FILE PHOTO: An Airbus A320neo aircraft and a Bombardier CSeries aircraft are pictured during a news conference to announce a partnership between Airbus and Bombardier on the C Series aircraft programme, in Colomiers near Toulouse, France, October 17, 2017. Picture taken October 17, 2017. REUTERS/Regis Duvignau/File Photo NEW YORK (Reuters) -
Rolls-Royce names its first SUV after a diamond
Rolls-Royce has officially announced the name of its new large hatchback vehicle that will be designed to travel off-road as well as on pavement. It will be called the Cullinan. But Rolls-Royce would prefer that you don't call it an SUV. Rolls-Royce refers to it, simply, as a high-sided car. The Cullinan
Airport vehicles collide at London Heathrow; 1 dead, 1 hurt
Scary landing after United flight loses engine cover
"Scariest flight of my life," passenger Maria Falaschi tweeted. A United flight made an emergency landing in Honolulu on Tuesday after a piece of the cover came off the plane's right engine, United spokesman Charles Hobart said. The incident occurred less than an hour before United Airlines flight 1175 was set to
Flower power delivers sweet Valentine’s Day for carriers
Chalk up two more carriers looking forward to a happy Valentine’s Day this week, as Luxembourg-based Cargolux added an extra 1,200 tonnes of capacity to its 20 weekly flights out of Nairobi, Quito and Bogota. Meanwhile, LATAM Cargo reported shipping more than 9,500 tons of flowers in the four weeks leading up
Five injured as Atlanta-bound Delta flight makes emergency landing in Lagos
...NCAA to investigate cause of the plane's emergency landing LAGOS - An Atlanta-bound plane made an emergency landing in Lagos, Nigeria after one of the engines had an issue on Tuesday night. Delta's Flight 55 from Lagos to Atlanta, which took off around 10:50 p.m. local time, returned to Murtala Muhammed International
NPA says only eight agencies allowed operations in ports nationwide
...asks NAFDAC, SON to vacate seaports in 24hrs Lagos - The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) on Tuesday disclosed that only eight Federal Government agencies are allowed to operate and have physical representation at all port locations in the country. The General Manager, Corporate and Strategic Communications of NPA, Alhaji Abdullahi Goje, said
Namibia’s National Airline Prays for Profit, Literally
Air Namibia Airbus A340-311 Windhoek (Namibian) - Staff of beleaguered Air Namibia yesterday gathered to pray for divine intervention with the struggling parastatal's financial affairs. This was confirmed by the airline's spokesperson, Paul Nakawa, who was one of the two masters of ceremony at the prayer gathering at their head office. Nakawa said
Namibia’s Taxi Union Fights for 20 Percent Increase
China to Establish Sh140 Billion Transport University in Tanzania
Dar es Salaam (Citizen) - China will build a university that will specifically cater for transportation needs in the country, State House said yesterday. A statement, released after President John Magufuli met with the new Chinese ambassador to Tanzania, Ms. Wang Ke, said the Asian economic powerhouse would provide $62 million