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8 July 2015

Ten Steps To Cheap Plane Tickets For Ukrainians

The chairman of the supervisory board of Ukraine International Airlines (UIA), Aron Mayberg, listed the 10 steps that will allow citizens of Ukraine to obtain relatively cheap plane tickets.

7 July 2015

Ukrainian Builders Drill 1.3 Kilometers Of Beskyd Railway Tunnel

Builders had drilled 1,308 meters of the new, two-track Beskydsky railway tunnel through a mountain pass in the Carpathians as of 6 July.

Cargo Traffic Through Ukrainian Seaports Increases By 2.7% In January-June

Ukrainian seaports handled 71.672 million tons of cargo in the period of January-June, which was 2.7% more than they handled in the corresponding period of last year.

Boryspil Airport Makes First Half-Year Profit In Three Years

For the first time in three years, the Boryspil international airport ended the first half of this year with a profit of UAH 200 million. The press service of the airport announced this in a statement.

6 July 2015

Company Responsible For Wi-Fi In Ukrainian High-Speed Trains Named

The Intertelecom company (Odessa) won the competition to provide broadband Internet access on Intercity and Intercity+ high-speed trains on 23 June.

Economy Ministry Discloses Details Of Replacement Of Antonov’s Management

Deputy Minister of Economic Development and Trade Ruslan Korzh has disclosed details of the appointment of the new management of the Antonov state aircraft manufacturing enterprise in an interview with the CFTS.

3 July 2015

Pyvovarskyi: Ukraine Following Polish Path In Reform Of Ukravtodor

Minister of Infrastructure Andrii Pyvovarskyi said that Ukraine was following the path of Poland in the reform of the State Automobile Road Service (Ukravtodor).

Boryspil Airport Begins New Taxi Experiment

The Boryspil international airport has started a pilot project involving organization of the operations of taxis.

Yatseniuk: Revenues Increased In Port Industry Because Of Hryvnia Devaluation

Prime Minister of Ukraine Arsenii Yatseniuk said that the managements of seaports should not be credited with the increase of revenues in the port industry and that it was the consequence of the devaluation of the national currency

Ukraine Sets Grain Export Record For Single Marketing Year

According to preliminary data, Grain exports from Ukraine totaled 34.65 million tons in the 2014/2015 marketing year (July-June), including 18.837 million tons of corn.

2 July 2015

Uber Preparing To Begin Operation In Kiev

The Uber online taxi service has begun searching for candidates to head its Kiev office. The relevant advertisements were published on the website of the company and in the LinkedIn network.

Business Lounges Open At Lviv Airport

Two business lounges have opened at the new terminal at the Lviv airport. Both lounges are located in a sterile area.

SOCAR To Participate In Tender For Supply Of Fuel To Ukrzaliznytsia

SOCAR will participate in the tender for supply of fuel to Ukrzaliznytsia if the tender is as transparent as the last one, which was won by the OKKO company.

Ukrzaliznytsia Prepares Fleet Of Cars For Transportation Of Grain

Ukrzaliznytsia has prepared grain carriers and freight stations for transportation of grain. Currently, railways are ready to transport at least 3 million tons of grain and grain crops per month.

1 July 2015

Ukrzaliznytsia’s Domestic Debt Will Be Restructured By End Of Summer – Pyvovarskyi

The restructuring of the domestic debt of the State Railway Administration (Ukrzaliznytsia) will be completed before the end of the summer.

Austrians Begin Monitoring Quality Of Road Repairs In Ukraine

The Ministry of Infrastructure has launched a pilot project for independent quality control of road repairs in the Kiev region

26 June 2015

Saakashvili Demands Review Of Procedure For Allocation Of Air Routes

Mikhail Saakashvili, has accused the State Aviation Service’s head Denys Antoniuk of bias during allocation of air routes and said that he intends to demand that the Minister of Infrastructure dissolve the commission for allocation of routes.

25 June 2015

Control Of Air Express Transferred To Infrastructure Ministry

The Air Express national project provides for establishment of a high-speed passenger rail service between the Kiev Passazhyrskyi train station and the Boryspil airport.

Cabinet Discussing Outsourcing Of Customs Services To Foreign Company

"We are negotiating transfer of management of the customs to a foreign company," said Aivaras Abromavicius

State Aviation Service To Consider 8 Air Carriers’ Applications For Several Air Routes

The Ministry of Transport’s commission for considering the right to operate on air routes will consider the applications of eight carriers for the right to operate on several routes on 26 June

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