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February 23, 2024

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February 23, 2024

Special Visitor: Union Aviation landed in Luqa for the first time

Jan Gruber February 23, 2024 11:05

For the first time in the company's history, Latvia-based Union Aviation visited the Maltese airport Luqa on February 17, 2024. The Embraer Lineage 1000 with the registration YL-UAG made a stopover at the Maltese airport on February 17, 2024 on the way from Dubai-World Central to Faro. Union Aviation was founded in 2021, sees itself as a so-called boutique airline and has a fleet consisting of 12 aircraft.

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Flydubai reactivates Sochi flights

Jan Gruber February 23, 2024 10:32

Emirates sister company Flydubai is further expanding its presence in the Russian Federation in the 2024 summer flight schedule. A temporary non-stop connection between Dubai and Sochi will be offered. This will be served three times a week from June 16, 2024. For the time being, this route is limited to September 1, 2024. Jeyhun Efendi, Senior Vice President, Commercial Operations and E-commerce at Flydubai, said: "We are delighted to expand our seasonal summer offering with the resumption of flights to Sochi. In recent years, we have seen consistent demand on our popular seasonal routes such as Batumi, Corfu, Dubrovnik, Mykonos and Santorini. With the resumption of flights to Sochi, we look forward to being able to offer our passengers more attractive holiday destinations between June and September."

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Azores Airlines has A321neo waiting in Malta

Amely Mizzi February 23, 2024 10:03

The approximately six-year-old Airbus A321neo with the registration CS-TSF was recently serviced by an MRO provider at Luqa Airport. The medium-haul jet was delivered ex works to Azores Airlines in 2017. The photos were taken on February 20, 2024 at the Maltese airport. The CS-TSF was on its way back to Lisbon.

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Madrid: Euroairlines is increasing its fleet

Amely Mizzi February 23, 2024 09:50

The Spanish non-stop airline Euroairlines has announced that it has expanded its fleet at Cuatroientos Airport near Madrid. The company has a new Cessna 421C Golden Eagle, which it uses to offer flights to North Africa, among other destinations. It also has a Beechcraft Baron G58 on site, which can fly to destinations within a 2.000 kilometer radius. "We are delighted to present our new Cessna 421C, an aircraft that expands our fleet, opens up new routes and multiplies our offering. With this aircraft we can offer more tailored and efficient flight experiences, lower prices, greater range, payload and complexity," said Antonio Lopez Lazaro, CEO of Euroairlines. The increased range of the Cessna 421C will enable Euroairlines to fly to North Africa for the first time. North Africa to fly. Specifically, the aircraft will operate on routes to Spain, Portugal, France, Italy, Morocco, Tunisia and Algeria.

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Dortmund Airport recycles scrap for a good cause

Amely Mizzi February 23, 2024 09:43

Dortmund Airport has discarded old equipment and at the same time done something for a good cause. As part of a clean-up campaign, non-functional equipment such as old vehicle components and trailers was removed from the airport inventory. Iron and metal scraps were sold at a small residual value, raising a total of around 600 euros, which the airport donated in full to the Kinderglück Foundation. The idea was initiated by the team around Bianka Mark, Head of Fleet & Green Spaces at Dortmund Airport. "We are pleased that we can make a positive contribution by recycling our old material and support the Kinderglück Foundation in its projects," said Bianka Mark. Sonnhard Osyka, Head of Marketing & Sales, presented the donation to Kinderglück founder Bernd Krispin on behalf of the company. The Kinderglück Foundation has been supporting disadvantaged children and young people with a variety of projects since 2006. The focus is on supporting and implementing projects in the Ruhr area. Dortmund Airport has been an official cooperation partner of Kinderglück since the beginning of 2023. On the departure level, before and after the security checks, there are collection boxes into which passengers and visitors to the airport can throw their empties. Last year, the donations of empties raised over 23.000 euros, which Kinderglück invested in various aid projects. One example is the school bag project, which every year equips thousands of socially disadvantaged first-graders with school bags for the start of school - around 4.000 last year alone. With the introduction of its own brand "tonton", Kinderglück has further optimized the handling of the project. In addition to financing through donations, there is now

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Summer 2024: Sunexpress takes on Cologne/Bonn-Samsun

Jan Gruber February 23, 2024 09:41

In the 2024 summer flight schedule, the Turkish holiday airline Sunexpress will operate a non-stop connection between Cologne/Bonn and Samsun. The first flight is scheduled for June 26, 2024. Flights from Cologne/Bonn to Samsun will depart on Wednesdays at 7.40:737 a.m. The flight time is just under four hours. The return flight from Turkey to the Rhineland will also take place on Wednesdays. A Boeing XNUMX will be used. "With the SunExpress connection to Samsun, we are expanding our dense route network to Turkey," says Thilo Schmid, CEO of Cologne/Bonn Airport GmbH. "This target market is very important both for holidaymakers and for passengers visiting family and friends."

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Scoot will fly with Embraer E2024-E190 from May 2

Amely Mizzi February 23, 2024 09:32

In a few weeks, the low-cost airline Scoot will take delivery of its first Embraer E190-E2. The fleet is expected to grow to five units later this year. According to a report by the Straits Times, this type of aircraft, which is being leased from Azorra, will be used commercially from May 2024. It will mainly serve regional routes from Singapore. The acquisition of four more E2025-E190s has been announced for 2.

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Starlux orders five A350F and three A330neo

Amely Mizzi February 23, 2024 09:01

The Republic of China-based airline Starlux announced at the Singapore Air Show that it has ordered five Airbus A350 freighters and three more A330neos. "Starlux Airlines has continuously expanded the cargo market since its establishment, taking advantage of the strategic advantages of Taiwan's geographical location," said Starlux CEO Glenn Chai. The carrier operates an all-Airbus passenger fleet that already includes the A350-900, A330neo and A321neo. The A350F will be used by STARLUX Cargo on some of the busiest cargo routes in the world.

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Lufthansa and Swiss are restructuring their boards

Amely Mizzi February 23, 2024 08:56

The Supervisory Board of Lufthansa AG has decided that the Executive Board will be reshuffled. This will also have an impact on the subsidiary Swiss, as it will have to fill two of its three positions. This also affects CEO Dieter Vranckx, who will move to the parent company. Lufthansa Executive Board members Harry Hohmeister, Detlef Kayser and Christina Foerster will step down with effect from June 30, 2024. Remco Steenbergen will leave the Group's management board as early as May 7, 2024. Michael Niggemann will take over the role of Chief Financial Officer on an interim basis. The Executive Board is to be permanently reduced from six to five members. The terms of office of Harry Hohmeister and Detlef Kayser will end this year as scheduled. At the same time, Christina Foerster and Remco Steenbergen are leaving by mutual agreement, the Kranich Group announced. "The Executive Board has done an excellent job of leading the Lufthansa Group through the extremely difficult phase of the pandemic. He successfully mastered the challenging task of rising again. Today, the company is once again on a solid financial footing. For this, all members of the Board of Management deserve the highest recognition and thanks. In particular, the Supervisory Board would like to thank the members of the Board of Management who are now leaving for their commitment, performance and great loyalty," said Supervisory Board Chairman Karl-Ludwig Kley. Grazia Vittadini will be appointed to the Board of Management with effect from July 1, 2024. As Chief Technology Officer, she will take over the "Technology and IT" department, which will also include responsibility for the "Sustainability" area. She will receive a three-year contract. On the same day, Swiss CEO Dieter Vranckx will be appointed to the Board of Management for "Global Markets and Commercial Management Hubs". He will also receive a three-year contract.

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Possible strike at Lufthansa: UFO initiates strike vote

Amely Mizzi February 23, 2024 08:49

The flight attendants' union UFO has announced that it has initiated a ballot vote on possible strike action among Lufthansa's approximately 18.000 cabin employees. Voting is to take place from Wednesday, February 28, 2024 to March 6, 2024 inclusive. "The cabin has demands that are more than justified. Especially during the crisis, colleagues have made major concessions to secure jobs. The Lufthansa Group achieved the third-best result in the group's history in 2023. The crisis has been overcome, and the signs are pointing towards growth. Management is rewarding itself for the successful turnaround and is treating itself to generous salary increases and bonuses. It is decent and fair that the crews, who have made many personal sacrifices for this success, are also appropriately involved," explains UFO Chairman Joachim Vázquez Bürger. "Unfortunately, Lufthansa's improved offers are also inadequate. Neither the term offered in connection with the percentage table increases nor the time when these increases are to come are suitable for us. We assume that there will be a high level of participation in this ballot. The cabin has a high sense of responsibility, especially towards Lufthansa guests, who are ultimately the ones who suffer when flights are cancelled. We do not like to go down the path of escalation, but we have no alternative as long as Lufthansa does not respond to our legitimate demands." The union warns that Lufthansa is heading for operational chaos in the summer of 2024. It criticises the current plans and claims that there is an acute shortage of staff. The current collective wage agreement was terminated by UFO on December 31, 2023. "Passengers in particular notice that the company

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