Air Astana continues to modernize its fleet with the delivery of the second Airbus A321LR under an operating lease agreement covering five aircraft with Air Lease Corporation of the United States. Along with the first Airbus A321LR delivered in September 2019, the newest aircraft will primarily operate on routes to London, Paris, Moscow and Istanbul.…
The Land Transport Agency of Georgia has suspended freight transportation to Italy and Iran amid the coronavirus outbreak. The Agency has also cancelled the validity of the permits, which have already been issued. Georgia, which suspended flights with Iran in early February, also imposed restrictions for road travel with the country after the coronavirus in…
126 new 12-meter gas-operated buses will appear in Tbilisi, Tbilisi Mayor Kakha Kaladze has said at a Tbilisi city government session. The green buses will be delivered by Tegeta Motors and will be produced in Turkey by BMC, one of the largest commercial and military vehicle manufacturers in Turkey. “We will not only change the…
Kazakhstan plans to reduce flights to coronavirus-hit states, Talgat Lastayev, head of Civil Aviation Committee, has announced on the sidelines of the Government meeting. The country plans to reduce flights to such countries, as South Korea, Japan and Iran. He informed that a respective intergovernmental commission is planned to be established. According to Yonhap, South…
Ukraine and Turkey expand scheduled air service between the countries. “Following the negotiations at the level of the aviation agencies of Ukraine and Turkey in Ankara on February 20, the existing conditions of scheduled air service on routes between Ukraine and the Republic of Turkey were expanded,” the State Aviation Administration of Ukraine informs. The…
The Government of Georgia has made a decision to suspend direct flights with Iran amid the recent coronavirus outbreak. The Foreign Ministry announced that this aimed to prevent the possibility of the spread of the China-born virus to Georgia and to protect its citizens. “The government of Georgia is in constant communication with the Iranian…
The State Road Agency of Ukraine (Ukravtodor) has hosted a meeting of the delegation of German experts on infrastructure development chaired by Rainer Bomba, the former State Secretary at the Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure of Germany. “Ukraine has ambitious plans backed by record funding and a clear action plan. We attract funds…