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January 5, 2022

Israel allows Germans and Austrians to re-enter

Amely Mizzi 5 January 2022 13:08

From January 9, 2022, people coming from Germany will be allowed to enter Israel again. On this date, the government will remove the Federal Republic from the red list and reclassify it to orange. In concrete terms, this means that fully vaccinated people can enter the country upon presentation of a negative corona test. If more than 180 days have passed since the second vaccination or recovery, proof of a booster vaccination is mandatory. Israel accepts rapid antigen tests that must be no more than 24 hours old. PCR tests are valid for 72 hours. An electronic entry form must be completed 48 hours before departure. Entry is currently only permitted via Tel Aviv airport. A PCR test must be carried out there immediately after landing. You are in quarantine until the result is available. Austria is already classified as orange, so people from Austria can enter Israel under the conditions mentioned above. Switzerland, on the other hand, is classified as red, so travel to Israel is only possible under special exceptional circumstances. The Ministry of Health of the Republic of Israel has provided a travel traffic light and further information at this link.

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PS752: Canadian court awards survivors $ 83 million

Jan Gruber 5 January 2022 12:03

Around two years ago, Ukraine International Flight PS752 was shot down shortly after takeoff in Tehran. A Canadian court has now ruled that Iran must pay 83 million US dollars to the surviving relatives with Canadian citizenship. On January 8, 2020, the Boeing 737-800 UR-PSR was shot down by two anti-aircraft missiles shortly after takeoff in Tehran. The 167 passengers and nine crew members had no chance and were killed. Iran initially denied this, but admitted the shooting down on January 11, 2020. The passenger plane was mistakenly thought to be a cruise missile. In Canada, the state of Iran was sued for damages. The Ontario Superior Court awarded the surviving relatives a total of 83 million US dollars. However, there is a problem due to the international sanctions, because in the event of non-payment, the judgment will be very difficult to enforce.

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Heathrow: British Airways manufactures Tailstrike with A350-1000

Amely Mizzi 5 January 2022 11:03

The Airbus A350-1000 operated by British Airways with the registration G-XWBC suffered a so-called tailstrike on Sunday at London Heathrow Airport. The incident occurred on runway 27L, which had to be temporarily closed. Flight BA104 was en route from Dubai to London and had been completely uneventful until the landing attempt. Then the tailstrike happened and the captain decided to go around immediately. This maneuver is also called a "go around." At around 14:43 p.m. local time, the long-haul jet was able to land safely on runway 27L. Tailstrikes are considered particularly annoying because the costs of repairs can be exorbitantly expensive. In any case, the G-XWBC will have an unplanned special stay in maintenance due to Sunday's incident. It is still unclear when this Airbus A350-100 can be put back into commercial scheduled service.

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Air Baltic flew more sustainably last year

Granite Pireci 5 January 2022 10:04

The Latvian airline was able to increase the consumption of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) by 2020 percent compared to the SAF volumes in 20. "Our vision is to become a sustainable carrier in the EU aviation market. At air Baltic, we believe that SAF will play a crucial role in securing the future of the aviation industry and help all parties involved to reduce their impact on the environment," said airline CEO Martin Gauss. In the new year, the use of SAF will also continue to increase. On December 28, 2021, the Latvian airline's flight BT302 from Helsinki to Riga was operated with an allocation of 37 percent Sustainable Aviation Fuel and 63 percent conventional fossil aviation fuel. It was the highest proportion of SAF used by Air Baltic in a single flight to date.

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OE-LDE: That's it for the A319 at Austrian Airlines

Amely Mizzi 5 January 2022 09:34

At Austrian Airlines, another era is coming to an end with the retirement of the OE-LDE, the last Airbus A319. The aircraft will fly with sister company Lufthansa Cityline in the future and had its last commercial AUA flight on January 1, 2022. This model joined the Austrian Airlines fleet as the successor to the then aging McDonnell Douglas MD-80. During the Corona pandemic, the smallest Airbus that the Lufthansa subsidiary had proved its worth. Especially in combination with the now retired de Havilland Dash 8-400 and the Embraer 195, almost all European routes were served at times. The retirement of the once seven Airbus A319s had already been decided before the crisis and has been repeatedly confirmed. The gradual withdrawal from flight operations began in mid-2021. The aircraft will move to sister company Lufthansa Cityline and thus remain in the Kranich Group. The seven Airbus A319s are indirectly owned by Austrian Airlines. Formally, AUA is the lessee and the official owners are subsidiaries, so-called special purpose companies. This is a common construction in aviation that is used by almost all airlines. Austrian Airlines has repeatedly refused to comment on whether Lufthansa Cityline is simply the new lessee or whether a sale is taking place within the group. There is no connection between the A319 retirement and the recent repayment of part of the state-guaranteed loan. The Austrian Airlines fleet has been "cleaned up" to the Airbus A321 and A320, Embraer 195, Boeing 767 and 777 models, taking into account the most recent retirements. Since no "replacement aircraft" have been brought into the fleet - also due to the Corona pandemic,

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Germany is downgrading countries to high-risk areas

Granite Pireci 5 January 2022 09:02

The German government has relaxed the entry restrictions imposed on Great Britain, South Africa, Namibia and six other African countries due to the strong spread of the Omicron variant. The nine countries, which also include Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique and Zimbabwe, will be downgraded from virus variant areas to high-risk areas from Tuesday, as reported by Tagesschau. Airlines were recently only allowed to transport German citizens or people living in Germany from the countries to Germany. The rule also applied to rail or ship traffic. Those entering from virus variant areas are also required to quarantine for two weeks - even for those who have been vaccinated or recovered. Anyone entering from a high-risk area and is not fully vaccinated or recovered must quarantine for ten days and can be released from this with a negative test at the earliest five days after entry.

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South Africa: Jetstream propeller broken and crashed into cabin

Jan Gruber 5 January 2022 08:37

A charter flight operated by South African regional airline SA Airlink suffered a bird strike on Monday, which resulted in a propeller blade on the Jetstream 41, registration ZS-NRJ, breaking. The “fragment” pierced the outer wall and ended up in the passenger compartment. It is very rare for propeller blades to break and also end up in the cabin. Due to the high speed, they have a lot of force and penetrations into the passenger compartment are therefore quite dangerous. Fortunately, nothing happened in this specific case, as the small turboprop aircraft was able to land safely at the Venetia mine in South Africa. According to local reports, a large bird collided with the right propeller of the ZS-NRJ during the approach to landing. As a result, a blade broke off and crashed into the cabin. Photos published on social media show the considerable extent of the damage. The Jetstream 41 was able to land safely and the passengers were able to leave the turboprop aircraft unharmed. The incident occurred on January 3, 2022.

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Turkish Airlines flies to Belgrade three times a day in summer

Granite Pireci 5 January 2022 08:02

The Turkish airline currently has Belgrade on its flight schedule twice a day. But that's not enough for the carrier. As of March 27, 2022, the two destinations will be connected three times a day. The carrier will thus increase its presence in Belgrade from the summer season. The Serbian capital is already well connected to the Turkish metropolis. In addition to its own scheduled flight connections, Turkish Airlines also uses codeshares on Air Serbia's daily flights between the two cities. Overall, this increases the weekly frequency to 28 connections. In addition, there are four weekly rotations to Istanbul-Sabiha Gökçen Airport - the second largest commercial airport in the country. These flights are operated by Pegasus Airlines.

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Edelweiss is hiring 150 new cabin crew members and will be expanding the fleet from summer 2022

Granite Pireci 5 January 2022 07:31

The Swiss airline is hiring 150 new cabin crew members. The first initial training course has already started these days. There are still places available for the courses in March, April, May and June. "The prerequisite at the time of entry is a successfully completed basic education (vocational training, high school diploma, etc.) and a customer-oriented attitude with above-average willingness to provide service, enjoyment of dealing with people, warmth and empathy," the company informs. Two additional Airbus A320s in summer 2022 In addition, two Airbus A320 aircraft will be added to the carrier's fleet. The planes will be used for short- and medium-haul flights from Zurich from summer 2022. The airline now has a total of 16 aircraft in its fleet - 12 of which are Airbus A320s and 4 Airbus A340s. This expansion is necessary in order to be able to cope with the increased number of flights in the new year. Accordingly, the number of flights on short and medium-haul routes has increased by 2021 percent compared to summer 16, while the long-haul program even represents an increase of 185 percent.

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Because of quarantine rules: Cathay had to cancel all cargo flights

Jan Gruber 5 January 2022 07:08

The airline Cathay Pacific no longer sees itself in a position to operate long-haul cargo flights. The reason for this is that the Chinese special administrative region has increased the quarantine period for crews who have been abroad from three to seven days. This means that the carrier is simply running out of staff. The tightening was triggered by just one case of corona. An unnamed cockpit member is said to have tested positive five days after his flight duty. The government of the special economic zone took this as an opportunity to require crews to be in isolation for longer after each foreign duty. Operationally, this means that Cathay Pacific now has such an acute shortage of staff that it has temporarily suspended all long-haul flights that it operated with cargo aircraft and so-called pre-flighters. The company now wants to activate closed-loop operations, but this requires a lot of lead time. Flight operations manager Christ Kempis said in a letter to the workforce: "We cannot switch to closed-loop operations overnight and need to take a breather to fully consider all dependencies, including the critical availability of hotel rooms." The current plan is for cargo flights to start again on January 6, 2022. To do this, crew members will be sent to Los Angeles and the pilot base there will also be reactivated. In other words, they are trying to alleviate the tense situation a little with the help of drivers who are stationed abroad. Cathay Pacific is considered the fifth largest provider in the world in the cargo sector. The company was once Hong Kong's flagship airline, but it was already badly hit before the corona crisis, because the protracted protests not only had a negative impact on demand, but also

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