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8 October 2015

Georgian Airways To Launch Flights From Kiev To Tbilisi And Batumi

Georgian Airways will begin the new winter flying season with flights from the Kiev (Zhuliany) airport to Batumi and Tbilisi on 2 November.

Ukraine And Germany To Create Chamber Of Commerce

Ukraine and Germany plan to sign an agreement on establishment of a German-Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce and Industry during a business forum in Berlin on 23 October, Prime Minister Arsenii Yatseniuk has announced.

UIA To Launch Regular Kharkov-Kutaisi Flights On 18 December

Ukraine International Airlines (UIA) will launch regular flights between Kharkov and Kutaisi (Georgia) on 18 December.

7 October 2015

Vueling To Launch Kiev-Rome Flights

Vueling will start seasonal flights on the Kiev – Rome route on July 3 of 2016.

‘Big Four’ Firm To Be Involved In Drafting Port Charges in Ukraine

One of the "Big Four" audit firms (Deloitte, PwC, EY, and KPMG) will be involved in the draft of new port charges.

Russian Airlines Owe Ukraine Over UAH 600 Million In Fines For Flights To Crimea

Russian airlines must pay fines amounting to UAH 646 million for operating flights to the Crimea.

Ukraine Presents New Lev-1 Light Helicopter

The Ukroboronprom state defense concern has presented its new Lev-1 light helicopter, which is designed for evacuating the wounded from scenes of emergencies or battlefields, to Ukrainian law enforcement agencies.

Ukrainian Roads Among World’s Worst 10 - World Economic Forum

The competitiveness of Ukrainian roads is one of the lowest in the world, according to the Global Competitiveness Index published annually by the World Economic Forum (WEF).

Norwegian Air Shuttle Has No Plans To Relaunch Flights To Ukraine

Norwegian Air Shuttle has no plans to relaunch flights to Ukraine, the carrier's press office reported.

6 October 2015

Siemens-Newag Consortium To Deliver 20 Trains For Bulgarian Metro

Consortium of German Siemens and Polish Newag will deliver 20 three-unit metro trains for Bulgarian company METROPOLITAN EAD (operator of Sofia metro system).

Ukrzaliznytsia Introduces Ukrainian-Made Diesel Train On Lviv-Chernivtsi Route

The Lviv Railways launched a new diesel train manufactured by the Kryukov Railcar Building Works on the Lviv-Chernivtsi route on 3 October.

Ukraine Signs Protocol On USD-560-Million World Bank Loan For Reconstruction Of Poltava-Kharkov Highway

First Deputy Minister of Infrastructure Volodymyr Shulmeister on 2 October signed a protocol on provision of a loan of USD 560 million from the World Bank (the first part of the third loan tranche) for reconstruction of the Poltava-Kharkov highway

Cargo Transshipment At Ukrainian Seaports Increases By 1.7% In January-September

The volume of cargo transshipment at Ukrainian seaports increased by 1.7% to 107 million tons in the period of January-September this year, compared with the same period of last year.

Ukraine To Spend EUR 50 Million Of German Loan On Reconstruction Of Infrastructure In Donbas

The Ministry of Infrastructure will spend more than EUR 50 million out of a total loan of EUR 500 million from Germany on restoration of the transport infrastructure in eastern Ukraine.

5 October 2015

UIA To Increase Flight Frequency Between Odessa And Istanbul

Ukraine International Airlines (UIA) will increase flight frequency between Odessa and Istanbul up to two non-stop daily scheduled flights.

Another German Expert Invited To Develop Ukrzaliznytsia

Infrastructure Minister Andrii Pyvovarskyi will have another adviser from Germany, who will help to develop Ukrainian Railways (Ukrzaliznytsia).

Ukraine Asks Russia To Explain Reasons For Airline Sanctions And Number Of Airlines Affected

The State Aviation Service of Ukraine sent a letter to Russia’s Federal Air Transport Agency on 1 October, asking it to clarify the reasons for the imposition of sanctions on Ukrainian airlines.

UIA Predicts Airports That Will Handle Flights To Russia

The president of Ukraine International Airlines (UIA), Yurii Miroshnikov, has said that the Minsk (Belarus), Riga (Latvia), and Chisinau (Moldova) airports could serve as transit airports for flights between Ukraine and Russia after direct flights between the two countries are cancelled

2 October 2015

Aeroflot’s Low-Cost Airline To Operate Abroad After Changes To Aviation Rules

The Pobeda low-cost carrier plans to operate flights from Moscow to seven cities in five European countries.

SPF Returns Report On Valuation Of Yuzhny Port To Deloitte With Remarks

The SPF declared Deloitte as the winner of the competition to appraise the assets of the Yuzhny port at the end of January 2015.

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