Shoppers are spending more money online, a trend that should pick up in the fourth quarter Package-delivery firms are shoring up their staffing in big numbers as they prepare for a holiday season likely to see another surge in online sales. Courier and messenger companies added 3,900 jobs in August, the fifth
Month: September 2017
Takeover of Arik Airline by Ethiopian, in whose interest?
...Shareholders React to Takeover Plan (Lagos) - Reports that Ethiopia Airlines has indicated interest in signing a contract with the Nigerian government to take over the management of its largest domestic airline, Arik Air, is not going down well with the shareholders and they are wondering whose interest the deal will
Nigeria’s junior oil minister predicts fall in pump price of petrol
Automakers look ahead to replacing Houston’s drowned cars
DETROIT (Reuters) - The Big Three Detroit automakers on Friday reported better-than-expected August sales and issued optimistic outlooks for demand as residents of the Houston area replace flood-damaged cars and trucks after Hurricane Harvey, sending their shares higher. General Motors Co, Ford Motor Co and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV reported mixed
Harvey Blocks ‘Critical’ Point of Entry for Cargo
Goods once destined for Houston have wound up as far away as the Bahamas and Mexico (WSJ) - Houston’s Seaport may take weeks to fully recover from Harvey, a rare long-term disruption at a major U.S. shipping center that will exact a financial toll on thousands of retailers and manufacturers. Port Houston
Used car dealers set to benefit from Hurricane Harvey damage in Houston USA
Roughly half a million vehicles are possibly damaged beyond repair by Hurricane Harvey, according to Cox Automotive. Hurricane Harvey flood waters have caused massive devastation to Houston, America's fourth largest city and the surrounding area since it made landfall last week. Harvey is the cause of what experts say will likely amount to
Why Ethiopia Airlines is Successful
...upgrades its flights to Brazil to Non-stop Direct (Thisday) - Ethiopia Airlines possess unique, rare and difficult to imitate attributes that distinguish it from its peers in Africa. The airline is seen as the most successful airline in the continent. The Group CEO of the airline, Mr. Tewolde GebreMariam, announced this week:
Nigeria Airports Fail United States FAA Audit
It has been confirmed that Nigeria’s major airports which operate international services were unable to meet security and safety standards during the recent audit carried out by the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for the renewal of Nigeria’s Category 1 safety status. THISDAY reliably gathered that the FAA team gave Nigeria
Air Travelers Nationwide Are Feeling The Effects Of Harvey
Houston's Two Airports Under Water When your United flight from Nashville to Chicago gets canceled later today or tomorrow, or when your Southwest flight from Phoenix to Baltimore in the morning doesn’t fly, you too will be a victim of the unprecedented flooding in Houston caused by Hurricane Harvey. That’s not to
Ethiopian Airlines bids to acquire Arik Airline
Nigeria carrier, Arik Airline might soon be taken over by Ethopian Airlines if both parites comes to an agreement. The Managing Director of International Services, Ethiopian Airlines, Mr. Esayas WoldeMariam, was quoted by the CNN on Thursday to have said that the airline had submitted a formal offer to take over