The 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft valued at 224.6 million US dollars (482.89bn/-), is the first ever wide-body order for the country's national carrier. Dar es Salaam - Boeing's first 787 Dreamliner for Air Tanzania was received at the Julius Nyerere International Airport (JNIA) in Dar es Salaam on Sunday The aircraft is part
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Uber invests in Lime city scooter hire company
Lime scooters are available in lots of cities, including Paris. Ride-hailing business Uber has announced a deal with scooter hire company Lime. Lime lets people hire scooters, electric bikes and pedal cycles in 46 cities. The deal means Uber users will be able to rent Lime's scooters via the car-sharing company's app. News about
Venezuela’s domestic airline industry suffers amid economic crisis
A Laser Airlines plane taxis on a runway at Simon Bolivar airport in Caracas, Venezuela July 2, 2018. REUTERS/Marco Bello Venezuela’s domestic airline industry is struggling to maintain operations due to hyperinflation and shortages of spare parts, according to an industry association, making it increasingly hard to obtain tickets and causing
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Freight Demand growth slowed in May, as protectionist policies loom – IATA
May reports from the International Air Transport Association (IATA) and WorldACD show that the 2017 heyday of double-digit growth rates in the global air freight market are officially returning to normal levels. The organization said freight tonne kilometers (FTKs) increased by a moderate 4.2 percent, year-over-year, for the month of
DHL Freight opens new facility in Manisa, Turkey
Uwe Brinks, CEO DHL Freight, Hasan Kavci, Managing Director, DHL Freight Turkey and other dignitaries at the opening ceremony. DHL’s Freight division opened on Thursday its 38,000-square-meter warehouse in Manisa, Turkey, in response to a growing demand for logistics services near the nearby port city of Izmir. Uwe Brinks, CEO of DHL Freight,
Boeing strikes aircraft deal with Brazil’s Embraer
The two aircraft makers have been discussing for months a transaction in which a new company. Boeing has agreed on a deal that will give it control of Embraer's commercial jet business. The proposed joint venture will give the US aerospace giant a significant stake in the market for smaller passenger planes. Boeing
Ethiopian Airlines Receives Africa’s Largest B737 Aircraft
Ethiopian Airlines on Monday announced that it had taken delivery of the largest "B737 MAX 8" in Africa into its fleet. In a statement, the Airline's Group Chief Executive Officer, Tewolde GebreMariam, said it was an immense achievement for the airline "to reach the milestone a few days after it colourfully
Lyft gets into bike-share business, acquiring operator of Capital Bikeshare and Citi Bike
Lyft has acquired Motivate, the operator of Capital Bikeshare, the company announced Monday. (Astrid Riecken for The Washington Post) Lyft is getting into the bikeshare business, announcing Monday it has acquired the nation’s largest bikeshare operator, Motivate. The ride-hailing company acquired Motivate, the operator of Capital Bikeshare and New York’s Citi Bike,
DHL expands last-mile e-commerce network to Bangkok
DHL yesterday released plans to expand its urban last-mile delivery service, “DHL Parcel Metro,” beyond the U.S., to now include the greater Bangkok area. The company’s e-commerce division launched the Parcel Metro program in March, offering shippers same-day or one-day delivery for parcels up to 20 kilograms in Chicago, New York and