The Dutch airline KLM has announced its plans to launch a new daily flight connection between Amsterdam and Ljubljana from March 30th next year. This will officially mark KLM's entry into the Slovenian market and at the same time strengthen its presence in Southeast Europe. This strategic decision marks another milestone for the airline, which is already active in Croatia and Serbia. The connection will be operated with an Embraer E190, a modern short- and medium-haul aircraft with a capacity of 100 passengers. The route between Amsterdam and Ljubljana is by no means new, but has a long history. Before the collapse of the Slovenian airline Adria Airways in 2019, this route was served eleven times a week - by Adria and Transavia, the low-cost subsidiary of the Air France-KLM Group. With the new daily connection and the continued flights of Transavia, which serves the route four times a week, the frequency will reach pre-pandemic levels in summer 2025. Strong demand despite a difficult past The Amsterdam-Ljubljana route has proven to be attractive in recent years. Between January and September this year, Transavia carried 45.771 passengers on this route, an impressive increase of 51,3% compared to the same period last year. These figures illustrate the potential of the Slovenian market, especially considering that the increase is partly due to the lack of flights in the first quarter of 2023. Another indicator of the route's popularity is the cabin load factor, which averaged 2024% in the first nine months of 86 - a figure that is above the industry average and

A serious incident occurred on the morning of December 11, 2024 at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja, Nigeria. A Boeing 737-400F of the Nigerian cargo airline Allied Air Cargo, registered under 5N-JRT, deviated from the runway after landing and came to a stop with its nose in a ditch. Despite significant damage to the aircraft, all five crew members survived the incident unharmed. The incident highlights the challenges facing the aviation industry in Nigeria and the safety of older aircraft models. The sequence of events The aircraft involved, which first entered service in February 1993, was on a domestic cargo flight from Lagos to Abuja. According to the Aviation Herald, flight 4W206 landed on runway 10 at 05:22 a.m. local time. The aircraft left the paved area, crossed a dry grass area and came to a stop in a ditch. According to initial investigations by the Nigeria Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB), a mechanical defect, probably in the right main landing gear, appears to be the reason for the departure from the runway. Photos from the scene of the accident show that the right landing gear sheared off during landing. Also striking is the lack of traces of the right landing gear on the grass area, which supports the theory of structural failure. Reactions by the authorities The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) reacted quickly. In a statement by the Director of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection, Obiageli Orah, it was emphasized that the runway would be cleared immediately and opened for operations. At the same time, the authority called for speculation to be refrained from until the preliminary report of the NSIB

The US aircraft manufacturer Boeing remains in a tense situation after a seven-day industrial dispute significantly affected production and deliveries. The recently published figures for November 2024 clearly show the aftermath of the conflict, which not only paralyzed the production lines but also put further pressure on the company's economic stability. With only 13 aircraft delivered in November, Boeing is well below the level of the same period last year, when 56 aircraft were handed over to customers. The industrial dispute began in early October 2024, when around 33.000 employees at various Boeing locations went on strike. The strike, triggered by disagreements over salaries and threatened job cuts, brought production at the plants for the 737 MAX, 767, 777 and 777X models to a complete standstill. An agreement with the unions was not reached until early November, but this was not without consequences. Shortly thereafter, Boeing announced the layoffs of several hundred employees, including more than 2.000 in Washington and 700 in Missouri. Despite the resolution of the dispute, production in November fell far short of expectations. Boeing delivered just nine 737 MAXs, two 777 freighters and two 787-9s. In comparison, the number in October was 14 aircraft - an already low number compared to the company's production targets. Quality and safety problems put a strain on production The restrictions on the production rate were already exacerbated earlier this year by significant safety and quality defects in the 737 MAX 9. These problems, which occurred at Alaska Airlines, prompted US regulators to closely monitor production. Although