AZAL launches direct flight to one more Russian city

21.06.2013 [12:47]
Azerbaijan Airlines has started direct flights on Baku-Yekaterinburg-Baku route, the Heydar Aliyev International Airport reported. The flights will be operated by Airbus A-319 and Airbus A-320, twice a week – Thursday and Sundays at 15.25 and 20.00, respectively. In the opposite direction, the flights are realized ...

Some 5.1 mln tons of cargo transported via sea in Azerbaijan in January-May, 2013

20.06.2013 [21:14]
Some 5.1 mln tons of cargo was transported via sea in Azerbaijan in January-May, 2013. According to the State Statistical Committee, 58.8% of this amount was oil, while 41.2% was dry cargo and all transportations were realized on foreign links ...

AzMeCo to implement new projects in Libya

10.06.2013 [16:29]
Having completed the construction of a methanol factory in the Garadag District, Baku, the Azerbaijan Methanol Company (AzMeCo) is going to implement new projects in the field of oil chemistry in Libya ...

Uzbekistan wants to join the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars project

01.06.2013 [20:09]
Turkmenistan is interested in joining the “Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway” transport project. This arises from the text of a joint statement signed by the President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdymuhamedov and the President of Turkey Abdullah Gul who is on an official visit in Ashgabat from May 29 to 31 ...

Azerbaijan sees rise in cargo and passenger transportation via vehicles

27.05.2013 [12:04]
Some 35.4 million tons of cargo and 462.5 million passengers were transported via vehicles in January-April, 2013 in Azerbaijan. Cargo turnover has increased by 7% and passenger transport by 8.4% in comparison with outcomes of 2012. ...

Passenger transportation via air transport ups in Azerbaijan

27.05.2013 [11:51]
The State Statistical Committee says in January-April 2013, 465.5 thousand passengers were transported via air transport, up 11% from the same period of 2012. Of this, 98.8% was carried out by state sector, 1.2% - by private sector. ...

Georgian Minister: “Nothing can hinder the implementation of the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway project”

26.05.2013 [12:24]
“Nothing can hinder the implementation of the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway project,” said Georgian Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development Giorgi Kvirikashvili in Gabala. "The Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway is one of the most important projects for Georgia ...

Air Astana launches new frequencies en route Astana – Baku

24.05.2013 [15:03]
Flights between the capitals of Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan will be operated on Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays on a comfortable aircraft, Embraer-190. The time of flights` departure and arrival will remain the same. Recall that the first flight from Astana to Baku was operated ...

Flights from Baku to five Ukrainian cities to be launched in summer

24.05.2013 [12:10]
The Ukraine International Airlines (UIA) is planning to launch direct flights from Baku to five Ukrainian cities in summer. Baku-Odessa and Baku-Donetsk flights are planned to be launched from June 8. The flights from Baku to Odessa will be conducted on Saturdays at 03:15 and from Baku ...

Azerbaijan`s first methanol plant to be commissioned in summer

17.05.2013 [18:18]
Azerbaijani Methanol Company (AzMeCo) has postponed terms of the launch of a methanol plant to be the first in Azerbaijan and the South Caucasus for 2013 for this summer. The Company reports that AzMeCo plant start-up is expected in the coming months ...

AZAL launches direct flight to Yekaterinburg

16.05.2013 [20:58]
Azerbaijan Airlines will implement direct flights on Baku-Yekaterinburg-Baku route. Flights will be operated by comfortable and modern aircrafts such as Airbus A-319 and Airbus A-320, twice a week, on Thursdays and Sundays ...

AZAL`s newly purchased AIRBUS A340-500 conducts first flight to Nakhchivan

08.05.2013 [19:36]
New Airbus A340-500 plane of the Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL) has conducted its first flight to Nakhchivan on the eve of national leader Heydar Aliyev`s 90th anniversary. The 237-seat craft landed at the Nakhchivan International Airport, with AZAL President ...

Union of Architects holds meeting on 90th anniversary of national leader Heydar Aliyev

03.05.2013 [13:27]
Azerbaijan Union of Architects has held a plenary meeting dedicated to the 90th anniversary of national leader Heydar Aliyev. Speaking at the event, chairman of the Union, Elbey Gasimzade stressed national leader Heydar Aliyev`s role in developing architecture sector in the country. ...

Feasibility study for Nakhchivan-Kars railway completed

03.05.2013 [13:17]
A feasibility study for a project of construction of the Nakhchivan-Kars railway has already been completed, chairman of Azerbaijan Railways Arif Asgarov has said. ”Planning on the railway is going ahead. Azerbaijan will carry out the construction of its own ...

Construction work at Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway to be completed at the year-end

02.05.2013 [21:02]
“Construction work at the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway will be finished at the end of the year,” Chairman of Azerbaijan Railways Arif Asgarov has said. He said the construction work was going ahead according to the schedule ...

Azerbaijan National Aviation Academy, AZAL get IATA certificate

02.05.2013 [12:46]
The Azerbaijan National Aviation Academy and the Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL) have received a certificate of the International Air Transport Association (IATA). An event on the occasion was held at the International Mugam Center bringing together ...

“Risk assessment and safety issues in construction industry” conference kicks off in Baku

25.04.2013 [13:07]
“Risk assessment and safety issues in construction industry” conference has kicked off in Baku. The event is co-organized by the Azerbaijan Architecture and Construction University, the ...

Azerbaijan, ADB ink loan project

23.04.2013 [22:06]
The Azerbaijan Government and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) have signed a loan agreement “Second Road Network Development Investment Program - Tranche 1” which aims to finance construction work on four-lane Masalli-Jalilabad motor road with the length of approximately 32.2 km and other project components. ...

AZAL to launch direct flights on Baku-Beijing- Baku route

13.04.2013 [12:31]
The "Azerbaijan Airlines" CJSC (AZAL) on May 10 will launch direct flights on Baku-Beijing-Baku route. Flights will be operated twice a week on Tuesdays and Fridays on board of modern and comfortable aircrafts Airbus А-340 and Boeing 767, purchasing of which allowed ...