September 25, 2023

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September 25, 2023

Etihad Airways: Daily flights to Barcelona arrive earlier than planned

The airline Etihad Airways will make changes to the route between Abu Dhabi and Barcelona during the winter season. The planned daily flight service is now to be adopted earlier. The airline Etihad Airways originally planned to operate daily flights between Abu Dhabi and Barcelona from March 1, 2024. However, this daily flight frequency is now to be brought forward, as the Aeroroutes portal confirms. The airline in question now plans to introduce this daily flight service between the two cities from November 19, 2023, and the flights will be operated with Boeing 787-10 aircraft.

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Dubrovnik records two million passengers

Dubrovnik Airport reached a significant milestone last Thursday: the airport managed to reach two million passengers. Dubrovnik Airport reached another milestone this year, which also shows the airport's continued development. The airport handled its two millionth passenger last Thursday, reaching this achievement 24 days earlier than last year. In terms of speed, however, this milestone cannot keep up with the pace of 2019, when this figure was reached almost a month earlier, according to the Ex-Yu Aviation News portal.

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Austrian Airlines confirms cooperation with Viennese restaurateurs

The Austrian airline Austrian Airlines wants to present Austrian tradition above the clouds as well. This is reflected in the cooperation with the top gastronomy address "Zum schwarzen Kameel", which gives the Austrian airline access to its specialties even on flights. The Austrian national carrier Austrian Airlines is actively focusing on presenting its own tradition with its campaign. Based on this idea, the cooperation with the Viennese restaurateur "Zum schwarzen Kameel" is now also following, who will offer exclusive Viennese specialties on selected flights of the airline. The said cooperation is limited to flights in the current week, which will take place from September 25th to 29th. "For the third time this year, Austrian Airlines is cooperating with renowned traditional establishments to introduce our guests to Austrian culinary tradition and to pamper them. We are proud to be working with the Viennese family business "Zum Schwarzen Kameel" and are particularly pleased to be able to present Austrian specialties of the highest quality to our guests," says Michael Trestl, CCO of Austrian Airlines.

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Sydney: Police have to remove unruly PAX from Jetstar plane

In Australia, an unruly PAX had to be removed from a Jetstar-operated aircraft by police officers. The 25-year-old was ejected before the flight took off due to his misconduct, but refused to disembark. The incident occurred at Sydney Airport. The police took tough action because he refused to follow the instructions of both the crew and the Australian Federal Police. He was then taken off the aircraft against his will and offered considerable resistance. According to Jetstar, the man behaved so disruptively and did not stop even after the crew intervened that the captain decided to call the police for help. The troublemaker is to be brought to court under local law, according to the police.

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Cargolux and unions agree

The cargo airline Cargolux has reached an agreement with the unions OGBL and LCGB. Among other things, this provides for an average salary increase of 5,5 percent. Furthermore, indexation protection for salaries was agreed. A strike had previously taken place. This was ended immediately after the compromise was reached. The employee representatives have called on their members to return to work immediately.

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Fraport AG: Contract extension for Stefan Schulte

The Supervisory Board of Fraport AG has decided to extend the contract with CEO Stefan Schulte early. The new mandate runs from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2027. "Stefan Schulte has made Fraport one of the world's leading international airport operators with a sustainable strategy. Fraport is successful and on the right track," said Michael Boddenberg, Hessian Finance Minister and Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Fraport AG. "Despite the considerable turbulence during the coronavirus pandemic, Dr. Schulte has championed important future projects and made significant progress in their implementation."

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Summer 2024: Condor announces Frankfurt-San Antonio

In the 2024 summer flight schedule, the German holiday airline Condor will also fly from Frankfurt am Main to San Antonio in the US state of Texas. The carrier claims that this will be the only non-stop connection from Europe to date. The airline is currently planning to serve the new destination seasonally between May and September 2024. Airbus A330-900s will generally be used as aircraft. Condor has been replacing its aging Boeing 767s with brand new Airbus A330neos for some time now. The airline also has a number of A330-200s. According to the airline, the Frankfurt-San Antonio route will be served on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays in summer 2024. In addition to San Antonio, Miami, Florida has also been added to the 2024 summer flight schedule with three weekly connections. Calgary, Alberta is also returning with two weekly flights. “North America is particularly popular with travelers, which is why we are happy to offer our guests even more options for their flight. In summer 2024, we will be offering additional destinations as well as further connections to the most popular destinations in North America. New to the flight schedule is San Antonio in Texas, which we are the only airline to fly to directly from Europe," explains Managing Director Ralf Teckentrup.

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Austrian Airlines appoints new marketing manager

Effective October 15, 2023, David Kondo will take over the position of Senior Director Austrian Brand Experience at Austrian Airlines. He will be responsible for marketing and product management at the Austrian Lufthansa subsidiary. Kondo has been with Finnair since 2017, where he held various management positions in the customer experience area and was responsible, among other things, for the award-winning long-haul experience and the redesign of Helsinki Airport. David Kondo is currently also a member of the board of the Airline Passenger Experience Association (APEX). In addition to his studies in engineering and airline business, he also has experience in design thinking and innovation. "I am convinced that David Kondo is the ideal person for this position due to his industry expertise and his experience in the field of customer experience," says Austrian Chief Commercial Officer Michael Trestl.

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Due to significant deficiencies: FAA imposes fine on island airport

Cracks in the runway, worn-out surfaces on taxiways, faulty and in some cases non-existent floor markings at Saint Thomas Airport (Cyril E. King) have earned the operator a hefty fine. It is worth noting that the airport is operated by the public sector and is very busy. The list of deficiencies that the FAA accuses the US Virgin Islands Port Authority of is extremely long. The tip of the iceberg is probably that not even a NOTAM was issued about the damage to the runway and other deficiencies. This is certainly relevant to safety, because crews who are not familiar with the local conditions may not know how to deal with them. Even the fuel depot has been criticized by the FAA as being faulty and defective. In view of the considerable defects and damage, it is questionable why an operating ban has not yet been issued. However, the airport is operated by the public sector and not by a private operator, which in no way makes the situation any better. And it gets even weirder: The FAA first criticized the conditions in 2021, then in 2022, and this year the officials are probably at their wits' end. From the FAA's point of view, despite many promises and assurances, nothing has been repaired or improved. Now a fine of 477.000 US dollars has been imposed. Remarkably, this is a civil fine. The authority concerned was given a one-month deadline to comment. At the same time, pressure is being exerted, because if the notification of defects is ignored, the airport now reserves the right to be taken offline until the problem is resolved.

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Lufthansa Technik and Uzbekistan Airways are celebrating 30 years of cooperation

Lufthansa Technik and Uzbekistan Airways have been working together in the field of aircraft maintenance for around 30 years. The partnership will now expand aircraft maintenance capacities in the Central Asian country. Since the airline added its first Airbus A1993-310 to its fleet in 300, Lufthansa Technik has continuously supported Uzbekistan Airways with reliable technical services. At the same time, Lufthansa Technik has helped Uzbekistan Airways expand maintenance capacities for both its own and regional third-party customers. "The cooperation with Lufthansa Technik is of undisputed importance to Uzbekistan Airways. The fact that it has existed for 30 years speaks volumes," said Shukhrat Khudaykulov, Chairman of the Board of Management of Uzbekistan Airways. "The most basic aircraft maintenance work was the beginning of this journey. Our specialists were trained and carried out repairs on Western-designed aircraft that were new to Uzbekistan. Today, thanks to the joint efforts, Uzbekistan Airways has the largest own repair base in the region and is able to carry out almost all work on Airbus and Boeing aircraft and has a reliable partner with whom it will further develop the aviation sector."

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