Bombardier-Q400-NextGen The company is considering disposal of assets including its Q400 turboprop and CRJ regional-jet unit, the report said, citing people familiar with the matter. Bombardier is also looking at partnerships with other aerospace companies, Bloomberg reported. According to the report, Europe’s Airbus SE is among the prospective buyers. Bombardier declined to comment
Year: 2017
VW’s Bold EV Investments Cover Trucks And Buses, As Well
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NIPOST Restructures for Efficiency, Celebrates World Post Week
Lagos - The Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST) has restructured its operations into seven zones with 106 districts that are being headed by District Managers. The agency hopes the move will give it competitive strength and enable it to key into the new technology trend that is driving global businesses. The newly
Drone Hits Commercial Airliner in Canada, No Injuries
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Ivory Coast Says French Cargo Plane Crashed Near Abidjan
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Airbus CEO sees no reason to step down over probes
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”This is the future”: solar-powered family car hailed by experts
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How Drones Were Used To Deliver Life Saving Medical Supplies In Africa
the zipline story.... In October 2016, Zipline began using drones to deliver medical supplies to health clinics in Rwanda. The San Francisco based company is a combination high tech startup, drone manufacturer, logistics service provider, and public healthcare system, consultant. I talked to Zipline’s co-founder and COO, Will Hetzler, about the genesis of the company
Air France-KLM, Jumia Partners offers More Value To Customers
(Lagos)-Air France KLM and Jumia Nigeria have announced a unique partnership to reward Nigerian-based flyers registered with the airline’s Flying Blue loyalty programme. The Partnership - The Flying Blue initiative which was signed in Lagos recently is to give customers additional value for their money, exposing them to over 1,000,000 product
As Atlanta’s airport grows, smaller airports lose passengers
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