle, apparently traveling in semi-autonomous mode, and a fire truck in California, a person briefed
Boeing completing 787-10 flight tests with GE engines
Boeing Co has still to complete flight tests on the newly certified 787-10 Dreamliner with General Electric Co engines but has finished tests with Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC engines, a Boeing executive said on Tuesday. The U.S. jet manufacturer on Monday said the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration had certified the biggest model of the
Airline Operators Kick against Open Sky for Africa
Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) on Tuesday kicked against the plan to deregulate the African airspace as an endorsement of Yamoussoukro Decision, which was agreed on by African states in Yamoussoukro, Cote’Ivoire in 1988. The open sky for Africa allows easy entry and exit of African airlines to the airspace of each country
Fashola Suggests Government fund Lagos-Ibadan road and 2nd Niger Bridge construction 100%
The Second Niger Bridge Under Construction Abuja - The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, told the House of Representatives on Tuesday that adequate funding by the Federal Government remained the most viable option to complete the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. He said this was also applicable to the 2nd Niger
FG to review multiple taxes on airlines
Indications emerged on Tuesday that the Federal Government had commenced a process to review multiple taxation on airlines by its agencies in the aviation industry. The Nigerian Civil Aviation’s Director of Air Transport Regulations, Group Capt. Edem Oyo-Ita (retd.), stated this at a stakeholders’ sensitization workshop on the implementation of the
Air Peace to begin Freetown, Banjul, Dakar flights February
American Airlines Cargo records strong 2017 growth
With the past year’s results rolling in, American Airlines posted particularly strong results for its cargo sector, with overall cargo traffic growth reported 15 percent higher year-over-year compared to 2016 – substantially higher than the 9.7 percent growth reported by IATA for 2017. The carrier attributed the healthy y-o-y improvement to
Amsterdam’s Schiphol Cargo handled 1.75 million tonnes in 2017 in the face of slot shortage
In terms of overall cargo capacity and volumes, Amsterdam Airport Schiphol is in Europe's top 3 freight-handling airports, together with Frankfurt and Paris. Freighter slot space has been infamously tight at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Cargo in recent months, but the handling facility still reported an increase of 5.4 percent in 2017 airfreight
BMW and Daimler close to merging car-sharing units: executive
Berlin (Reuters) - German carmakers Daimler and BMW are close to agreeing to combine their car-sharing services Car2Go and DriveNow, a senior executive at one of the carmakers told Reuters on Tuesday. The merger talks are in the final stages and the combined company will be independently run, with BMW and Daimler