Eliud Kipchoge and Dalilah Muhammad have been named the male and female World Athletes of the Year at the World Athletics Awards 2019, held at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco on Saturday (23). Kipchoge, the winner of the award last year, added to his phenomenal marathon CV in 2019. In April he captured his fourth victory…
Vivo Energy Kenya crowns Weka Collabo winners
Vivo Energy Kenya, the company that markets and distributes Shell branded fuels and lubricants, has awarded Laban Irungu a matatu driver and Bonface Njuguna his conductor of Dandora-Nairobi(CBD) route, a brand new 32-seater matatu valued at Kshs 5.2 million as curtains close on the 10-week Weka Collabo promotional campaign. The campaign which also saw 15…
Airbus begins deliveries of first A350 XWBs with touchscreen cockpit displays option to customers
Airbus has commenced deliveries to airlines of the first A350 XWBs equipped with pioneering new touchscreen cockpit displays. Specially developed for the A350 XWB together with Thales, they will confer enhanced operational efficiencies, greater crew interaction, cockpit symmetry and smoother information management. On 18 December, China Eastern Airlines took delivery in Toulouse of the first A350…
Safal Group donates Ksh. 3,000,000 to Kenya Red Cross in support flood victims
Safal Group – Africa’s largest producer of steel roofing and provider of building solutions has donated Kshs. 3,000,000 to Kenya Red Cross in support of its on-going interventions which include rescue, evacuation and relocation, provision of food and non-food items, supply of water treatment and health services to persons affected by the flooding. More specifically…
LG TV’s exceed industry definition for 8K ultra HD TVs
SEOUL, Dec. 16, 2019 – LG Electronics (LG) announced that its TVs are the first in the world to exceed the strict requirements established by the Consumer Technology Association to define the new generation of 8K Ultra HD products and services delivering four times more detail than 4K TV and 16 times more than HDTV. The official industry…
P&G 2019 Citizenship Report Highlights Commitment to Community Impact, Gender Equality, Diversity & Inclusion and Sustainability
The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG) released its 2019 Citizenship Report, detailing progress in its Citizenship focus areas of Community Impact, Diversity & Inclusion, Gender Equality and Environmental Sustainability built on the foundation of Ethics and Corporate Responsibility. From reaching its 2020 goal of providing 15 billion liters of clean water through its Children’s Safe Drinking…
LG introduces air fry and knock-on InstaView tech to ovens
LG Electronics (LG) is delivering a better cooking experience at home with its new LG InstaView ThinQ™ Range with Air Fry. The complete cooking solution integrates air frying and the company’s popular InstaView™ technology with AI-powered advanced customer service and connectivity to smart cooking platforms in a seamless package that inspires users to create nutritious…
Citeo, Total, Recycling Technologies, Mars and Nestlé Join Forces to Develop Chemical Recycling of Plastics
As part of Citeo’s call for projects to promote eco-design, recycling and recovery projects for plastic and paper in France, leading international energy company Total, plastic recycling technology provider Recycling Technologies, global brands Nestlé and Mars today joined forces to develop an innovative industrial chemical recycling industry in France. The first-of-a-kind consortium of world-leading players…
Carbon emissions per passenger decrease more than 50% since 1990
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) published information confirming that carbon emissions per passenger have declined by more than 50% since 1990. Much of the improvement has occurred because the industry has achieved an annual fuel efficiency improvement of 2.3% over the period since 2009, some 0.8 percentage points ahead of target. This progress is…
New LG GRAM line up proves portability, performance and battery life can coexist
LG Electronics’ newest gram laptop computer series – the LG gram 17 (model 17Z90N), LG gram 15 (model 15Z90N), LG gram 14 (model 14Z90N) and 14-inch LG gram 2-in-1 (model 14T90N) – is designed to set a new standard for portable computing and will satisfy the needs of the most demanding users. The 2020 lineup of…
IATA to Improve Efficiency of Cargo Handling Audits
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has launched a new programme to raise global standards in cargo handling operations. The Smart Facility Operational Capacity (SFOC) programme aims to reduce audit complexity and duplication for cargo handling facilities. This new IATA initiative has two components: Standardised Global Audit Program: IATA has introduced the Smart Facility Operational Capacity…
Emirates Touches down in Mexico City
Emirates celebrated the inaugural flight of its new daily service from Dubai to Mexico City via Barcelona. The Emirates Boeing 777-200LR touched down in Mexico City on yesterday at 16:15 local time, marking the airline’s first passenger flight to Mexico. Emirates flight EK255, with a group of VIP guests and media on board, was welcomed by…
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