Transport Archives — Page 18 of 49

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 and Lomé would board Air...

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...

April 26, 2018 No Responses

Audi Recalls 1.16m Vehicles Over Defective Water Pumps

Citing potential fire, Audi has recalled 1.16 million vehicles worldwide for coolant pump issues. Out of the figure, 342,867 units are in the United States market such as the 2013-2017 A4 sedan and Allroad, 2013-2017 A5 coupe and cabriolet,...

April 26, 2018 No Responses

Mercedes-Benz Unveils New A-Class

Developed specifically for the Chinese market, Mercedes-Benz on Wednesday unveiled a new A-Class also known as A-Class L at the Beijing Auto Show. According to the foremost auto firm, an A-Class sedan for the rest of the world will...

April 25, 2018 No Responses

Audi Rolls Out New Q5L SUV With Long Wheelbase

It boasts of 4.77 meters (15.6 ft) long and offers plenty of space for five people and loads of luggage: Audi is presenting the new Q5L at the Beijing Motor Show from April 25 to May 4. The long version...

April 25, 2018 No Responses

CO2 from new cars up as petrol overtakes diesel In New Statistics

The year 2017 saw two new and related trends in EU car registrations: an increase in CO2 emissions coupled with a rise in petrol sales, according to new data from the European Environment Agency (EEA) and the European Automobile Manufacturers’...

April 25, 2018 No Responses

Improve Health, Safety Operations, ITF Urges Hutchison Ports

The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) has urged Hutchison Ports to address health and safety incidents across their global operations, after a dockworker suffered multiple injuries in a fall at the company’s Port Botany terminal. The ITF...

April 20, 2018 No Responses

New Jaguar XE, XF Get 300 Sport Trim

Jaguar has unveiled a new 300 Sport trim for the XE and XF, though the availability of the trim in the United States remains unknown. Introduced for 2019 and designed for models equipped with the standard 2.0-liter turbocharged inline-4, the...

April 20, 2018 one Response

Dana Air Begins Owerri-Abuja flights May 1

As part of its strategic route expansion drive across Nigeria, Dana Air has announced plans to introduce Owerri- Abuja –Owerri flights on May 1. ”We are greatly delighted to introduce an additional flight on our Owerri route, connecting Owerri to...