As if Uber's new CEO didn't already have his work cut out for him, now he has to deal with losing one of the company's biggest markets. On Friday, London's transport authority said Uber is not "fit and proper" to operate in the city. The city opted not to renew the
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Why airlines pay to fly over other countries
Countries charge foreign airlines to fly through their airspace Airlines pay a fee to fly over other countries. They are called overflight fees.- What then is an Overflight fee? It is simply a transiting of civilian aircraft over the territory of a foreign country. Just as countries have rights to their land, they
NAMA decongests Lagos Airspace
In a bid to decongest the Airspace in Lagos, Nigeria Airspace Managment Agency ( NAMA) has commenced a programme through the zoning of the Lagos Sub-flight Information Region, also known as Sub-FIR airspace, into Lagos-West and Lagos-East Area Control Centres. Representative of NAMA Mr. Gabriel Akpen, Director of Operations while speaking at
Nigerian Government Begins Rehabilitation of Roads and Bridges in Lagos
Nigerian Government has begun emergency repair of some major roads and bridges in Lagos State. The Federal Controller of Works, Lagos, Mr Godwin Eke who spoke to Journalists in Lagos disclosed that some of the bad roads required urgent attention and Federal Government was determined to make all federal roads
Nigeria’s security on red alert at land borders, seaports, over influx of arms
…Customs seizes 470 rifles, writes government in Turkey on arms syndicate …Begins profiling containers on the high sea ...Nigeria to collaborate with Turkish authorities in its investigations The influx of arms and ammunition into Nigeria from Turkey has taken a new dimension, as the Tincan Island Command of Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, intercepted
How Ghana will make Seamless West Africa Travel possible for tourism
Ghana Tourism to Partner Nigeria, ECOWAS on Seamless West Africa Travel The Ghana Tourism Authority has said it will be partnering with the Nigerian government and the ECOWAS community on the need to re-emphasize the seamless travel of people along the West Africa corridor. The acting Chief Executive of the Ghana Tourism
Lufthansa seen offering to pay 200 million euros for Air Berlin assets
FILE PHOTO: Planes of the Lufthansa airline stand on the tarmac in Frankfurt airport, Germany, March 17, 2016. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach/File Photo FRANKFURT (Reuters) - A Lufthansa bid price of 200 million euros ($239 million) to buy assets from insolvent Air Berlin plus 100 million euros to meet operating costs is roughly
Half a million people back Uber’s bid to stay on the roads of London
A taxi drives past the London Eye in central London, Britain September 22, 2017. REUTERS/Toby Melville SAN FRANCISCO/LONDON (Reuters) - Half a million people have signed an online petition in under 24 hours backing Uber’s bid to stay on the roads of London, showing the company is turning to its tried-and-tested
Uber is ready to cut a deal to get its London license back
Uber may have lost its London taxi license with no small amount of drama, but it's already willing to make concessions. The ridesharing outfit's city manager Tom Elvidge tells the Sunday Times that he would "like to know what [Uber] can do" to "get this right." He's willing to make tradeoffs to get the business back,
How Electric Cars Can Create the Biggest Disruption After iPhone
It’s been 10 years since Apple Inc. unleashed a surge of innovation that upended the mobile phone industry. Electric cars, with a little help from ride-hailing and self-driving technology, could be about to pull the same trick on Big Oil. The rise of Tesla Inc. and its rivals could be turbocharged by complementary services from