One more Kazakhstani air carrier will fly to Europe after obtaining a TCO authorization, the Civil Aviation Committee under the Ministry for Investment and Development of Kazakhstan has reported. The committee confirmed that Kazakhstani airline Comlux-kz LLC had received the TCO authorization from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and become the authorized third-country (non-EU)…
Opposition members of Riga City Council have decided to give Riga City Council Transport Department two weeks to improve the level of safety for traffic participants while repairs are being performed on the streets of the capital. If the transport department does not comply, the New Conservative Party reserves the right to request the dismissal…
The public joint-stock company Ukrzaliznytsia intends to announce a tender to buy 1,000 more gondola cars in several days (along with tenders announced for 2,465 cars). The company seeks to build over 2,000 gondola cars at own production facilities, Ukrzaliznytsia Board Chairman Wojciech Balczun has said. “One of the investment priorities for us is freight…
Qazaq Air airline has announced the launch of a new regular Astana-Zhezkazgan flight, the company press service reports. “Every Saturday from August 19, the residents and guests of Astana will be able to travel to the “copper capital” of Kazakhstan on board a comfortable Bombardier Q400 NextGen. The lowest price for a 55-minute flight from…
Samarkand International Airport (SIA) has resumed its work. SIA has been opened for international and domestic flights since August 1, right after the completion of the renovations related to its runway sections, according to the information published on the website of the National Air Company Uzbekistan Airways (Uzbekiston Havo Yullari). SIA has been closed for…
Air Astana has signed an agreement for long-term leasing of 5 Embraer E190-E2 airliners from AerCap. The aircraft delivery will begin in Q4 2018. “The acquisition of the E2 is the logical replacement of the E190 which we have been successfully operating since 2011. The E190 has enabled us to open up smaller markets in…
The Ukrainian company Nibulon plans to build at least 10 river transshipment terminals for bulk cargoes along the Dnipro River, the Southern Buh River and other navigable rivers of Ukraine, the General director of the company, Oleksiy Vadaturskyy declared. “We plan to build 10 facilities along the Dnipro River and along other rivers. This will…