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Airline passengers stranded in Boston say they were threatened with arrest if they didn’t delete videos from phones

by Jack Smith - 02225

Logan International Airport Boston Passengers made to sit on the tarmac at Boston Logan International Airport for around two hours say they were forced to delete videos of the incident from their phones by an airline staff member, who also threatened to have them arrested if they didn't comply.  After would-be

Boeing set to top Airbus with record 763 jets in 2017

by Jack Smith - 01995

New York (Reuters) - Boeing Co (BA.N) said on Tuesday it delivered an industry-record 763 jetliners in 2017, likely beating European rival Airbus SE (AIR.PA) to retain the title of world's biggest plane maker. Boeing also booked 912 net new aircraft orders worth $134.8 billion at list prices last year, compared

Massive New York airport delays put federal rule in focus

by Jack Smith - 02147

Federal officials are looking into whether any airlines will be fined over long tarmac delays that occurred over the weekend at New York’s Kennedy Airport. By one estimate, there were a dozen or more international flights that landed at JFK and sat on the tarmac for at least four hours, the

Toyota joins Uber, Amazon, Pizza Hut for driverless pod

by Jack Smith - 02033

Toyota's 'e-Palette' is a weird, self-driving vehicle Las Vegas (Detroit News) — The automotive industry is finally getting ready to deliver on its long-promised future of advanced, driverless cars. To get to the marketplace first, companies are pairing off to share technology and co-develop business models. The latest of those pairings came Monday

Japan Airlines in talks third-party freighters to bring back freight capacity

by Jack Smith - 03854

Japan Airlines (JAL) is in talks with unnamed third-party operators to bring back freight capacity that had been lost when it suspended freighter operations in 2010, said Hiroo Iwakoshi, the carrier’s executive officer for cargo and mail. Imagine your Ad placed here The Japanese government has signed off on JAL’s use of cargo charters, but

FedEx opens long-delayed Shanghai Pudong facility to streamline customs

by Casandra Aniemeke - 02048

FedEx new Shanghai Pudong Hub, courtesy of FedEx. January 8, 2018 Shanghai (ACW) - FedEx has finally opened its US$100 million, 134,000-square-meter Shanghai Pudong International Airport hub. Originally slated to open in early 2017, the Shanghai Hub is now the largest of its kind at Shanghai Pudong International Airport, featuring FedEx’s most

Kenya’s Night Bus Travel Ban Explained

by Tola Ojobo - 03111

PHOTO - Some stranded waiting helplessly as night travel ban bites Dar es Salaam -  The move by Kenyan Transport Authorities to restrict passenger motor vehicles from travelling after dusk is causing an uproar on the Tanzania side of the border. However, Tanzanian operators whose buses go to Kenya, say they are

Exports the Salvation for Zim Economy – RBZ

by Tola Ojobo - 02116

Photo: A Tobacco-farmer. ZIMBABWE’S tobacco yields have been growing since 2008, according to figures obtained from the Tobacco Industry marketing board (TIMB).  Harare (The Herald) - Zimbabwe's economic problems are largely a function of production deficiencies, which require the country to exploit the current pro-business environment to increase productivity for export

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