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Lufthansa: Boeing 787-9 D-ABPB christened “Wiesbaden”.
The Boeing 787-9 with the registration D-ABPB was officially christened “Wiesbaden” on Wednesday, May 31, 2023. The ceremony was presided over by Hesse's Prime Minister Boris Rhein
SunExpress flies Eintracht Frankfurt to the cup final
Turkish leisure airline SunExpress has announced that it will fly the Eintracht Frankfurt football team to the cup final against RB Leipzig, which will be held at the Berlin Olympic Stadium. The match is on the 3rd.
Frankfurt: Anti-Skid Coating Proves to be a “Tyre Killer”
The new anti-skid coating on the freshly renovated north-west runway at Frankfurt Airport was actually intended to reduce tire wear. But exactly the opposite is the case and the slope has been prepared as a precaution
Lufthansa is revising flights on the Frankfurt-Split route
The German airline Lufthansa has revised its flight program with regard to the Frankfurt-Split route. The flight recording of the five weekly flights is finally scheduled for March 22, 2024. The carrier Lufthansa
Partial sale: Three interested parties for Lufthansa Technik
It has been known for some time that Lufthansa wants to sell some of its maintenance subsidiary. After initially many interested parties, only three remained. These are exclusively capital market companies. So should
Lufthansa Group claims to have sold 200.000 green fare tickets
Some time ago, the Lufthansa Group introduced so-called green fares with its network carriers. These are said to be particularly environmentally friendly, as they are intended to "balance" the flight-related carbon dioxide emissions. after the
Sundair and Skyexpress expand Germany-Greece traffic
The Greek airline Skyexpress plans to fly more frequently between Athens and Munich in the 2023 summer flight schedule. One wants to offer seven weekly rotations with Airbus A320neo in the future. With that you become the so far
Lufthansa wants to exhibit Ju-52 and Super Star as a static display
Lufthansa will exhibit its two historic aircraft Junkers Ju 52 and Lockheed Super Star in Frankfurt or Munich as a static display. CEO Carsten Spohr said that on the occasion of the 100th
Munich Airport expects 30 million passengers
Munich Airport counted around 2022 million passengers between January and September 23. In the third quarter of the current year, about 74 percent of the pre-crisis volume was reached. Calculates for the full year
From Frankfurt and Munich: Eurowings Discover is thinning out the 2022/23 winter flight schedule
The Lufthansa subsidiary Eurowings Discover will serve fewer routes in the 2022/23 winter timetable than originally announced. Numerous routes are planned from both Frankfurt am Main and Munich
Lufthansa will fly domestic German flights with Boeing 2022-787s until the end of November 9
Lufthansa will be using the Boeing 787-9 aircraft in German domestic traffic between Frankfurt am Main and Munich longer than originally announced. The carrier also uses the short-haul flights for pilot training. From the
PAD: Lufthansa optimizes Munich line
For the winter half-year, Lufthansa is optimizing the scheduled connection from Paderborn/Lippstadt Airport to the Lufthansa hub in Munich. From October 30th, the airline will fly to the Bavarian capital with flight times at the end of the day. In addition there
Easter holidays: Stuttgart expects 1.900 flights
The Easter holidays start on April 14, 2022 in the German state of Baden-Württemberg. Stuttgart Airport is therefore expecting significantly more passengers. According to the preliminary stand for the entire week after Easter
Finances: Stuttgart wrote a loss of 24,7 million euros last year
Baden-Württemberg's largest airport, Stuttgart, had 3.582.096 passengers last year. Compared to the first year of the pandemic, it was possible to increase by 11,5 percent, but it was significantly below the pre-crisis level. Analog cut the
Eurowings drives back inner-German “race routes”.
Domestic flight demand in Germany seems to be below expectations. Eurowings is also reducing the frequencies of domestic German flights to/from Berlin-Brandenburg for May 2022. Actually, the carrier planned
GP Aviation starts Pristina charter from Nuremberg
From April 2, 2022, two weekly charter flights to Pristina will be offered from Nuremberg Airport. These are operated by the Bulgarian airline GP Aviation with Boeing 737-400. Air tickets cannot
Dusseldorf: Eurowings is putting Leipzig and Nuremberg on the back burner
The Lufthansa subsidiary Eurowings will not reactivate two domestic German routes from Düsseldorf with Nuremberg and Leipzig for the time being. The background is obviously that demand has fallen short of expectations. But one speaks
Nuremberg opens lounge for Turkish Airlines passengers
Turkish Airlines passengers with frequent flyer status Elit, Elit Plus or Elit Card can now also use the lounge at Nuremberg Airport. It is also open to holders of Star Alliance Gold cards.
Nouvelair is expanding towards Germany
The airline Nouvelair wants to fly to the German destinations Frankfurt am Main, Hanover, Düsseldorf, Cologne / Bonn and Berlin-Brandenburg this summer. In Switzerland, Geneva is on the flight plan. The one from Tunisia
High demand: Air Malta announces Berlin and Düsseldorf
The airline Air Malta will reactivate the routes Berlin and Düsseldorf, but forego Moscow and Tel Aviv. A spokeswoman for the company confirmed on request that one from Germany
Emirates increases in Düsseldorf and Hamburg
Golf carrier Emirates Airline is increasing the frequencies between Germany and Dubai to 31 weekly rounds. More flights will be operated from Düsseldorf and Hamburg in the next few weeks. From 5.
With Condor: Schauinsland-Reisen launches long-haul full charter
The tour operator Schauinsland will be offering charter flights to Punta Cana from Düsseldorf and Munich from October 2021. According to the press release, the operating airline is Condor. From NRW there should be two flights a week
Düsseldorf closed for a short time after a World War II bomb was found
Two remains from the Second World War were found near Düsseldorf Airport on Monday. The two aerial bombs made it necessary to temporarily close the airport and the motorway. The police
Düsseldorf: SunExpress has taken on Zonguldak
The Turkish holiday airline SunExpress is now offering a weekly round trip between Düsseldorf and Zonguldak. This is served by Boeing 737 machines. According to a broadcast from the airport, the vacation plane intends to do so
Cologne: Leav Aviation is now an airline
The German startup Leav Aviation is now officially an airline. The Federal Aviation Authority has granted AOC and operating license to the company that leased the Airbus A320 with the succinct registration D-ANDI.
DLR and NASA are retiring the Boeing 747SP “Sofia”.
The Boeing 747SP, registration N747NA, also known as "Sofia", will be retired in September 2022. Nasa and DLR have been operating this machine together as a research laboratory since 2014.
Aegean Airlines flies from Cologne/Bonn to Athens
Return to Cologne/Bonn Airport: From the summer, the Greek Aegean will again be flying from Cologne/Bonn to the Greek capital. From June 20, 2022 - and thus punctually before the start of the
Dortmund Airport doubled the loss
Dortmund Airport had to record a 55 percent decrease to 1,2 million travelers in the previous year. This is also noticeable in the financial figures, because according to the media statement, the "Corona damage" is around eleven
A380: German Lessor sues Air France for $ 34,9 million
In connection with the leasing of an Airbus A380-800 aircraft, Air France was sued by the German leasing company DS-Rendite-Fonds NR. 136 Flugzeugfonds XI GmbH & Co. KG.
IHK demands money for Weeze, Dortmund and Paderborn
The NRW airports in Weeze, Dortmund and Paderborn do not receive any money from the “Aviation Billion” because they are not classified as international airports. The Chamber of Commerce and Industry has sharply criticized this fact. It is required that
Boeing establishes a new location in Germany
The US aircraft manufacturer Boeing is building a new distribution center for chemical and special materials in Henstedt-Ulzburg (near Hamburg). This is to employ around 190 people in the future. In cooperation with the municipality of Henstedt-Ulzburg, Warburg-HIH
SmartLynx starts charter flights from Germany
The Latvian charter airline SmarLynx will offer connections to the Canary Islands Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria and Tenerife from Hamburg, Hanover, Düsseldorf and Munich in autumn 2021, the company confirmed. The flights
Easter: Easyjet hangs up Hamburg-Palma
The low-cost airline Easyjet Europe wants to have another piece of the “Mallorca cake” around Easter. The carrier will start two weekly non-stop flights from Hamburg to Palma on April 1, 2020. The route
Lufthansa Technik develops onboard patient transport units
The maintenance company recently started the strategic further development of its tried and tested patient transport units for the air transport of patients in intensive care care. Based on an order placed by the Bundeswehr in 2020
Germany: 1.000 employees have left Airbus
The Airbus plants in Finkenwerder, Stade, Bremen and Buxtehude are said to have left around 1.000 employees voluntarily. This was explained by an IG Metall official to the Hamburger Abendblatt. The aircraft manufacturer tries
Hamburg: Airbus hygiene concept leaves a lot to be desired
The cause of the corona outbreak was unclear for a long time. The first indications are now that the aircraft manufacturer is at fault. In any case, the judicial authority that is responsible for compliance with occupational safety and health in Hamburg has
The new US offensive at Berlin-Brandenburg Airport
In addition to New York and Los Angeles, Washington is to be included in the second attempt in 2023 from BER. Delta is also planning to return to Berlin. The desire to expand
Easyjet wants to fly stably between Switzerland and Germany
The low-cost airline Easyjet does not want to make any further cuts in traffic between Switzerland and Germany in the summer of 2022. One wants to carry out the already reduced flight plan in a stable manner, explained Germany boss Stephan Erler
Anadolujet and Turkish Airlines are thinning out in Germany and Austria
The airline Turkish Airlines temporarily suspends some connections from Germany or does not start them as originally announced. The connection planned under the Anadolujet brand is also off the table
Berlin: Norwegian leap of faith
Norse opens the US winter flight schedule 2022/23 from Berlin even before the first flight The Berlin capital's airport BER, which has often been hit by the media, has received a good leap of faith. Although from the airport the
BER: Around two million passengers used the airport in June
Almost two million passengers used Berlin Brandenburg Airport last month, just as many as in May 2022. A total of 1,94 million people took off and landed at BER.
Passengers left sitting: Lufthansa preferred to fly ferry from Frankfurt to Berlin
In the past few weeks, it has become increasingly common for Lufthansa planes to travel through Europe to German airports completely empty. The return flight that was actually planned – for example to Frankfurt – is often canceled
Ingo Ludwig becomes managing director in Dresden and Leipzig
The Supervisory Board of Mitteldeutsche Flughafen AG appointed Ingo Ludwig as Chief Financial Officer effective January 1, 2021. In this role, he will primarily be responsible for the implementation of complex investment projects,
Holiday weekend: 53 departures in Dresden and Leipzig
The autumn holidays begin at the weekend in the German federal states of Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia. There will be 27 departures from Leipzig / Halle and 26 departures from Dresden. The Mitteldeutsche Flughafen AG points
Lufthansa is giving up six lounges
Not all of the Lufthansa Group's lounges have reopened yet. This will never happen again at five locations, because the carrier is closing five of these exclusive waiting areas in Germany and one more
