Georgi Peev

Bulgarian Double Transplant Recipient Conquers Mount Kilimanjaro’s Peak

A Bulgarian with two heart and kidney transplants conquered the highest peak in Africa - Uhuru (5895 meters) in Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania. Georgi Peev from Haskovo announced his success, which was achieved this morning at 6:36 a.m. Bulgarian time, on his Facebook page.

Busier Air Traffic over Bulgaria during Romanian Air Traffic Controllers' Strike

A strike of the Romanian air traffic controllers on 30th of May caused a partial closure of the Romanian airspace, which led to 30% increase of traffic over Bulgaria, Bulgaria's air Traffic Control Service said on 31st of May, quoted by BNT.

At the peak of the Romanian strike yesterday, the management of the Bulgarian air traffic control served 113 aircrafts per hour.

Director of Bulgaria's Air Traffic Services Authority Replaced Overnight

Bulgaria's caretaker Transport Minister Nikolina Angelkova replaced the Director of the State Enterprise "Air Traffic Services Authority" (BULATSA) late on Monday.

Angelkova removed from office Tsvetan Dilov, appointed head of BULATSA in September 2013, replacing him with Georgi Peev, an official of BULATSA since 2000, according to reports of the BGNES news agency.