One of the gunboats acquired by NIMASA to curb sea piracy along Bonny River Lagos - The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Ghanaian Maritime Authority, (GMA) to optimally harness the natural potential in the maritime industry. The highlight of the renewable
Year: 2017
St. Helena Airport Welcomes First Commercial Flight
...Flight lands 45 minutes late South Atlantic Ocean - The first ever scheduled flight to British overseas territory St Helena has landed but was 45 minutes late. The UK taxpayer-funded development on the remote South Atlantic island welcomed its first 78 commercial airline passengers at just before 2 pm on Saturday. The
Royal Air Maroc Launches New Freight Transport from North America to Africa
Royal Air Maroc (RAM) says its new service, which aims to make it easier for Moroccan and other African communities to relocate in North America is currently available with promotional fares until November 15 of this year. On October 7, RAM Cargo sponsored a football game between New York’s Red Bulls and Vancouver’s White
How Airlines are reacting over Airbus takeover of Bombardier CSeries and how it shook status quo
... Delta says Bombardier CSeries delivery schedule unclear ... Lufthansa says CSeries' future more sustainable after Airbus deal, expects to benefit from it ... Air Baltic says hopes Bombardier-Airbus deal does not affect pricing ... French Government, UK Business Minister welcome deal ... Boeing says Bombardier CSeries jets may face hefty duties despite Airbus deal ...
EasyJet sees no need to enter long-haul given M&A options in Europe: CEO
An EasyJet passenger aircraft makes its final approach for landing in Colomiers near Toulouse, Southwestern France, November 24, 2016. BRUSSELS (Reuters) - British budget airline easyJet won’t enter the rapidly growing low-cost, long-haul market given its abundance of options to buy parts of failed European airlines, CEO Carolyn McCall said on
Volvo unveils Polestar model in China, looks to rival Tesla 3
Volvo Cars and its Chinese parent unveil their first Polestar model and plan to invest $760 million in the electric vehicle brand. Laura Frykberg reports. SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Volvo Cars and its Chinese parent have unveiled their first Polestar high-performance electric car and pledged to invest 5 billion yuan ($760 million)
Lufthansa to battle EasyJet and 5 other bidders for ailing Alitalia
An airplane of Alitalia approaches to land at Fiumicino international airport in Rome, central Italy, May 3, 2017. REUTERS/Max Rossi MILAN/BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany’s Lufthansa and British budget airline easyJet are two of seven companies that have bid for Alitalia on Monday but the process to rescue Italy’s ailing flag carrier is likely
USPS plans to deploy self-driving mail trucks by 2025
USPS self-driving mail truck The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) Inspector General’s office says it anticipates that autonomous vehicle technology will add only $7,000 to $10,000 to the purchase price of a postal truck by 2025. The United States Postal Service (USPS) will work with the University of Michigan on an autonomous mail
Airbus takes control of Bombardier CSeries in rebuff to U.S. threat
FILE PHOTO: A Bombardier C-Series aircraft is displayed at the Singapore Airshow at Changi Exhibition Center February 18, 2016. REUTERS/Edgar Su/File Photo MONTREAL/PARIS (Reuters) - Airbus SE agreed on Monday to buy a majority stake in Bombardier Inc’s CSeries jetliner program, grabbing control of a struggling competitor at the second attempt
If freight forwarders don’t digitize, they may get left behind
Image: Freighter aircraft Halliburton’s logistics manager for Europe, Eurasia, and Sub-Saharan Africa believes that forwarders must step up to the plate and embrace digitization if air cargo is to move forward, The Loadstar reported. One suggestion for progress is the adoption of technology, a feature most shippers now expect, but which some freight