In terms of overall cargo capacity and volumes, Amsterdam Airport Schiphol is in Europe's top 3 freight-handling airports, together with Frankfurt and Paris. Freighter slot space has been infamously tight at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Cargo in recent months, but the handling facility still reported an increase of 5.4 percent in 2017 airfreight
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Zimbabwean Govt Reduces Duty On Fuel Imports
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Air Seychelles to Drop Paris, Madagascar Flights, Re-Focus On Domestic Market
Seychelles' national carrier announced on Tuesday the cancellation of two international flights in April, including its Paris flight, which accounts for 30 percent of the airline's passenger revenue. The scaling and pivot to the domestic market means an unspecified number of employees will lose their job As of April 24, Air Seychelles
Kenya Airways Banks On Pricing, On-Board Experience for Success
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VW to Spend U.S.$20 Million for Production Facility in Rwanda
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Zimbabwe Railways Lose As Gold Panners Damage Rail Line
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Seven Perish in Multiple Weekend Road Accidents in Uganda
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How obsolete depots worsen fuel supply crisis
Stakeholders are worried that the inability of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to fix its 21 depots has been a major factor in the incessant fuel crisis across the country. This is even as the Chairman of the Ejigbo Satellite Depot of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN), Mr.
Transporters Sue Lagos over closure threats to their Jibowu Terminals, Seek N500m Compensation
Lagos (Thisday) - Luxury bus owners and about 12 other operators, who said their businesses have been affected by the decision of the Lagos state government to seal commercial transport terminals in Jibowu Yaba, have filled a suit to stop the government. In their suit number ID/4603GCMW/17, they are seeking an
Audi ordered to recall 127,000 vehicles over emissions
An Audi logo is pictured at the Frankfurt Motor Show (IAA) in Frankfurt, Germany September 16, 2017. REUTERS/Ralph Orlowski Frankfurt (Reuters) - Germany’s KBA automotive watchdog has detected illicit emission-control software in Audi’s latest Euro-6 diesel models and has ordered a recall of 127,000 vehicles, Bild am Sonntag reported. Audi, a unit of