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FlySafair to add 10 routes in Africa

  Bloomberg South African airline FlySafair plans to add at least 10 new routes across sub-Saharan Africa to take advantage of a gap in the market left by the collapse of domestic rival Comair Ltd. The closely held carrier will fly to capital cities such as Nairobi, Lusaka and Maputo alongside holiday destinations including Victoria Falls, Zanzibar and Seychelles, according ...

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Amazon taps Doug Herrington to run retail, logistics business

  Bloomberg Amazon.com Inc tapped Doug Herrington to run the company’s sprawling retail and logistics operation, giving him the new title chief executive officer of Worldwide Stores and signalling the importance of a continued push into groceries under company CEO Andy Jassy. Herrington, 55, joined Amazon in 2005 and launched the Amazon Fresh grocery delivery service in 2007. He replaces ...

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Helicopter crash leaves 6 dead in West Virginia

  WEST VIRGINIA / WAM A helicopter used for tourism flights crashed onto a highway in West Virginia state, killing six people on board, Reuters cited local media as saying. The helicopter, which was based at an airport in the state’s Logan County, crashed on State Route 17 and was on fire when rescue crews arrived, the WSAZ-TV reported, citing ...

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