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Klagenfurt: Still no wages for airport employees

Jan Gruber 5 May 2023 17:45

The employees of Klagenfurt Airport and the handling and security subsidiary have not yet received their salaries for April 2023. A week ago, management said that this would not happen until May 5, 2023. Nothing has arrived. The works council and the union are furious and politicians are calling special meetings that are intended to lead to Lilihill being disempowered. Officially, there is now talk of a "short-term liquidity bottleneck". This is said to be the reason why the wages and salaries of the approximately 120 people affected have still not been transferred. The city of Klagenfurt is now working on a solution that will enable employees to take out interest-free loans as a stopgap. However, both the works council and the union have doubts that the coffers of Klagenfurt Airport are actually so empty that salaries can no longer be paid. Rather, it is suspected that the delays are intended as a means of exerting pressure. The usually talkative airport company was not available for comment. In any case, employee representatives are talking about a "huge mess". They do not want to call for a work stoppage yet, as they obviously want to wait for the rescue measures from politicians. However, there is certainly the possibility - at least in theory - that the management could still file for insolvency. The shareholders' consent is not required for this, as it is a duty of the managing director, and failure to do so could result in personal liability. City and state want to take control The city of Klagenfurt and the state of Carinthia want to stand together and take the helm at the airport again.

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AOC and operating license received: SkyUp MT is ready to go

Amely Mizzi 5 May 2023 17:31

The Malta branch of the Ukrainian low-cost airline SkyUp is now officially an airline, having been granted AOC, operating license and CAMO approval by the Malta Civil Aviation Authority. "I am proud that another major player in the aviation industry has chosen Malta. We are delighted to welcome SkyUp MT to the 9H* community. The team has shown enormous dedication and ambition during the many months of discussions and review of the application. I would also like to thank the CAD inspectors led by Eng. Connie Di Cesare for their excellent work and support throughout the process," explains Charles Pace, Director General of the Malta Civil Aviation Authority. SkyUp MT is headquartered in the Republic of Malta, the smallest member of the European Union. The Ukrainians expect the EU branch to improve market access, as until now many services could only be provided on the basis of special permits. First charter and ACMI, then scheduled flights "The SkyUp brand with Ukrainian DNA is now international. We are one of the first in the history of Ukrainian aviation. For us, this means that we need to explore new opportunities and expand our business. But our ambitious goal is to show the whole world that Ukrainian brands can compete with European ones and, in the long run, be recognized as the best in Europe and the world thanks to a special service. We once proved that a small airline with only 10 aircraft can be visible in the global aviation industry and set trends. By replacing the heels of flight attendants with sneakers, we became

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Air France-KLM is increasing its flight offer

Ermal Muji 5 May 2023 16:27

The French airline Air France-KLM is planning to increase its flight offering, especially in the summer. This conclusion is based on recent successes in terms of increasing booking numbers after recovering from the corona pandemic. Air France-KLM recorded a passenger volume of almost 20 million passengers in the first quarter, which represents an increase of more than 30 percent compared to the previous year. Due to these recent successes, the carrier plans to increase the flight offering many times over and thus stimulate competition after the last subsidies have been paid. In the third quarter, the flight offering is to be increased to 95 percent of the offer in 2019 and will be maintained steadily, as the portal Aero.de reports.

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Etihad Airways connects Abu Dhabi with Paris

Ermal Muji 5 May 2023 15:20

The airline Etihad Airways is planning to start the Abu Dhabi-Paris route. Initially, four weekly flights will be offered, later daily flights between Abu Dhabi and Paris will be possible. Etihad Airways will expand the route between Abu Dhabi and Paris in the future. From mid-July 2023, four weekly flights will be flown with the Airbus A350-1000XWB, as the Aeroroutes portal confirms. However, Paris should be accessible daily from the starting point Abu Dhabi by the end of September.

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Iberia: Candela becomes head of the airline

Ermal Muji 5 May 2023 14:32

The Spanish airline Iberia has announced a new boss, Fernando Candela will take over as CEO of the Spanish airline. However, his term in office will not last long, as the new acting boss will work for the airline until the end of the year. The carrier Iberia has been able to fill the top position: Fernando Candela has been announced as the new, acting boss. Candela will replace Javier Sánchez-Prieto as boss. However, the term of office of the new boss Candela is not considered to be long-term either, as the Iberia boss is expected to work for the airline until the end of the year.

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Swiss operates domestic flights with Airbus A330

Amely Mizzi 5 May 2023 14:03

Swiss will initially operate the short domestic route between Zurich and Geneva on two dates with long-haul Airbus A330-300 aircraft. The reason for this is that pilot training is being carried out. Swiss's reservation system shows that the LX2802/2807 route pair will be operated with Airbus A27-3s on May 2023 and June 330, 300. However, changes are possible at any time, as the aircraft sometimes changes at short notice on flights that are also used for training purposes.

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Hamburg: Eurowings is now flying to Graz

Ermal Muji 5 May 2023 13:40

The German airline Eurowings will soon be connecting Hamburg Airport with Graz. In addition to the four weekly flights to the Austrian city, Eurowings flight enthusiasts can also look forward to further connections to Malta. Eurowings will soon be adding the Hamburg-Graz route. The carrier is planning four weekly flights to one of Austria's most important business locations, with flights to the Styrian capital every Monday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday. The German airline Eurowings also has something in store for summer trips: Eurowings will also be offering further connections to Malta from May 14th.

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Lufthansa also trains with Airbus A380 in Vienna

Jan Gruber 5 May 2023 13:09

For training purposes, Lufthansa visited Vienna-Schwechat on Wednesday, May 380, 800 with the Airbus A3-2023, which bears the registration D-AIMK. Seven more visits by the crane superjumbo have been scheduled for May 2023. Lufthansa is currently intensively preparing for the return to service of Airbus A380-800 aircraft. Training flights are being carried out at various airports for this purpose. Vienna Airport boss Julian Jäger announced on Instagram, among other things, that this model operated by Lufthansa will be in Vienna for training purposes on seven more days in May 2023. He recommends observing from the visitors' terrace.

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FACC AG with increased sales in the first quarter of 2023

Amely Mizzi 5 May 2023 12:05

The Austrian aviation supplier FACC AG was able to increase sales by 2023 percent to 27,6 million euros in the first quarter of 162,7. The group speaks of a difficult environment, as the strong inflation is not making life any easier for the entire industry. An easing of the international supply chains is expected for the full year 2023. As is usual in the industry, inflation-related cost increases are only passed on to the market with a delay of up to a year. From today's perspective, a higher demand for new aircraft is confirmed, which will lead to further rate increases for all major aircraft models. With the exception of China, passenger numbers on short- and medium-haul flights (continental travel) have already returned to pre-pandemic levels. This growth trend will continue and passenger numbers in China are also rising again after the relaxation of the strict COVID rules. Only the volume of international travel has not yet reached pre-crisis levels. The predictions of FACC management (from 2020) that aviation will fully recover by the end of 2024 have been confirmed. The focus is on further increasing sales in the core business and expanding production capacities. In the 2023 financial year, around EUR 34,8 million will be invested in FACC's planned growth. This includes tripling the area of ​​the FACC plant in Croatia, which will go into operation in 2022. FACC is conducting intensive research into technologies and materials that will make a significant contribution to the transformation of the aviation industry towards CO2-free aviation mobility. This includes, in particular, the establishment of a sustainable material cycle management system; FACC lightweight construction and product solutions will thus make a significant contribution to the aviation industry's goal of CO2-free flying.

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Brussels Airlines with a quarterly loss of 44 million euros

Amely Mizzi 5 May 2023 11:05

Brussels Airlines closed the first quarter with a loss of EUR 44 million, an improvement of 29% compared to the previous year. The traditionally weakest period of the year in the aviation industry was this time affected by persistently high fuel prices and exploding inflation. Brussels Airlines' revenue increased by EUR 2023 million or almost 123% year-on-year to EUR 79 million in the first quarter of 280 (previous year: EUR 157 million), thanks to a solid 37% increase in production (available seat kilometers) and an additional long-haul aircraft.In the first three months of 2022, production was still heavily affected by the Corona crisis and was only 61% compared to 2019 levels. This percentage climbed to 2023% in the first quarter of 84 compared to the same period in 2019. Operating expenses increased by a total of EUR 123 million or +54% to EUR 350 million (previous year: EUR 227 million), mainly due to higher production-related volume costs such as airport fees and charges or fuel consumption, price-related increases in fuel costs as well as inflation and the full impact of automatic salary indexation. As a result, adjusted EBIT in the reporting period amounted to EUR -44 million (previous year: EUR -62 million).

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