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Frankfurt: Police arrest suitcase thief
Plainclothes police officers arrested a luggage thief at Frankfurt Airport. The 30-year-old man is suspected of repeatedly entering the terminal 1 issuing hall in recent weeks
Condor and Fisherman's Friend launch 'strip collaboration'
Leisure airline Condor and Lofthouse of Fleetwood, makers of Fisherman's Friend, have announced a "stripe" collaboration. Fisherman's Friend packs with the Condor aircraft printed on them are now being sold on board the airline.
Lufthansa Group introduces a uniform Travel ID
The Lufthansa Group wants to replace the previously different logins on the individual websites of the Group's own airlines and the Miles & More frequent flyer program with a so-called Travel ID. Currently, people
Eurowings Discover: Airbus A330 collects climate data
A Eurowings Discover Airbus A330 was equipped with measuring instruments designed to collect data for global climate research. Three Lufthansa Group aircraft now have such equipment. That
LAT uses Airbus Virtual Procedure Trainer
Lufthansa Aviation Training will be the world's first customer to put the Airbus Virtual Procedure Trainer into operation. It is a new way for pilots to carry out procedures with an intelligent
Frankfurt-Hahn: The purchase price has not yet been transferred
The purchase price for the sale of the insolvent Frankfurt-Hahn regional airport has not yet been paid. According to the “Cochemer Wochenspiegel”, the insolvency administrator has extended the deadline to November 15, 2022. Insolvency Administrator Jan
Munich: Police provide “wrong flight attendant” in front of the airport
In Bavaria, an 18-year-old son with the flight attendant uniform and his father's car apparently wanted to go on a trip. The trip came to an early end, however, because it ended at Munich Airport
Air France continues to adapt its route network
Air France is increasing the range of flights to tourist destinations. From October 31, the airline will also be flying from Berlin and Munich to Paris-Orly, in addition to the connections to Paris-Charles de Gaulle. Of
With A318: Air France announces Orly from Munich and Berlin
The airline Air France intends to fly to the second Paris airport, Orly, from Berlin and Munich from October 31, 2021. The connection should not be the flights to Charles de Gaulle
Munich: Blocking of the northern line for renovation work
Munich Airport is closing one of its runways. Following the opening of the southern runway, the northern runway will be closed for maintenance work from August 7th until the beginning of October 2021. To
Lufthansa Technik starts training future specialists
126 young people will begin training in an aircraft technology, industrial or logistics-oriented profession in 2021. Even in difficult times, Lufthansa Technik wants to meet the future need for highly trained specialists itself.
Lufthansa is expanding Sleeper's Row
For some time now, Lufthansa has been testing so-called sleeper benches in economy class between Germany and Brazil. On August 2, 2021, “Sleeper's Row” will be on flights to São Paulo, Los Angeles
Graz: Austrian Airlines takes on Düsseldorf and Stuttgart
From October 5, 2020, Austrian Airlines will operate the non-stop connections from Graz to Düsseldorf and Stuttgart again. Initially, DHC Dash 8-400 turboprop aircraft will be used. The flight plan is
Germany: Eurowings reacts to Lauda withdrawal
The champagne corks are likely to have popped at Eurowings, as Ryanair is known to be withdrawing from Düsseldorf for the time being. That means the loss of numerous jobs at the subsidiary Lauda. The Lufthansa offshoot, however
In the middle of the crisis: Record order for Recaro
In the middle of the corona crisis, the German seat manufacturer Recaro managed to land a major order for 31.767 SL3710 economy class armchairs. These are to be used in 146 Airbus jets from next year
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
Cologne / Bonn establishes Campus Cell 5G cell phone network
After Vienna-Schwechat Airport, Cologne / Bonn Airport has now also opted for a so-called Campus Cell 5G network. Put simply, this means that a small, dedicated cellular network is located on the approximately 1.000 hectares
Startup Joot has a new name: Leav Aviation
The airline startup of the former Germania boss Johannes Klinsmann changed the company name a few days ago. This is no longer Joot Aviation Project GmbH, but Leav Aviation GmbH. The company handed -
Sundair has officially left protective shield
The Stralsund district court has officially released the holiday airline Sundair from the protective shield proceedings. The self-administration was lifted and trustee Lucas Flöther formally removed from office, as this activity will not be in the future
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
Sundair's sister company Fly Air41 is to get three A320s
The owner of the German holiday airline Sundair founded an additional airline in Croatia a few months ago. As Aviation Direct reported, this will not be a “replacement Sundair”, but a separate project.
The federal government wants to waive BER around 500 million euros
Berlin-Brandenburg Airport is plagued not only by the sharp decline in revenues due to the corona pandemic, but also by debts in the form of construction costs. Now the shareholders - federal and state governments
Tempelhof Airport vaccination center will be temporarily closed
The vaccination center of the State of Berlin, located at the former central airport Berlin-Tempelhof, will temporarily close its doors on April 20, 2021. AstraZeneca vaccine was previously administered at this location.
Fire alarm technology: BER is getting additional cameras
Additional cameras are to be installed at the new BER airport in the capital to avoid false alarms from the fire alarm system. Corresponding tests with additional reporting technology begin this month, according to a company spokesman for the German Press Agency
