Condor will take delivery of the first A330neo in late autumn 2022
The holiday airline Condor will shortly take delivery of the first Airbus A330neo. The exact date has not yet been set, but according to a spokeswoman, it should definitely be in late autumn 2022
Single Pilot Operations: Vereinigung Cockpit has concerns
The Cockpit Association has little to gain from the initiative of the ICAO General Assembly, which could lead to the accelerated introduction of single-pilot operations. It is believed that hasty approval of new technologies
Frankfurt: Condor flies again to Sanibar, Mombasa and Cape Town
The holiday airline Condor flies again from Frankfurt am Main to Zanzibar and Mombasa. The comeback flight was carried out on Friday under flight number DE2282. Also one will from 4 October 2022
From Frankfurt and Munich: Eurowings Discover is thinning out the 2022/23 winter flight schedule
The Lufthansa subsidiary Eurowings Discover will serve fewer routes in the 2022/23 winter timetable than originally announced. Numerous routes are planned from both Frankfurt am Main and Munich
Lufthansa takes Eurowings, Austrian Airlines and Eurowings Discover into the wet lease
In the 2022/23 winter timetable, Lufthansa will wet-lease some aircraft from subsidiaries. These are aircraft from Austrian Airlines, Eurowings and Eurowings Discover, which depart from Frankfurt am Main
Condor offers hand luggage compartment reservations for a fee
The holiday airline Condor is testing the paid reservation of overhead lockers on some routes. The option will be available on select routes served by Airbus A330-200 aircraft. For some years
Markus Söder rejects artificial increases in the price of flight tickets
Germany is already in the middle of the election campaign, with the elections to the Bundestag due in autumn 2021. The Greens, among others, are pushing for flight tickets to be artificially made more expensive
Terminal 1 at Munich Airport starts up again
Due to the pandemic, Terminal 1 at Munich Airport was closed for almost seven months - on Wednesday, June 23, the building will be open again due to the increasing demand for air travel
Eurowings Discover is set to get even bigger
So far, Eurowings has not received Discover AOC and an operating license. That could take a few more weeks, because it is currently expected that the approvals will be granted in mid / end of July 2021
Lufthansa uses Boeing 747-8 and Airbus A350 to Palma
Apparently, the Germans are finally fed up with the “stay at home” slogans of their government, because Lufthansa reports that its bookings are increasing sharply in the direction of Palma de Mallorca. Hence will
Munich Airport's visitor park reopens
Airport fans had to do without many attractions in the visitor park at Munich Airport for seven months due to the pandemic. Now most of the offers are accessible again, taking into account a consistent hygiene concept. So is the popular one
Munich Airport opens Terminal 1 again
Due to the increasing demand, Munich Airport will open Terminal 1 again on June 23, 2021. All airlines that were temporarily relocated to Terminal 2 will be returned to the
Lauda base Stuttgart will be closed
The management of the Austrian airline Lauda sent the employees of the Stuttgart base bad news on Friday. The base will be closed and all employees will receive the notice. Lead as a justification
Corona crisis also hit Stuttgart hard
The effects of the corona pandemic are also clearly noticeable in the number of passengers at Stuttgart-Echterdingen Airport. The largest airport in the German state of Baden-Württemberg recorded a 2020 percent rate in the first half of 68,2
Germany: Verdi does not sign Lauda key issues paper
The deadline for approval of the new collective agreement expired on Thursday evening. Verdi now stated that it will not be signed due to a majority rejection by the German Lauda workforce. In the struggle for
In jukeboxes: Cologne customs find 3.240 cartons of cigarettes
Customs found a total of 3.240 cartons of cigarettes in eight freight shipments sent from Hong Kong to the United Kingdom at Cologne / Bonn Airport. According to the main customs office, these were hidden in music boxes that were still there
Berlin: Sylt will be the only domestic Easyjet destination
The low-cost airline Easyjet will not reactivate the domestic German routes from Berlin to Düsseldorf, Cologne / Bonn, Munich and Stuttgart for the time being. This explained Germany boss Stephan Erler to the tourist newspaper FVW. A single domestic German
String concert: Ryanair returns to eleven German airports
The Irish low-cost airline Ryanair is using the red pencil at eleven German airports and in Basel-Mulhouse. Numerous routes will be discontinued or will no longer be included in the 2021 summer flight schedule. That hits the hardest
Air Berlin: constitutional judges reject Flöther complaints
The German Federal Constitutional Court has dismissed complaints from the insolvency administrator of Air Berlin. Lucas Flöther wanted to challenge a total of eight judgments by the Federal Labor Court. However, the highest judges did not accept the petitions. Background is,
100 days of BER: The airport draws a positive balance
Despite the difficult conditions under the global corona pandemic, the airport company is satisfied with the start of Berlin Brandenburg Airport Willy Brandt. On October 31, 2020 the time had finally come: With
Berlin: Sylt will be the only domestic Easyjet destination
The low-cost airline Easyjet will not reactivate the domestic German routes from Berlin to Düsseldorf, Cologne / Bonn, Munich and Stuttgart for the time being. This explained Germany boss Stephan Erler to the tourist newspaper FVW. A single domestic German
Night flight ban: FC Bayern team had to spend the night in an Airbus A350-1000 at BER
There was no exception to the night flight ban at Berlin-Brandenburg Airport for the Bundesliga soccer players of FC Bayern Munich. This meant that the team after the match against Hertha BSC in
BER reports even fewer flights and fewer passengers
Berlin-Brandenburg Airport recorded a further decline in January 2021. In a direct comparison with the same month last year - at that time Tegel and Schönefeld were added together - were around 91 percent less
Berlin: False “air traffic controller” fooled the pilots for six months
A 32-year-old Berliner is said to have made repeated radio contact with passenger and cargo planes and police helicopters in the past six months. According to the executive, he also issued instructions