About the editor

Michael David is an editor at Aviation.Direct and has been dealing with air traffic in Austria, especially regional airports, for over 20 years, is a passionate spotter and is active in the airport friends scene, especially as a board member for the Association of Friends of Linz Airport.
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The last AUA Fokker 70 left Bratislava

25 years after it was put into service at Austrian Airlines, the last Fokker 70, the former OE-LFP, left Austrian Technik Bratislava for Australia. Like most of its former sister machines, the was once on

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Lufthansa suspends Graz and Salzburg

Due to the tightening of the corona measures and the very strict travel restrictions, Lufthansa will refrain from flights between Frankfurt and Graz and Salzburg in the next few days. As things stand, the flights between Frankfurt and Graz will be back

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The new Austrian aviation forum is online

Aviation Direct is pleased to announce that a new, extensive Austrian aviation forum is now going into operation. Accessible at www.austrianaviation.at, it forms the complete cross-section of the Austrian and international aviation scene as a platform

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Armée de l'Air replaces A310 and A340

In order to standardize the fleet ahead of schedule and to support the French aviation industry, the French Ministry of Defense is replacing the last two Airbus A200-310s and Airbus A300-340s with three Airbus A200-330s for EUR 200 million. Of the

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Cargo Air expects an increase in the fleet

The Bulgarian Cargo Air, which specializes in cargo flights under wet lease agreements, will be expanding its fleet in the near future. A 23-year-old Boeing 737-400, which was previously on an ad hoc passenger charter, is currently being sold at Aeronautical Engineers Inc. in

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Embraer shows turboprop project

For the first time, the Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer gives an insight into its turboprop project. Despite the failed takeover of Boeing, this is to be achieved with new partners from the Asian region for commissioning by 2027. While the cabin is tight

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Change in the AUA supervisory board completed

In order to comply with the location requirements, which were agreed as part of the state financing package, Österreichische Beteiligungs AG (ÖBAG) sent the auditor Christine Catasta and the Vienna IV president Christian C. Pochtler to the board of directors of

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Icelandair sells three B757 freighters

Icelandair would like to achieve US $ 21 million with the sale of three Boeing 757s, which will shortly be withdrawn from their previous use in passenger service and converted into cargo planes. This makes it possible to make the aircraft higher

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