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Lufthansa Technik takes over component service for Azerbaijan Airlines

Granite Pireci 8. February 2023 16:06

Azerbaijan Airlines and Lufthansa Technik AG have signed a comprehensive five-year contract for Total Component Support (TCS) for the Boeing 787 Dreamliner long-haul fleet of the national airline of the Republic of Azerbaijan. The airline's first TCS contract, which comes into effect on May 1, will significantly strengthen Azerbaijan Airlines' technical operations. It gives the airline 24/7 access to Lufthansa Technik's global spare parts pool network. The TCS includes, among other things, AOG (Aircraft On Ground) support, which guarantees Azerbaijan Airlines the shortest delivery times for time-critical components. In an important strategic step, the contract has been adapted to provide additional flexibility to easily cover the airline's planned fleet expansion. "We are honored to support Azerbaijan Airlines on its growth path with our proven component support, and it is a particular honor for us to look after their flagship," said Andreas van de Kuil, Vice President Sales Central Europe & CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States) at Lufthansa Technik. "With this contract, we are living up to our excellent reputation as a reliable partner in the global MRO industry and are further expanding our market share in the CIS region."

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Airbus: Aircraft deliveries decline in January

Granite Pireci 8. February 2023 15:05

The European aircraft manufacturer received orders for 37 aircraft in January. Delta Air Lines ordered twelve more A220-300s, Uzbekistan Airways ordered eight A320 Neos and four A321 Neos, DAE Capital placed an order for an A320 Neo, and an unnamed customer ordered six A320 Neos and six A321 Neos. Airbus, however, had to accept a cancellation of an A320 Neo. This leaves 36 new orders, among other things. Deliveries, however, are declining: in January, the aircraft manufacturer handed over 20 commercial aircraft to its customers, 10 fewer than in the same month last year. In December, despite strained supply chains, Airbus even delivered 98 aircraft in a final spurt. Overall, the European group missed its original target of 661 aircraft last year, with a net delivery of 700 aircraft.

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Tarom temporarily suspends Belgrade connection in February

Granite Pireci 7. February 2023 18:08

The Romanian carrier Tarom has temporarily suspended its flight operations between Bucharest and Belgrade during the current month. The airline plans to increase flights between the two capitals to four weekly connections from March 1, 2023 and to five weekly connections from March 9, 2023. The airline will use its ATR72 turboprop aircraft on this route. The company has not published an explanation as to why the route will be put on "stand-by" in February. According to the online portal Ex-Yu-Aviation, however, the suspension would fall in the quietest month of the year for the aviation industry.

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KLM with more flights to China

Granite Pireci 7. February 2023 17:02

From the start of the 2023 summer flight schedule on March 26, the Dutch airline plans to increase the frequency of flights to the People's Republic. KLM will offer a flight from Amsterdam to Hong Kong three times a week. Starting with six non-stop flights to Beijing and Shanghai, the airline plans to switch to daily flights from May. Beijing will thus return to the airline's network. The planned increase is a response to the Chinese government's lifting of travel restrictions, but is subject to the government's approval, the carrier said in a press release.

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Boeing plans to lay off 2.000 employees

Granite Pireci 7. February 2023 16:02

According to a newspaper report, the US aircraft manufacturer Boeing plans to cut around 2.000 jobs in finance and human resources this year through a combination of turnover and layoffs. "Over time, some of our corporate functions have become quite large. And with that growth usually comes bureaucracy or disparate systems that are inefficient," the Seattle Times newspaper quoted a company spokesman as saying. Boeing did not immediately respond to a request for comment from the Reuters news agency. Last year, Boeing announced that it would lay off around 150 finance employees in order to simplify the company structure. In January, the Virginia-based company announced that it would hire around 10.000 employees by the end of the year.

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Swiss resumes passenger flights to Shanghai

Granite Pireci 7. February 2023 15:04

In view of relaxed entry regulations, Swiss will resume its passenger flights to Shanghai on March 3, 2023. A weekly flight is initially planned for March. From April, the Swiss carrier will expand the program and offer three flights per week. The airline generally uses Boeing 777-300ER aircraft on the route, or alternatively Airbus A340-300 aircraft. "We are very pleased to be able to offer our customers flights between Zurich and the Chinese metropolis of Shanghai again in the future. It is of great importance for both economic locations and beyond to meet the increasing demand. Shanghai is still an important destination and origin in the flight schedule," says Tamur Goudarzi Pour, Chief Commercial Officer of Swiss. Since April 2022, the airline had no longer operated regular passenger flights to Shanghai as a result of the travel restrictions associated with the corona pandemic and only carried cargo on the route. In addition to the resumed flights to Shanghai, Swiss is increasing the frequency to Hong Kong from five to six weekly departures in the summer flight schedule. 

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Cathay Pacific reopens lounge in Hong Kong

Granite Pireci 6. February 2023 18:02

The Hong Kong airline announces the reopening of The Deck lounge at Hong Kong International Airport. It is also working on reopening The Pier, First and The Wing and Business lounges within the next six months. This is in line with the addition of more and more flights by Cathay Pacific. From December 1, 2022, for example, the airline will also add Zurich back to its route network, with a weekly flight planned for the time being.

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Anadolujet: Flight connection to Izmir does not start as planned

Granite Pireci 6. February 2023 17:07

The launch of the new bi-weekly connection from Izmir to Belgrade has been delayed. The flights planned a month ago were originally scheduled to start on February 16, 2023. However, the airline, a virtual low-cost brand of Turkish Airlines, has now postponed the launch of the route to April 13, 2023, to coincide with Air Serbia's first flight on this route on April 15, 2023. The two airlines are codeshare partners and are working on a joint venture agreement. As the Serbian carrier announced last week, Izmir is one of the best-selling new routes with a number of flights already sold out in the coming summer months. This is reported by Ex-Yu-Aviation.

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Jazeera Airways launches new flight route to Moscow

Granite Pireci 6. February 2023 16:04

Kuwaiti low-cost airline Jazeera Airways has launched a new route to Moscow to meet the growing demand for flights between the Middle East and Russia. According to Jazeera Airways CEO Rohit Ramachandran, the company expects high demand on this route from day one, as there are few flights to Moscow at this time. The airline hopes to increase the number of flights in its schedule during 2023. "We are ideally positioned in Kuwait to attract both leisure travelers from Russia and religious pilgrims to Saudi Arabia," the airline boss said, according to the Rus Tourism News portal.

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Ethiopian Airlines opens second Aviation Academy campus

Granite Pireci 6. February 2023 15:07

Ethiopian Airlines Group is opening a new aviation personnel training center in Hawassa, Ethiopia. The new aviation training center in Hawassa will serve as the second campus of the Ethiopian Aviation Academy and is currently offering pilot training programs. The facility houses different types of classrooms, three training simulators, three aircraft parking and workshop hangars, dormitories for trainees and instructors, a cafeteria and a sports field for various sports. “We are very excited to inaugurate the second training center of our Aviation Academy in Hawassa. As Africa’s giant in the aviation industry, we are determined to reach more people who dream of becoming aviation professionals and enrich our continent with qualified personnel who will take African aviation to the next level. Since its inception more than six decades ago, our Aviation Academy has produced the best aviation professionals who are competitive on a global scale. With the opening of our second training center, even more trainees now have the chance to realize their dreams and this is a great success for us,” said Mesfin Tasew, CEO of the Ethiopian Airlines Group, about the new campus.

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