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 Two. The unions’ officials, who were said to have arrived at
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Didi suspends carpool service in China after rape and killing of passenger
China's biggest ride-hailing company, Didi Chuxing, is suspending one of its services for the second time this year after a driver was accused of raping and killing a female passenger. The company apologized for "disappointing mistakes" and said that two senior managers have been removed from their jobs following the death
Clock Is Ticking for FedEx’s Board as Founder Nears Age Limit
Delivery trucks sit parked at the FedEx Corp. Ground distribution center in Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S., on Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2018. FedEx is heading into fiscal 2019 running on all cylinders, with revenue growth and margin expansion expected across all three of its segments. FedEx Corp. will lose a board
How FedEx employee No. 3,531 went from sweeping floors to running Freight
USA’s TSA will install 40 luggage CT scanners in airports this year
The technology gives agents clearer views of luggage contents. The TSA has been using CT scanners to screen airline passengers' luggage since last year -- early tests of the technology have been taking place in Phoenix's Sky Harbor International Airport and Boston's Logan International Airport. But now, the agency has shared its plans for CT technology going
SAA Chartered Plane Will Still Fly to Cuba, but Won’t Be Carrying Weapons
South African Airways (SAA) has said the charter flight which was meant to transport Cuban technicians back to the Caribbean island last week will still take place this week. The plane was stopped by customs officials last week at the Waterkloof air force base after it emerged that the aircraft, which
Ryanair cancels 24 flights due to strike by Irish pilots
UPS, Teamsters reach five-year Freight labour pact
Threatened strike averted with agreement hammered out before Aug. 1 deadline. UPS and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, which represents about 11,000 UPS Freight employees, have reached a tentative agreement for a new five-year master contract. “With agreements now reached for both the freight and small package national master contracts, discussions continue
Passengers Say Spirit Airlines Left Them Stranded in ‘Trip from Hell’
Passengers aboard a Las-Vegas-bound Spirit Airlines flight say they were left to fend for themselves after the flight was diverted to Los Angeles on Monday morning. Courtney Adkins told KTLA that she and her family of four, including a two-year-old and a four-year-old child, were traveling from Oakland, California, to Las Vegas, Nevada, when their Spirit flight was
