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Aerologic: Cockpit Association criticizes negotiations with Verdi
The Aerologic pilots represented by the Cockpit Association have been on strike again since Monday night. The workers' representatives are now criticizing management for wanting to start collective bargaining with other unions. At the same time claims
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
Reimbursement obligation concealed: Condor suffers defeat in court
The German holiday airline Condor received a defeat at the Frankfurt Regional Court due to its behavior at the beginning of the corona pandemic. You didn't have to pay attention to canceled flights
Fraport turned a profit again in 2021
The Frankfurt airport operator returned to profitability in the second Corona year 2021 thanks to a certain recovery in passenger traffic. Also because of crisis-related compensation payments, the bottom line was a surplus of almost 83
50 years of Terminal 1 at Frankfurt Airport
On March 14, 1972, Frankfurt Airport (FRA) entered a new era: With the opening of Terminal 1, one of the most modern terminal buildings in Europe at the time began operations. From the
Eurowings Discover: UFO calls for collective bargaining
The flight attendant union UFO is calling on the management of the Lufthansa subsidiary Eurowings Discover to negotiate wages for the cabin crew. Unlike other group airlines, this carrier currently has no collective agreements. “After UFO along with
MUC: Argo Al becomes the first “LabCampus” customer
The next major milestone for the LabCampus innovation center being built at Munich Airport: Argo AI, a US technology company in the field of autonomous driving, becomes its first customer. The company founded in 2016 becomes a
MUC: Electric “elephant” de-icing planes
The fleet of de-icing vehicles at Munich Airport has now received particularly environmentally friendly support: the fully electric “Elephant e-BETA” from Danish manufacturer Vestergaard has been with EFM since the beginning of the week
MUC: Swissport offshoot toying with bankruptcy
The Swiss airport service provider Swissport is apparently planning drastic cuts at its subsidiary in Munich. The corona pandemic hit the aviation industry with full force. The airport service provider Swissport Losch is one of them. Alone at the airport
ANA postpones comeback in Munich and Vienna again
The Japanese All Nippon Airways is extending the flight break on the routes from Tokyo to Munich and Vienna until at least July 1, 2021. The background is the still strict entry and quarantine regulations
Summer: Lufthansa relies on tourist routes
In summer 2021, the Lufthansa Group will focus on tourist travel destinations. The focus is on destinations in the Caribbean, the Canary Islands and Greece. The group calculates in
Major Lufthansa shareholder Thiele has passed away
Heinz Hermann Thiele, major shareholder of Deutsche Lufthansa AG, died unexpectedly on Tuesday at the age of 79. This was shared by Knorr-Bremse AG, where he was most recently deputy chairman of the supervisory board
Eurowings is abolishing the “compulsory switch” again
When it comes to the best seat, the distances are particularly important to some passengers. But as soon as it comes to getting out of the car, those who had previously complained ignore all of the instructions
David O'Brien: “We can't give job guarantees”
The Lauda managing directors David O'Brien and Andreas Gruber gave themselves informative, but determined, to the German employees in virtual company meetings on Thursday. The pressure is great and a closure of the bases
Lauda increases the pressure on German employees
If no collective agreement for the staff in Düsseldorf and Stuttgart is signed with Verdi on Thursday and the employees refuse their consent by July 7, 2020, all should be terminated.
Eurowings is reactivating the Canary Islands routes
The Lufthansa subsidiary Eurowings has announced a special flight from Düsseldorf to Tenerife on the occasion of the lifting of the German travel warning. This is to be carried out on November 1, 2020. The regular Canary Islands program should also
Short-time work: The employment office is subject to Malta Air in court
The German employees of the Ryanair subsidiary Malta Air continue to receive short-time work benefits. The State Social Court of North Rhine-Westphalia decided that the Federal Employment Agency provisionally applied the original decision, with which the fulfilled performance requirements were recognized
NRW: Free corona test for travelers to Germany
In order to make the autumn holidays more pleasant for travelers to Germany, the state of North Rhine-Westphalia would like to offer free corona tests for this time. The Ministry of Health has already sent a corresponding decree to the municipalities in this regard,
Curious: Berlin only wants to ban domestic flights
The German state of Berlin is currently planning a curious regulation if the seven-day incidence exceeds 200. The use of domestic flights from the Berlin-Brandenburg Airport, which is located in the area
Salzburg: Easyjet wants to reactivate Hamburg and Berlin in winter 2021/22
The low-cost airline Easyjet plans to resume the Germany routes from Salzburg in the winter flight schedule 2021/22. The routes to Hamburg and Berlin-Brandenburg are affected. A spokeswoman for the company confirmed this to Aviation Direct. Easyjet
Verdi: “Employees suffer electric shocks at BER”
According to the Verdi union, the hand luggage control devices at Berlin-Brandenburg Airport are said to be quite dangerous. Employees have suffered electric shocks more than 60 times. The employee representatives demand immediate
Brandenburg sets up vaccination center in BER Terminal 5-M
The state of Brandenburg set up a vaccination center in Terminal 5-M at Berlin-Brandenburg Airport. The BER company provides an area of around 1.300 square meters. At the former Tegel Airport
December: BER recorded a slight upswing
Berlin-Brandenburg Airport handled 264.987 passengers in December of the previous year. In direct comparison with November 2020, there were around 25 percent more passengers, which was especially due to the Christmas season
SkyUp Airlines is expanding strongly into Germany
The Ukrainian low-cost airline SkyUp Airlines announces a large-scale expansion towards Western Europe. Most of the new routes will lead from Kiev-Borispil to Germany. But also from Odessa and Lviv wants
