WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board will vote at a Sept. 12 hearing on the probable cause of a May 2016 crash that killed a man using the semi-autonomous driving system on his Tesla Model S sedan, the agency said on Monday. The fatal incident raised questions about
Year: 2017
Hyundai to launch pickup, more SUVs to reverse U.S. sales slide
DETROIT/SEOUL (Reuters) - Hyundai Motor (005380.KS) plans to launch a pickup truck in the United States as part of a broader plan to catch up with a shift away from sedans in one of the Korean automaker's most important markets, a senior company executive told Reuters. Michael J. O’Brien, vice president
Ford wants to build electric vehicles in China
(Reuters) - Ford Motor is exploring setting up a joint venture with Chinese firm Anhui Zotye Automobile Co to build electric passenger vehicles in China under a new brand, tapping into a boom for such vehicles in the world's top auto market. China, struggling with alarming pollution levels in major cities,
Nigeri’s Arik back to 4,000 passengers per day
... Airline now fly to Ghana, Togo, Senegal Nigerian flag carrier, Arik, has disclosed that it is now back to flying around 4,000 passengers per day with its fleet of aircraft. Speaking with journalists in Lagos, Roy Ilegbodu, the managing director of Arik Air, commended the measures put in place by Asset Management
Nigeria’s Courier firms to lose N.5bn to electronic circulation of quoted companies’ annual reports, dividend warrants
Courier organizations in Nigeria may soon be losing over N500 million annually when delivery of annual reports, notices of annual general meetings and dividend warrants go fully electronic. Moov Logistics News gathered that for some years now a number of courier companies have been feeding fat on this errand service to stock
Low pricing affects local airline operators
. Revenue dips by 50 per cent • Delta Airline takes over U.S. route from Arik • FirstNation scales down operations The current low pricing strategy and the attendant low cost of local air travel in the country may be attracting new passengers to airlines, but fast lowering the chances of struggling aircraft
Nigeria Domestic airlines groans as expatriates gulps N40bn annually
Nigeria, Domestic airlines, and charter operators are currently spending about N40 billion annually to pay expatriate pilots and engineers working in the nation’s aviation industry. A huge expense which has caused great fears among stakeholders strained the purses of the debt-ridden local operators that have not been sustainable. Deprived qualified
US FAA team arrives to audit Nigeria’s aviation sector
The United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) would today begin the re-certification of the Category 1 status of the nation’s aviation sector at the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) in Lagos. Mr. Sam Adurogboye, the General Manager, Public Relations, NCAA, who disclosed this in Lagos yesterday, said the exercise would hold from
How Certification of Lagos Airport Might Reduce Airlines’ Insurance Premium
INTERVIEW - In this interview with ANTHONY AWUNOR of the LEADERSHIP Newspaper, Engineer Saleh Dunoma, the Managing Director of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) explains the readiness of FAAN on Certification of Lagos airport and how important the process is to the aviation industry. Excerpts: Lagos airport is expected to
Nigerias to Use ID Cards for Abuja-Kaduna Train Ticket
Nigeria's Minforter of Transport, Rt. Hon. Rotimi Amaechi has directed that every prospective train passenger must present identity cards before obtaining tickets at ticket sales points. Moov Logistics News gathered that the each passenger on presentation of ID card will be issued a ticket with his or her name boldly written