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October 26th

Wizz Air, British Airways and Austrian Airlines reduce Balkan presence

Amely Mizzi 26 October 2024 11:06

In the upcoming winter season, which starts on Sunday and lasts until the end of March 2025, Wizz Air, British Airways and Austrian Airlines will significantly reduce available capacity in the markets in the former Yugoslavia. Wizz Air is forced to cut over 310.000 seats due to defects in Pratt & Whitney engines, representing a 14,1% drop in total capacity and a 7,7% reduction in flights. Most of the cuts will affect Macedonia, Serbia and Slovenia. British Airways has already suspended service between London Heathrow and Belgrade and will also suspend flights between London and Ljubljana, resulting in a 66,3% loss of capacity and 54.974 fewer available seats. The only remaining connection in the region is Zagreb. Austrian Airlines will also reduce the frequency of its flights to Zagreb and reduce capacity by using smaller aircraft. In total, the airline will cut 25.000 seats in the region, but there will also be a slight increase in flights to Belgrade, Skopje and Pristina. The local portal Ex-Yu-Aviation.com was the first to report on the changes.

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Winter flight schedule at Leipzig/Halle and Dresden airports starts

Jan Gruber 26 October 2024 10:03

With the winter flight schedule coming into force on Sunday, October 27, 2024, Leipzig/Halle and Dresden airports will offer a wide range of connections to national and international destinations. The flights serve both major European hubs and popular holiday destinations in warmer regions such as the Mediterranean, the Red Sea and the Atlantic. The plan will remain valid until March 29, 2025. At Leipzig/Halle Airport, Condor leads the list of holiday airlines with 28 weekly flights. New to the offer is Tirana in Albania, which is served three times a week by Wizz Air. Lufthansa connects Leipzig/Halle with Frankfurt up to four times a day and also offers twice-daily flights to Munich. Turkish Airlines and Austrian Airlines are expanding international connections with connections to Istanbul and Vienna. In Dresden, Sundair is the leader among holiday airlines with up to seven weekly departures and serves destinations such as Hurghada and the Canary Islands. Swiss offers a connection to the Zurich hub, while Lufthansa flies to the German hubs Frankfurt and Munich up to four times a day. Dresden Airport offers weekly flights to 14 destinations in eleven countries.

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Aircraft manufacturer Lilium seeks insolvency in self-administration

Stephen Steiner 26 October 2024 09:01

Munich-based electric aircraft manufacturer Lilium is planning to file for insolvency under self-administration to ensure the company's continued existence and attract new investors. According to CEO Klaus Roewe, the insolvency should pave the way for a possible fresh start and give the company time to raise fresh capital. Despite around 700 pre-orders for its electric jet and an investment of around 1,5 billion euros to date, Lilium is struggling with financial bottlenecks. The application for a federal government guarantee for a 100 million euro loan from KfW Bank was rejected, while talks are underway in parallel for a French guarantee for a further loan of 219 million euros. The approximately 1.000 employees of the start-up, which is listed on the US Nasdaq stock exchange, have been informed of the plan. The company's shares, which were trading above 2021 dollars at times in 14, recently fell to around 20 cents. The trustee will monitor and support the management as Lilium continues to seek new financing opportunities.

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“Shafran” Almaty: The restaurant with the “Quelle catalog” menu

Jan Gruber 26 October 2024 08:33

Near a city highway at Koktobe-1, 36 in the Kazakh metropolis of Almaty is one of the restaurants of the "Shafran" chain, which awaits its customers with an exceptionally extensive menu. On the outskirts of the city of Almaty, exactly between a highway and a forest, is the restaurant "Shafran". This is a branch of the chain of the same name, which has various locations in the metropolis. What is striking about the structure is that it offers three outdoor areas. In front of the entrance there are covered seating areas, which are protected from the sun in summer and are more designed for a cozy get-together. Both floors of the restaurant have balconies where you can also eat and drink. With three outdoor floors and two indoor floors, the "Shafran" is a larger restaurant. You might actually assume that the operators are prepared for lots of guests and as quick a service as possible, but this was not the case when we visited. It was sparsely attended and yet it took a long time for the drinks, for example, to be served. We had to wait longer for the food and the staff had no foreign language skills, although this is not a problem at all due to the way the menu is presented. Menu only in Russian and Kazakh, but with photos The usual national languages ​​in Kazakhstan, apart from a few regional languages, are Kazakh and Russian. The menu is written in these languages, so people who cannot read Cyrillic script have a problem. But the “Shafran” has found a truly international solution for this, because every dish

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Safran lowers sales target for 2024 despite expected profit increase

Stephen Steiner 26 October 2024 08:03

French engine manufacturer Safran expects a slightly lower increase in sales in 2024, as deliveries of its Leap engine for medium-haul jets such as the Boeing 737 MAX and the Airbus A320neo could fall by around ten percent. Sales are expected to reach around 27,1 billion euros, which is around 300 million euros below the previous forecast and analyst expectations. Last year, Safran generated 23,2 billion euros. However, CEO Olivier Andriès raised expectations for operating profit. Adjusted operating profit is estimated at around 4,1 billion euros, above the previously forecast 4,0 billion euros. In the third quarter, sales rose 14 percent to 6,6 billion euros, which was in line with analyst expectations.

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Return of night trains: connection from Berlin to Paris and Brussels reactivated

Amely Mizzi 26 October 2024 07:31

After a break of several years, Deutsche Bahn (DB), together with the Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) and the railway companies from Belgium and France, has resumed the direct night train connection from Berlin to Paris and Brussels. The return of this route marks an important step towards more environmentally friendly and comfortable travel options in Europe and is part of the Europe-wide efforts to establish night trains as an alternative to air travel. The first journey recently took place in the presence of prominent personalities such as DB CEO Richard Lutz and Federal Transport Minister Volker Wissing (FDP) and was celebrated as an important contribution to the transport transition. Details of the new night train connection The night train connection, which has been offered since October 2024, will initially depart from Berlin three times a week and reach both the Belgian capital Brussels and the French capital Paris overnight. Daily departures are planned from October 2024. The "Nightjet", as DB and ÖBB call the new connection, departs in one train and splits up during the journey. One part of the train goes to Paris, the other to Brussels. This structure makes it possible to travel to both major European cities with one train and to offer passengers from Berlin a direct, environmentally friendly connection. The resumption of this route is being carried out in cooperation with SNCF, the French railway company, and NMBS/SNCB, the Belgian railway company. According to DB, there is already high demand for the tickets, especially during the holidays. According to DB, the high demand for the new connection is a sign of the growing attractiveness of night train travel as a climate-friendly alternative to short-haul flights. Background to the development

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Eurowings expands summer flight schedule 2025 – New routes and one cancellation

Amely Mizzi 26 October 2024 07:06

The Lufthansa subsidiary Eurowings has added four new charter connections to its 2025 summer flight schedule and at the same time canceled an existing route. From May 2025, the airline will fly once a week from Düsseldorf to Genoa, and a weekly connection will also be set up from Nuremberg to Malaga. Both routes will be served with an Airbus A320. In addition, Eurowings will offer a new connection between Graz and Heraklion in Greece from May 26 to October 6, 2025. Another route will run from Salzburg to Calvi on Corsica from April 27, 2025. Eurowings will use an Airbus A319 for these routes. However, the planned route from Cologne/Bonn to Santiago de Compostela, which was originally supposed to be offered from May 2025, will be canceled. Aeroroutes.com was the first to report on the new additions.

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Vienna Cargo Day and FlyPharma Conference: Vienna Airport as an international logistics hub

Amely Mizzi 26 October 2024 06:37

Vienna Airport is increasingly becoming an important hub for air freight and pharmaceutical logistics in Europe. From October 22 to 24, 2024, two key events for the aviation industry took place there: Vienna Cargo Day and the FlyPharma Conference. With around 300 trade visitors, these events offered a unique platform for exchanging ideas on key topics such as artificial intelligence (AI), global logistics trends and innovative solutions in the field of pharmaceutical supply chains. Vienna Cargo Day, which had already celebrated a successful premiere last year, expanded its target groups in 2024 to include the pharmaceutical sector and brought together experts such as Glyn Hughes, Director General of the International Air Cargo Association (TIACA), and Mark van Bakel from DHL Global Forwarding, who provided in-depth insights into new technologies and market strategies. Digital transformation and sustainability as the main topics of Vienna Cargo Day One focus of Vienna Cargo Day was the digital transformation in the freight business. Ralph Rösener, Manager of Cargo Business Development at Flughafen Wien AG, and Dr. Günther Ofner, CEO of Flughafen Wien AG, welcomed the participants and underlined the importance of digital technologies for efficient and sustainable air freight processing. Presentations on the possible uses of artificial intelligence and its influence on the efficiency and innovativeness of logistics processes played a key role. In his speech, renowned logistics expert Sebastian Kummer from the University of Vienna highlighted the relevance of data-based decision-making and intelligent automation. These technologies not only promise increased speed and accuracy in freight processing, but are also an important step towards sustainability - a topic that is becoming increasingly important. Vienna as a strategic cargo hub

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Norwegian Group reports strong quarterly profit

Amely Mizzi 26 October 2024 06:08

Norwegian Group has achieved an operating profit of NOK 2024 billion (around EUR 2,13 million) in the third quarter of 188. The increase is due to improved load factors, increased capacity and a record quarter at Norwegian subsidiary Widerøe. For the first time, Widerøe carried over one million passengers and recorded 99.000 additional travelers compared to the previous year. In total, Norwegian Group carried 8,2 million passengers in the quarter, 690.000 more than the previous year. Profit before tax amounted to NOK 2 billion (around EUR 177 million), and the group had cash and cash equivalents of around EUR 1,02 billion. The fleet now includes 86 aircraft, including 22 Boeing 737 MAX 8s, while Widerøe operates with 49 aircraft. The winter flight season will be complemented by new routes, including to Dubai and Egypt. CEO Geir Karlsen highlighted the strong booking growth for leisure and business travel.

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Czech Republic strengthens air force with Embraer C-390

Jan Gruber 26 October 2024 05:30

The Czech Ministry of Defence has significantly strengthened its air force by purchasing two modern Embraer C-390 Millennium multi-purpose transport aircraft. These aircraft are intended to raise the operational capability of the Czech armed forces to a new level and enable a wide range of missions - from troop transport and medical evacuation to humanitarian aid and aerial refueling. At the signing of the contract, Defence Minister Jana Černochová emphasised that the current crisis situations worldwide underline the need for modern military mobility, as the recent evacuations from Afghanistan and Sudan have clearly shown. The purchase of the two Embraer C-390s is part of a long-term strategy by the Czech Republic to modernise its military equipment and meet the requirements of NATO standards. The aircraft will modernise the air force's long-standing fleet and could play a key role in supporting NATO operations and humanitarian missions in the future. Bosco Da Costa Junior, President and CEO of Embraer Defense & Security, described the order as a sign of great trust and emphasized the high appreciation for the technology and reliability that the C-390 offers its users. The machines are known for their operational capability and reliability - the C-390 aircraft already in use worldwide have completed over 15.000 flight hours with an impressive operational capability rate of 93 percent. The C-390 Millennium: technology for the most demanding missions With a maximum payload of 26 tons and a maximum speed of 870 km/h (470 knots), the C-390 is capable of carrying out not only tactical troop and material transport, but also specialized missions such as aerial refueling and medical evacuation. Thanks to

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