Transport

The consortium comprising Basic Element, one of Russia’s diversified industrial groups, Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) and Changi Airports International (CAI) announces the acquisition of Vladivostok International Airport in Russia’s Far East.

Asaka plant GM Uzbekistan began the serial production of sedans Ravon R4, intended to be sold on the markets of the CIS. The first lot of cars was shipped to the Russian market. 

The first lot of compact crossovers Changan CS35, assembled at Changan plant in the Lipetsk region, went on sale in all the dealerships in Russia.

The first A350-1000 took off this morning for its maiden flight at Blagnac in Toulouse, France at 10.42 hrs local time.

Tonight, on 23 November, the strike announced by pilots’ union Vereinigung Cockpit began. The special flight schedule is being carried out as planned. More than two thirds of all Lufthansa Group flights are taking place according to schedule today.

DHL further expands its supply chain management and analysis portfolio by launching the DHL Resilience360 Transparency Portal.

Lufthansa deeply regrets that the pilots’ union Vereinigung Cockpit (VC) has called for its members to go on strike tomorrow, 23 November 2016, from 12:01 a.m. to 11:59 p.m.

Muhammad Ali Albakri joins IATA as Regional Vice President for Africa and the Middle East on 1 January 2017.

Golden Ocean Group Limited (NASDAQ: GOGL / OSE: GOGL) (the "Company" or "Golden Ocean"), a leading dry bulk shipping company, today announced its preliminary results for the quarter ended September 30, 2016.