The world's longest non-stop flight needs some extra-comfy seats. Passengers booked on the world's longest flight - a 19-hour nonstop of more than 9,000 nautical miles between Singapore and Newark, New Jersey, set to commence this October -- needn't worry about numb butt syndrome. The Singapore Airlines Airbus A350-900 ULR (an
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European shippers protest bunker surcharges
ANTWERP, BELGIUM: Oil tanker moored near an oil silo in Port of Antwerp July 9,2013 in Antwerp, Belgium. The Port of Antwerp is the Europe's second largest sea port after Rotterdam. Council’s letter asserts “unjustified” fees violate agreement to end price signaling. The European Shippers’ Council has sent a letter to European
U.S. imposes long-awaited advance screening rules for inbound air cargo
After nearly eight years of starts, stops and delays, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has finally implemented its much-debated Air Cargo Advanced Screening (ACAS) program, requiring all carriers of commercial cargo to report electronic airfreight data to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) before the cargo is loaded
3.4 Million Passengers Travelled Through Nigerian Airports in Q1 of 2018
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), says about 3.4 million passengers travelled through Nigerian airports during the first quarter of 2018 as against the 2.6 million passengers recorded in 2017 first quarter. FAAN's First Quarter Report obtained by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on Wednesday, in Abuja showed a
Nigeria Has Lost Fortunes to Collapse of National Shipping Line
MV Osanyamo Nigeria as a maritime nation has lost fortunes to the collapse of the Nigerian National Shipping Line (NNSL) about 13 years ago.The Executive Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki, disclosed this in Onne, Rivers State, during the official christening of the nation's latest addition to the Nigerian 'fleet', the
Highway Crash Mangles Truck, Stops Traffic in Cape Town
Kenya Airways Gets Additional U.S.$42.6 Million From Banks
Eight Kenyan banks including Equity and KCB have advanced national carrier Kenya Airways additional loans amounting to Ksh4.3 billion ($42.6 million) as part of the ongoing capital restructuring at the airline. The new debt is backed by government guarantees, protecting the lenders from the national carrier's default. The airline, known by its
BMW says May sales of BMW, Mini vehicles dip due to China tariffs
VW’s Skoda Auto May deliveries rise 13%
FILE PHOTO: The Skoda Vision X car is presented during an event at the 88th International Motor Show at Palexpo in Geneva, Switzerland, March 5, 2018. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo Prague (Reuters) - Global deliveries by Volkswagen’s Czech carmaker Skoda Auto rose 13.4 percent year-on-year in May, posting the best-ever result for the
