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China Airlines: Comeback in Vienna and daily Frankfurt flights
The Taiwanese airline China Airlines intends to reactivate the flight connection between Taipei and Vienna with effect from October 31, 2022. At the same time you want to increase the Frankfurt route. Taiwan will be the entry
Eurowings Discover: “Continue to hire new employees”
The airline Eurowings Discover will no longer use Air Baltic's wet lease services in the 2022/23 winter flight schedule. However, the three Airbus A350s operated by Finnair will continue to operate on the route network
All Nippon Airways is back to pre-crisis levels in Frankfurt
The Japanese ANA is back to pre-crisis levels with its range of flights between Tokyo and Frankfurt. With the start of the winter flight schedule, things will return to normal, at least for the flight connections from Frankfurt
Tampere: Air Baltic temporarily suspends Frankfurt flights
The Latvian airline Air Baltic is making some changes to the offer from the Finnish base Tampere in the winter flight schedule 2022/23. Among other things, the flights to Frankfurt am Main and Oslo
Lufthansa Group has taken on 310 new apprentices
This year, 310 young people started their vocational training at the Lufthansa Group companies. The apprentices are trained in 16 professions at 16 locations in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
Air Montenegro is temporarily suspending Frankfurt and Zurich
The airline Air Montenegro will temporarily suspend the Podgorica-Zurich route from October 2, 2022. Likewise, from October 13, 2022, Frankfurt am Main will temporarily not be served. According to company information
Easter: Sundair expands its Palma program considerably
The German holiday airline Sundair is expanding its flight program to Palma de Mallorca around the Easter holidays. The demand has risen sharply in the last few days, since the Federal Republic
VC and Tuifly agree on a crisis agreement
After lengthy negotiations, the German holiday airline Tuifly and the pilots' union Vereinigung Cockpit were able to agree on a collective agreement to cushion the restructuring. Nevertheless, according to VC, around 130 pilots will continue to be
Summer: Austrian Airlines focuses on vacation flights
It is still completely unclear where you can actually fly to in summer 2021, but the airlines are slowly but surely having to finalize their plans. So does Austrian Airlines, which operate around 20 routes
Munich: black-tailed godwits breed on the airport site
Rare bird species such as the black-tailed godwit have also settled on the Munich Airport area in recent years. This uses the airport not only for "stopovers", but according to the announcement
Lufthansa and Eurowings Discover are launching special flights to the Europa League final
The airlines Lufthansa and Eurowings Discover are launching a total of 15 special flights to the final of the Uefa Europa League. The background is that Eintracht Frankfurt was able to qualify for the final. It is
MUC: Delta resumes service to Detroit
The US carrier will again be offering a non-stop connection from Munich to Detroit from May 6th. The airline is thus supplementing the existing connection between Munich and Atlanta. Delta's flights from
Airbus A350 D-AIVB is being prepared in Luqa for use by Lufthansa
Lufthansa transferred the Airbus A350-900 with the registration D-AIVB from Munich to Luqa last Friday. Maintenance work is carried out there at Lufthansa Technik. The long-haul aircraft also receives the livery
Condor announces long-haul flights from Munich and Düsseldorf
The German holiday airline Condor wants to offer long-haul flights from Düsseldorf and Munich again in the 2022/23 winter flight schedule. For the time being, the planned routes from the two German cities are to be served with Boeing 767s.
Lufthansa Airbus A350 “Munich” – first aircraft with improved business class
An Airbus A350-900 with the registration D-AIVC was christened in the name of the city of Munich by the Bavarian Prime Minister Markus Söder today at Munich Airport. The plane takes off immediately
Stuttgart: Ulrich Heppe is the new managing director
Stuttgart-Echterdingen Airport has a second managing director in Ulrich Heppe. He succeeds Arina Freitag, who left the company at her own request. Heppe took up his new post on
Easyjet withdraws from Stuttgart
With the low-cost airline Easyjet, another low-cost airline is withdrawing from Stuttgart Airport. The carrier, which once had several routes from the largest airport in Baden-Württemberg, canceled the last route: London-Gatwick.
We lease for Eurowings: seven A320s from Stuttgart, three from Düsseldorf
In the summer timetable, the airline Eurowings will have a total of ten Airbus A320 aircraft operated by Avion Express under a wet lease agreement. These will be stationed in Stuttgart-Echterdingen and Düsseldorf, confirmed
Summer: Up to 34 destinations from Karlsruhe / Baden-Baden
The airlines operating at Karlsruhe / Baden-Baden Airport want to offer around 34 destinations in the summer flight schedule starting on Sunday. According to the airport, how many there will actually be is still due to the dynamic pandemic situation
Green Airlines stops selling Karlsruhe-Berlin
The startup Green Airlines has already postponed the start of charter flights between Karlsruhe / Baden-Baden and Berlin-Brandenburg several times. It was supposed to start next week, but sales have now ceased. A new date for
String concert: Ryanair returns to eleven German airports
The Irish low-cost airline Ryanair is using the red pencil at eleven German airports and in Basel-Mulhouse. Numerous routes will be discontinued or will no longer be included in the 2021 summer flight schedule. That hits the hardest
Memmingen Airport: With 29 destinations into winter
Memmingen Airport starts the winter season on Sunday with 29 destinations. The current winter flight schedule offers two new routes, but also has to accept reductions in the offer. So starts on 28.
FMM: Ryanair with an additional flight to Palermo
Low-cost airline Ryanair is responding to increasing demand with additional flights: From October 25, the airline will be flying three times a week from Memmingen to Palermo. And with it once more a week than
Lauda Europe in the air from mid-September 2020
The Maltese Ryanair subsidiary Lauda Europe Ltd. will start flight operations in mid-September 2020. It is flown with medium-haul jets of the type Airbus A320. These are those aircraft that are currently
Nuremberg: Verdi wants to establish a works council at FAI
On Tuesday, the Verdi trade union called around 200 employees of FAI rent-a-jet GmbH and FAI Technik GmbH to the first election meeting, which should lead to the formation of a works council. To
Because of the Ukraine war: Adjustments to the Nuremberg flight plan
The military attack by the Russian Federation against Ukraine also has an impact on the 2022 summer flight schedule from Nuremberg. The Ukraine routes are currently paused or announced new additions have been postponed indefinitely
Germany: Ryanair announces eight more routes
The low-cost airline Ryanair announces the inclusion of eight additional routes from Germany. These are offered from Nuremberg, Berlin, Cologne/Bonn, Memmingen and Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden. According to their own statements, the summer flight schedule is in place
2021: NRW airports count around 7,5 million passengers
After the Corona lull, North Rhine-Westphalia's airports are on the up again, but still a long way from the level of business before the pandemic. Last year, around 7,5 million passengers were from the six
Ukraine International return to Vienna, Dusseldorf and Zurich
After a long absence, the airline Ukraine International wants to make a comeback in the summer flight plan at Vienna Schwechat Airport as well as in Brussels, Dusseldorf, Budapest, Helsinki, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Nice, Tel Aviv, Warsaw, Zurich,
Dubrovnik: Freebird takes numerous charters to Germany and Austria
Tour operator W-Touristic launches a number of charter flights to Dubrovnik. These are to be gradually included from February 21, 2022 and carried out by the Maltese Freebird Europe
Tirana: Air Albania announces Düsseldorf and Athens
The airline Air Albania is launching two additional routes from Tirana in the 2022 summer flight schedule. It is the German city of Düsseldorf and the Greek capital Athens. Wants to go to North Rhine-Westphalia
Kai Duve is the new Eurowings CFO
The airline Eurowings is getting a new commercial director in Kai Duve. The previous Lufthansa cabin manager succeeds Frank Bauer, who is taking on a new role as Executive Vice President at the parent company.
Eurowings is looking for 200 pilots and 550 flight attendants
The Lufthansa subsidiary Eurowings expects strong demand in the summer of 2022. Around 140 destinations will be offered and, according to the company, there are as many destinations in the program as there are still
CGN gets new numbers for check-in counters
To simplify orientation in the terminals, the check-in counters at Cologne Bonn Airport have been renumbered. A three-digit code replaces the previous letter-number combinations. The check-in counters in Terminal 1
CGN expects almost 450.000 passengers in the Easter holidays
That is seven times more than in the 2021 Easter holidays and 75 percent of the comparable period before the pandemic. The peak day is expected to be Good Friday, April 15, with almost 29.000 travelers expected
German Airways puts on Zorro masks
The airline German Airways gives its Embraer 190 so-called Zorro masks. The D-AMWO is the first machine to have a black frame around the cockpit window. The entire fleet is to be gradually upgraded to this
Eurowings: Warning strikes in Cologne, Düsseldorf and Dortmund
At the Lufthansa subsidiary Eurowings, the cabin crew will be on strike on Friday between 4 a.m. and 30 a.m. at the stations in Düsseldorf, Cologne / Bonn and Dortmund. The Verdi union had been unsuccessful
Swissport appoints Ivan Nash Vila as its new CFO
The aviation service provider Swissport has appointed Ivan Nash Vila as its new CFO. He will take up the post of CFO on October 1, as Swissport announced on Monday. Since August the
Dortmund: Wizz Air reactivates Larnaka
The low-cost airline Wizz Air wants to reactivate the destination Larnaka from Dortmund from October 9, 2021. Initially, the route should be operated once a week. Target group are people who have an autumn vacation
Paderborn: Lufthansa announces Munich comeback
The connection to the Lufthansa hub in Munich is to be reactivated in Paderborn on September 13, 2021. The flights are to be carried out with Lufthansa Cityline's Bombardier CRJ-900. Subject to negative developments
Green Airlines now employs the public prosecutor
After the ticket seller Green Airlines had received the proverbial “blue letter” from German Airways, a turboprop aircraft of the type ATR72 was chartered from the French Chalair, at least for the past weekend.
German Airways announces legal action against Green Airlines
The German airline German Airways terminated the cooperation with the ticket seller Green Airlines on Monday. However, this does not prevent the criticized provider from continuing to purchase tickets under flight numbers
Weeze needs financial support
In the previous year, Weeze was in the black, but the corona pandemic will probably keep the airport busy for years. The city and the district are now to take the wings with six million euros. The
Emirates flagship A380 returns to Hamburg
On Sunday, October 31, 2021, at 12:55 p.m., an Airbus A19 of the Emirates airline will land in Hamburg for the first time in 380 months - from then on every day. As the passenger numbers
HAM: Sky Alps flies to Bolzano
From December 16, 2021, the Alps will be directly connected to Hamburg: The new airline Sky Alps will fly twice a week from Hamburg Airport to Bolzano. It is the case with the South Tyrolean provincial capital
Hamburg: Tel Aviv Air postpones the first flight again
The startup Tel Aviv Air will not start the charter flights planned from Hamburg as originally announced, but rather postpone the first flight to December 16, 2021. The company itself is not one
Wizz Air increases traffic between Germany and Ukraine
The Hungarian low-cost airline Wizz Air intends to increase frequencies on various routes between Germany and Ukraine. Connections to Kiev-Schuljany and Lemberg (Lviv) are affected. As reported, the lowcoster wants
New shopping and service offerings at Hamburg Airport
Hamburg Transfers celebrates reopening, Tech2go opens second branch. In addition, Marco O'Polo moves into a larger retail space. Passengers can again shorten the waiting time at the gate with a shopping tour: after months of lockdown
Emirates: 40 aircraft advertise the Expo exhibition
A total of 40 aircraft in the Emirates fleet are currently wearing a special sticker on the occasion of the world exhibition Expo, which is taking place in Dubai. The carrier will use these more intensively in Germany over the next few weeks. Already
Bremen reports 74,2 percent fewer passengers
The corona pandemic is clearly noticeable in the passenger numbers at Bremen Airport. The airport recorded a 74,2 percent decrease in the previous year to 594.680 travelers. In 2019 there were 2.308.338
Bremen: student pilots file lawsuits against Lufthansa
Not only the airlines are suffering from the pandemic. Budding pilots at German Lufthansa must also be afraid. Because your flight school is threatened with closure. Now the flight students are going to court.
Bremen: Voyage Air announces Burgas, Sofia and Varna
The Bulgarian airline Voyage Air has announced that it will be offering the destinations Varna, Sofia and Burgas from Bremen in the 2021 summer flight schedule. These are to be served from June 2021 until September 2021 for the time being.
Warning strike: Easyjet had to cancel almost the entire morning wave in Berlin
Numerous flights planned by Easyjet Europe had to be carried out at Berlin-Brandenburg Airport on Friday morning. The reason for this is that the Verdi trade union allowed flight attendants to work from 5:00 a.m. to XNUMX:XNUMX p.m
Berlin: Verdi calls on Easyjet employees to go on warning strikes on Friday
Passengers of the low-cost airline Easyjet have to be prepared for numerous cancellations and delays at Berlin-Brandenburg Airport on Friday, June 10, 2022. The Verdi union called the approximately 450 flight attendants
BER: Norse Atlantic flies direct to New York and Los Angeles
Next stop Berlin: The Norwegian low-cost airline Norse Atlantic Airways will be offering two new long-haul routes from BER Airport from mid-August. From August 17.8.2022, XNUMX, New York Airport JFK
Easyjet is reducing frequencies at Berlin-Brandenburg Airport
The low-cost airline Easyjet will reduce frequencies on numerous routes from the end of June 2022. Affected passengers will gradually receive notifications from the carrier offering rebookings or refunds.
Berlin: Every fourth Easyjet flight canceled on Sunday
At Berlin-Brandenburg Airport, the short-term "prank concert" by the low-cost airline Easyjet continued on Sunday. The carrier canceled a total of 16 departures from this airport. Due to the current high occupancy rate
May 2022: Berlin-Brandenburg still well below pre-crisis level
Berlin-Brandenburg Airport was used by 2022 million passengers in May 1,93. This was around 130.000 more passengers than in April 2022. The volume was six times higher
Deutsche Aircraft is building at Leipzig / Halle Airport
The aircraft manufacturer Deutsche Aircraft has submitted its building application for the final assembly of the D328eco aircraft on the premises of Leipzig / Halle Airport. The approval of the Saxon building authority is expected by December and
Autumn holidays: Central German airports inform passengers
On the first holiday weekend in Saxony, 50 aircraft take off from the central German airports in Dresden and Leipzig / Halle to holiday destinations around the Mediterranean, the Atlantic and the Red Sea. For one
LEJ: Volga-Dnepr flies vaccines to Turkmenistan
An Ilyushin IL 76TD-90VD cargo aircraft of the Volga-Dnepr took off yesterday from Leipzig / Halle with destination Ashgabat in Turkmenistan. On board were 35 tons of vaccine, which were transported on behalf of a UN organization
