Da es Salaam - PLANS are afoot to officially launch the 1.923 billion US dollar (over 4tri/-) construction of the 336-kilometre Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) from Morogoro to Dodoma. The groundbreaking ceremony to lay a foundation stone that signals the kicking off of the second phase of the SGR project is
Month: January 2018
U.S. automakers bet on diesel trucks after VW scandal
General Motors Executive Vice President for Global Product Development Mark Reuss talks about the 2019 Chevrolet Silverado pick-up truck at Eastern Market before the start of Press Days of the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Michigan, U.S., January 13, 2018. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook DETROIT (Reuters) - U.S. automakers are unveiling
Helicopter for utility work crashes into field, killing 2
STONY RIDGE, Ohio (Fox News) - A utility company helicopter has crashed into a snowy Ohio field, killing the two people on board. A witness reported the crash around midday Monday just south of the Ohio Turnpike in Wood County. The county sheriff's office says the aircraft is affiliated with a utility company
Airbus A380, Once the Future of Aviation, May Cease Production
A380’s Days May Be Numbered, Airbus Says The days may be numbered for the world’s largest passenger aircraft. Airbus, the European aerospace group that makes the A380 superjumbo, said on Monday that it would have to end production of the plane if its only major customer, Emirates, did not order more. “If we
Ford plans $11 billion investment, 40 electrified vehicles by 2022
Bill Ford, executive chairman of the Ford Motor Company and Jim Hackett (R), President and CEO, present the 2019 Ford Ranger during the Ford press preview at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Michigan, U.S., January 14, 2018. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook Detroit (Reuters) - Ford Motor Co will significantly increase its
Volkswagen brand car sales hit record 6.23 million in 2017
Detroit (Reuters) - Volkswagen’s core autos division increased vehicle sales to a record 6.23 million cars last year, as rising demand for VW brand models in the Americas and the key Chinese market offset a decline in western Europe. Although the emissions test-cheating scandal of September 2015 has cost the German group
Plane dangles off cliff after skidding off runway in Turkey
Innoson vehicles provide Nigerian Army the Logistics to fight terrorism
To make good on its promise, the Nigerian Army has started taking delivery of some of the vehicles it has ordered from Innoson Motor Manufacturing Company, a local vehicle manufacturer, which the Army has configured fit for deployment for its counterterrorism Operation Lafiya Dole. Nigerian Army made this known to newsmen
Dar, Kigali Agree On SGR Project
Dar es Salaam (Daily News) - Tanzania and Rwanda have agreed to construct a Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) network connecting Isaka in Shinyanga to Kigali, with the key goal of linking the landlocked country to the port of Dar es Salaam. President John Magufuli revealed the agreement in the city yesterday after
West Africa airlines to save $1bn yearly on Aircraft maintenance
Lagos (Punch) - Stakeholders in the aviation industry have said that Nigerian and West African airlines could save billions of dollars annually on aircraft maintenance with the establishment of Aero Contractors’ Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul facility at the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos. The stakeholders made this known at the roll-out of the