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Only built in 2017: Lufthansa Technik is auctioning off the inventory of a location
In 2017, Lufthansa Technik had what was then a new workshop for aircraft wheels and brakes built on Daimlerstrasse in Frankfurt am Main. That wasn't cheap, because the
China Southern increases presence in Frankfurt
Effective August 1, 2023, China Southern Airlines will fly to Germany's largest airport, Frankfurt am Main, more frequently. From Guangzhou, the number of weekly rotations is doubled. currently offers
D-AIML: Lufthansa has brought the third A380 back to Germany
Last week Lufthansa woke the third Airbus A380 from its slumber with the D-AIML. The super jumbo was on April 21, 20233 from Teruel to Frankfurt am Main
Rebookings on partner airlines: Condor annoys travel agencies
The holiday airline Condor is apparently not able to carry out the 2023 summer flight schedule without a wet lease partner and sister Marabu Airlines. The transfers to subcontractors and the Estonian sister company are currently taking care of
Lufthansa Group: Cockpit Association forms a uniform tariff committee
In the future, only one tariff committee will negotiate with the German flight operations of the Lufthansa Group on behalf of the pilots. So far, each airline has had its own commission
Air China: Flights on the Boeing 747-8
The Chinese airline Air China will again use the Boeing 747-8 as a full member of the fleet for normal flight operations. First flights of the 747-8 are operated to Frankfurt. The Boeing
Nouvelair is expanding towards Germany
The airline Nouvelair wants to fly to the German destinations Frankfurt am Main, Hanover, Düsseldorf, Cologne / Bonn and Berlin-Brandenburg this summer. In Switzerland, Geneva is on the flight plan. The one from Tunisia
Hanover: Turkish takes on numerous new destinations
Turkish Airlines is currently serving the destination Istanbul from Hanover. In the future, the carrier plans to offer numerous other Turkish destinations from the trade fair city. From June 25, 2021 Gaziantep, Kayseri, Samsun,
S7 Airlines announces Hanover and Cologne
The Russian Oneworld member S7 Airlines has announced the addition of two routes to Germany for May 2021. From May 3, 2021, the carrier plans to fly once a week between Moscow-Domodedovo and Hanover. Three
Subsidies: Lufthansa threatens ECJ defeat in "Hahn dispute"
A longstanding legal dispute over subsidies that flowed to Ryanair at Hahn Airport between 2001 and 2012 is now about to be ruled by the European Court of Justice. Advocate General
Ryanair: Fewer flights at Hahn Airport
Bad news for Hahn Airport: low-cost airline Ryanair is further cutting its already meager flight offer at the former military base. As emerged on Thursday from the Ryanair booking page on the Internet, the shortened
Ryanair hiring manager hands out against Lufthansa
Ryanair personnel manager Darrell Hughes throws criticism of the billions in government aid for Lufthansa in an interview. He even assumes that the competitor from the "government aid like an addict
Marabu relies on wet lease aircraft from Heston and Nordica
The German holiday airline Condor has acquired a sister company based in Estonia called Marabu. This was founded by the majority owner Attestor and is cooperating with the state, at least in the initial phase
MUC: Qatar Airways doubles cargo capacity
Freight traffic in Munich is growing. Qatar Airways is increasing the weekly frequency of its cargo flights between Munich and Doha from two to four flights, doubling capacity. All flights operate
Munich: Lufthansa reactivates Rzeszów and Bordeaux
At the end of April 2023, Lufthansa intends to reactivate two routes from Munich that have been paused for some time. These are Rzeszów in Poland and Bordeaux in France. The first mentioned
ANA reconnects Munich with Tokyo-Haneda
In the coming month, the Japanese airline All Nippon Airways will return to Munich Airport. Because of the pandemic, Japan had restricted air traffic, so the carrier also had to
No ICE connection for Munich Airport
In contrast to Frankfurt am Main, there is a high probability that Munich Airport will not be connected to Deutsche Bahn AG's InterCityExpress network in the foreseeable future. The federal government sees this
Verdi strike: Lufthansa has to cancel all flights from Frankfurt and Munich
Due to the strike that the Verdi union is calling for at the airports in Frankfurt/Main, Munich, Stuttgart, Hamburg, Dortmund, Hanover and Bremen on Friday, February 17, 2023, Lufthansa has to shut down everyone
SAS takes on Oslo-Stuttgart
The airline SAS will operate a non-stop connection between Oslo and Stuttgart in the 2023 summer flight schedule. The Scandinavian airline flies up to twice a week on Thursdays during the height of summer in July and August
Eurowings flies between Stockholm and Stuttgart
At the start of the 2023 summer timetable period, Eurowings will be offering non-stop flights between Stuttgart and Stockholm-Arlanda. The group maintains bases at both airports. The first flight is scheduled for March 26, 2023. for now
Germany's first electric de-icer in use at Stuttgart Airport
Season start for polar bears at the STR: At low temperatures, aircraft often need to be de-iced before take-off – the latest additions to the electric fleet are arriving at the state airport this winter
Alk Air to Green Airlines: “Nothing going on without moss!”
The charter marketer Green Airlines caused quite a stir in the last few days, because after only a few legs the Bulgarian Alk Air said goodbye. The Romanian Just Us Air came first
Lawsuit against Etihad: BGH denies German jurisdiction
Air Berlin insolvency administrator Lucas Flöther suffered a bitter legal defeat before the German Federal Court of Justice. The highest court denied the jurisdiction of the Germans in connection with the claim for damages that was brought against Etihad Airways
Green Airlines sits at a letterbox rental company
In the last few days the charter marketer Green Airlines caused quite a stir, because in just one week they lost two “airline partners”. After just a few legs, the Bulgarian Alk drew
Friedrichshafen: Sun Air postpones comeback to August 2021
The British Airways franchisee Sun Air of Scandinavia actually wanted to reactivate at least the Düsseldorf route from Friedrichshafen shortly before Christmas 2020. From Billund they wanted to fly again from the beginning of November 2020. Wanted,
Sun Air announces comeback in Friedrichshafen and Düsseldorf
Friedrichshafen Airport is currently in a kind of involuntary Sleeping Beauty slumber, at least as far as domestic German air traffic is concerned. The British Airways franchisee Sun Air of Scandinavia is planning the Düsseldorf route from January 18, 2021
Friedrichshafen needs almost 30 million euros
Friedrichshafen Airport underscores its importance for the Lake Constance region with an expert opinion drawn up by the Roland Berger law firm. This has been entrusted with a
Ryanair expands flight offer from Memmingen
Islands are becoming more and more important this summer at Allgäu Airport Memmingen. Because islands seem to be largely safe destinations in Corona times. How good that Ryanair will be the
Ryanair is planning 56 weekly flights from Memmingen
From Memmingen, Ryanair wants to offer 56 weekly flights to 23 destinations in the current summer flight schedule period. These include four new destinations to be added in July 2021: Lappeenranta, Rhodes,
Memmingen: Ryanair announces two new routes
The Bavarian regional airport Memmingen hopes that demand will stabilize in the next few months. In a broadcast, the airport points out that the summer flight schedule will not start until the end of October 2020
Federal Labor Court: Permanent transfers abroad are permitted
The German Federal Labor Court ruled on Wednesday that employers can permanently relocate their employees abroad if nothing to the contrary is agreed in the employment contract. A captain of Ryanair subsidiary Malta Air pulled
Network carriers have expanded services from Nuremberg
In the 2022/23 winter timetable, the network carriers operating from Nuremberg have expanded their offerings. Airport manager Michael Hupe speaks of a "significant improvement" and also sees the trend for airlines to use larger aircraft
Nuremberg says goodbye to Turkish temporary workers
On Sunday, Nuremberg Airport said goodbye to those Turkish temporary workers who had been requested on a temporary basis due to a shortage of staff. The federal government had issued temporary work visas. "We're reluctant to let them
Winter 2022/23: Eurowings reduces wet leases to two A220-300 and B737 each
In the 2022/23 winter timetable, only four aircraft will still fly for Eurowings under wet lease. The company confirmed that the jets rented, including crews, will be stationed in Cologne/Bonn and Düsseldorf. In the summer timetable
Eurowings: Crews are wearing sneakers with their uniforms for the first time
Crews of the German airline are wearing white sports shoes with the Eurowings logo with their uniforms for the first time this Friday. The airline from the Lufthansa Group wanted to meet the wishes of the workforce for one
Düsseldorf: Schauinsland Reisen launches Luxor charter
The tour operator Schauinsland-Reisen is offering charter flights to Luxor in the 2022/23 winter flight schedule. These are offered from Düsseldorf and carried out by the German holiday airline Tuifly Deutschland. The background is also that from 3
Injunction: Court forces Brussels Airlines to provide an email address
The Lufthansa subsidiary Brussels Airlines was ordered by the district court of Düsseldorf to provide an e-mail address on the homepage for customers to contact. So far it hasn't been
Eurowings: Union cockpit members vote for strikes
At Eurowings too, the Vereinigung Cockpit pilots’ union is increasing the pressure on the management, because in the ballot, 97,7 percent of the members decided in favor of possible strikes. According to VC, 90
For 7,50 euros: Eurowings wants to score with currywurst
In the past, the currywurst on board was a trademark of Air Berlin. Meanwhile, other carriers suspect that money can be made with it. After Tuifly, Eurowings also offers this product
CGN: Aegean Airlines flies to Athens and Thessaloniki
In the coming year, the Greek airline will offer even more options for traveling to Greece from Cologne/Bonn Airport. From March 27, 2023, the airline will fly to three times a week
CGN: Per security check slot
Starting today, Cologne Bonn Airport is offering a new service for travelers called “CGNGateWay”. In future, passengers will be able to book online from 72 hours before their departure on the homepage of the
Setur opens duty-free shops at Cologne/Bonn Airport
Setur Duty Free will be active at Cologne/Bonn Airport in the future. The Turkish operator opens its first shops in Germany in Terminals 1 and 2. . The opening is for June
DTM: Also in winter by direct flight to Antalya
The German-Turkish airline SunExpress recently included Antalya in its flight schedule from Dortmund. Now the carrier is expanding its offer from Dortmund to Turkey. Fast were out
Dortmund: BVB fan airbus officially presented
As part of a hangar event, Eurowings officially presented the “BVB Fanairbus” at Dortmund Airport on Friday. According to their own statements, it should be the world's first aircraft to explicitly
Easter: Almost 120.000 passengers used Dortmund Airport
During the two-week Easter holidays, Dortmund Airport welcomed 117.098 passengers (previous year: 34.204 passengers). That is around 71 percent more than in 2021. Dortmund Airport was thus able to come close to numbers again
PAD: We're going back to Munich
As an interesting hub, Munich Airport is of great importance for the PAD. That is why the resumption of the Munich route by Lufthansa this Monday marks a milestone for the restart
Paderborn Airport celebrates 50s
Paderborn-Lippstadt Airport will celebrate its 10th anniversary on September 2021, 50. The airport, the establishment of which is closely associated with the computer pioneer Heinz Nixdorf, opens on September 10, 1971. An
PAD: Airport Run takes place
Paderborn / Lippstadt Airport is reviving a very popular event: the 31th Airport Run will start at the home port on Sunday, October 7st. The start of this fun run scheduled for 12.30 p.m.
Corendon celebrates first flights from Weeze
Corendon is currently gradually expanding its range of flights from Weeze Airport. So far, the Turkish airline has only offered Antalya. Now there are some routes served by the sister company Corendon Europe
Green Airlines wants to sell domestic German tickets from Weeze
The ticket seller Green Airlines plans to offer charter flights from Weeze and Karlsruhe / Baden-Baden from February 14, 2022. These can currently be booked under fictitious flight numbers without specifying the operating carrier. That in the
August 2021: Weeze at 83 percent of the 2019 volume
In August 2021, the number of passengers at Niederrhein Airport was “only” seven percent below the value achieved in 2019. A total of 108.942 travelers used Weeze Airport.
Hamburg: Eurowings postpones Gothenburg flights to summer 2023
The airline Eurowings is again postponing the start of the planned non-stop flights between Hamburg and Gothenburg. It was recently announced that from October 30, 2022 there should be flights six times a week. From present
Lufthansa Technik takes over component service for Smartwings
Czech airline Smartwings and Lufthansa Technik have signed a comprehensive five-year Total Component Support contract covering the repair and overhaul of components for the airline's 30 Boeing 737NG aircraft. Of the
Summer 2023: Eurowings is adding additional routes to Turkey
The airline Eurowings is planning to offer additional connections between Germany and Turkey for the 2023 summer flight schedule. Operational implementation is to be carried out with the Airbus A319 operated by Eurowings Europe (Malta). away
Business travel: Eurowings is expanding its offering by 30 percent
According to the airline Eurowings, there is an increasing demand for business trips. For this reason, from September 2022, the offer will be expanded to routes that are typically used by business travelers,
Engine problem: Condor Boeing 757-300 completes return landing in Lanzarote
On Tuesday evening, the Boeing 757-300 operated by Condor and registered D-ABOA suffered an engine problem shortly after takeoff from Lanzarote. The machine should actually fly to Hamburg as DE1439
Anadolujet and Turkish Airlines are thinning out in Germany and Austria
The airline Turkish Airlines temporarily suspends some connections from Germany or does not start them as originally announced. The connection planned under the Anadolujet brand is also off the table
Bremen: Eurowings is now flying to Pristina
After Stuttgart and Mallorca, the airline has now started its third route from Bremen. Every Wednesday from now on it goes to Pristina in the capital of Kosovo. Is used
Anadolujet is now flying from Bremen to Antayla
Bremen Airport has a new airline: The Turkish Airlines subsidiary is now flying from Bremen. And so not only the terminal and that gradually fill up
Turkish Airlines connects Bremen with Istanbul again
Now fly from Bremen to Istanbul again: The Turkish airline offers a daily flight connection to the city on the Bosphorus. It flies again from Bremen Airport - Turkish Airlines. To
German Airways flies 1. FC Union Berlin to the training camp
The footballers of 1. FC Union Berlin are on a special flight from German Airways to their training camp. The athletes and their support staff are there under flight number ZQ966 from Berlin
Easyjet cancels some routes from Germany and Switzerland
Contrary to original plans, the low-cost airline Easyjet will not be offering some routes in the 2023 summer flight schedule. In German-speaking countries, the airports in Basel, Geneva, Berlin, Cologne and Innsbruck are primarily affected.
Air Serbia flies more frequently to Vienna and Berlin
Only recently, Wizz Air announced that it would add five new routes from Belgrade and, for example, also fly to Berlin in the future. In the meantime, top dog Air Serbia has reacted and flies on some routes as well
Berlin: Air Malta Airbus A320 suffered bird strike
The airline Air Malta suffered a bird strike on December 31, 2022 involving the Airbus A320 with registration 9H-AEP. This happened shortly after take-off at the airport
Wizz Air takes on Berlin-Belgrade
The low-cost airline Wizz Air will start a non-stop connection between Berlin and Belgrade in July 2023. Initially, this new addition will be served four times a week. From July 31, 2023, Wizzair wants to
BER expects slightly increased travel over the Christmas holidays
During the Christmas holidays in Berlin and Brandenburg, the airport company expects a slight increase in travel at BER Airport. In the period from December 22, 2022 to January 3, 2023
Leipzig: Ilyushin Il-18 inspection followed by a Sundair sightseeing flight
On April 18, 2022, the tour operator Niki Aviation & Holidays is offering a sightseeing flight operated by Sundair from Leipzig/Halle. This takes around 40 minutes. There is also an option on the ground
LEJ can more than double domestic German and European scheduled connections
The summer timetable from Leipzig/Halle Airport offers connections to 26 destinations in 15 countries, with up to 196 flights departing per week. Athens is new to the flight schedule. Condor controls from May
DHL purchases 800.000 liters of SAF fuel
The logistics group DHL Express wants to source around 800.000 conductors of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) within the next five years. To this end, a strategic partnership was concluded with BP and Neste. In combination
Ingo Ludwig becomes managing director in Dresden and Leipzig
The Supervisory Board of Mitteldeutsche Flughafen AG appointed Ingo Ludwig as Chief Financial Officer effective January 1, 2021. In this role, he will primarily be responsible for the implementation of complex investment projects,
Sundair: Canaries from four German airports
The German holiday airline Sundair will fly to the Canary Islands from various German airports in the 2020/21 winter flight schedule. From the point of view of the Robert Koch Institute, all of Spain is currently a risk area. Austria devotedly takes the
Holiday weekend: 53 departures in Dresden and Leipzig
The autumn holidays begin at the weekend in the German federal states of Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia. There will be 27 departures from Leipzig / Halle and 26 departures from Dresden. The Mitteldeutsche Flughafen AG points
