In statistics released this week, Poland’s industrial output in fell in June for the first time since April 2017, and although this was a surprise, it was not a cause for concern according to Poland’s banking governor as a slight economic slowdown is in line with the central bank’s expectations. Poland’s statistics office announced that industrial output fell unexpectedly in June by 2.7%, while analysts had expected the output to rise by 2.0%.
Economists point to a calendar effect as well as negative impact resulting from a slowdown outside of Poland.
Analysts said that the fall in June output suggests that economic growth in the second quarter may come at 4.5% rather than 5% expected earlier.
Poland’s central bank expects Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth at 4.5% this year.
RYANAIR PILOTS TO BE TRAINED AT THE BARTOLINI AIR FLIGHT TRAINING CENTRE IN CENTRAL POLAND
Pilots of Ryanair, Europe’s biggest airline group, will be trained at a flight training centre in central Poland. The centre near Łódź will train 320 Ryanair pilots, in cooperation with the Łódź and Olsztyn airports.
The training would be conducted within the framework of the Ryanair Mentored Pilots programme, Ryanair’s Operations Development General Manager said at a press conference in Łódz this week. Candidates from Poland and the whole of Europe can participate in the programme. Each of them will have the chance to join Ryanair within two-and-a-half years.
The intensive pilot training will last eighteen months, after which candidates will be ready to join training for Ryanair’s Boeing 737 aircraft. The cost of each pilot’s training amounts to EUR 60,000. Bartolini Air in Łódź is one of the biggest pilot training centres certified by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) in Central Europe. It is also the only Central European training centre in which Ryanair’s pilot training programme is conducted.
BATTLE GROUP POLAND PARTICIPATES IN EPIC 'TANK BATTLE’
NATO’s enhanced Forward Presence Battle Group Poland members partnered with Poland and participated in the annual „Tank Battle” event at the Bemowo Piskie Training Area in North Eastern Poland this week. The event consisted of military representations from the US, Poland, Croatia, Romania, and the United Kingdom and included festival activities, vehicle displays and a series of joint force demonstrations.
It’s the largest military event in Poland with over 10,000 locals in attendance and more than 30 multinational armoured combat vehicles on display.
During the public demonstration, U.S. Bradleys and M1 Abrams simulated a battle alongside their allied counterparts – the Polish Leopards, and other armoured vehicles. The event even featured MEDIVAC procedures simulations performed by Polish military helicopters.
The event provided the Battle Group another opportunity to interact with the Polish locals and demonstrate their ability to work side-by-side for any training capacity.
OPEN DAY AT GDYNIA CONTAINER PORT THIS WEEKEND
Today the Baltic Container Terminal in Gdynia will conduct its popular open day which is being held for the seventh time. The program includes cruises around the Gdynia port, visits around the terminal and the chance to board some of the tug boats that steer the vast container boats into the port.
It is recommended that visitors travel by public transport. Passengers of the F line will take their seats free of charge. The Open Day starts at 9 am.
THE ACADEMIC SPORTS CENTER ON OKSYWIE IS GETTING BIGGER AND BIGGER. NEW POOL FOR STUDENTS AND RESIDENTS
The Naval Academy in Gdynia has expanded its Academic Sports Center with another facility. Next to the sports hall there is an 8-person swimming pool and a diving pool, marking the second stage of construction at the site which should open to the public in the second half of July. From 27 July to 4 August, the 19th World Summer Polonia Games will be held in the newly finished buildings.
The works are going well and the construction has already received positive opinions from the Fire Brigade and the Military Department of Preventive Medicine, whose approval are required for the use permit.
The new works will include an eight-meter wide indoor swimming pool with a length of 25 metres and a multifunctional training pool with featuring an innovative variable depth of between 1.8 and 2.4 metres. The facility also has a SPA area equipped with two Finnish saunas and a steam bath.
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