Pilots who safely landed Southwest flight remember the moments they knew there was trouble Tammie Jo Shults and Darren Ellisor, the pilots who safely landed a Southwest Airlines plane on April 17 after one of its engines failed, said it was teamwork and training that helped them get through the “life-changing” experience that
Month: May 2018
BMW recalls 300,000 cars that risk stalling completely
Ford suspends production of F-150 trucks
Ford is suspending production of its F-150 trucks after a fire at a supplier's facility caused it to run out of parts for the nation's best-selling vehicle. Ford will temporarily stop making the F-150 at its plant in Dearborn, Michigan, on Wednesday night. The company had already suspended truck production at
Air France KLM raises estimate of impact from strikes to 400 million euros
How Deutsche Post DHL falls short of analyst expectations in Q1
The mail and logistics company’s revenues for the quarter were driven down by negative currency effects and the sale of Williams Lea Tag. Deutsche Post DHL Group’s consolidated net profit for the first quarter of 2018 tumbled 6.2 percent year-over-year to 631 million euros (U.S. $748 million), according to the company’s
IATA reveals Nigeria, other African Airlines recorded 11.2% air passenger traffic growth in March
The International Air Transport Association said Nigeria and other African countries recorded 11.2 percent increase in its global passenger traffic results for March 2018 compared to the same period in 2017. IATA stated that African airlines continued to enjoy very strong demand as well, adding that the percentage increase was more
Lagos-Ibadan speed rail December completion date, conclusive
Lagos - The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, says the Dec. 2018 date for the completion of the Lagos-Ibadan speed rail project “is non-negotiable’’. The minister said this on Tuesday at the project site in Papalanto, near Abeokuta in Ogun state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that
Dar es Salam Port to Link Systems With New Installed Scanners
Dar es Salaam port Dar es Salaam - Works and Communications Minister Makame Mbarawa has directed all institutions providing logistics services at the Dar es Salaam port to harmonize their systems in linking them with the new scanners under installation. "I want you to hand over to me your work plan on how
Revealed – How Uber Drivers Are Fleecing Customers in Billing Fraud
Nairobi - Taxi-hailing service Uber's drivers are using dummy apps to extend the distance travelled by riders in order to charge them exaggerated fees, hitting Kenyan users' confidence in the automated billing system. The dummy apps, which have recently caused an uproar in Nigeria, interfere with the Uber Application's location (GPS)
