The Libyan African Aviation Holding Company (LAAHC), the state-owned parent entity of Libyan Airlines and Afriqiyah Airways, held an annual general meeting on 15 January.

The state-owned carrier has begun operating a new service to Morocco's largest city.

State-owned Shorooq Handling and Ground Services says it handled almost 21,000 flights in the first ten months of 2012, but told The Libya Report that higher salaries since the revolution have affected performance.

State-owned Afriqiyah Airways received a new Airbus A320 aircraft last week in Benghazi, taking its fleet to 11 planes.

Syphax Airlines, a privately-owned Tunisian carrier established in 2011, has flown its inaugural service between Tunisia’s second city, Sfax, and the Libyan capital.

The two ministries are reviewing the 2013 development budget for transport projects, which has been proposed at LD1.2bn ($953m), with the transport ministry saying it is in negotiations on stalled airport projects with international firms.

The state-owned carrier received a new Airbus A320 aircraft last week, the sixth since 2010.

State-owned carrier plans to operate services to Dubai from both Tripoli and Benghazi, starting January next year.

A ceremony has marked the start of works on a new LD35m ($28m) temporary passenger terminal at Benghazi's Benina airport, being carried out by a Korean firm.

The carrier flew its first Istanbul-Sebha service on 13 December, having previously planned to launch the route in October.

State-owned carrier will begin flights to the Algerian capital in March 2013.

The local council in Ghadames reportedly plans to file a lawsuit against the Libyan Civil Aviation Authority over the government's failure to reduce the cost of domestic flights.

The Egyptian press reports that a new road linking southern Egypt to the Libyan border has been approved by the Egyptian government.

The new Libyan transport minister, Abdelkader Mohamed al-Ayib, has met Italy's ambassador in Tripoli to discuss projects involving Italian firms.

Russian Railways, the state-owned firm contracted to build a Benghazi-Sirte rail link, says it wants to negotiate a resumption of work on the project after construction was halted in February 2011.