Tag: Transport

• Saturday, November 7th 2020 - 08:06 UTC

  Food and transport costs lifting annual inflation in Brazil to the central bank year target

  

  Brazilian inflation in October rose to its highest level for that month since 2002, figures showed on Friday, driven by rising food and transport costs and lifting annual inflation to within sight of the central bank’s year-end target.

• Wednesday, May 6th 2020 - 09:44 UTC

  IATA contrary to leaving aircraft middle seats empty: suggests wearing masks

  

  The body representing global airlines came out against leaving middle seats empty on aircraft on Tuesday, as debate intensifies over how to get airlines flying while respecting social-distancing rules in the wake of the coronavirus crisis.

• Friday, January 11th 2019 - 08:34 UTC

  March of torches in Argentine cities to protest soaring costs of public services

  

  Tens of thousands of Argentines marched through Buenos Aires on Thursday evening carrying torches, in the first of a series of planned protests against President Mauricio Macri's austerity program and the soaring cost of public services.

• Wednesday, January 9th 2019 - 08:07 UTC

  London City airport with record of annual passengers last year

  

  London City has published its official passenger figures for 2018, showing the number of travellers passing through the airport last year totalled a record-breaking 4,800,190.

• Saturday, May 26th 2018 - 08:26 UTC

  China electric monorail system, cheaper than metro, for a major Brazilian city

  

  BYD, China’s biggest electric vehicle maker by sales, signed a 2.5 billion Brazilian real (US$ 689 million) deal this week to build a monorail system in Brazil’s Salvador city, the firm said. It’s the company’s biggest overseas monorail investment yet, according to a company spokesperson. Construction will start on the 20-kilometer route this year, and it’s expected to begin operations in 2021.