Ukraine International Airlines (UIA) has carried its 40-millionth passenger since the company was established in 1992. “On August 8 Ukraine International carried its 40-millionth passenger Svitlana Pogrebna who was flying from Kyiv to Amsterdam on the UIA PS105 flight,” reads a report posted on the company’s website. In 2015, UIA carried 4.9 million passengers; in…
Cargo traffic at the Port of Liepaja in January-July grew by 21.5% YoY, to 3.6 million tons, the Port Authority statistics show. Shipments of coal surged 3.7-fold, to 829,100 tons, handling of wooden pellets increased 2.5-fold, to 157,100 tons, of building materials – by 14.8%, to 341,100 tons, of oil products – by 42%, to…
Minister of Infrastructure Volodymyr Omelyan said that Ryanair, the Irish-based low-cost air carrier, might not launch its operations in Ukraine in 2017. “If the negotiations are deliberately delayed, while they (Ryanair) distribute the routes for their aircraft for the whole year, we will say that Ryanair will come next year,” Omelyan said. “But they will…
Kazakhstan’s aviation safety efforts have been marked with a recognition award on behalf of the ICAO Council President, the press service of the Kazakh Ministry for Investment and Development reported. Kazakhstan has been one of the first ICAO Member States to receive this award in recognition of the significant progress in resolving aviation safety oversight…
In January-July the sea terminal Nika-Tera (Sea Special Port Nika-Tera LLC, Mykolaiv, part of Group DF) increased transshipment of cargoes by 48.3% YoY, to 2.533 million tons, the press-service of the company reported. In particular, in the cargo turnover structure the share of grain transshipment totaled 63.2% (1.6 million tons), bulk cargoes – 31.4% (796.2…
Latvia’s railway system is inefficient and needs to be changed so that it is possible to compete with other countries, because the tariffs Latvia has now are too high, said Baltic Association – Transport and Logistics President Inga Antane. Antane mentions experience of her colleagues: “Our colleagues in Germany made a very important political decision…
New trolleybuses are expected to be delivered to Bishkek in September, the deputy mayor of the city Gennady Militsky reported. According to him, the tender was held, and the documents were sent to the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development for approval. A Russian company was recognized the winner for the supply of low-floor trolleybuses,…