April 5, 2024

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April 5, 2024

2024: Mostar Airport expects 40.000 passengers

Mostar Airport is forecasting a passenger volume of 2024 passengers in 40.000, double the previous year's figure. Mostar Airport is forecasting a passenger volume of 2024 passengers in 40.000, double the previous year's figure, according to the Ex-Yu Aviation News portal. The Bosnian airport is already taking important steps in this direction: five new flight routes will be offered starting next month. Air Serbia will launch a service from Belgrade from mid-April, while the SkyAlps airline will add four new destinations: Verona, Rome, Bari and Munich.

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July 2024: Gulf Air flies to Munich

The airline Gulf Air is planning to expand its flight service in Germany. This wish is now expressed in a flight photo: The carrier is planning flights to Munich. The airline Gulf Air wants to expand its flight service in Germany. In this regard, the airline is planning to start flights from Bahrain to the German city of Munich. Flight operations on this route are to be carried out with four weekly flights, and the route is to start on July 1, 2024. The airline will fly to the city of Munich with Airbus A321neo aircraft.

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Hainan Airlines is flying to Prague again

The airline Hainan Airlines is planning to resume the route between Beijing and Prague. The resumption is scheduled for the end of July; the route was last flown in 2020. The airline Hainan Airlines is planning to resume the Beijing-Prague route. The route is scheduled to resume on June 24, the Aero Routes portal reports. The Czech capital is to be served with three weekly flights from Beijing as part of the flight operations. The route was last served in 2020.

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Frankfurt: Condor is expanding flights to Cancun

The airline Condor is planning to expand the Frankfurt-Cancun route. The route will be flown ten times a week in the future. The airline Condor is planning to expand the route between Frankfurt and Cancun. The route will be flown ten times a week from October 27, 2024, as the Aero Routes portal reports. The route will be flown with Airbus A330-900neo.

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Delayed 737 Max deliveries: United has too many pilots

It can happen so quickly: First United Airlines had a massive pilot shortage and now, according to its own statements, it has far too many pilots. This is primarily due to Boeing not being able to meet its delivery commitments for the 737 Max orders. In the meantime, United Airlines has stopped all new hiring. Now it is trying to reduce costs by offering pilots voluntary unpaid leave in May 2024. The union assumes that it will not stop there and that United Airlines may have to take further measures.

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United Airlines increases Malpensa flights

The US airline United Airlines will offer up to eleven daily nonstop flights between the USA and Italy in the 2024 summer flight schedule. There will be more frequencies between Chicago O'Hare and Milan-Malpensa than in the previous season. The start of this seasonal route has also been brought forward by a few weeks. This route will generally be served with Boeing 787-8s.

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Malaysia Airlines orders Recaro seats

The German aircraft seat manufacturer Recaro was able to land a major order from Malaysia Airlines for the Airbus A330neo aircraft. The airline has decided to equip these long-haul aircraft with economy class seats of the CL3810 type. According to Recaro, this is the first customer in this geographical region. The model is said to be distinguished by the fact that it weighs around 15 percent less than its predecessor.

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France wants to restrict the right to strike: Air France pilots want to go on strike

On April 9, 2024, the French upper house will debate a draft law that would restrict the right to strike in the transport sector. The SPAF union is up in arms against this and is calling on Air France pilots to strike. In response to the fact that work stoppages in the transport sector have repeatedly paralyzed the country, the French government intends to restrict the right to strike. Employee representatives want to prevent this and are calling on Air France pilots to strike on April 15 and 16, 2024. Unless the measure is canceled beforehand, restrictions on air traffic are to be expected.

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Oman Air has phased out the last Airbus A330

The airline Oman Air recently got rid of its last Airbus A330. Most recently, the fleet had four A330-200s and six A330-300s. According to a report by CH-Aviation.com, some units had not been in operation for some time. Oman Air is deep in the red and has announced that it will downsize. The retirement of the long-haul A330 aircraft means that around 22 percent of the total capacity has been taken out of production.

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Rostec continues Il-114-300 flight tests

After a long break, the Rostec subsidiary UAC is once again conducting flight tests with the Ilyushin Il-114-300 aircraft. On Sunday, March 31, 2024, a prototype took to the air again at a Russian factory airport. According to Rostec, the components and systems that were allegedly entirely of Russian origin were particularly tested. The Il-114-300, the original model of which was a top-class slow-seller, was actually supposed to have been put into commercial scheduled service last year. The UAC currently assumes that this will not happen until 2026.

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