The airline Air France is planning to reintroduce the Boeing 777 on the Paris-Bastia route. Three weekly flights are planned. The airline Air France is planning to reintroduce the Boeing 777 on the Paris-Bastia route. The Boeing will be used from July 5 to September 1, reports the Aero Routes portal. The flights will take place three times a week.
Munich Airport can look back on a successful 2023 in terms of freight traffic. According to data from the Association of German Airports (ADV), Munich Airport was the only major German airport to record growth in the transport of freight in 2023. With a volume of 284.000 tons, the airport registered an increase of 6,6 percent compared to the previous year, while total German volume fell by 7,1 percent. A significant proportion of this is belly freight, i.e. goods transported in the cargo hold of passenger aircraft. In Munich, this share even rose by 11 percent. The direct connections to China, which have been offered again since the middle of last year, the new route to Bangalore in southern India and the route to Taipei, which is flown four times a week, have also been extremely well received, especially by the strong Bavarian export industry. The boom in freight volumes will continue in 2024: In January, freight volumes rose by 6,5 percent compared to the same month last year, and in February, it was 10,8 percent. Overall, the amount of freight in Munich is now almost 90 percent of the pre-coronavirus level. In the current year, the supply of freight capacity will continue to increase. New routes to Seattle, Johannesburg and Vietnam as well as additional flight frequencies - including to Beijing and Osaka - offer industrial and logistics companies in the Munich Airport catchment area additional opportunities to load directly via Munich. The cargo area of Munich Airport scores particularly well with fast turnaround times due to its efficient infrastructure, which enables goods to be transported quickly to the aircraft thanks to short distances. This infrastructure is currently growing
Ljubljana Airport was able to close the month of February with a plus compared to the previous month of January. In February, 86.181 passengers were handled. Ljubljana Airport was able to close February with a positive result. This month even surpassed the busier January. In February, Ljubljana Airport was able to handle 86.181 passengers, which corresponds to an increase of 32,8 percent compared to the previous year. In a direct comparison between February 2024 and February 2019, however, there is still a minus of 18,3 percent, as the Ex-Yu Aviation News portal reports. In the first two months of 2024, 161.377 passengers were handled.
The airline Eurowings plans to expand its service to Dubai in winter 2024/25. The city will be served daily. The airline Eurowings plans to expand its service to Dubai in winter 2024/25. Due to the positive demand, the airline is planning daily flights between Berlin and Dubai. The route extension is to be introduced from the end of October. In addition, Dubai will also be served from Stuttgart with three weekly flights, reports the portal Aero.de.
The US airline Delta Air Lines has said that it does not expect to take delivery of the first units of the Boeing 737 Max 10 before 2027. CEO Ed Bastian told Bloomberg News that it had initially assumed that it would receive the first aircraft in 2025. Now he said that the company he leads is preparing for a delay of up to two years. It is therefore assumed that the first of around 100 B737 Max 10s on order will not be able to enter scheduled service until 2027.
The Airbus A320, which was previously used by Aeroflot and has been stranded at Amsterdam-Schiphol Airport since February 27, 2022, was able to be flown out on March 12, 2024. However, it did not go to Moscow; instead, the owner, the leasing company CMB Financial Leasing, was able to get the medium-haul jet back into its own care. There were some bureaucratic hurdles beforehand, because the Dutch government had to approve the project. The former VP-BAC has now been flown out in the direction of Tashkent. The lessor had previously had the Aeroflot logos removed.
The Polish airport in Katowice achieved a new monthly record in February 2024. The airport was used by 303.860 passengers. Compared to the same month last year, this represents an increase of 20,5 percent. It is noteworthy that there was a 71,1 percent increase in charter flights in Katowice. The airport is aiming for around six million passengers this year. It is currently assumed that it could possibly even exceed its self-imposed target. It is also benefiting from the fact that Ryanair has withdrawn capacity from Modlin.
The Avia Solutions Group now has its own airline in Indonesia, as BBN Airlines Indonesia has received an AOC and operating license from the Civil Aviation Authority. The company plans to offer ACMI and charter services in Indonesia with the Boeing 737-800 aircraft. It has also received approval for pure cargo flights, as it is keeping the option open to become active in this segment at a later date. "By obtaining the Air Operator's Certificate, BBN Airlines Indonesia wants to bring more capacity to the region and offer a high standard of safety and service in air traffic," explains Managing Director Martynas Grigas.
The Belgian capital airport Brussels had around 2024 million passengers in February 1,5, 14 percent more than in the same month last year. This is mainly due to the holidays and the leap year. It is also noteworthy that the airport recorded 15 percent more transfer passengers in the reporting month. Cargo volume increased by four percent and is estimated at 49.000 tons. Pure air freight increased by 21 percent. The total number of flight movements increased by ten percent, although there was a two percent decrease in the cargo segment.
Around 3,9 million passengers at Frankfurt Airport - 12,9 percent more than in February last year - 225.000 passengers affected by strikes - 13,1 percent growth across all Fraport Group airports In February 2024, around 3,9 million travelers used Frankfurt Airport (FRA). Despite the strikes on several days, the volume was 12,9 percent higher than in the same month in 2023. The strikes led to the cancellation of around 1.770 flights, meaning that around 225.000 passengers were unable to travel via Frankfurt as planned. This decrease could only be partially offset by the special effect of the additional traffic on this year's leap day (February 29). Passenger volume in February 2024 was still around 15,0 percent below the corresponding figure before the pandemic in 2019. Cargo volume in Frankfurt (consisting of air freight and airmail) rose to 2024 tons in February 153.473, exceeding the February 2023 level by 4,7 percent. Flight movements also rose to 30.177 takeoffs and landings. This corresponds to an increase of 11,0 percent compared to the previous year. Cumulative maximum takeoff weights (MTOWs) grew to around 1,9 million tons, or 10,6 percent more than in February 2023. Most airports in Fraport's international portfolio also recorded growth in February 2024. Ljubljana Airport (LJU) in Slovenia was once again able to increase significantly: 86.181 passengers used LJU in the reporting month (plus 32,8 percent). The Brazilian airports of Fortaleza (FOR) and Porto Alegre (POA), on the other hand, counted a total of around 917.229 passengers, which corresponds to a decrease of 3,8 percent. The passenger volume at the Peruvian airport Lima (LIM) climbed to around 1,8 million,
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