About the editor

Granit Pireci is an editor at Aviation.Direct and specializes in aviation in Southeast Europe. Before that he worked for AviationNetOnline (formerly Austrian Aviation Net).
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ADAC Luftrettung secures two multicopters

The non-profit ADAC Air Rescue has reserved the first two VoloCitys with the company Volocopter. Both companies announced this today. VoloCitys are electrically powered, vertical take-off aircraft (eVTOL). “Build based on the encouraging results of our feasibility study

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FACC tests autonomous flying taxi

Together with its strategic partner EHang, FACC is setting another important milestone in the development of urban mobility of the future: The autonomous aircraft EHang 216 produced by FACC completed a successful test flight on Monday and

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VIE receives Global Travel Innovation Award

The Vienna airport location received the Travel Global Innovation Award 2020 from Plug and Play. This award recognizes companies that show exceptional commitment in engaging technology startups to develop digital innovations.

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China: flight attendants are supposed to wear diapers

The Chinese aviation safety authority Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) published new guidelines to combat the corona crisis. In addition to medical protective clothing, the flight crew is also advised to avoid the toilets during the flight. Instead, the aviation authority advises

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50 years Saab 105OE: "Time to say goodbye"

Yesterday morning the "Fly-out", the official farewell of the Saab 105 OE, took place in the presence of Defense Minister Klaudia Tanner and high-ranking representatives of the armed forces at Vogler Air Base in Hörsching. With over 156.500 flight hours and almost

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Fraport: sharp decline in November

At the airport operator Fraport, the operating business remains far below the previous year's figures due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This emerges from the traffic figures presented today by the group, which operates, among other things, Frankfurt Airport. in the

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Chair offers Alpine sightseeing on New Year's Eve

Blackforest Aviation and Chair Airlines invite you to take a tour of the Alps on New Year's Eve: the Swiss Alps can be experienced from a bird's-eye view from as little as 99 euros. An Airbus A319 from Chair will be flown. The machine of the Swiss

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