With a tie at the top of the standings, anticipation in the Red Bull Air Race’s traditional venue of Budapest appears to be peaking ahead of the arrival of the acrobatic planes in Hungary on July 1-2, according to a press release sent to the Budapest Business Journal.

The first flight of national carrier Ukraine International Airlines’ recently launched daily connection between Kiev and Budapest touched down on the runway of the Hungarian capital’s Ferenc Liszt International Airport on Thursday, according to a press statement sent to the Budapest Business Journal.

The Budapest Business Journal celebrated its 25th anniversary at the sixth annual Budapest Business Party on June 8 at the Europa boat, organized by ITL Group and its partners. On this celebratory occasion, participants at the party had the chance to experience what it feels like to be on the cover of the Budapest Business Journal. For the covers created, which could also be shared on social media, see the gallery below.

The Aeropark open-air aviation museum has reopened at Budapestʼs Ferenc Liszt International Airport after moving to a new site due to the addition of more parking spaces, according to a press release sent to the Budapest Business Journal today.

Budapestʼs Liberty Bridge (Szabadság híd) will be closed to vehicles and trams for four weekends during this summer in order to enable cyclists and pedestrians to take the bridge over, Deputy Mayor Alexandra Szalay-Bobrovniczky said on Friday, according to reports.

Budapest Airport, the operator of Ferenc Liszt International Airport, has confirmed it will organize the air transport industry’s premier charity sports event for the fifth time on September 2, according to a press statement sent to the Budapest Business Journal.

Participants at the 19th annual conference of the Hungarian Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (HVCA) on Private Equity, Venture Capital and Corporate Finance in Central and Eastern Europe agreed that the region is seeing incredible positive sentiment that is expected to linger, according to a press statement sent to the Budapest Business Journal.

Eight months after earthworks began and the foundation stone was laid, all floors of the Ibis Styles hotel at Budapest’s Ferenc Liszt International Airport with direct terminal access are structurally complete and the highest point of the structure has been reached, according to a press release sent to the Budapest Business Journal.

Hungary has won the right to host Division I Group A of the 2018 Ice Hockey World Championship, it was decided at the congress of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) on Friday, according to a report on Hungarian online news site vg.hu.

The building of the Budapest planetarium is in such “a terrible condition” that operator Scientific Information Association (TIT) has run out of money and cannot renovate the building; it will close the institution’s doors on June 18, according to local online news portal pestbuda.hu.

Budapest Airport, the operator of the capital’s Ferenc Liszt Airport, will soon add 1,000 new parking spaces to the airport, which will increase the number of available parking spaces to more than 4,700, according to a press statement sent to the Budapest Business Journal today.

Cargo volume handled at Hungary’s Ferenc Liszt International Airport in the first quarter was up by 32.3% compared to the equivalent period of the previous year, to 30,060 tons, including 20,455 tons of air cargo, up by 20.8%, according to a press release sent to the Budapest Business Journal today.

The Prosecutorʼs Office of Bács-Kiskun County issued an indictment at the Kecskemét Court of Justice for charges of aggravated homicide and human smuggling committed by an organized criminal group of 11 men of Afghan, Bulgarian and Lebanese citizenship, according to a press statement sent to the Budapest Business Journal on Thursday.

Brain Bar Budapest - which describes itself as “the biggest European festival on the future” - is looking for volunteers, recruiting people “to be part of the future and make this yearʼs festival an unforgettable experience,” according to a press release sent to the Budapest Business Journal today.

The British Embassy in Budapest is leaving its old home and moving into new premises after spending seven decades on Harmincad utca in the heart of the city, according to a press release sent to the Budapest Business Journal.

The middle regions of Hungary are experiencing snow irregular for the season today, causing slight havoc in affected areas, according to reports. Hungarian Police have even suspended an anti-speeding crackdown scheduled for today.

Startup Safary Budapest 2017 is organizing an English-language interactive workshop led by Alex Farcet, co-founder of F6S, Startupbootcamp and Rainmaking Innovation, in the headquarters of the Hungarian Investment Promotion Agency (HIPA) on April 21.

Leaders of the most important road transport associations in the Visegrád Four countries - Hungary, Poland, Slovakia and the Czech Republic - will meet in Budapest to discuss transport regulations that distort competition in European Union markets, according to a press statement sent to the Budapest Business Journal today.

With the organization of a two-day startup exhibition entitled Startup Safary Budapest 2017 on April 20-21, Budapest will offer exclusive access to the offices of the best startups and tech companies in the Hungarian capital, organizers promise in a press release sent to the Budapest Business Journal.

The United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is hosting a Regional Roundtable event this week in Budapest for number crunchers and statisticians in preparation for the decennial agricultural census that is due in 2020.