On December 30, 2019 the Ministry of Infrastructure of Ukraine, Ukrzaliznytsia (Ukrainian Railways) and Wabtec (GE Transportation) signed a memorandum, which provided for conclusion of contracts for the delivery of 40 General Electric TE33AC locomotives in 2020 and the provision of maintenance service for 70 such locomotives. “We plan to purchase 40 General Electric locomotives…
With the arrival of a Moscow-Yerevan flight, the Zvartnots International Airport’s 2019 passenger flow exceeded 3,000,000 for the first time in its history. On this occasion, the airport’s administration surprised the passengers of the flight with holiday gifts. In 2018 the passenger flow was 2,690,000. (Armenpress/Business World Magazine)
Cabinet of Ministers has approved an action plan to reform rail transport, which envisages the preparation of JSC Ukrzaliznytsia for an initial public offering (IPO) and the opening of the rail transportation market, according to Infrastructure Minister Vladyslav Kryklii. “The preparation of Ukrzaliznytsia for an IPO and the opening of the rail transportation market are…
Ukrainian Infrastructure Minister Vladyslav Kryklii has stated that the ministry intends to increase the share of low cost airlines in the Ukrainian aviation market to 45% in 2020 and to 63% in consecutive years. “We will make every effort so that air travel for Ukrainians to become as common as travel by bus or train,”…
Air company Thai Air Asia X has started direct charter flights from Bangkok, the capital city of Thailand to Tbilisi, TAV Georgia has announced. The first flight was carried out on December 25. Five charter flights will be carried out by an Airbus 330 type aircraft until January 2, 2020. Air company will carry out…
Bishkekasphaltservice drew up a list of priority streets that would be thoroughly repaired in 2020. In total, 40 kilometers of roads will be repaired – 10 kilometers in each district, including 6 kilometers with sidewalks. At least 350 million soms have been budgeted for this. 100 million soms were planned in the budget for repair…
Vilnius Airport announced on December 23 a public tender for a new passenger departure terminal. The 14,400-square-metre building is set to double the number of passengers the airport is able to handle. The new building will sit adjacent to the old departures terminal, near the VIP terminal and a conference center that are currently being…