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Lufthansa supervisory board extends contracts with Foerster and Niggemann
The Lufthansa Supervisory Board decided on Wednesday that the contracts with Executive Board members Christina Foerster and Michael Niggemann would be extended by five years until December 31, 2027. At the same time
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
Air Dolomiti trains in Innsbruck
The Italian airline Air Dolomiti has registered for Tuesday and Wednesday at Innsbruck Airport. The carrier's pilots train with Embraer 195s at this airport. That has its good side
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)
Frankfurt: Condor takes on Johannesburg
The German holiday airline Condor is planning to offer a total of 2022 long-haul destinations in the 23/21 winter flight schedule. With Johannesburg, a new destination is offered from Frankfurt am Main, which is served on Mondays and Fridays
Also in the DA-CH region: Air Canada announces a big comeback
Canadian Star Alliance member Air Canada announces that the flight connection between Toronto and Vienna will be reactivated effective March 26, 2022. Gradually from March 1, 2022
Munich: Lufthansa A350-900 has returned from record flight
On Thursday at 13:34 p.m. Lufthansa returned from the longest flight in the company's history with an Airbus A350-900. The carrier brought up scientists from Hamburg with the D-AIXP
ANA puts Vienna and Munich on hold
It is not yet clear when the Japanese All Nippon Airways will return to Vienna and Munich. According to Carrier, the resumption of the two connections to Tokyo is still on hold.
Singapore Airlines is celebrating its comeback in Munich
Singapore Airlines celebrated its comeback in Munich on Wednesday and will in future connect Germany's second largest airport with Singapore three times a week. The flights are on the operating days Monday, Thursday and
Munich: Mask refusers removed from Lufthansa jet
For a 51-year-old Dutchman, a flight without a mask did not end in South Africa, but at the inspection of the Munich Federal Police. The Lufthansa jet was already on its way towards the runway,
Sun-Air sends its German subsidiary into bankruptcy
The Germany subsidiary of the regional airline Sun-Air of Scandinavia, Sun-Air of Germany GmbH, filed for bankruptcy with the Augsburg District Court. A court spokesman confirmed on request that a corresponding submission would be made on January 12, 2021
CityLine members accept crisis collective agreement
The flight attendants from Lufthansa CItyLine, organized in the UFO union, have accepted the crisis collective agreement agreed with the management by a large majority. According to a statement by the employee representatives, 91,06 percent of the votes
Verdi and VC disagree over responsibility at Lauda
Two unions do not agree on jurisdiction over the Lauda collective bargaining agreement. Now the Cockpit Association is strongly criticizing the Verdi and even holds out the prospect of a possible
Eurowings relies on Varna and Burgas
Eurowings is further expanding its route portfolio towards Southeast Europe and will be flying to the Black Sea coast of Bulgaria for the first time this summer - the holiday destinations Varna and Burgas will be added. The whole program
ADAC gives Stuttgart special "Award"
Airport is the test winner in the bus station category. There are so many prizes and awards in the aviation industry that one can almost be of the opinion that there are for every airport and
Autumn holidays: strikes in Düsseldorf and Cologne are imminent
Air travel is currently not very popular anyway, but during the autumn break in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia, the employees of the ground handling service provider AHS are now called to warning strikes. According to the union, they should
Cologne needs help: 100 million euros applied for
The corona crisis has left deep marks on the finances of Cologne / Bonn Airport. The company is currently assuming that sales will drop to around 220 million euros. Meanwhile was
Cologne / Bonn does not expect growth until 2026
Cologne airport boss Johann Vanneste expects that the passenger volume of the previous year can be reached again in 2026 at the earliest. He also believes that the quarantine regulations respond to demand
ECJ has to decide: is AUA landing in Schönefeld instead of Tegel liable for compensation?
The European Court of Justice currently has to deal with the question of whether airlines are liable for compensation if the flight is diverted to a nearby airport. The Advocate General believes that only
BER before 535 job cuts
The new Berlin-Brandenburg Airport has been in operation for four weeks and the southern runway and Terminal 5 are about to be closed. In addition, 535 jobs are now to be cut. This announced
Green Airlines blows off the start again
The startup Green Airlines is postponing its first charter flight for the second time at extremely short notice. Now they don't want to start until February 1st, 2021. Previously, it was postponed from November 1, 2020
BER takes the Südbahn off the network
The management of Berlin-Brandenburg Airport sees no prospect of recovery in the aviation industry in 2021. The number of passengers is currently around ten percent of the same month last year. Now you want action
Air Berlin's ghost shares are soaring
An airline that doesn't fly and is broke at that seems to be of interest to punters at the moment. We are talking about Air Berlin, because the paper, which is still listed on the stock exchange, laid down
Berlin wants to temporarily close Terminal 5
Flughafen Berlin-Brandenburg GmbH will shortly take Terminal 5 (“Ex-Schönefeld”) offline. However, not in the short term, but probably in March 2021 and then for at least a year. The number of passengers
