Azerbaijan Airlines has today unveiled an order for eight Boeing 787-8s at a ceremony in Baku, firming and expanding a preliminary commitment for four Dreamliners made at last summer’s Farnborough air show.
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Thus, the Middle Corridor, connecting the two shores of the Caspian Sea, has a special role in the Kazakhstani-Azerbaijani bilateral relationship.
On Monday 10 April, the presidents of Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan met in the former’s capital, Astana, to herald a new era of significantly upgraded cooperation between the two Caspian littoral states.
In light of recent developments in the Caucasus, the visit of Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili to Azerbaijan on April 7 is significant. The thirty years of friendly relations and partnership between the two countries should serve as an example for other South Caucasus states.
Silk Way West Airlines, a global cargo airline based in Baku, Azerbaijan, has announced the launch of new weekly flights to Houston starting from this week.
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev met with his Kazakh counterpart, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, on Monday to discuss the development of the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route and emphasized the need to enhance the infrastructure’s economic and geopolitical appeal.
Uzbekistan and Georgia want to increase bilateral trade to 500 million US dollars in the next few years. At the same time, they will attempt to develop their transport and logistics synergies further.
Russia and Iran are about to finalize the agreement to complete the construction of the Rasht-Astara railway, the most important section of the North-South corridor, reports Mehr, the semi-official news agency of the Iranian government, citing a source familiar with the situation. According to the agency, the final agreement will be signed on May 21.
National flag carrier, Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL), has confirmed that the airline has placed an order with Airbus for 12 A320neo jets.
Ever since talks over the re-opening of transportation routes in the region began, the issue of checkpoints has been a sticky consideration in negotiations.
Azerbaijan is developing into a crucial transport node. In 2022, Azerbaijan Railways (ADY) saw a considerable increase in cargo transport in both East-West and North-South directions.
China Southern Airlines will resume its normal schedule of direct flights from China to Azerbaijan, the company's local branch said on Wednesday.
The “Middle Corridor”—a loosely defined trade route that spans the Central Asian steppe, the Caspian Sea, and the Caucasus mountains—has both engendered excitement and disappointment for almost two decades.
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) and AZANS, the Air Navigation Service Provider of Azerbaijan, have agreed to develop and implement an Azerbaijan National Airspace Strategy (NAS).
Lufthansa Technik is to provide component support services for Azerbaijan Airlines’ Boeing 787 Dreamliners under a five-year contract.
After Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the West-led sanctions regime against Russia, coupled with Russian counter-sanctions, has affected everything from energy resources and logistics to banking transactions and customs procedures.
Azerbaijan's national air carrier (AZAL) is to expand its Baku to Europe route network by resuming flights to Barcelona. The first Baku-Barcelona-Baku flight will be operated on May 2, AZAL's press service reports.
Azerbaijan Airlines is pressing ahead with its fleet renewal, adding more Airbus A320neos and Boeing 787s by 2030.
Nippon Express Holdings has signed a memorandum with Silk Way West Airlines, a cargo airline in Azerbaijan, on Friday, December 23, 2022, to further develop and promote cooperation in air cargo transport.
Azerbaijan is developing into a crucial transport node. In 2022, Azerbaijan Railways (ADY) saw a considerable increase in cargo transport in both East-West and North-South directions.
While it was fear of Russia that prevented the Central Asian countries from showing an interest in the Middle Corridor, it is ironically the same Russian factor that has today led to the reinvigoration of this alternative to the Northern Corridor.
The interview of the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev given to the local TV channels yesterday offered unique insights into how Azerbaijan will proceed in many economic and political aspects in the next years.
“Discussions about the Trans-Caspian pipeline have been going on for many years, but there is no result yet. The total throughput capacity of the Trans-Caspian pipeline is estimated at 30 billion cubic meters of gas. There are several key issues for the implementation of this project, one of which is who will finance this project,” said President Ilham Aliyev in his interview with local TV channels.
“Zangezur Corridor is not only an economic and transport project for us, it is also a strategic project. We are sure that the realization of this project is our natural right,” said President Ilham Aliyev as he was interviewed by local TV channels.
