Transport

The sales of the flagship models of AVTOVAZ - LADA Vesta sedan and high hatchback LADA XRAY – reached the record levels in the last month of 2016 since their appearance in the Russian market.

Aeroflot began selling tickets for flights to/from Salekhard. The flights begin operating on 1 June 2017.

The European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) uncovered losses in the magnitude of some HUF 167 billion in its report on the metro 4 project, and the European Commission may impose a fine of HUF 76.6 billion on Hungary, the Minister of State at the Prime Minister’s Office said at a press conference.

On 26 March 2017, KLM will launch a thrice daily service between Milan Malpensa and Schiphol, in addition to the existing service from Milan Linate. In addition, Air France operates five flights a day between Milan Malpensa and Paris Charles de Gaulle.

On January 12, 2017 Aleksei Ovchinin, a test cosmonaut of the Roscosmoc cosmonaut corps, visited NPO Saturn.

Alstom, as leader of a consortium with Colas Rail and Thales, today signed a contract with Hanoi Metropolitan Railway Management Board (MRB) to supply a metro system for Hanoi metro line 3 to start commercial operation by the end of 2021. 

Australia’s online shoppers. International brands and retailers are now able to reach out to the rapidly growing Australia market.

 

Eduard Nikolaev 's crew finished first at the Dakar-2017 rally-marathon. According to him, this year the team has paid special attention to preparing both trucks and crew members themselves for the race.

American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL) today reported December and full year 2016 traffic results. 

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines has introduced self-service kiosks at the entrance to Schengen Lounge 25 at Schiphol Airport. The service will give authorised passengers quicker access to the lounge.

Ukraine International Airlines has successfully introduced SkyBreathe® eco-flying solution from OpenAirlines, specializing in developing innovative software solutions for airlines.

Within the period of Summer 2017 Schedule, Ukraine International Airlines will be operating non-stop scheduled flights between Odesa and Kutaisi, Georgia. Tickets are available on UIA official website, at the carrier`s Contact Center, UIA ticket offices, and authorized travel agencies.

UPS (NYSE: UPS) today announced the purchase of Freightex, a U.K.-based asset-light provider of truckload, less-than-truckload, specialized and refrigerated over-the-road services.

During the first week of this year, KLM was named Europe’s safest airline by the German body Jet Airliner Crash Data Evaluation Centre (JACDEC), and ranked 5th worldwide.