Airlines Banning Certain “Smart Bags” as Checked Luggage Atlanta (Forbes) - Major U.S. carriers are moving to ban smart luggage from all aircraft. On Friday, American Airlines announced that "as part of safety management and risk mitigation," the carrier would ban any bag with an integrated lithium-ion battery starting on January 15th. Alaska Airlines and Delta
Aviation workers to picket Kenya Airways
The National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE) has said it will picket Kenya Airways from December 5 over poor treatment of Nigerians employed by the airline. The General Secretary of NUATE, Olayinka Abioye, on Monday in Lagos said that the picketing would be indefinite until the management of the airline acceded to
FedEx and UPS Surge as Investors Pick Winners From Tax Overhaul
New York (Bloomberg) - FedEx Corp. and United Parcel Service Inc. surged the most in more than a year on expectations that they’ll reap particularly big gains from the tax-overhaul package making its way through Congress. The bills passed by the House and the Senate cut the corporate tax rate to 20 percent
South Africa to hike petrol, diesel prices in December
Nigerian Government Discuses The Return Of Arik London Route With Uk
Abuja -The Federal Government Of Nigeria has resume discussion with the government of the United Kingdom on the return of Arik Air London route and infrastructural support for Aviation Security. Earlier this Year Arik Air announced the suspension of its international flight operations to London and South Africa, to focus on the
Train fares will go up by 3.4% in January
Delta Airlines Says it can now repatriate funds from Nigeria
Lagos (Punch) - United States carrier, Delta Airlines, says it no longer has challenges repatriating funds from ticket sales from Nigeria. The airline is currently the only US carrier operating nonstop flights between Nigeria and the United States, others have left when it became difficult for foreign airlines to repatriate funds
Fuel queues return to Lagos amid supply hiccups
Aero Contractor Bounces Back, Recalls 120 Redundant Workers
Lagos - The management of Aero Contractors last week gave assurance to its workers who were relieved of their duties and put on redundancy by the airline, saying that many of them would be re-absorbed. The airline has gone ahead to re-absorb some of them, starting with the technical personnel, while
New York City tackles its ‘sagging’ air cargo industry
JFK airport, New York New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) handled more cargo than any other airport globally until 1990. A quarter of a century later, JFK’s ranking has fallen to 22nd globally, according to Air Cargo World’s, “Top 50 Cargo Airports” ranking. Yesterday, the city’s Committee on Economic Development held hearings