Transport Archives — Page 18 of 49

May 14, 2018 No Responses

First Nation To NCAA: Our suspension is commercial related, not safety

The management of First Nation Airways has accused Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) of giving priority to commercial, rather than safety it was set up to ensure in the system. The airline in a statement on Monday declared that its...

May 14, 2018 No Responses

First Nation Airline Suspended Over Alleged Illegal Operations

Citing alleged illegal operations, the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has suspended indefinitely the Air Operators’ Certificate (AOC) of First Nation Airways. This suspension order was conveyed to the airline via a letter with reference no...

May 11, 2018 No Responses

Rolls-Royce £200,000 SUV Debuts

Rolls-Royce has become the latest luxury car maker to launch an SUV. Chief executive Torsten Müller-Ötvös said the new Cullinan, which will cost more than £200,000, was a “seminal” moment and probably the “most anticipated” Rolls-Ro...

May 11, 2018 No Responses

Ethiopian Airlines, Air Côte d’Ivoire Seal Agreement On West Africa, US routes

The managements of Ethiopian Airlines and Air Côte d’Ivoire have entered into a codeshare agreement effective May, 2018. Under the new codeshare partnership, passengers originating from West African countries, especially from Lagos, Bamako, Cotonou, Accra...

May 7, 2018 No Responses

More Strikes Threaten Future Of Air France, Says Minister

The survival of strike-hit Air France is in the balance, according to the country’s economy minister. Bruno Le Maire’s warning that Air France could “disappear” comes as staff begin another round of industrial action over a pay dispute....

May 5, 2018 No Responses

Toyota Explains Proposed Self-Driving Test Site

Toyota Motor Corporation has unveiled plans to build a dedicated test site for self-driving cars in the United States of America. The site will be located within the 1.75-mile oval test track of the Michigan Technical Resource Park at...

May 3, 2018 No Responses

Kia Records 240,028 Global Sales In April

Kia Motors Corporation on Wednesday announced its April 2018 global sales figures for passenger cars, recreational vehicles (RVs) and commercial vehicles, recording a total of 240,028 units sold, increasing 9.3% from 2017. In April, sales in Korea totaled 50,0...

April 30, 2018 No Responses

COSCHARIS Motors To Unveil All New Ford Escape At 2018 Lagos Auto Fair

Foremost firm, Coscharis Motors Plc has concluded plans to unveil the all new Ford Escape at the 2018 Lagos Auto Fair scheduled to hold from 7 to 12 of May, 2018 at the Federal Palace Hotel, Lagos. Coscharis explained on...

April 29, 2018 No Responses

Rwand Air Extends To Abuja With Four Weekly Flights

Rwand Air has flagged-off its Abuja-Kigali flights, offering passengers from Nigeria’s political capital opportunity to connect to its global route network. This is in addition to the daily Lagos-Kigali flight separately operated by the carrier. The a...

April 28, 2018 No Responses

Nigeria To Finalise $2b Rail Projects With General Electric

Ahead of President Muhammadu Buhari visit to the United States on Monday, senior officials of the Ministry of Transportation are to meet with the General Electric led consortium to discuss implementation of the interim phase of the narrow gauge rail conc...