Airbus is planning to launch its new Airbus A350F onto the market in 2025. Production of structural parts has already begun, and the first parts are being manufactured in France. The Airbus A350 F freighter is scheduled to launch onto the market in 2025. The first parts are already in production and are being manufactured in the French city of Nantes.
With the start of the Easter holidays, Austria's national airline Austrian Airlines is expecting 250 passengers to use Austrian Airlines' flight services on the first big travel weekend of the year. Austrian Airlines estimates the number of passengers for the coming Easter weekend to be 000. These passengers will mainly be travelling to destinations with temperatures above 250 degrees. The most booked destinations for Austrian Airlines are Hurghada and the Canary Islands (Tenerife and Gran Canaria). Flights to Marrakesh and Malaga are also in high demand this Easter. In addition to the well-known summer destinations, there is also enormous interest in trips to classic European cities such as Berlin, Paris and Copenhagen.
The Hungarian low-cost airline Wizz Air is currently offering a lucrative discount campaign: the airline is offering a 04 percent discount on selected flights on April 2023, 15. The airline, which operates flights from Vienna to numerous destinations, is offering a 4 percent discount on selected flights on April 15. This discount campaign includes selected flights booked in the mobile app or online at wizzair.com and taking place from April 17 to June 30, 2023. This could prove to be a perfect opportunity for travel lovers to book a spontaneous spring break or a summer vacation.
The national airline announced in a public announcement that it is looking for a new boss for the airline. Applications for the position of CEO at Air Montenegro are open until April 6th. It is not a first for Air Montenegro to publicly advertise the position of new CEO. This is the second time that this has happened, and no suitable successor was found in the first advertisement. Applications for the current position of CEO of the airline are to be processed by April 6th, after which the new boss of the airline will be announced. The government itself recently announced the appointment of CEO Saša Radović, and now the search for the new boss is underway following a successful application.
After a technical complication was discovered on Air Vanuatu's Boeing 737, the cancellation of the flight from Brisbane to Port Vila had to be announced. The only jet of Vanuatu's national airline has to remain on Australian soil. The reason for this is the procurement of a spare part, which is currently not possible. The Boeing 737 with the registration YJ-AV8 was scheduled to operate the flight from its departure point in Brisbane to its own headquarters in Port Vila on March 31. The discovery of a technical complication forced the airline to cancel the flight. The Boeing 737 cannot take off and the procurement of spare parts is currently not possible. This results in the plane being grounded in Australia, and the Boeing 737 must remain in Australia until the problem can be resolved.
The airline Ultra Air had to announce the closure of its operations on March 30th of this year. After the announcement and subsequent cancellation of the takeover by the Chilean airline Jetsmart, the Colombian president agreed to help stranded passengers. The airline justified the closure of the low-cost airline Ultra Air on March 30th with the overall economic situation. The increase in fuel costs and the associated refueling process and the increase in the exchange rate are said to play a key role in this regard. Two airlines in Colombia have already announced their closure: At the end of February, the airline Viva Air had to announce the end of its flight operations; the closure of operations was cancelled due to the takeover by Vianca. The airline Jetsmart also announced the closure of operations, but as with Viva Air, there was an interested party at the time: Jetsmart also planned to take over the airline Jetsmart in order to be able to offer flights in the Colombian market. However, this takeover was ultimately declared void, as Jetsmart was no longer interested in a takeover. The suspension of Ultra Air's operations resulted in the approval of aid from the Colombian president, who was willing to help stranded passengers in Colombia with the help of the Colombian air force and the presidential plane.
Zurich Airport has announced the successor to CFO Lukas Brosi: Kevin Fleck will become Chief Financial Officer and member of the Executive Board of Flughafen Zürich AG in mid-August. Lukas Brosi will take up the position of CEO on May 1, 2023. The Board of Directors of Zurich Airport has introduced Kevin Fleck as the new Head of Finance & Services, who has also been appointed as a member of the Executive Board. By assuming the position of CFO, formerly held by Lukas Brosi, Kevin Fleck will have overall responsibility for the company's financial management and capital market communications in mid-August. His area of responsibility also includes ICT, the Legal, Risk & Compliance department, Supply Management and the Sustainability & Environment department. The future CEO of Zurich Airport has many years of experience as a CFO in the aviation industry as well as in real estate and facility management. Kevin Fleck has been working for the Vebego Group in Switzerland since 2017, where he held the position of CFO for 5 years until he was able to assume his position as the new CEO last year.
The Saudi Arabian airline Flynas will once again fly to Austrian destinations seasonally. Flynas plans to start flights to Vienna on June 20th, and it also plans to initiate flights to Salzburg, with the start of these flights scheduled for June 23rd. The Saudi airline Flynas is once again offering connections to Austria during the summer. The airline is scheduled to start these flights to Vienna on June 20th. Flights to Salzburg, which are also scheduled to be operated during the summer, will start on June 23rd. These flights will be operated by the Airbus A320-200 and A320 Neo.
The US aircraft manufacturer Boeing is planning to increase the production rate of its aircraft in the future. Production of the 737 Max is to increase to 50 aircraft per month, and the Boeing 787 is to increase to ten aircraft per month. Boeing currently produces around 31 737 Max aircraft per month, but this is set to change significantly in the near future, as Stan Deal explains. Boeing is planning to increase the production of its aircraft enormously - the Boeing 737 Max is to be produced 50 times per month in the future, and the Boeing 787 is to increase to ten aircraft per month.
Flight WK220 of the Swiss airline Edelweiss from Zurich to Seville had to be cancelled due to a lightning strike. The Airbus A320-200 with the registration HB-IHY is still in the Swiss capital 48 hours after the emergency landing at its departure airport Zurich. An Airbus A320-200 of the Swiss airline Edelweiss had to initiate the return to Switzerland on flight WK-220, which was supposed to fly from the departure airport Zurich to the Spanish city of Seville. During the flight in question, the crew and passengers were struck by lightning, which led to the decision to make an emergency landing in Zurich. The return to Zurich took place 70 minutes after takeoff, and the landing went smoothly. The aircraft that was the victim of the lightning strike is still in Zurich 48 hours later.
