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New airport developments and airport strategies in Russia, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Central Asia
Erdogan opens Eurasia Tunnel but what next for other mega projects?
With a third bridge across the Bosphorus already completed last summer and this week’s opening of…
South Korea agrees to build $350m terminal for Tashkent airport
Tashkent airport: The South Korean government yesterday agreed to invest $250m in the construction of a new terminal…
Freight forwarders fear Brexit may impact on Heathrow airport expansion
Heathrow airport expansion: The UK freight forwarding industry yesterday voiced concerns that last week’s vote for…
Beijing earmarks $12bn for major upgrade of Chinese airports
Chinese airports: China is ready to invest $11.9 bn in the country’s civil aviation sector’s infrastructure, particularly its…
India offered stake in Imam Khomeini Airport expansion
Iran has offered India a stake in the proposed Imam Khomeini airport expansion as part of…
Beijing plannning to invest $11.7bn in Chinese airports to meet rising demand
Chinese airports: The authorities in Beijing are gearing up to to invest $11.7bn in the country’s…
Dutch NACO consultancy wins Tehran IKIA airport town contract
IKIA airport: The Netherlands Airport Consultant Company (NACO) has been awarded a five-year contract to provide…
German operator wins concession to run 14 Greek airports
After months of negotiations, Frankfurt Airport’s management company Fraport has been granted the right to operate…
Rotenberg expected to gain control of Sheremetyevo airport
Vladimir Putin’s long-time judo sparring partner Arkady Rotenberg and his billionaire partner Alexander Ponomarenko, are set to…
Kazakhstan to seek investment for Almaty international air hub
Talks with potential investors into an Almaty international air hub are due to begin in October,…
Astana and Beijing agree to increase Kazakh-Chinese air routes
Authorities from Beijing and Astana have agreed to expand Kazakh-Chinese air routes “significantly,” the Civil Aviation Committee of Kazakhstan’s…
Turkey offered stakes in $10bn Iranian transport infrastructure program
Iranian transport infrastructure program: Iran is looking to Turkey’s construction industry to help it with its $10bn initiative…
Tashkent International to get new passenger terminal
A second passenger terminal is to be built at Tashkent International airport by 2019, Uzbekistan Airways told…
Shymkent Airport to get new multimodal terminal
Shymkent Airport is to get a new multimodal rail, bus and air terminal, it was announced today. Scheduled to open…
Vladivostok International Airport put up for sale
Vladivostok International Airport: As part of the government’s strategy to position the Far Eastern port as a hub…
Russia looks to UAE for transport investment and commercial experience
Russia looks to UAE: On the eve of the annual AIM Congress in Dubai, Russia’s Deputy Minister…
Vladivostok Airport sold to Russian-Singaporean consortium
Vladivostok Airport sold: Cantua Investment, a consortium consisting of Russia’s Basic Element industrial conglomerate, the Russian Direct…
Sabetta International welcomes first YAMAL LNG passenger aircraft
Sabetta International, the Russian Arctic airport built specifically to service the untapped hydrocarbon fields of the…
Zurich Airport JV to invest $870m in modernisation of Kazakh airports
Zurich Airport JV: The Airport Management Group (AMG), the joint venture established between Kazakhstan’s KTZ Express…
Moscow airports to be handed over to private sector
Moscow airports: Responsibility for the upkeep of runways and aprons at Moscow’s airports should be transferred…
Araz Free Economic Zone to get new airport on border between Iran and Azerbaijan
Araz Free Economic Zone: Iran is planning to build a 300-ha new airport on its border…
Grozny to get a new airport
Grozny: Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov has announced that a new airport is to be built near Grozny, capital…
New Aeroflot budget carrier to start flying out of Vnukovo next month
The new Aeroflot budget carrier is to start operating out of Moscow’s Vnukovo airport as from November 17.…