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  EurasiaNet Business & Economics - Startup Business Hopes for A Caucasus Breakthrough
Caucasus Airlines, using Brazilian-made Embraer 30-seater turbo-prop planes, are planning five runs a week between Tbilisi and the Armenian capital of Yerevan and three a week, for now, between Tbilisi and Baku.
Caucasus Airlines will not have to pay value-added taxes on fuel and will use routes that the national carrier, Airzena, once used exclusively.
Be that as it may, Caucasus Airlines is beginning its corporate life with a cloud of Georgian intrigue.
www.eurasianet.org /departments/business/articles/eav110802.shtml   (971 words)

  
 CENTRAL ASIA - CAUCASUS ANALYST
Arkady Yedelev, Russian deputy interior minister and head of the operational headquarters in the North Caucasus, said in an interview published in the Rossiiskaya Gazeta newspaper on Friday.
Speaking at a press conference in Nalchik, Kabardino-Balkaria Republic Interior Minister Yury Tomchak said that "wahhabism is not a crime, it's a religious tendency," according to "Gazeta yuga" as reposted on February 1 on kavkazweb.net.
A total of 174 militants were killed last year in the North Caucasus, and 1,171 were detained, a deputy Russian interior minister said Thursday.
www.cacianalyst.org /news.php   (3548 words)

  
 List of defunct airlines - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
TUI Airlines Belgium (2004 - 05, to Jetairfly)
Zagal - Zagreb Airlines (1989 - 90, to Croatia Airlines)
Aeromech Airlines (1951 - 1983, to Wright Airlines)
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_defunct_airlines   (968 words)

  
 THE CHECHEN CHRONICLES ?98
In Grozny, where the slogan "the Caucasus with Russia for ever" was ultimately destroyed, the heroic resistance offered to the colonial troops is more readily remembered, and Shamil's name is unobtrusively used for inner political purposes, hinting at the imam's second coming.
Turkish domination whereby all foreign trade was confined to the slave trade put breaks on the development of normal economic ties with the rest of the world and had a very pernicious effect on their social-economic development.
However, most prominent representatives of the Caucasus diaspora who lived in the Ottoman Empire were placed too high at the Sultan's court and in the military aristocracy to support the revolutionary impulse of the junior officers.
www.globalsecurity.org /military/library/news/2000/01/chechen98/261.htm   (2147 words)

  
 Renseignements internationaux - Civil Aviation Services in Georgia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
According to the CAA, foreign airlines and companies are treated equally and are charged with the same fees/taxes as the local airlines.
A private American-Georgian joint venture, Caucasus Airlines, was established to run domestic routes as well as regional routes in the Caucasus and its neighboring countries, with possible expansion to Central Asia.
A recently established American-Georgian airline, Caucasus Airlines, started operation in 2002 to service domestic and regional routes as well as charters in support of the major oil and gas infrastructure projects in the region.
strategis.ic.gc.ca /epic/internet/inimr-ri.nsf/fr/gr115505f.html   (3680 words)

  
 War in Dagestan - Jane's Europe News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
The rebels were stalled by the ferocity of the bombardments: their supply lines were cut and scattered with remotely delivered mines.
In a thinly disguised admission of failure, on 23 August the rebels announced they were withdrawing from Botlikh district 'to redeploy' and begin a 'new phase' in their operations.
Elsewhere in the North Caucasus, the border between Ingushetia and Chechnya is disputed, as are those fought over by Ingushetia and North Ossetia in 1991­92.
www.janes.com /regional_news/europe/news/chechnya/jir991001_1_n.shtml   (2096 words)

  
 InternationalReports.net : Georgia 2002
At press time a new Georgia-based carrier, Caucasus Airlines, was preparing to offer frequent service connecting the capital cities of Azerbaijan and Armenia with Tbilisi and Batumi, the Black Sea port which is the capital of the Georgian Autonomous Region of Adjara.
Other airlines also offer service to these locations, with traffic expected to pick-up as the huge oil pipeline project in the region brings an infusion of business travelers.
Tbilisi’s modern, renovated airport is the gateway to the South Caucasus region and has non-stop flights to the major European capitals with connecting service to most large U.S. cities.
www.internationalreports.net /cis/georgia/2002/1/silkroute.html   (643 words)

  
 Caucasus Times   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
Viyacheslav Ashba, 54, an appointed minister of defense is a 1983 graduate of Academy of civic aviation in Leningrad (St. Petersburg).
He had been the chief of a TU-134 flight crew, the head of Sokhumi airlines and afterwards, in 1992-93, as the violent Georgia and Abkhzia conflict broke out, he served as the chief commander of the Abkhazia’s Air Force.
Before his appointment to the position he managed as well civic “Abkhazian airlines” as military air forces.
www.caucasustimes.com /politics/en/ABe1-060503.asp   (172 words)

  
 Pravda.RU Flight recorder discovered at scene of Ukrainian airplane An-140 crash   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
Antonov An-140 airplane, which belonged to the Ukrainian airline "Aeromost-Kharkov", took off from Kharkov on Monday at 12.20 /local time/ and headed for the city of Ardistan, Isfahan province in Iran, with a stopover in the city of Trabzon, Turkey.
According to the sources in the HQ of the anti-terrorist operation in the North Caucasus, law-enforcement officers discovered a food supplies cache in the woods near the village of Syuzhi in the Shatoi district.
According to the information provided by the regional operative headquarters in charge of the counter-terrorist operation in the North Caucasus, in the territory of the 36th sector of the Staropromyslovsky district of Grozny militia officers found Magomed Akhmadov More details...
english.pravda.ru /hotspots/2002/12/24/41263.html   (2064 words)

  
 Georgia, a new emerging economy
Georgian airlines, Airzena, is changing its name to Georgian Airways, because "the name Airzena has no association with Georgia whatsoever," company press secretary, Teya Gadabadze, said recently, Interfax News Agency reported.
The airlines has also begun changing the livery on its three Boeing 737-500s, two of which it leases from the German company Hapag Loud and one from the US company CIP.
Silk Road Airways became Caucasus Airlines two years ago, and Air BISEC became Georgian National Airlines not long ago.
www.newnations.com /archive/2004/October/ge.html   (1548 words)

  
 Caspian security under threat - Jane's International Security News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
Turkey has already warned Russia that there is a risk of violence flaring again in the Caucasus, where Moscow's relations with Georgia have deteriorated sharply, with Georgia accusing the Russians of conducting air strikes in support of dissident forces in late October.
Indeed, the foreign ministers of Georgia and these Caucasus republics said in late October they were concerned that the developing war in Afghanistan would divert attention from the potentially explosive ethnic conflicts that have riven the region since the collapse of the Soviet Union a decade ago.
Russia moved military forces to its border with Georgia in late October to block what it claimed were armed groups, many of which it said were 'Islamic zealots' from Chechnya operating with tacit Georgian support, crossing from Abkhazia.
www.janes.com /security/international_security/news/fr/fr011109_1_n.shtml   (383 words)

  
 Caucasus Airlines route map   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
Caucasus Airline is a regional airline of Georgia based in Tbilisi.
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Airline route maps presented in this site were mainly gathered from airline websites whose copyright remain the property of the respective airlines unless
www.airlineroutemaps.com /Europe_2/Caucasus_Airlines_georgia.shtml   (76 words)

  
 Azerbaijan Aviation - Azerbaijan Airlines - Baku Airport
According to Mr Hoffmann, Lufthansa is one of the world's largest airlines and the activity agreements it concludes in all countries where it operates, includes a 30-day credit and 10-day payment terms.
Brushing aside the rumours that some foreign airlines are planning to leave Azerbaijan, the AZAL president said the situation is quite normal.
In the first nine months of 1997 28% of the flights were carried out by international airlines like Lufthansa and Turkish Airlines, 40% by CIS Airlines like Turkmenistan Airlines and Uzbekistan Airways and 32% by domestic airlines like Azerbaijan Airlines and Imair.
geocities.com /ai320/azerbeycan.htm   (1244 words)

  
 RADIO FREE EUROPE/ RADIO LIBERTY
Despite a fall in the amount of natural gas imported from Russia to fuel conventional power stations, Armenia is unlikely to have to resort to electricity rationing, Energy Ministry officials said.
Some 1,400 employees of Armenian Airlines, including many of the company's 320 pilots, are likely to lose their jobs if, as anticipated, the company is declared bankrupt on 15 April, RFE/RL's Yerevan bureau reported on 4 April.
The Armenian government has sold Armenian Airlines' flight rights to the private carrier Armavia, which is 70 per cent owned by Russia's Siberian Airlines, for $15 million.
www.rferl.org /newsline/2003/04/2-TCA/tca-070403.asp   (2009 words)

  
 Speech by the Ambassador Reno Harnish III   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
Recently, OPIC provided a loan to Caucasus Airlines, which also had substantial U.S. private investment.
Unfortunately, it was forced to close its operations on October 18 after failing to resolve an ongoing commercial dispute with AZAL Airlines.
It appears likely that AZAL violated its commercial agreement with Caucasus Airlines, as well as the Azerbaijan-Georgia bilateral aviation agreement, and wasn't interested in finding a mutually beneficial solution to the dispute.
www.usembassybaku.org /amb/speeches/ambspeech6en.html   (1015 words)

  
 Caucasus News ./WORLD
News MOSCOW, December 30 (RIA Novosti) Below is a summary of the main security-related events in the North Caucasus on December 30, 2005 * A Chechen government commission investigating the illness...
Alkhazashvili In regional economic circles, one of the most anticipated events of 2005 was the prospective launch of the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan crude oil pipeline.
News MOSCOW, December 29 (RIA Novosti) Below is a summary of the main security-related events in the North Caucasus on December 29, 2005 * A would-be bomber was killed and two people injured in a...
news.nabou.com /world/caucasus_news.html   (851 words)

  
 Azerbaijani Airlines Suspends An-140 Flights - RADIO FREE EUROPE / RADIO LIBERTY   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
The decision followed the crash of a similar aircraft late on 23 December shortly after taking off from the Azerbaijani capital Baku on route to Aktau, Kazakhstan.
All 23 people on board the Azerbaijani Airlines plane were killed.
A senior manager at the airline, Faramakh Mahmudov, said the company's remaining An-140 will be taken out of service until the reasons for the accident have been established.
www.rferl.org /featuresarticle/2005/12/b782aaba-f3c7-4504-8db1-f3012a730ecb.html   (123 words)

  
 JTW News - Dutch Select Turkish Inter Airlines as Most Punctual Company
The Turkish company Inter Airlines has been selected as the "most punctual" airline company in the first half of the year, according to research conducted by the Dutch Civil Aviation Organization and Statistics Department Directorate.
Inter Airlines Chairman Omer Torosluoglu said they were proud of the news titled, "Success of Young Turkish Charter Company" and he emphasized that they would work harder to reach the 100 percent success in punctuality.
Inter Airlines attributes this success, which the company first attained in 2000, to a further level thanks to a disciplined and hard working staff, Torosluoglu said.
www.turkishweekly.net /news.php?id=16974   (802 words)

  
 OPIC Press Release 3-26: 04/25/03   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
U.S. — Financing from the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) will enable a U.S. small business to purchase two airplanes for a new airline in the Caucasus, helping three countries in the region — Georgia, Azerbaijan and Armenia — meet important commercial and infrastructural goals, OPIC President and CEO Dr. Peter Watson announced today.
The airline provides chartered and scheduled flight service between its hub in the Georgian capital of Tbilisi and other commercial centers in the region: Batumi in Georgia, Baku in Azerbaijan and Yerevan in Armenia.
This project will help to establish an important foundation for future growth, by promoting safe travel within the Caucasus region, generating local jobs and providing an exchange of technology from a U.S. small business to a regional company,” said Dr.
www.opic.gov /PressReleases/2003/3-27.htm   (366 words)

  
 NEWSTODATE
Lithuanian forwarders are complaining about irregular airline cargo GSA behavious in the market.
Caucasus Airlines confirms that all operations have been suspended since October 18.
The forwarders who feel left behind will complain to the airlines represented by the GSA and treaten not to use this airlines anymore unless there is a clear division between the two departments, and the airline will in turn have a talk with the GSA".
www.tiaca.org /cm/G1/I229/S13   (210 words)

  
 Georgia Visa Application - Tourist Visas, Business Visas, Expedited Visas - Georgia Page
The main ridge of the Caucasus Mountains, or Greater Caucasus, forms most of Georgia's northern border with Russia and contains the country's highest elevations, including Mount Shkhara (5,201 m/17,064 ft), Georgia's highest peak.
The highest peak fully contained in the country is Mount Kazbek (5,037 m/16,526 ft), in the central Greater Caucasus.
The Lesser Caucasus mountains occupy the southern part of the republic and rarely exceed an elevation of 3,000 m (10,000 ft).
www.travisa.com /Georgia/georgiaportal.htm   (576 words)

  
 JTW News - EU approves air safety blacklist
European Union transport ministers have backed a fllist of airlines that fail to meet safety requirements as part of plans to protect travellers.
They will also be able to claim compensation should their airline be included on the list after they bought their ticket, or their carrier is changed to a firm that is on the list.
Some of the airlines banned are based in countries including Sierra Leone, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ukraine, North Korea, Equatorial Guinea and Liberia.
www.turkishweekly.net /news.php?id=22792   (671 words)

  
 Armenia
The Argentine company is mainly owned by a businessman of Armenian origin.
The state carrier, Armenian Airlines, was offered for privatization in 2001 by international tender, but this did not attract investors.
In 2003, the company was sold to Siberian Airlines, Russian company.
lnweb18.worldbank.org /ECA/Transport.nsf/PrintView/C31E8893A13049BB85256B6D00689ED9?Opendocument   (1499 words)

  
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Caucasus Airlines (C.A.) a recently formed airline based in Tbilisi announced today that it will commence scheduled operations on Monday November 4, 2002.
  The aircraft is being operated by a number of U.S. and European regional airlines.
In order to ensure the highest level of safety, Caucasus Airlines has contracted U.S. Flag Carrier Pacific Island Aviation, Inc. (PIA) to provide managerial, operational, and maintenance oversight for a five-year period.
www.bisnis.doc.gov /bisnis/isa/021104caucairlines.htm   (417 words)

  
 Chechnya: News | Opinion | Ranting: August 2004   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
Siberia Airlines is sorry to confirm that on Tuesday, August 24th, the aircraft carrying out flight #1047 Moscow-Sochi disappeared from the radar screens approximately at 23.00 (Moscow time).
OSCE and CoE have refused and "have dismissed previous plebiscites in the strife-torn Caucasus republic as not free, unfair and fundamentally flawed and have declined to be party to them." Fair enough.
Russia's ad hoc commission on the North Caucasus met on Saturday to discuss social and economic reconstruction in Chechnya, focussing on compensation.
www.chechnyawar.com /2004_08_01_chechnya_archive.php?action=results&poll_ident=4   (6639 words)

  
 Armenian Assembly of America - Armenia This Week
Two recently-established private Armenian airlines announced plans to begin new flights to European capitals after leasing several Airbus A-320 aircraft.
Meanwhile, a newly appointed director of the state-owned Armenian Airlines (AAL) Arsen Avetisian denied earlier reports that the company, which has run up debts between $19 and $24 million, plans to file for bankruptcy.
He said the state carrier will cooperate with private Armenian airlines to try to overcome its current troubles.
www.aaainc.org /ArTW/article.php?articleID=94   (298 words)

  
 Russia - Rossiya
Terrain: Broad plain with low hills west of Urals; vast coniferous forest and tundra in Siberia; uplands and mountains (Caucasus range) along southern borders.
Transaero Airlines serves domestic destinations and operates flights to Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and North America.
UTair is one of the five largest air carriers of Russia and the largest Russian helicopter airline.
www.nationsonline.org /oneworld/russia.htm   (969 words)

  
 Airlines | TourArmenia | TACentral.com | Complete Guides to Armenia
The service on Aeroflot International is better than Armenian Airlines, the planes are the same, and they fly most days.
This is the new owner of the old Armenian Airlines- now Armavia: Amsterdam and Frankfurt, Istanbul, CIS.
Many airlines operate additional flights in and out of Yerevan, most to the CIS, where you can catch cheap flights to East and West Europe or beyond.
www.tacentral.com /airlines.asp   (878 words)

  
 Postcards from the Road
Our shoes are covered in mud and soon the bus floor is covered in caked and drying mud as pile in and continue over this pass.
As we crest this pass, the valley stretches forever to the northeast with vague traces of the North Caucasus mountains to the north through the haze.
I think I was a babbling idiot and cried during all the sad parts of all the stupid airline movies.
www.fullcirc.com /ph/caucasus_trip.htm   (10249 words)

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