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Lufthansa with a loss of 273 million euros in the first quarter of 2023
In the first quarter of 2023, Lufthansa was able to increase consolidated revenue by around 40 percent to seven billion euros. Due to increased ticket prices, average revenues are down 2019 percent compared to 19
Frankfurt: Käfer is now catering in Lufthansa first-class lounges
At Frankfurt Airport, the catering in the Lufthansa first-class lounges and in the terminal will in future be provided by Käfer. The two companies have been working together since the beginning of this month. The Crane Airline
Vereinigung Cockpit criticizes mandatory SAF admixture
A few days ago, the EU Parliament decided that airlines must add SAF from 2025. By 2025, the proportion is to be continuously increased. criticism of the approach
Only built in 2017: Lufthansa Technik is auctioning off the inventory of a location
In 2017, Lufthansa Technik had what was then a new workshop for aircraft wheels and brakes built on Daimlerstrasse in Frankfurt am Main. That wasn't cheap, because the
China Southern increases presence in Frankfurt
Effective August 1, 2023, China Southern Airlines will fly to Germany's largest airport, Frankfurt am Main, more frequently. From Guangzhou, the number of weekly rotations is doubled. currently offers
D-AIML: Lufthansa has brought the third A380 back to Germany
Last week Lufthansa woke the third Airbus A380 from its slumber with the D-AIML. The super jumbo was on April 21, 20233 from Teruel to Frankfurt am Main
Lufthansa: Verdi is calling on ground staff for a warning strike on Wednesday
Chaotic conditions are threatening at Lufthansa on Wednesday, because the Verdi union is calling on around 20.000 ground workers to go on a one-day warning strike. The background is that collective bargaining is considered deadlocked. the
Summer vacation: 40.000 flights registered in Munich
Munich Airport expects the number of passengers to increase sharply with the start of the summer holidays in Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg. The airlines have so far registered 40.000 movements – twice as much
MUC: Cheaper parking rates during the summer holidays
Booking parking spaces online in advance has advantages for passengers at Munich Airport. During the summer months there is a "holiday special" up to and including September 19, 2022: from a parking period of seven days
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
Eurowings Discover starts mileage upgrades
The holiday airline Eurowings Discover is now enabling participants in the Miles & More frequent flyer program to carry out so-called mileage upgrades. This applies to most routes, with flights in connection with tour operators
Munich Airport counted around 13 million passengers in the first half of the year
The dynamic upward trend at Munich Airport is reflected in the traffic results for the first half of 2022: With around 13 million passengers in the first six months, the entire
Stuttgart Airport wants to produce synthetic kerosene
Together with partners, Stuttgart Airport wants to use a feasibility study to clarify how climate-friendly synthetic kerosene can be produced from "green" hydrogen and process-related carbon dioxide (CO2) from cement production. be possible
Linate: ITA postpones Stuttgart – Easyjet is expanding Berlin significantly
The airline ITA Airways will not start the flights from Milan-Linate to Stuttgart and Barcelona planned for the beginning of the 2022 summer flight planning period. At the same time, the competitor Easyjet is increasing frequencies
Tui starts the Mallorca season today
In order to meet the demand on Mallorca, the airline is postponing the start of the spring and Easter seasons: the first three aircraft from Düsseldorf, Frankfurt and Hanover will take off on February 11th
Malta Air is stationing two Boeing 737-800s in Nuremberg
The Ryanair subsidiary Malta Air will station two Boeing 2022-737s at Nuremberg Airport in the summer flight schedule of 800. At the same time, 13 new routes are to be added from the Bavarian airport. Nuremberg airport manager Michael
30 years ago: legendary Pan Am said goodbye
Pan American Airways, or Pan Am for short, ensured the flight connection between Nuremberg and Berlin in the post-war years, as no flights by German airlines were allowed due to the Four Power Agreement. The aviation icon
NUE on the way to a climate-neutral vehicle fleet
On the way to CO2 neutrality, Nuremberg Airport is upgrading its vehicle fleet step by step, relying on low-emission drives. The airport replaced commercial vehicles with hybrid or electric motors
Zeitfracht finally buries the traditional name WDL
The German logistics group Zeitfracht has finally buried the traditional name WDL, because now the call sign and the codes have also been changed. Both IATA and ICAO
Berlin: Sylt will be the only domestic Easyjet destination
The low-cost airline Easyjet will not reactivate the domestic German routes from Berlin to Düsseldorf, Cologne / Bonn, Munich and Stuttgart for the time being. This explained Germany boss Stephan Erler to the tourist newspaper FVW. A single domestic German
Eurowings Discover: SunExpress employees are suing for a transfer of operations
The holiday airline SunExpress Deutschland is a victim of the corona pandemic, because the Lufthansa investment, which once operated long-haul Airbus A330 jets for Eurowings, has been closed. The staff received the
Eurowings accepts 130 flight attendants within the group
The German trade union Verdi and Eurowings were able to agree that around 130 flight attendants who are threatened with dismissal within the group should stay at Eurowings. Further hires are planned, though
Sundair is reinstating Stockholm-Beirut
The German holiday airline Sundair will discontinue the connection between Stockholm and Beirut, which was only opened in mid-December 2020. The route will be operated for the last time next week. Managing director Marcos Rossello confirmed this
ANA puts Vienna and Munich on hold
It is not yet clear when the Japanese All Nippon Airways will return to Vienna and Munich. According to Carrier, the resumption of the two connections to Tokyo is still on hold.
CGN expects almost 450.000 passengers in the Easter holidays
That is seven times more than in the 2021 Easter holidays and 75 percent of the comparable period before the pandemic. The peak day is expected to be Good Friday, April 15, with almost 29.000 travelers expected
German Airways puts on Zorro masks
The airline German Airways gives its Embraer 190 so-called Zorro masks. The D-AMWO is the first machine to have a black frame around the cockpit window. The entire fleet is to be gradually upgraded to this
Verdi strike also paralyzes CGN
The day-long strike at the passenger checkpoints at Cologne Bonn Airport, called for by the Verdi services union, began at midnight last night. Large parts of the employees of the private security services are
DTM: First flight to Porto started
Yesterday, the Hungarian airline Wizzair took off from Dortmund for Porto for the first time. The low-coster will initially only operate the route over the Christmas holidays until January 10, 2021. From
Dortmund: 51 percent fewer travelers in the autumn vacation
At the German regional airport in Dortmund there was no big rush during the two-week autumn vacation of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia. The airport counted 63.242 travelers, 51 percent fewer than in the same period of the previous year.
Dortmund with more winter destinations than last year
In the midst of the corona pandemic, Dortmund Airport has achieved a small “feat”: While many airports are suffering from a reduced supply, the regional airport has even more destinations than last year. Controlled
Eurowings is reactivating the Canary Islands routes
The Lufthansa subsidiary Eurowings has announced a special flight from Düsseldorf to Tenerife on the occasion of the lifting of the German travel warning. This is to be carried out on November 1, 2020. The regular Canary Islands program should also
SAS takes over first A321LR
The Scandinavian Star Alliance member SAS now has a long-haul Airbus A321LR. This is equipped with CFM Leap-1A engines. The delivery flight from Hamburg to Copenhagen was made with a ten percent admixture of synthetic kerosene
Greek Skyexpress orders four A320neo
The Greek regional airline Skyexpress has been looking for A320 pilots for a few weeks. Now the carrier has placed the first new order since July 2020 for the European aircraft manufacturer Airbus. Skyexpress ordered
Air Hamburg: July and August better than last year
While almost every airline was hit by the bugbear Corona virus this year, the private charter airline Air Hamburg will be in the black in 2020. “We were lucky in adversity,” describes
September: Airbus delivered 57 machines
The European aircraft manufacturer Airbus delivered 2020 commercial aircraft to customers in September 57. Compared to August (39 units) and July (49 units), considerably more machines were handed over. However, one could
Air Malta returns to Hamburg
The airline Air Malta will be present again at Hamburg Airport from October 28, 2020. The carrier withdrew last year, but is now back to two weekly rotations
Many sick leave: Easyjet has to cancel many Berlin flights again
At Berlin-Brandenburg Airport things are not going smoothly at Easyjet. The carrier had to cancel many flights again on Saturday. Spicy: Due to the Pentecost holidays, almost everyone was affected
Cockpit association: “Easyjet must not let Berlin bleed dry”
On Tuesday it was announced that the low-cost airline Easyjet will further reduce its Berlin-Brandenburg base and that numerous jobs will also be closed. This annoys the pilots' union Vereinigung Cockpit.
Easyjet Europe is significantly reducing its presence at BER
According to its own statements, the low-cost airline Easyjet will reduce its presence at Berlin-Brandenburg Airport by around a third. Before the pandemic, there were still 34 aircraft in Tegel and Schönefeld
Berlin: 650.000 euros donated in the form of returnable bottles
At many German airports, including BER, passengers can throw their empty returnable bottles and cans into collection containers. The return proceeds go to social causes. are in the federal capital
Germany: Tui and FTI get more Smartlynx machines
The Smartlynx Group was able to land further full charter orders in Germany. You will fly for the tour operators FTI and Tui Germany. According to one, you fly for the latter tour operator
TAP wanted to refuse reimbursement for a replacement flight because "the landings are often much bumpier"
With the argument that "landings are often much bumpier" with low-cost airlines, TAP Air Portugal tried to have a passenger refused reimbursement for replacement flights in court. You were successful
