Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority -NCAA NAN-The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has issued a weather alert to all airline operators indicating hazards associated with Harmattan dust haze in flight operations at this period of the year. A statement by the NCAA General Manager, Public Relations, Mr. Sam Adurogboye, on Sunday said the
Nigerian Government to inaugurate 10 new coaches, 2 locomotives for Abuja-Kaduna rail
The additional 10 coaches and two locomotives are expected to ease transportation for passengers on that route. Abuja - Nigeria - Nigeria's Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi says the Federal Government of Nigeria will inaugurate 10 new coaches and two locomotives for the Abuja-Kaduna rail service on Dec. 10. The Minster made this announcement while
Hawaii’s Island Air shuts down after 37 years of flight
N945WP Island Air ATR 72-212 HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii's second-largest airline, Island Air, shut down Friday after exhausting all options to keep flying. Island Air, which has about 400 employees, made the announcement Thursday. The company filed for bankruptcy protection on Oct. 16 after its aircraft lessor attempted to repossess the company's three
Huambo – Albano Machado Airport Angola Shuts Down for Repair Works
Albano Machado Airport, in Huambo City The Albano Machado Airport, in Huambo City, the capital of the central province with the same name, is shutting down to undergo repair works, chiefly on its runway, having into account the safety needed in that area. Imagine your ad placed here ANGOP has learnt that the works have
Mini-Car Made in Egypt Competes With the Tuk-Tuk
Mini-Car Made in Egypt: A locally-produced rectangular vehicle for six, made of a solid steel body is cheaper than the widely-used imported auto rickshaw Cairo - Inside his workshop in Kerdasa, a village in the Giza governorate, Ahmed Saeed is working on developing a local alternative to the auto-rickshaws or 'tuk-tuks' that
EU Lifts Ban On Ghana’s Exports
EU lifts Fish Export Ban On Ghana Accra (DG) - Ghanaian farmers can now resume export of all plant commodities to the European Union (EU) market from 1 January 2018, following the European Commission’s decision on October 31 to lift the current ban on commodities from Ghana. A press release issued by
Passengers, crew unharmed after Airlink plane’s emergency landing at OR Tambo
Airlink Avro RJ85 aeroplane plane flying from Harare to Johannesburg with 38 people on board which was forced to make an emergency landing at OR Tambo International Airport after the plane developed a mechanical fault. Johannesburg (News 24) - Private airline Airlink says all 34 passengers and four crew members were unharmed
Motorists On Mombasa-Nairobi Highway Stuck in Major Traffic Snarl Up
Kenyans stuck in '50km' traffic jam on Nairobi-Mombasa road Nairobi (Daily Nation) - Motorists on Mombasa-Nairobi highway were stranded for more than 18 hours morning after a crane that attempted to recover a lorry that had overturned near Salama shopping centre also overturned. The snarl-up affected all lanes and caused anguish to travellers
Why cargo bike deliveries are taking over the UK’s cities
An Outspoken delivery rider in Cambridge. Photograph: Paul Rogers for the Guardian Eco-friendly cycle logistics firms are popping up across the UK, carrying everything from Amazon packages to takeaway food and bouquets London (The Guardian) - Ben Cartwright is amid a ritual familiar to thousands of delivery workers across the country, carefully
