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December 16, 2020

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December 16, 2020

Laudamotion returns AOC

Granite Pireci 16 December 2020 16:12

The Ryanair subsidiary hangs up its shoes - and also the air transport operator certificate. The airline is now returning this to the Austrian civil aviation authority. The operating license is also returned to the responsible ministry. In the last few months the company has closed its 4 bases in Stuttgart, Düsseldorf, Vienna and Palma. The company, which now has neither aircraft nor flight crew, continues to offer the Ryanair Group some limited administrative services from its Schwechat office.

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Serbia requires corona test

Granite Pireci 16 December 2020 13:06

The infection situation is also causing the Serbian government to tighten entry regulations. From December 20, only travelers who can show a negative PCR test will be allowed into the country. This must not be older than 48 hours. Serbian citizens and people with a Serbian residence permit can enter without a test, but must go into a 10-day quarantine. They can test themselves out of this if they undergo a corona test before the end of the quarantine period and the test is negative. Exempt are drivers who work in international passenger and freight transport, as well as children up to the age of 12, provided the accompanying person has a valid test. Transit travelers and flight attendants are exempt from this, and transit is limited to a maximum of twelve hours.

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Delta launches Covid-tested flights

Granite Pireci 16 December 2020 12:51

Delta customers from the USA with a valid reason for travel can now fly from Atlanta to Amsterdam without having to go into quarantine upon arrival. They also do not have to worry that their fellow passengers and the crew are Covid-19 positive. This is because each flight participant is tested for the pathogen in advance. These corona-tested flights to Amsterdam are operated in cooperation with KLM and depart four days a week, with both airlines operating two frequencies each. Delta will also fly to Rome weekly. "Air travel is the backbone of the global economy. In normal times, it supports more than 87 million jobs and contributes to $3,5 trillion in GDP worldwide," said Perry Cantarutti, Delta's SVP-Alliances and International. "The arrival of a vaccine is fantastic news, but it will take some time before it is available around the world. For this reason, we have worked tirelessly with authorities and our partners to develop a plan for travel corridors that will allow for a safe resumption of air travel." Both testing programs will be available to all U.S. citizens who are permitted to travel to the Netherlands or Italy for essential reasons, such as certain specified work, health and education reasons. Customers traveling to other countries via Amsterdam must still comply with entry requirements and any mandatory quarantine measures at their final destination.  

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BRU: Covid flights are going according to plan

Granite Pireci 16 December 2020 12:42

Brussels Airport is becoming a hub for the vaccine, as the airport has numerous refrigerated containers for transport. The first Covid flights have now taken place - successfully. The world's very first flight with corona vaccines left the airport on November 27th. Since then, seven planes have taken off with the vaccine in their luggage to distribute the vaccine doses to Europe and around the world. "After months of preparation together with our cargo partners, we are proud that the first flights with Covid vaccines went very smoothly. Brussels Airport has many years of experience in transporting temperature-sensitive products. We are pleased to play our part in solving this global health crisis," said Arnaud Feist, CEO of Brussels Airport.

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Ego wants to start with three line connections

Granite Pireci 16 December 2020 11:52

Ego Airways has been back in the air since December 1st. The start-up is currently focusing on charter flights. But the first scheduled flights are also in the starting blocks. CEO Matteo Bonecchi answered questions from Italian media representatives. Charter orders from football teams are currently extremely lucrative. While the airline is still cautiously approaching the situation, plans for the future are already being made in the background. Among other things, scheduled flights from Catania, Forli and Florence are planned to start soon. The fleet is also to be expanded for this occasion; the company currently operates a single Embraer 190-100AR. London City, Paris-Orly and Barcelona El Prat are considered potential destinations. When the plans will finally be implemented depends on the course of the pandemic, as ch-aviation.com reports. It was not until November 19th that the newly founded airline received the air traffic operator certificate from the Italian Civil Aviation Authority.

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AIRlabs carries out indoor icing tests with drones

Granite Pireci 16 December 2020 11:30

The AIRlabs Austria innovation laboratory, which specializes in drone testing and is funded by the Federal Ministry for Climate Protection, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology (BMK), carried out indoor weather tests with drones for the first time. For a week, AIRlabs Austria carried out the first icing, climate and weather tests with civilian drones in the Vienna climate wind tunnel, including the world's first test of a civilian 25-kilogram drone under standardized icing conditions for manned aviation. "The entire team and partners at AIRlabs Austria are happy and proud that our first major test measurements have enabled test campaigns to be carried out in the year our innovation laboratory was founded, and with such exciting wind, temperature and icing tests that reflect our reality for civilian drone operations in Austria in winter very well," says Holger Friehmelt, Head of the Aviation Institute at FH Joanneum and also Technical and Scientific Director (TWD) of AIRlabs Austria. Specifically, in November 2020, fully operational medium-weight, civil octocopter drones weighing up to 25 kilograms and with a maximum payload of 10 kilograms were tested for a week in the Vienna climate wind tunnel of Rail Tec Arsenal (RTA) - a consortium partner of AIRlabs Austria - under various operating situations, including in real operation with running engines, in a wide range of different temperature, wind and weather conditions including standardized icing according to internationally defined specifications. Tests were carried out in sub-zero temperatures, wind speeds of just under 80 kilometers per hour and typical icing situations, as are already known from manned aviation.

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Air Europa takeover is shaken

Granite Pireci 16 December 2020 11:14

The takeover of the Spanish Air Europa by IAG is still on shaky ground. A final decision is now to be made. To mark this occasion, the International Airlines Group and its Spanish subsidiary Iberia are currently holding unscheduled board meetings. It is uncertain whether a purchase makes sense in these times. In addition, the Brexit deal would cause problems for those involved, as ch-aviation.com reports. This could lead to unexpected restrictions in air traffic. Due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, the second wave of which is currently holding all of Europe in check, the group revised its offer a few weeks ago. Instead of the original almost one billion euros, IAG recently offered less than half. The holding company cited the drastic drop in the airline's market value as the reason for this.

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UIA: 140 pilots lose their jobs

Granite Pireci 16 December 2020 10:46

Ukraine International Airlines faces further layoffs: The carrier has to lay off at least 140 pilots. The airline is slowly running out of money. The workforce is now feeling the effects. In an appeal published on the official website, the management is now asking the government for financial help and urging it to finally take action: "UIA and all airlines in the world are experiencing a hopeless time. Unfortunately, it is primarily our employees and their families who are affected. And unfortunately, the Ukrainian authorities have not yet implemented any measures to support the aviation industry," the statement said. Among other things, the airline wants to obtain a deferral of debts to state-owned companies, as the aviation portal CH-Aviation reports.

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Brussels received the first tranche of the state loan

Jan Gruber 16 December 2020 09:38

The Lufthansa subsidiary Brussels Airlines took out the first tranche of the 290 million euro state loan. According to local media reports, 130 million euros were paid out, which are intended to ensure survival in the current winter season. Due to the corona pandemic, the Belgian government is granting a state-backed loan of 290 million euros. A further 170 million euros are to be provided by parent company Lufthansa, 70 million euros of which are to be used for the restructuring of Brussels Airlines. Around 1.000 jobs are to be cut. The funds transferred by the crane have now been used up. The agreed process is that these funds must first be used up before Brussels can take out the first tranche of the state-backed loan. Repayment must be made by 2026 at the latest.

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Verdict: Tui must clearly indicate reimbursement claims

Jan Gruber 16 December 2020 09:06

Due to a declaratory judgment by the Hanover Regional Court, the tour operator Tui Germany is obliged in future not to make it unreasonably difficult to claim reimbursement for corona-related travel cancellations. Information must be provided on the website that clearly informs consumers that they are entitled to a refund. It must also be clearly explained how customers whose trips have been canceled get their money. The Federal Association of Consumer Organizations filed a complaint because the relevant subpage was not particularly easy to find. "Since the beginning of the corona pandemic, many tour operators and airlines have tried not to reimburse customers for canceled trips," said Klaus Müller, board member of the Consumer Organization, who criticized the fact that many tour operators have suggested to their customers that only rebookings or vouchers are possible. However, the law provides for a right to reimbursement in the form of money. Tui Germany recognized the legal claim, which is why the Hanover Regional Court issued a so-called declaratory judgment. The company emphasizes that the homepage has been adapted in accordance with the court decision since October 2020.

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