Category: Travel

Portugal has taken a major step toward modernizing its rail infrastructure with the signing of the first concession agreement and initial financing tranche for the Lisbon–Porto high-speed rail line. Strategic Infrastructure Investment Infraestruturas de Portugal (IP), the national rail infrastructure manager, signed a 30-year concession contract with Avan Norte – Gestão da Ferrovia de Alta […]

Swiss rail manufacturer Stadler has been awarded a €700 million contract by Cologne’s public transport operator, Kölner Verkehrs-Betriebe (KVB), to deliver 132 high-floor light rail vehicles as part of a major fleet modernization initiative. Tailored Design and Enhanced Capacity The new vehicles are custom-designed for Cologne’s light rail network and feature a modular configuration. Each […]

July 2025 — Tripoli, LibyaLibyan Railways has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) to explore the resumption of construction on Libya’s long-stalled national railway network. Strategic Infrastructure Revival The agreement, signed during a recent meeting in Beijing, marks a potential turning point for Libya’s transport infrastructure. Originally launched […]

An estimated thousands of tourists remain stranded across Hawaii following the cancellation of 35 flights at major airports including Kahului, Kona, Hilo, and Lihue. The disruptions were triggered by a tsunami alert issued after a powerful 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck off Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula. Earthquake Sparks Safety Response The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center issued a regional […]

Hitachi Rail has entered into a 15-year Technology Partner Framework Agreement with the South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority (SYMCA), marking a major step forward in the modernisation of the region’s Supertram network. Under the agreement, Hitachi Rail becomes SYMCA’s long-term strategic technology partner, tasked with renewing core Supertram systems and deploying advanced digital solutions to […]

The Department of Transport has been awarded €24.33 billion under the National Development Plan (NDP) Review 2025, marking a major investment in Ireland’s transport infrastructure over the next five years. The funding was welcomed by Minister for Transport Darragh O’Brien, Minister of State Seán Canney, and Minister of State Jerry Buttimer, who emphasized its transformative […]

Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail) has awarded a consultancy contract to Jacobs, a global engineering firm, to support a transformative rail infrastructure programme aimed at modernizing the Galway–Portarlington corridor, a key regional and intercity route with onward connections to Dublin. Under a four-year framework agreement, with an option to extend for an additional four years, Jacobs […]

Germany and the United Kingdom have agreed to establish a joint transport taskforce to assess the feasibility of operating direct rail services via the Channel Tunnel, following the signing of the Kensington Treaty on July 17, 2025. The initiative, announced by Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and Chancellor Friedrich Merz, aims to enhance sustainable transport […]

EASA has published a new call for expression of interest (CEI) to be accredited as qualified entity. Qualified Entities are an essential building block in the Agency’s outsourcing strategy of certification and oversight tasks. CEI Number: 2025.02Categories of Tasks: Information Security in AviationClosing Date: 16 September 2025 (23:59 CET) EASA seeks to accredit three to five Qualified […]

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), supported by the Airworthiness Task Force of the UAS Technical Body (TeB), has released comprehensive airworthiness guidance for unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) that are not required to be certified in accordance with Regulation (EU) 748/2012 (Part 21). New means of compliance (proposed MoC to OSO #2 and MoC […]