March 27, 2023

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March 27, 2023

Romania: Blue Air announces bankruptcy

After the suspension of its operating license by Romania, the Romanian airline Blue Air had to cease operations and close down. Recently, Blue Air was also declared bankrupt. As a result of the suspension of its operating license by Blue Air, the Romanian airline had to close down its operations. Flights were no longer allowed to be arranged or carried out from autumn last year. Last week, the airline Blue Air announced bankruptcy: Romania's largest airline still has claims from 90 lenders that still need to be repaid.

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Dorothea von Boxberg will be the new boss in Brussels

The Belgian airline Brussels Airlines was able to announce a new management to the public. Dorothea von Boxberg will take over the position of CEO after serving as Chairman of the Executive Board of Lufthansa Cargo. The new head of the Belgian airline Brussels Airlines will take up the position of CEO of Brussels Airlines on April 15, 2023. In the past, she served as CEO of Lufthansa Cargo. In Belgium, she will also take on the role of "Representative of the Executive Board to the European Commission". "I am delighted that Dorothea von Boxberg, an accomplished and experienced airline manager from our own ranks, is taking over the leadership position at Brussels Airlines. With her extensive knowledge and broad understanding of cargo and passenger airlines, she will continue to drive the successful transformation of Belgium's national airline Brussels Airlines in the coming years," said Christina Foerster, Member of the Executive Board of the Lufthansa Group and Chair of the Board of Directors of SN Airholding. The successor to Dorothea von Boxberg is to be announced as soon as possible, but it is not yet known who will take over the position at Lufthansa Cargo.

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Eastern Airways increases presence in Paris-Orly

The British regional airline Eastern Airways is launching three routes to Paris-Orly in summer 2023. These are scheduled to begin in mid-April 2023 and will be served with ATR72 turboprop aircraft. From East Midlands and Southampton, Eastern Airways will fly to the French airport Paris-Orly once a day from April 14, 2023. From April 21, 2023, the airline will also fly to Orly Airport from Cardiff at the same frequency. ATR 72 turboprop aircraft will be used on all three routes.

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Winter 2023/24: Air Canada increases Toulouse

Star Alliance member Air Canada will fly more frequently between Montreal and Toulouse in the 2023/24 winter schedule than originally announced. The airline is now planning four flights per week. From June 1, 2023, Air Canada will fly five times a week between the two cities. For the 2023/24 winter, the airline had originally planned to fly three flights per week. Due to high demand, the carrier plans to offer four flights per week from October 29, 2023.

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Lisbon: Bulgaria Air and Fly2Sky fly for Tap

The airline Tap Air Portugal will use three more wet lease aircraft in the 2023 summer flight schedule. These are an Airbus A319 and an Embraer 190, each operated by Bulgaria Air. An A321 from Fly2Sky is also in use. The three aircraft will be stationed in Lisbon. With the A319, Bulgaria Air will fly to destinations such as Warsaw, Praia and Dakar on behalf of Tap. The Embraer 190 will fly for the client to Valencia, Seville, Porto, Nice, Malaga, Madrid, Faro, Casablanca, Barcelona and Brussels. The Airbus A321 from Fly2Sky will be used to Stockholm-Arlanda, Oslo, Rome-Fiumicino and Dakar, among others. For the time being, the cooperation with the two subcontractors is limited to the 2023 summer flight schedule period.

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Milan: German Airways will also fly for Ita Airways in summer 2023

German Airways will also fly with Embraer 2023s from Milan-Linate for Ita Airways in the 190 summer flight schedule. In addition to individual flights outside this airport, flights will mainly be made from the metropolis' inner-city airport. The wet-lease aircraft will be used for Ita Airways mainly to Stuttgart, Naples, London City, Frankfurt am Main and Bari. The Italian carrier has been leasing an Embraer 190 and crew from German Airways for some time.

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Varna: Bulgaria Air launches two charter routes

In the 2023 summer flight schedule, Bulgaria Air will offer two new routes from Varna. These are the destinations Enfidha and Dalaman. These will be served as so-called regular charter flights. Enfidha will be served with Boeing 22-19s on Mondays from May 2023 to June 737, 300. The same aircraft type will fly to Dalaman on Fridays between September 22 and October 27, 2023.

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Munich: Cityjet flies with CRJ-1000 for Lufthansa

The Irish airline Cityjet will also operate Bombardier CRJ-1000 regional jets in the future. Lufthansa has become the first wet lease customer. The leased aircraft will fly from Munich for the Kranich Group. Lufthansa's reservation system shows that the Bombardier CRJ-1000s operated by Cityjet will mainly serve the following destinations, in addition to one-off flights from Munich: Birmingham, Bordeaux, Copenhagen, Dresden, Gdansk, Marseille, Nice, Stuttgart, Tallinn and Warsaw.

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9H-NEE: Air Malta has taken delivery of its first A320neo in new livery

With the 9H-NEE, Air Malta has taken delivery of its fifth Airbus A320neo. It is the first aircraft to carry the revised livery from the factory. In return, the A320 with the registration 9H-AEQ will be retired. The delivery flight from the Airbus factory in Toulouse to Malta International Airport was operated using a blend of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and was led by Captain Patrick Calleja and First Officer Mark Attard. For Captain Calleja, this was the last flight with Air Malta after more than 31 years with Air Malta. The new 9H-NEE was delivered with a new, modern livery designed in collaboration with Airbus SA. This more cost-effective livery takes up the colors and elements of the Maltese flag and makes it immediately recognizable as the national airline of the Maltese islands. While the carrier is celebrating the entry into the fleet of the latest aircraft, the future of the airline is unclear. The government has not yet received the green light from Brussels for the subsidy it intends to provide. In the background, work is underway to set up a new company. This could also replace the sister company Malta MedAir.

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Rome: Aeroitalia further expands Romania offer

The airline Aeroitalia is launching two more Romania-Italy routes in the 2023 summer flight schedule. From Rome-Fiumicino, the airline plans to fly to Bucharest and Bacau. The connection to Bacau is to be operated three times a week from June 1, 2023 to September 30, 2023. Most recently, this was in the portfolio twice a week in the 2022 winter flight schedule. The flights will now be operated on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. Aeroitalia plans to fly between the two capitals four times a week between June 2, 2023 and September 29, 2023. Boeing 737-800 medium-haul jets will be used on both routes.

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