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Lufthansa strike: AUA cancels all flights to Frankfurt and Munich
The warning strike by Lufthansa ground staff announced for tomorrow, Wednesday, will also have an impact on the flight offers of the subsidiaries, including Austrian Airlines. The Austrian air carrier has for July 27, 2022
Ground staff strike: Lufthansa has to cancel almost all flights from Frankfurt and Munich
Lufthansa is currently assuming that the Germany-wide warning strike by ground staff announced for Wednesday by the Verdi union will have massive effects: in Frankfurt am Main and Munich you have to
Frankfurt: Condor announces Edmonton
The German holiday airline Condor has announced the launch of a non-stop connection between Frankfurt am Main and Edmonton in Canada for May 2023. The route is scheduled to operate on Tuesday and Friday traffic days
Lufthansa: Verdi is calling on ground staff for a warning strike on Wednesday
Chaotic conditions are threatening at Lufthansa on Wednesday, because the Verdi union is calling on around 20.000 ground workers to go on a one-day warning strike. The background is that collective bargaining is considered deadlocked. the
Condor orders 13 Airbus A320neo and 28 A321neo
The holiday airline Condor has ordered a total of 13 Airbus A320neo and 28 A321neo, which will succeed the aging A320ceo and Boeing 757. The Supervisory Board has for
Eurowings Discover has been in the air for a year
Exactly one year ago, what is currently the youngest Lufthansa airline, Eurowings Discover, officially began flight operations. This was carried out on July 24, 2022 from Frankfurt to Mombasa and Zanzibar. First led
Financial support for HAJ and Deutsche Messe AG
Hannover Airport and Deutsche Messe AG are threatened with bankruptcy: an injection of money should now prevent that. Hardly any company can save itself from the coronavirus crisis on its own. So should
Tuifly returned last Boeing 737-700
Since March 22, 2020, the D-AHXG has literally been flat out at Düsseldorf Airport. Now the Boeing 737-700 has been returned to the lessor Castlelake. That ends at Tuifly
VC obtained two mandates on the TUI supervisory board
The Cockpit Association will move into the Tui AG Supervisory Board with two representatives. Tanja VIehl and Andreas Barczewski were elected to the supervisory body as employee representatives on October 8, 2020.
Spohr: New foundation will be “a kind of second city line”
Lufthansa CEO Carsten Spohr wants to set up a kind of "Cityline clone" for short and medium-haul flights from Frankfurt am Main and Munich. During the press conference about the annual figures, he gave more details
Air Dolomiti takes delivery of two Embraer 195s from Cityline
The Italian Lufthansa subsidiary Air Dolomiti is adding two Embraer 195 regional jets to its fleet. These will carry the registrations I-JENB and I-ADJZ and should be available in the next few weeks
Lufthansa wants to outsource short and medium-haul routes to a new subsidiary
The most recent negotiations between Lufthansa and the Cockpit Association have not resulted in a compromise. Now the Kranich Group wants a new subsidiary that will handle short and medium-haul routes from Frankfurt and Munich
Aeroflot planes are stuck in Munich, Amsterdam and Geneva
The Russian airline Aeroflot currently has three A320 series aircraft "stuck" in the European Union and Switzerland. Due to the airspace closure for Russian airlines, these are allowed to fly until further notice
Lufthansa no longer flies over Russia
Lufthansa decided on Saturday that Russian airspace would no longer be used with immediate effect. As a result, connections LH718 (Munich-Seoul) and LH716 (Frankfurt-Haneda)
D328eco: Deutsche Aircraft focuses on sustainable cabin
The aircraft manufacturer Deutsche Aircraft has agreed to work with Factorydesign for the cabin interior of the new edition of the Dornier 328, which is currently under development. According to the media statement, the focus is on the topic
Stuttgart: Ulrich Heppe becomes the new managing director
With Ulrich Heppe, Stuttgart-Echterdingen Airport will have a new managing director on April 1, 2022. This follows Arina Freitag, who is leaving the company at her own request, and a new challenge
Eurowings is adding four new destinations to the winter flight schedule
Eurowings has four new winter destinations in Sweden, Finland and Norway on its flight schedule: from the beginning of December, the airline will be flying to four new destinations in Northern Europe from Düsseldorf and Stuttgart. Starts from Düsseldorf
STR: Play is flying to Reykjavik next summer
The Icelandic airline Play plans to fly from Stuttgart to Reykjavik from the beginning of June 2022. The state capital will then head to the island twice a week. The tight
Green Airlines activates bookings
On November 1st, the German airline Green Airlines will start its first scheduled flight from Karlsruhe-Baden Baden to the new Berlin airport BER. A total of 16 weekly departures are planned. The flights from the airport
Ryanair closes German bases
The German regional airports Frankfurt-Hahn and Weeze could face hard times, because the main customer Ryanair is holding out the prospect of closing the bases. Berlin-Tegel is also shaking, as can be seen from an internal circular.
Airports: Germany before wearing a mask
Masks have to be worn at one German airport, but not at the other. That should change now. In Germany, a general mask requirement could soon be introduced at airports. So far
Belgrade: Air Serbia takes on Salzburg, Hanover and Nuremberg
The airline Air Serbia announces the start of non-stop flights from Belgrade to Salzburg, Hanover and Nuremberg. These are to be served from the beginning of June 2022 and offered all year round. the
Nuremberg: Lufthansa starts handing over luggage to the bus driver
Last but not least, due to political pressure, Lufthansa has shifted the ultra-short route between Nuremberg and Munich to the road. For some time now, buses have been running between the two cities under Lufthansa flight numbers. Well shall
2021: Nuremberg had 1,1 million passengers
The Bavarian Nuremberg Airport counted around 2021 million passengers in 1,1. This was around 16 percent above the volume in 2020, but around a quarter below
Eurowings: New hand luggage rules are now "strict"
The stricter rules for taking hand luggage have been in force at Eurowings since Tuesday. These concern bookings in the Basic tariff class. It's kind of a blueprint of
Düsseldorf: Eurowings reactivates Kiev-Borispil
After a long break, Eurowings has resumed flights from Düsseldorf to Kiev-Borispil. For the time being, three weekly rounds will be offered. Competitors like Ryanair and Wizz Air have their offerings in that
Lalona Air: The next virtual air number?
Lalona Air, which is currently being established, is scheduled to take off from Düsseldorf for the first time on January 15, 2022. According to their own statements, the Danish Air Alsie could be won as a flight partner. With
Emirates brings A380 back to Düsseldorf and Hamburg
According to its own information, Emirates is currently experiencing high demand from Germany. Therefore, the connections from Düsseldorf and Hamburg are being increased. The Airbus A380 machine type will also be used
Eurowings is replacing “switch compulsory” with an upload function
Eurowings is introducing the option of digitally saving corona documents in its app relatively late. The solution is called “MyHealth Docs” and was previously tested with around 1.500 volunteers.
Germany: North Rhine-Westphalia airports on the rise
The airports in Germany's most densely populated federal state, North Rhine-Westphalia, are seeing rising numbers of passengers again. It is true that the level of 2019 cannot be reached yet, but at least there are no further departures
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
From Cologne and Berlin: Easyjet is launching two new routes
The low-cost airline Easyjet has launched two new routes from Germany for the 2022 summer flight schedule. These are offered from Cologne/Bonn or Berlin and are limited to the season for the time being. First you want from
Cologne: Ryanair changes flight plan to Malaga and Valencia
Low-cost airline Ryanair will fly to two Spanish destinations more frequently from Cologne/Bonn in the 2022 summer flight schedule. The increase on the routes to Valencia and Malaga should be completed at the beginning of May 2022. Currently
DTM: Eurowings flies to Rhodes
The offer from Dortmund Airport to Greece continues to grow: As of today, passengers have the option of flying from Dortmund to Rhodes with Eurowings. An Airbus brings you on Mondays and Fridays
Dortmund builds new police headquarters
Dortmund Airport will erect a new building for the Dortmund Police Headquarters on the area of the current P3 car park. The airport acts as the builder and the executive is then the
Sun Express is flying from Dortmund again
Sun Express has been flying regularly from Dortmund to Izmir again since the weekend. Travelers can use the connection on Tuesdays and Saturdays during the summer months. “We are pleased that Sun Express
Green Airlines sold tickets without a contract with Just Us Air
At the charter marketer Green Airlines, things seem to be going badly, because Alk Air withdrew the Boeing 5-2021 on July 737, 300 and Just Us Air will not even be
Green Airlines: Alk Air withdrew aircraft prematurely
The charter marketer Green Airlines has already lost an “airline partner” because the Bulgarian Alk Air withdrew the chartered Boeing 737-300. There seems to be a thick air between the two companies,
Just Us Air is said to fly with A321 for Green Airlines
The Romanian airline Just Us Air was reactivated a few days ago. The carrier now flies with the Airbus A319 with the registration YR-URS on behalf of Blue Air.
April 2021: Airbus delivered 45 machines
The European aircraft manufacturer Airbus was able to deliver significantly fewer machines in April 2021 - in direct comparison with March 2021. The manufacturer announced that they would deliver 45 commercial aircraft to customers
Quarterly figures: Airbus announces profit
In contrast to its competitor Boeing, the European aircraft manufacturer was able to announce black numbers for the first quarter of 2021. The group announced on Thursday that it would be in the first
F-GSTA: Airbus sends oldest beluga into retirement
The European aircraft manufacturer Airbus is retiring the first ever Beluga transport aircraft. The machine is temporarily parked in Hamburg. The freighter has been in service since 1005
Danish Air Transport is expanding its German offering
The airline Danish Air Transport (DAT) will offer two weekly round trips between Berlin and the Baltic island of Bornholm in July and August 2021. The aircraft used are turboprop aircraft of the type ATR 72
Airbus wants to rebuild structural assembly in France and Germany
The European aircraft manufacturer Airbus is planning to reorganize structural assembly in Europe. To this end, new companies are to be founded in France and Germany. Talks are currently underway about the future in Spain. in the
Summer flight schedule: nine new destinations from Hamburg
The airlines are gradually expanding their services from Hamburg: the airlines are currently flying to 80 direct destinations from Hamburg Airport, and by the summer holidays there will probably be around 105 destinations.
Friday: Verdi calls for rallies
Obtaining state aid and dismissing employees at the same time? In Verdi's eyes, that doesn't work at all. For this reason, demonstrations will take place across Germany on Friday. The Verdi union called on Friday
Sundair will take off again on July 1st, 2020
With the restart, flights from Kassel-Calden, Bremen, Dresden and Berlin will be offered. The German holiday airline Sundair wants to return to Crete, Kos, Rhodes, Corfu, Verna, Burgas, Palma at the beginning of July 2020
Varna: Voyage Air dares to try again
With a 28-year-old Boeing 737-500, Voyage Air wants to connect Varna with various German cities. The difference to the previous attempts? Now the company has AOC and OL.
El Al is ramping up the Germany offer again
The airline El Al is planning to fly more frequently to Germany again in the 2022 summer flight schedule. 21 weekly rotations from Tel Aviv to German airports are currently planned. El Al intended
Verdi is calling for a warning strike at six German airports
Security personnel at the airports in Berlin, Düsseldorf, Cologne/Bonn, Bremen, Hanover and Leipzig/Halle have been called to go on strike from 4:00 a.m. to midnight on Monday. This was shared by the union
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
BER opens Terminal 2: Ryanair becomes the main user
A year and a half after the opening of the new capital city airport BER, the second newly built terminal is also going online. Low-cost carrier Ryanair will be the first airline to take off on March 24 with passengers,
BER counts almost one million passengers in February
After the slow start to 2022 due to the pandemic, the first signs of a recovery in passenger numbers at BER can be seen in February. In total, took off and landed in the past month
Berlin wants to provide first aid to Ukraine refugees in the former Tegel Airport
The city of Berlin wants to use the former Berlin-Tegel Airport as an initial reception center for refugees from the war zone Ukraine. Mayor Franziska Giffey (SPD) explained, among other things, that the previous arrival center in Reinickendorf
Turkish celebrates its comeback in Leipzig / Halle
The airline Turkish Airlines is now again connecting Leipzig / Halle with the Istanbul hub. For the time being, four weekly circuits are carried out. The state capital of Saxony should be on Thursday, Friday, Saturday and
Leipzig: protesters blocked the DHL hub
Leipzig / Halle Airport has developed into an important freight hub for Germany and Europe in recent years. In the Federal Republic - in contrast to Austria - the occurrence is during
Largest aircraft in the world carries out relief goods flight to Namibia
Today, Wednesday, the Antonow 225 - the largest aircraft in the world - took off from Leipzig / Halle Airport (LEJ) on an aid flight to Windhoek in Namibia. On board is
