A photo illustration shows the Uber app on a mobile telephone, as it is held up for a posed photograph, with London Taxis in the background, in London, Britain November 10, 2017. REUTERS/Simon Dawson London (BBC) - Uber plans to take its fight over the employment status of its UK drivers
Month: November 2017
African Airlines Bleeding High Taxes And Over-regulation
The President of the African Development Bank, Femi Adesina, and aviation practitioners have lamented that excessive charges and taxes imposed on African airlines by the continent’s governments and organisations are making them bleed and killing some of them. They were speaking at Abuja at the just concluded World Aviation Forum (WAF)
How Nigeria Loses N1trn to Cargo Diversion Yearly
Lagos - The Shippers’ Association of Lagos State (SALS) has determined that Nigeria loses N1 trillion annually through cargo diversion to ports in neighbouring countries due to bad roads to Lagos ports. The President of SALS, Mr Jonathan Nicol, revealed to newsmen in Lagos that the losses arose from import duties
AfDB To Fund Nigeria’s’Aviation Sector With $2bn facility
Abuja - The African Development Bank is focusing on Nigeria’s aviation sector as it provides financial assistance of over $2bn for the development of aviation infrastructure in different countries. According to a report carried by the Punch, the Federal Government, the commitment by the AfDB to focus on Nigeria’s aviation sector was
Going once, going twice… Sold! Two 747-400s auctioned online via Taobao
We all know e-commerce is the wave of the future, but we didn’t think we’d see US$24 million aircraft transactions on a site usually used to purchase clothes or smartphones online. Imagine your Ad placed here But on Alibaba’s subsidiary Taobao.com website, often described as the “eBay of China,” two 747-400ERFs were finally purchased via the online
The Busiest U.S. Airports At Thanksgiving
Midwest Airport at Chicago After a feast of turkey, stuffing and sweet potato, Americans who had to travel for the Thanksgiving weekend will be thinking about their return trips with a sense of trepidation. Thanksgiving week is one of the busiest long-distance travel periods of the year with the AAA predicting that
UPS move pressures retailers
UPS Courier Retailers are contending with a new challenge as this year's holiday shopping season heats up: extra shipping fees during the busiest weeks. United Parcel Service for the first time is tacking on a surcharge on packages shipped to homes around Black Friday and the week before Christmas, hoping to convince
African Union to inaugurate single African air transport market in Jan. 2018
Abuja - The African Union Commission (AUC) says it will inaugurate the Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM) in January 2018 to increase connectivity within the continent. The AU Chairperson, Mr. Moussa Mahamat made this known at the opening of the Third International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) World Aviation Forum (IWAF)
China cuts import tariffs on some consumer goods
China has faced criticism for not doing enough to bolster imports BEIJING (AP) — China announced tariff cuts Friday on consumer goods including avocados, mineral water and baby carriages in a new effort to spur economic growth driven by domestic consumption and reduce reliance on trade and investment. Beijing faces pressure from
Chinese airlines court Cathay pilots facing pay squeeze
SHANGHAI/SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Chinese airlines are circling disaffected pilots at Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific Airways, offering sky-high salaries to fill a shortage of experienced captains in a rapidly expanding aviation industry. Chinese carriers, including China Southern Airlines, Hainan Airlines and Juneyao Airlines, will need more than 100,000 new pilots over the next