The slow pace of implementation of the liberalization of air transport in Africa, otherwise known as Yamoussoukro Decision, has led to an adverse effect on the development of civil aviation in the continent, President, International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), the global aviation regulatory body, Dr. Olumuyiwa Bernard Aliu, has said. The Yamoussoukro
Year: 2017
Air France to Resume Nairobi-Paris route flights
Air France to resume its flight operations between Paris and Nairobi from March 2018, after halting its services to Kenya on March 2000. The French airline, a Boeing 787-9 aircraft, will operate three flights per week for the Nairobi-Paris route. This signals rising travel demand on routes connecting the Kenyan
Transporformation of Lagos – Ikeja Bus terminal set for Launch
Lagos Nigeria - The Ikeja Bus Terminal developed by the Lagos state government as part of its infrastructures for the Lagos Bus Reforms Project has been completed and set for launch. The bus terminal is strategically located on the road to the local airport, behind the only railway line in the city,
Major reconstruction work to commence on Apapa-Wharf Road
The contractor working on the Ijora -Apapa Wharf Road has said that unless there are bad weather conditions, major reconstruction work which involves earth-moving construction equipment will commence on the collapsed road in August, which is just a week away from today. AG-Dangote Construction Limited, a joint venture company between Andrade
New diesel and petrol vehicles to be banned from 2040 in UK
Autonomous cargo ships look to upend the logistics industry
The world's first semi-autonomous cargo ship could begin operating in the second half of 2018 and become fully autonomous by 2020, according to The Wall Street Journal. The ship was built by Yara International and Kongsberg Gruppen, two Norwegian firms, and is equipped with sensors, cameras, radar, and a global positioning system
JetBlue profits rise more than expected, helped by higher fares
U.S. carrier JetBlue Airways Corp reported a 16.6 percent rise in second-quarter profit, helped partly by improving average fares. Net income rose to $211 million, or 64 cents per share, in the quarter, from $181 million, or 53 cents per share, a year earlier. Total operating revenue rose 12.1 percent to $1.84 billion. Analysts,
Uber Improves Security with Real Time Identification
.......Facial Recognition assures riders that the person behind the wheel is the right person that has been verified. With this, fraud is prevented and drivers’ accounts are protected and not compromised. Uber has introduced real-time identification to Nigeria, Ghana, and Kenya so as to ensure optimum security. The intelligent new safety feature
Federal Road Safety Of Nigeria Traffic Radio To Go On Air Soon
Ethiopia Launches 1st Electric rail in Africa
Ethiopia and Djibouti launched their newly built standard-gauge modern electric railway, known as, Ethio-Djibouti Railway. Covering a total of 752-kilometer, it is the first electric railway in Africa, referred to as an ‘umbilical cord’ that intertwined the two nations for more than a century. Ethiopia has disclosed that its Chinese-built electric rail line will start