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August 16, 2021

Dash captains: ACA criticizes the AUA board's approach

Jan Gruber August 16, 2021 19:51

The Austrian pilots' association Austrian Cockpit Association criticizes the behavior of Austrian Airlines in relation to the 12 Dash captains who are to be dismissed. They accuse AUA of having "deviated from the usual procedure." Traditionally, the ACA is considered to be close to Austrian Airlines, as many members fly in the AUA cockpit full-time. In contrast to the Vida union, the criticism is therefore rather restrained. The press release begins with a list of positive aspects of working for the airline in question. In terms of content, however, they criticize the fact that the 12 captains have not yet been offered retraining on a different model. According to the ACA, this should have happened long ago. Therefore, the ACA agrees with the opinion of the on-board works council and the Vida union that retraining and changes of duty must be considered separately. "It is worrying when a valuable international regulation that is common in aviation and has a decisive impact on flight safety, namely how and when pilots should be dismissed, is violated," says the ACA.

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Edelweiss Air loses two top managers

Jan Gruber August 16, 2021 19:00

Two top managers will be leaving the holiday airline Edelweiss Air. They are CFO Ruedi Voegeli and Chief Operating Officer Daniel Landert. The carrier confirmed to Travel Inside that both managers will take up new jobs outside the Lufthansa Group. Voegeli is to leave at the end of January 2022 and move to PFS Pension Fund Services AG. His colleague Landert will leave Edelweiss Air at the end of February 2022 and will head the jet operations at the Rega air rescue service in the future. According to the airline, the search for successors has already begun.

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Ryanair announces eleven new routes to Germany

Amely Mizzi August 16, 2021 18:35

The low-cost airline Ryanair has announced the addition of a total of eleven new routes from German airports. These are to be served in the 2021/22 winter flight schedule. The company also announced that it will offer around 700 flights per week from Germany to around 200 destinations. "As Europe's largest airline, we are delighted to introduce 11 new German winter routes for those who want to book a sunny short break to Paphos, Gran Canaria, Fuerteventura and other places or are planning a city trip to Bologna, Budapest or Faro," said Commercial Director Jason McGuinness. The new Ryanair routes at a glance: From To Flights per week Cologne Fuerteventura 1 Cologne Paphos 3 Cologne Athens 2 Cologne Budapest 4 Memmingen Gran Canaria 2 Memmingen Paphos 2 Memmingen Lamezia 2 Frankfurt Fuerteventura 2 Frankfurt Hahn Seville 2 Nuremberg Bologna 2 Baden-Baden Faro 2

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Malta MedAir is expanding its line offer

Amely Mizzi August 16, 2021 18:00

The airline Malta MedAir is revamping its scheduled services in September 2021. In addition to Warsaw, it will now also fly to Bucharest. The capital of Romania will be served from September 2, 2021. Malta MedAir is the second state-owned airline of the Republic of Malta. Its own scheduled route to Warsaw is currently suspended because the only aircraft is mainly used for charter flights. From September 2021 - initially until the end of the current summer flight schedule period - the destinations Bucharest and Warsaw will be served from Luqa. Both cities are to be served on Saturdays. The Luqa-Pristina scheduled service announced a few weeks ago is on hold for an indefinite period. The background to this is that the entry regulations of the Republic of Malta currently only allow people who are fully vaccinated against Covid-19 to enter the country without quarantine. This only applies if the respective state is on the red list. If it is on the dark red list, a special permit must be obtained from the Ministry of Health. Malta MedAir's fleet currently consists of a single Airbus A320. This has the registration 9H-AEO. The livery is very reminiscent of that of its sister company Air Malta. This is no coincidence, as the aircraft was originally delivered to them and was later handed over to Malta MedAir, but was used for a long time by Air Malta under wet lease.

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Truth undesirable: Green Airlines boss has lawyers' letters sent

Jan Gruber August 16, 2021 16:00

The aviation industry is always full of impressive, fascinating, but also strange, incomprehensible or even disturbing events. Aviation captivates many people - both positively and negatively. All the more so when aviation has been branded as a "climate scapegoat" on the one hand and a German provider believes it has to sell everything green on the other, although research by some media has thrown up a picture that is at least questionable. When it comes to marketing itself as an airline, even though it is not one, the management of Green Airlines is happy to have their photo taken or to be quoted by name in press releases. But as soon as it comes to paying compensation claims under EU Regulation 261/2004, a law firm is brought in to ensure that passengers who have been left stranded and who have not even been organized alternative transport go away empty-handed. So-called airline partners are making serious allegations against the company, ranging from "different opinions about the contract" to "we have no contract with Green Airlines" to public denunciations of payment practices. Angry passengers have used the "bad B-word" in at least one media report in a regional newspaper and have also been quoted by name. Aviation.Direct has received several confirmations from police departments about criminal charges. This is not news, as it was already reported a few weeks ago. But when the media then keep an eye on this aspect and truthfully report that the Karlsruhe public prosecutor's office is conducting an investigation, they try to erase this from the public. Two law firms are demanding that publishers, including Aviation.Direct, take the relevant report offline. They are citing

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Helvetic: fleet renewal completed

Stephen Steiner August 16, 2021 15:30

On August 15, 2021 at 17:07 p.m. the time had come. Helvetic Airways' fourth Embraer 195-E2, HB-AZL, touched down on runway 14 at Zurich Airport Kloten. Helvetic has thus taken delivery of the twelfth and final aircraft in the E2 series from Embraer. At the Farnborough International Airshow in July 2018, the Swiss regional airline Helvetic Airways signed a letter of intent (LOI) for twelve Embraer 190-E2s. The aim was to replace the then fleet of five Fokker 100s and seven Embraer 190-100s. At that time, the right to change the order to the larger Embraer 195-E2 was also secured. In addition, twelve options were signed for both models. Helvetic took delivery of the first new Embraer 190-E2, HB-AZA, almost a year later on October 28, 2019. In the midst of the Covid crisis in summer 2020, the order for the last four aircraft was changed to the larger E195-E2, the first of which (HB-AZI) joined the fleet on June 24, 2021. With the fourth and final E195-E2, Helvetic has taken delivery of all twelve aircraft within just 22 months. All aircraft are owned by Helvetic Aircraft AG, a leasing company owned by Patinex AG owned by Martin and Rosmarie Ebner and part of the Helvetic Airways Group. With the takeover of the last aircraft manufactured in Sao Jose dos Campos, the technical team around former Helvetic CEO Bruno Jans will also return to Switzerland. In addition to the eight E190-E2 and four E195-E2, Helvetic Airways also has four leased first-generation E190-100s.

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Document controls: is the airline even allowed to do that?

Jan Gruber August 16, 2021 15:02

Since the beginning of the Corona pandemic, the term "document check" has affected more and more passengers. At the same time, however, questions arise as to whether airlines are required to carry out these checks or are even allowed to do so. Before the Corona pandemic, real passport or ID checks only occurred in exceptional cases in the Schengen area. Time and again, passengers have mistakenly thought that airlines' requests for their identity documents when boarding were a passport check, but this was never the case. The reason for this is simple: real identity checks may only be carried out by the police or, in some countries, by the border control authorities. If you do not identify yourself to an official, it is not a real border or passport check. However, airlines have a very strong interest in ensuring that the name on the ID matches the one on the ticket. Actually, it would not matter who is sitting on the plane, but without a name comparison you would be opening all doors and windows to the black market in tickets. At the same time, the airline could have massive problems with state authorities if, for example, false names or contact details are provided due to a case of an infectious disease on board (e.g. measles, corona, etc.). For the following paragraph, completely ignore the corona pandemic and mentally go back to the time "before corona". Everything was somehow much more relaxed and the Schengen area could be traveled through without a single real passport or customs check. Any person who was on board falls ill immediately afterwards with a so-called notifiable disease. The airline must then provide the passenger list and the health authority begins the

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Zurich joins the UN Global Compact

Amely Mizzi August 16, 2021 14:35

Zurich-Kloten Airport has joined the United Nations Global Compact network for corporate responsibility. Among other things, this means that the company is committed to adhering to ten basic principles. "Joining the Global Compact is a consistent further development of our sustainability strategy for Flughafen Zürich AG and its subsidiaries," says Stephan Widrig, CEO of Flughafen Zürich AG. The airport operator has been setting sustainability goals for many years, be it in terms of environmental protection or social responsibility. In 2019, for example, the company decided on the goal of "net zero CO2" by 2050. By joining the world's largest initiative for sustainable business, the United Nations-backed "Global Compact", Flughafen Zürich AG is strengthening its commitment to sustainable corporate development in its direct economic sphere of influence. Launched in 2000, the "Global Compact" brings together more than 13 members in 000 countries. In line with this global focus, Flughafen Zürich AG is committed to the ten principles of the Global Compact not only at its largest location in Zurich, but also in particular at its foreign subsidiaries as part of international business development. At the same time, Flughafen Zürich AG supports the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at its locations in Switzerland, India and South America.

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Germany puts Turkey, Montenegro and Kenya on the high-risk list

Amely Mizzi August 16, 2021 14:00

Germany classifies Turkey, among others, as a so-called high-risk area. This means that unvaccinated people must present a negative corona test and then go into quarantine for ten days. Testing free after the fifth day is possible. The Federal Republic continues to base its decision on the seven-day incidence. The Robert Koch Institute justifies the decision, among other things, on the fact that this has risen to over 200 per 100.000 inhabitants. Montenegro and Kenya, among others, were classified in the same way. Portugal - with the exception of the regions of Lisbon and the Algarve - on the other hand, has been downgraded. This means that the travel warning has been lifted. This does not apply to the two areas mentioned, for which quarantine is still mandatory when returning to or entering the Federal Republic.

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River cruises: 1A Vista only wants recovered and vaccinated people

Jan Gruber August 16, 2021 13:30

In future, the river cruise operator 1A Vista will only allow people who have been vaccinated or have recovered on board. During a transitional period, negative test results will also be accepted for existing bookings. A press release from the company states that only recovered and vaccinated people will be allowed on board for new bookings. Managing Director Hagen Mesters explains, among other things, that they want to offer passengers "a nice and carefree vacation" and "help to ensure that many people get vaccinated." At the same time, the company wants to ensure that "we will very soon be living in a new normality that will bring back the carefree travel we all knew."

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