Ukrainian aircraft An-225 Mriya has made its first flight after repair and modernization. The pilots raised the Mriya to a height of about 12 kilometers, where they tested the plane’s new navigation equipment. “Our designers have implemented another series of improvements in avionics. Such modernization is going on continuously,” Director of Antonov Airlines Mykhailo Kharchenko…
Latvian airline airBaltic is launching direct flights from Tallinn to London’s Gatwick Airport on March 27. AirBaltic will operate flights from Tallinn to nine destinations this year. Currently the Latvian airline operates direct flights from Tallinn to Riga, Vilnius, Berlin, Vienna, Paris, and Amsterdam, and as of next week will fly to London as well.…
According to a study about the viability of a boat service between Estonia’s largest island and Latvia, commissioned by the NGO Saarte Koostookogu from OU Arenguruum, opening a ferry service would be socio-economically profitable but would rather be unprofitable when carried out only on a commercial basis. The study included analyzing the possibilities of opening…
Vilnius Airport launched the renovation of the central area of its departure terminal, thus marking the start of a major modernization project at one of its terminals aimed at increasing its capacity and improving passenger service, Lietuvos Oro Uostai (Lithuanian Airports) said. The renovation of the departure hall includes replacing the flooring, engineering systems, partitions…
The Estonian government decided to put the small ferries Abro and Wrango at the disposal of the municipalities of Saaremaa and Viimsi, respectively, for operating connections with small islands. The ferry Abro will be put to use indefinitely by Saaremaa Municipality for operating a ferry connection with the small island of Abruka. As the service…
Cruise travel is currently one of the most rapidly growing tourism segments in the world, chosen for recreation by approximately 23 million passengers every year. Market trends suggest that the number of cruise passengers may increase by another third by 2030, revealing more and more new tourist routes and market niches. A significant increase in…
The Belarusian mechanical engineering company Belkommunmash is working to sell electric buses to Tbilisi and Batumi, Deputy Chairman of the Minsk City Executive Committee Alexander Krepak reported. Belkommunmash and the Tbilisi mass transit system operating company are expected to sign an agreement of intent to sell electric buses to the capital of Georgia and the…