The Austrian airline Level Europe has not been in the air for a few months and has since had to file for bankruptcy. The competitor Laudamotion voluntarily ceased flight operations in October 2020. The certificates are still valid for both carriers, confirmed the Federal Ministry for Climate Protection, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology in writing to Aviation Direct.

As of December 14, 2020, the Airbus A321 with the identifier OE-LCF is still entered on the AOC of Level Europe GmbH. That will change soon, however, because the machine is to be put into service as an EC-NLZ at sister company Vueling. According to reports, negotiations are still going on with potential buyers who could take over the bankrupt IAG subsidiary that went bankrupt. However, the office of the trustee did not want to say anything with reference to ongoing discussions.

Laudamotion GmbH has had its day as an operational airline for Ryanair and has already been replaced by the Maltese successor Lauda Europe Ltd. "Replaced". As of December 14, 2020, the Airbus A320s with the IDs OE-IHL and OE-LOO are still on the AOC. The two planes are shut down and whether they will be re-registered to Malta or returned to the respective lessor is unclear as Ryanair has not answered this question.

Regarding the certificates of the two airlines, the BMK responsible for supervision formally writes to Aviation Direct: “The Federal Ministry for Climate Protection, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology, Department BMK - IV / L4 (Safety Management and Air Traffic Control) refers Your request of November 23.11.2020, XNUMX regarding the aviation companies “Laudamotion GmbH” and “Level Europe (formerly Anisec)” and, after referring to the aviation law department, informs that both companies currently have an operating license and an AOC. The directories of the aviation companies published on the BMK websites are up to date. "