Transport Archives — Page 16 of 49

July 10, 2018 No Responses

Delta Air Lines Lifts 17.7m Passengers In June

Delta Air Lines airlifted 17.7 million passengers across its routes including Nigeria in June 2018, thereby becoming the busiest month for the carrier in its annals. According to the airline, June 2017, still holds the record for most customers...

July 10, 2018 No Responses

Forum Sets Agenda For Haulage Operators In Nigeria

Concerned with the spate of road traffic crashes involving haulage and other related vehicles in the country, the Federal Government through the office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha called a meeting of relevant...

July 9, 2018 No Responses

Virgin Atlantic Lifts 26m Passengers Out Of Nigeria In 17 Years

Virgin Atlantic Airways has airlifted 26 million passengers in and out of Nigeria since it commenced flight operations 17 years ago between Gatwick International Airport, London and the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos. Within the peri...

July 6, 2018 No Responses

New BMW X5 Gets $61,695 Price Tag

Scheduled to go on sale in November, the 2019 BMW X5 will cost $61,695 for a turbo-6-powered, all-wheel-drive, Louis Vuitton transportation device, the automaker has announced. Stepping up to the V-8-powered X5 xDrive50i will add a breathtaking $15,050 to the....

July 4, 2018 No Responses

BMW Group Declares 176,022 Sales In June

Sales of BMW Group vehicles (BMW and MINI brands combined) in the U.S. increased 0.5 percent in June 2018 compared to the same month last year. Year to date, BMW Group sales total 176,022 vehicles, an increase of 2.8 percent...

June 28, 2018 No Responses

Mercedes-Benz Offers For Sale Replica Of World’s First Car

Plans are underway to mass produce replica of the world’s first car. Mercedes-Benz’s own replica of the Benz Patent Motorwagen is being offered up for sale by the automaker. It’s considered by most to be the first production automobile as...

June 26, 2018 No Responses

Cameroon Airlines Returns To Lagos-Doula Route

The Cameroon Airlines Corporation (Camair-Co) has returned its direct flight from Doula to Lagos, Nigeria, years after suspending flight operations between the two routes. The airline returned to the route last Saturday according to a statement from its Nigeri...

June 22, 2018 No Responses

Arik Air Joins NCAA Automation Platform

The revenue collection of the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA has received a boost as Arik Air joins the automation platform of the agency. The platform is meant to deduct at source the 5 per cent Ticket and Cargo sales...

June 21, 2018 No Responses

Nigeria Removes VAT From Domestic Air Transportation

Barely three weeks after indigenous airlines in Nigeria threatened to stop remittance of Value Added Tax (VAT) to the Federal Government, the government has bowed to the demand of the local carriers. The umbrella body of local airlines in Nigeria,...

June 20, 2018 No Responses

New Audi A1 Sportback Debuts

In 2010, a brand-new Audi model line made its debut in the shape of the A1. And now the second generation of the successful compact car is rolling to the starting line. Its dynamic design characterizes the new Audi A1...

June 20, 2018 No Responses

Kia Niro Earns Top Safety Pick

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) has awarded its best rating possible, Top Safety Pick Plus (TSP+), to the 2018 Kia Niro when equipped with available Forward Collision Warning System (FCWS) and Autonomous Emergency Braking System (AEB)[i] as w...