With major manufacturing economies in the Asia-Pacific region benefitting from increased trade activity, the area’ airlines reported a robust 9.6 percent jump in international air cargo traffic as measured in freight tonne kilometers (FTK) for the year, according to preliminary aggregated financial performance figures released over the weekend by the
UPS to create over 500 jobs with new UK delivery center
LONDON (Reuters) - Delivery firm UPS opened a new package sorting and delivery facility in south-east England on Monday, creating hundreds of jobs in one of the U.S. company’s largest infrastructure investments outside the United States. The new hub, located 25 miles east of central London, is expected to employ over
Uber names new UK boss as it battles to keep London licence
Schiphol reports cargo decline in first quarter, despite rise in Chinese, Latin American trade
NCAA Suspends First Nation Airways’ Operations
The airline did not have at least two airworthy aircraft to service its approved schedule - says NCAA We are currently working assiduously on fleet expansion - says airline. The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has suspended the Air Operator’s Certificate (AOC) of First Nation Airways indefinitely. The agency notified the airline
Trump said Amazon cost the USPS ‘billions.’ But the post office has a different explanation.
President Trump's slam of Amazon in a March 29 tweet is hardly the first time the two have clashed. (Jhaan Elker/The Washington Post) The U.S. Postal Service says that its large financial losses are caused by market forces and governmental constraints but not Amazon.com, in a release of its quarterly statistics that stood
Spirit is first budget airline in the US to offer WiFi
Didi Chuxing suspends Hitch after passenger death
The death of a 21-year-old woman after taking a ride with Didi Chuxing has sparked a social media backlash and forced China's equivalent of Uber to suspend its car-pool service. The 21-year-old flight attendant died on 6 May in Zhengzhou. She had ordered a ride using Didi's Hitch service, which pairs up
Trump urges automakers to build more vehicles in U.S., blasts NAFTA
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Friday pressed automakers to build more vehicles in the United States and launched a fresh attack on the North American Free Trade Agreement that has benefited them, while the companies urged him to work with California to keep nationwide U.S. vehicle emissions standards. CEOs
U.S. and UAE sign pact to resolve airline competition claims
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States and United Arab Emirates signed a deal on Friday to resolve U.S. claims that Gulf carriers have received unfair government subsidies, the U.S. State Department said. The voluntary agreement, which applies to Etihad and Emirates airline, is similar to a deal announced in January between