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10 March 2016

Ukraine And Iran Approve Joint Plans In Aircraft Manufacturing Industry

Ukraine and Iran have agreed to broaden their cooperation in the aircraft manufacturing industry. Iranian experts predict that Iran will need about 600 passenger aircraft by 2021.

Royal Jordanian Discontinues Flights To Ukraine

Royal Jordanian has stopped selling ticket, but the airline did not confirm the report of discontinuation of flights on the route.

State Border Service Simplifies Admission Of Ukrainian Citizens Into Ukraine At Airports

The State Border Service has introduced a simplified system of admission of Ukrainian citizens into Ukraine at the Boryspil, Zhuliany (both in Kyiv), Kharkiv, Lviv, and Odesa airports.

9 March 2016

Three Ukrainian crewmembers of crashed An-26 found in Bangladesh

Three of the four crewmembers of the Antonov An-26 plane (all of them Ukrainian), which crashed in Bangladesh, have been found - two are dead and one is in a critical condition, the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry announced.

Ukrzaliznytsia Changes Lviv-Kyiv High-Speed Train’s Timetable To Accommodate Passengers From Poland

The Ukrzaliznytsia public railway company has changed the timetable of the Lviv-Kyiv high-speed train to allow passengers arriving from Poland to catch the train. The changes to the timetable will take effect on 28 March.

Via Carpathia Pan-European Highway To Branch To Ukraine

Via Carpathia highway will have six branch routes, three of them will pass through the territory of Ukraine. The first segment will connect Lublin (Poland) with the route Kovel/Lutsk - Kyiv/Ternopil - Vinnytsia - Odesa.

Japan To Give Ukraine Additional USD 300 Million For Reforms

Ukraine and Japan have ratified an agreement on provision of a second loan of USD 300 million for supporting economic reforms. Ukraine’s Minister of Finance Natalie Jaresko announced this.

3 March 2016

Odesa Region Approves Construction Of New Bridge Over Sukhyi Estuary

The Odesa regional administration has approved the project documentation for construction of a bridge across Sukhyi Estuary (Sukhyi Liman), with a branch to the village of Malodolynske from the Odesa-Chornomorsk (formerly Illichivsk) highway.

Cabinet Approves Ukrzaliznytsia’s Financial Plan With 10% Average Annual Increase Of Freight Rates

The Cabinet of Ministers has approved the Ukrzaliznytsia public railway company’s financial plan, which provides for a 10% average annual increase of freight rates

Ukrainian-Romanian Ferry To Be Built Across River Danube In October

Work on construction of a ferry across River Danube between Orlovka (Ukraine) and Isaccea (Romania) in the Reni district of the Odesa region will be completed in October this year.

Almost Half Of Ukrzaliznytsia’s Freight Wagons Will Have To Be Written Off In 3-4 Years

About 50% of freight cars in the inventory fleet of the Ukrzaliznytsia public railway company are due to be written off in the next 3-4 years. Yevhen Kravtsov, a board member of Ukrzaliznytsia, announced this.

Cabinet Approves State Program For Development Of Airports Until 2023

On 24 February, the Cabinet of Ministers approved the state program for development of 17 airports until 2023, with total investment planned at UAH 8.697 billion. The document is available on the website of the Cabinet of Ministers.

Kazakhstan Changing Freight Logistics To Aktau And Baku Ports Because Of Russian Sanctions

The main routes for delivery of goods to Kazakhstan will be redirected because of the extension of Russian sanctions on goods from Turkey and Ukraine, the press service of the Atameken National Chamber of Entrepreneurs announced in a statement.

Germany Working On ‘Marshall Plan’ For Ukraine - Bundestag Member

Germany is working on a "Marshall Plan" for Ukraine. Karl-Georg Wellmann, the head of the German-Ukrainian parliamentary group in the Bundestag, announced this in an interview.

Ukrzaliznytsia To Send Group Of Employees To EU To Study Operations Of Major Passenger Train Stations

The Ukrzaliznytsia public railway company intends to send a group of its employees to the European Union to study the operations of major passenger train stations, Ukrzaliznytsia’s acting Board Chairman Oleksandr Zavhorodnyi announced this.

29 February 2016

Zaporizhia Airport To Build Another Passenger Terminal

As reported, the Ministry of Infrastructure has included the Zaporizhia International Airport in the State Target Program for Development of Airports until 2023.

Ukraine And Poland To Start Talks On Liberalization Of Transit

Within the framework of the working group, a regular meeting of the Ukrainian-Polish Commission on Road Transport will be held.

Infrastructure Ministry Proposes Merging Aerodromes With UkSATSE

UkSATSE’s head Dmytro Babiichuk recently said that the company had a revenue shortfall of EUR 126.5 million from air navigation services last year

26 February 2016

Russian-Based S7 Airlines Finds Way of Circumventing Ban On Transit Flights Over Ukraine

The shareholders of S7 Airlines (Russia) are considering the possibility of acquiring a stake in a Bulgarian airline with the aim of circumventing the ban on operation of Russian transit flights over Ukraine.

Ukraine To Restructure Ukravtodor’s Debt By Issuing Bonds For USD 32 Million

Citibank will receive Ukrainian Eurobonds worth USD 31.617 million maturing on 1 September 2019 and government derivatives worth USD 10.389 million.

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