News about Transportation

Athens International Airport S.A. reported a failed first quarter of 2026: Greece’s largest airport is growing traffic but losing revenue due to massive discounts for airlines.

Germany’s largest automobile concerns are increasingly looking at the defense industry. Against the backdrop of a protracted crisis in the automotive industry, falling profits and production cuts, military orders are beginning to look like a new source of income for the industry.

The U.S.-Israeli war with Iran has already cost companies around the world at least $25 billion in additional costs. And this amount continues to grow.

Proposals to limit or even completely ban bus traffic with Belarus are being heard more and more often in Lithuania. The reason was the fear of possible recruitment and use of foreigners by the Belarusian authorities for propaganda purposes.

Ilon Musk has rekindled interest in Tesla’s drone technology. This is about a new version of the Full Self-Driving system for electric cars.

New York City’s rail service has been paralyzed as about 3,500 Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) employees went on strike after negotiations over pay raises failed.

Kazakhstan has officially announced its readiness to join the Zangezur corridor project. This move could dramatically change the entire logistical map of Eurasia and create a new strategic route from China and Central Asia to Turkey and Europe, bypassing traditional routes.

The Charge d’Affaires of the Belarusian Embassy summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) has been protested against the violation of the Lithuanian state border in the airspace, the ministry said today.

Moldovan prosecutors are searching the Chisinau headquarters of Fly One airline, which also operates on the Romanian market.

China has become the largest supplier of cars to Moldova, taking 18% of the import market in 2025. This was reported by IDIS Viitorul expert Veaceslav Ionita.

The Romanian car ARO is being revived under the name e-ARO 25. The model defies imagination. It is an all-electric SUV, optionally with a range extender, designed to compete with the Hummer EV or G-Klasse EQ.

As of today, in Moldova it is forbidden to cancel flights carried out in the mode of permanent road intercity transportation.

Moldova’s tourism industry started 2026 with a strong growth. The total revenue of travel agencies and tour operators in the first quarter increased by 17.5% year-on-year and amounted to 495 million lei.

The Government has defined the conditions under which car registration may be suspended. The new rules will come into force six months after they are published.

During the parliamentary session, the chairman of Our Party faction Renato Usatii commented on the draft law on the denunciation of the Agreement on the distribution of freight car and container fleets of the former USSR Ministry of Railways between the member states of the Commonwealth of Independent States.

Hungarian low-cost carrier Wizz Air will place a fifth airplane at its base at Chisinau International Airport and increase the frequency of flights to 10 European destinations. This was announced by the airport administration.

Parliament has adopted in the final reading the draft denunciation of the agreement with the Commonwealth of Independent States on the division and joint use of freight cars and containers of the former USSR Ministry of Railways.

Honda posted its first annual loss in 70 years amid problems in its electric vehicle segment and the impact of U.S. trade tariffs.

Corr. BELTA/. Latvia’s Ministry of Transport is promoting rules that envisage a ban on all bus passenger transportation to Russia and Belarus, as well as transit passenger transportation.

Cab administrators believe that it is unfair that online orders cannot be charged for waiting in traffic jams or changing routes. Currently, digital platforms lack such functionality, which, according to carriers, creates an imbalance compared to a classic cab, where idle time is automatically taken into account by the taximeter and included in the final fare.