December 22, 2023

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December 22, 2023

Bangladesh: Egypt Air revises flight operations to Dhaka

The Egyptian airline Egypt Air is reviewing its flight operations to Bangladesh. Flight operations will be suspended from March to May. The airline Egypt Air has announced that it will revise its flight operations to Dhaka. Specifically, the airline plans to suspend flights from the end of March to mid-May. The resumption of the two weekly flights is planned for May 19, according to the Aero Routes portal.

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Norse Atlantic connects Athens with New York

The airline Norse Atlantic has announced the launch of a new summer connection. The airline plans to include the Athens-New York JFK route in its flight schedule. The airline Norse Atlantic has announced the launch of a new summer connection. Specifically, the airline plans to launch flights between Athens and New York JFK. The airline plans five weekly flights, as the Aero Routes portal reports. The first flight is scheduled for May 30, 2024.

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New ATR maintenance company in Münster/Osnabrück

ATR Maintenance is another maintenance company that has set up shop at Münster/Osnabrück Airport and is now offering its services. The company's range of services includes aircraft maintenance and repair, the reconditioning and repair of aircraft parts, the recycling of aircraft and the care of aircraft that are temporarily parked inactive. The company specializes in 40 to 70-seat turboprops of the ATR-Avion Transport Regional type in the ATR 42 and ATR 72 variants as well as aircraft from general private aviation. This move will create six highly qualified technical jobs at FMO. Jörg Peters, Managing Director of ATR Maintenance, based in Krefeld, commented: "When looking for a fully-fledged location for our maintenance operations, Münster/Osnabrück Airport with its flexible opening hours and synergies with other companies based there is a perfect choice."

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Hannover Airport is recording increased passenger numbers

Hanover Airport has seen an increase in passenger numbers this year. However, these are below the passenger numbers before Corona. Hanover Airport has seen an increase this year compared to the previous year. By the end of November, the airport had counted 4,3 million passengers. This corresponds to an increase of 586.000 passengers, as the Aero.de portal reports. Despite this development, the airport was unable to match the pre-Corona year of 2019. In 2019, Hanover Airport was able to achieve a passenger volume of 6 million passengers, this year's forecast of 4,8 million passengers cannot yet keep up with this.

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Christmas holidays 2023: Nuremberg expects 126.600 passengers

During the 2023 Christmas holidays, Nuremberg Airport expects around 126.600 passengers. In direct comparison with the same period last year, this would be around 12 percent more travelers. The most popular holiday destinations are Mallorca, Hurghada in Egypt and Antalya in Turkey. But city destinations all over Europe are also in high demand to visit relatives and friends over the holidays or to bring loved ones to Franconia. There is also a concentration on hub connections, primarily to Istanbul, followed by Frankfurt and Amsterdam. The busiest travel day is expected to be January 7, 2024 with around 8.600 passengers.

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Pilatus takes over MRO operations in the USA

The Swiss Pilatus Group has taken over the MRO activities of Aero Centers Epps, including employees. Aero Center Epps is based in Atlanta at DeKalb-Peachtree Airport and offers sales activities and maintenance services for Pilatus aircraft on the US southeast coast. Last year, Epps was taken over by SAR Trilogy Management, LLC. In connection with this acquisition, the new owner has decided to sell the Pilatus maintenance and repair services (MRO) in order to be able to better concentrate on its non-Pilatus aircraft maintenance and charter business and aircraft management. At the signing of the contract, Markus Bucher, CEO of Pilatus, emphasized: “With this acquisition, we want to ensure and further improve the continuity and quality of our award-winning services on the southeast coast of the USA. I am delighted that we have the know-how and the employees on board and can continue to offer our customers a first-class service – 'Together we create the Pilatus Class'."

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Turkish Airlines reduces flights to Pristina

Turkish airline Turkish Airlines has announced that it will reduce its flights from Istanbul to Pristina. In 2024, the number of weekly flights will be reduced from 14 to 2024. Turkish airline Turkish Airlines has announced that it will revise the route between Istanbul and Pristina. The capital of Kosovo will be served with 14 weekly flights from XNUMX. Previously, XNUMX weekly flights were the norm, which will now be reduced, reports the portal Ex-Yu Aviation News.

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Christmas holidays 2023: Brussels Airlines expects 300.000 passengers

Today marks the start of the end-of-year holidays. Brussels Airlines expects to carry almost 300.000 passengers over the next two weeks. Long-haul flights are particularly popular, with an average load factor of 87,2%. Today is the busiest day of the entire holiday period, with over 24.000 passengers booked on Brussels Airlines flights. The second busiest day of the New Year is Friday 29 December, with over 21.000 passengers. It is clear that people want to be at home or at their destination over the holidays, with 24 and 31 December being the least popular travel days, with 11 and 000 passengers respectively. Over 10 passengers will travel on the short and medium-haul network. Rome is the most popular destination for passengers starting their journey in Brussels, followed by Malaga, Barcelona and Vienna. Almost 000 passengers are welcomed on long-haul flights. Although in the minority in terms of numbers, the load factor on long-haul flights is above average at 228.000%. Brussels Airlines will announce its results for 68.000 in early March. However, the airline can already confirm that solid black figures are expected, which would mark the end of three financially turbulent years for the Belgian airline. A historic moment for Brussels Airlines in 87,2 was undoubtedly the arrival of the Airbus A2023neo. It was the first aircraft of this type in the Brussels Airlines fleet and it was also the first time that Brussels Airlines was able to take delivery of a brand new aircraft. In the meantime, another

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SSP opens Burger King in BER Terminal 1

A franchisee has opened a Burger King branch in Terminal 1 of Berlin Brandenburg Airport. It is around 285 square meters in size and has 120 seats. The operator is the SSP Group, which is already active at BER under other brands. The opening of the first Burger King in the public area of ​​Terminal 1 is the start of further new catering units at BER. At the beginning of 2024, the SSP Group will open a second Burger King in the food court behind the airport's security checks. A second Starbucks, also operated by SSP, will complement the catering offer in the food court next year. The award was preceded by an EU concession tender procedure in which the concessions to operate four catering areas in Terminal 1 of BER Airport were awarded. "We are very pleased that we can expand the catering offer at BER for passengers and visitors in the fast food sector with the internationally known Burger King brand. With SSP, we as operators have an internationally experienced and successful food and beverage partner who, with the brands Burger King and Starbucks, complements the offering at BER very well,” says BER boss Aletta von Massenbach.

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Obituary: Thank you, Jörg Pommer!

He founded several airlines and worked on innovative aviation projects until the end. A few weeks ago he died completely unexpectedly and without warning at the age of 68. The Austrian aviation entrepreneur Georg Pommer was one of the pioneers of private air travel in the Alpine republic. Jörg Pommer, who was also a private pilot, made the leap into aviation many, many years ago at Tyrolen Airways, which at the time was still wholly owned by the Langes-Swarovski family. He worked his way up to become head of the charter department and was already considered a creative mind back then. Be it charter flights to Courchevel or developing Naxos for tourism. It was Jörg Pommer who made the island, which was then little known to tourists, attractive to local tour operators. Today's charter flights between Austria and Naxos have their origins in Georg Pommer, who also spent his retirement there. He was the epitome of the "jack-in-the-box", because some projects were not successful - at least not in the long term. Jörg Pommer never let this get him down, but was already working on the next project and was usually able to attract investors within a short period of time. The airlines Fairline, Styrian Spirit and Robin Hood have one thing in common: they were originally founded by Jörg Pommer. At the time of the insolvencies, however, he was no longer working in the companies and was no longer involved. Georg Pommer never lets himself be defeated and always fights for justice. Sometimes it was about what he saw as particularly high fares from Austrian Airlines from Graz, sometimes about media reports that were not quite properly researched, in which he was called "hand kissing".

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