Category: Transport

Lufthansa cancelled just under half of its long-haul flights planned for Tuesday 8th September,2015 after its pilots’ union called a strike. [contextly_sidebar id=”qAbHCBfWYVryneKeqp0XEIDcR8zHExZp”]The airline also expected cancellations to its short-haul flights on Wednesday as the union called for an extension. The strike, the 13th in 18 months, will affect passenger and cargo flights out of…

The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), is confident the new Pre-Arrival Assessment Repot System (PAARS) at the country’s ports will reduce the massive corruption that has characterized shipping operations. [contextly_sidebar id=”9MOOOARyGnNzBdzDtpBSv1dLKSGTt0zM”]The system which took off on the 1st of September,2015 allows  for the issuance of Customs Classification and Valuation Report (CCVR), which replaces the Final Classification…

A crew member of Arik Air,  Chika Egwu Udensi, was on Monday night apprehended at Heathrow Airport, London, for allegedly peddling substances suspected to be cocaine. [contextly_sidebar id=”sVIiwx45hQpqtdFNmFswEniLoiWkTAIe”]Spokesman of Arik Air, Ola Adebanji confirmed the latest arrest. He said the crew member was arrested by the UK Border Force in connection with alleged possession of…

Ethiopian Airlines’ $175 million profit for the 2014/15 fiscal year it announced at the end of last week is more than what the rest of Africa’s airline industry posted over the same period. [contextly_sidebar id=”p5DMzfdJgnQDh2SV9De1Dc0lWc4RmzBh”]Tewolde Gebremariam, Ethiopian Airlines chief executive, said the airline, which has been the most profitable in Africa for a couple of…

Toyota and John Deere have said they will halt work at plants near China’s port of Tianjin where huge explosions last week killed more than 100 people. [contextly_sidebar id=”PZPZTy8s2L1Kjbm8snlzjknBOF9nO0Ic”]Toyota’s production lines will be closed until the end of Wednesday while John Deere suspended work indefinitely. Renault also said its car deliveries in China may fall…