Toyota has designed a magnet that halves the amount of rare earths needed in its electric cars, which could help mitigate the fall out of a looming materials shortage. Like other electric carmakers, Toyota has traditionally used neodymium, terbium and dysprosium in its electric vehicles, but it believes demand for these materials will
Month: February 2018
Dana aircraft involved in runway overshoot
Dana airplane with registration number 5N-SRI and 49 passengers onboard when it overshot the runway at Port Harcourt International Airport Omagwa ...49 passengers were on board and safely evacuated. ...airline commends Pilot-in-command for averting danger. Port Harcourt - Dana Airlines was on Tuesday enmeshed in another aviation near mishap. A Dana airplane with registration number 5N-SRI
Addis-Ababa Transport Council Constructs Modern Bus Station
Ethiopia is making headway in building modern infrastructure. The Addis Ababa Transport Programs Coordination Council, in an effort to solve the transportation crisis in the city, has started the construction of a modern autobus station, which will serve up to 80,000 people per day. Ethiopia is fast becoming a country of
VW bid to delay first U.S. diesel emissions trial rejected
VW Trucks & Buses FAIRFAX, Va. (Reuters) - A Virginia state court judge on Tuesday rejected a request by the U.S. unit of Volkswagen AG to delay several of the company’s trials over excess emissions because of “inflammatory” comments made by a lawyer representing car owners that it fears will prejudice the
Qatar Airways CEO says U.N. aviation body needs to do more over Gulf crisis
UBER SAYS FLYING TAXIS MAY BECOME REALITY WITHIN 5-10 YEARS
Africa’s Road Infrastructure in Need of Timely Maintenance
A section of the Lagos-Ibadan expressway in Nigeria being reconstructed The Minister of Transport said roads are among the most important public assets in the countries and timely maintenance of roads brings immediate benefits to road users through ready and easy social and economic amenities. Opening the Sixteenth African Road Maintenance Funds
FedEx says exposed Customer information not compromised
A package of the FedEx courier delivery services company is pictured in this June 8, 2017 illustration photo. REUTERS/Carlos Jasso/Illustration Following reports that thousands of customer identification records were left open to public access, FedEx said those records have now been secured and there is “no indication that any information has
Tanzania: RC Wants Tanga Port Expansion Expedited
TANGA - Tanga Regional Commissioner Martine Shigella has appealed to the Ministry of Works, Transport and Communication to fast-track expansion of Tanga port due to its importance to East African landlocked countries. He told the Deputy Minister for Works, Transport and Communication Elias Kwandikwa who was on three - day visit
Dana, Asky Airlines signs interline, aircraft agreement
Lagos - Dana Air and Lome, Togo-based Asky Airlines, have signed an interline agreement, which is a commercial pact between two carriers in which one airline can sell the other’s segments, and each will maintain its own code, allowing customers to easily identify the operating airline. The agreement is expected to