Brunei orders six H145M helicopters
Unruly PAX: Ryanair Ibiza flight diverted to Mallorca
TrueNoord buys some aircraft from NAC
Ryanair with 17,3 million passengers in April 2024
Berlin: Norse has reactivated JFK flights
Luxair with a new hangar at the home base
Wizz Air: decline in passengers in April 2024
Brunei orders six H145M helicopters
Unruly PAX: Ryanair Ibiza flight diverted to Mallorca
TrueNoord buys some aircraft from NAC
Ryanair with 17,3 million passengers in April 2024
Berlin: Norse has reactivated JFK flights
Luxair with a new hangar at the home base
Wizz Air: decline in passengers in April 2024
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No fuel for Cubana in Argentina
Cubana canceled its flights to Argentina after fuel suppliers refused to provide services to the airline. The state airline had to cancel flights CU360 from Havana to Buenos Aires and CU361
Iraqi Airways flies to Ankara
The airline Iraqi Airways will start the Erbil-Ankara route at the beginning of May. Ankara will be served from May 9th. The airline Iraqi Airways will start the Erbil-Ankara route at the beginning of May. The
Air China orders 100 Comac C919s
Air China has placed a firm order for 100 extended-range C919 aircraft with COMAC. Deliveries are scheduled to begin this year. According to a stock exchange announcement, the order was placed on
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Magnum FBO opens lounge at Salzburg Airport
The provider Magnum FBO Austria, which specializes in the handling of business jets, will open its own lounge in the General Aviation Center at Salzburg Airport on April 25, 2024. “The opening of our
APF recovered 2,5 million euros for passengers last year
In 2023, the APF was able to obtain a total of 2,5 million euros in compensation, compensation payments and refunds for travelers in more than 5.200 completed procedures. The Passenger and Passenger Rights Agency
Günther Ofner: “Trade unionists and AUA works councils are sawing their own branch”
Vienna airport director Günther Ofner, in his role as aviation specialist group chairman of the WKO, has once again spoken out on the matter of the stalled Austrian Airlines-KV negotiations. He publicly appeals for the Vida union
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Elbe aircraft factories will also have conversions done in Japan in the future
Elbe Flugzeugwerke and MRO Japan want to work together in the future in the area of converting passenger aircraft into freighters. A corresponding agreement was signed for this purpose. This should lead to MRO Japan
Eurowings starts early evening check-in in Hanover
Effective May 1, 2024, Eurowings will also allow passengers to check in their luggage the evening before at Hanover Airport. The service is available for departures up to and including
Berlin: Emirates is coming to the ILA again with the A380
This year, Emirates Airline will once again be represented with an Airbus A380 at the ILA, which will take place on the grounds of Berlin-Brandenburg Airport. Man
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Zurich Airport with 200 destinations in summer 2024
In a few days, the 2024 summer flight schedule will also begin at Zurich-Kloten, Switzerland's largest airport. 200 destinations will be offered, served by 62 airlines operating locally.
Zurich Airport is carrying out construction work at night
Runways, taxiways and apron areas at Zurich Airport are exposed to high loads. This leads to wear and damage to the operating areas, which must be remedied through construction and maintenance work. Individual measures
From April 2024: Korean Air reactivates Zurich flights
South Korean Skyteam member Korean Air has announced that it will soon be flying between Seoul and Zurich again. Effective April 2, 2024, the carrier will reactivate the route mentioned.
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Cologne public prosecutor's office has Itravel managers arrested
The Cologne public prosecutor's office has had a manager of the tour operator Itravel taken into custody. The person responsible for the company, who is presumed innocent, is accused of delaying insolvency and commercial fraud. According to the prosecutor's office, that's supposed to be the case
March 2024: German travel agencies sell fewer cruises
In March 2024, German travel agencies were able to generate less sales than in the same month last year. According to statistics from the provider Tats, the agencies are 1,5 percent below the volume
ICE trains: Deutsche Bahn is testing compartments with more privacy
Deutsche Bahn AG is thinking about adapting the compartments of its ICE fleet. This is in response to the criticism from passengers that there is too little privacy on the Intercity Express trains
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A lot of catching up to do: otherwise the climate change will not happen thanks to the railways
Politicians and so-called climate protectors have high hopes for rail transport, which they say is particularly environmentally friendly. But in Germany in particular there is an acute need to catch up, because in many places there is
The inconspicuous bearer of hope: With Corendon Airlines Europe from Hanover to Fuerteventura
What do the German airports in Nuremberg, Münster-Osnabrück, Erfurt and Rostock-Laage have in common? In the past decade, the loss of Air Berlin and less than 1,5 years later of
Tested: With the climate ticket in the Westbahn “Premium Economy” through Austria
With the timetable change, which took place on December 12, 2021, the private railway company Westbahn brought a counterpart to the airlines' premium economy class to the rails with Comfort Class. The “second-class plus” can
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Hawaii: Submarine reconnaissance aircraft “lands” involuntarily in the sea
Presumably involuntarily, the cockpit crew of a US Navy P-8A Poseidon took their job as a submarine reconnaissance “literally”. When landing at a military airport in Hawaii, the military aircraft shot over the
Austrian Federal Army is training supersonic flights again
The Austrian Armed Forces will again be conducting supersonic training with fighter jets over the national territory from November 6th to 17th, 2023. There are two training sessions per day that take place during this period
Kazakhstan is auctioning off 117 Soviet-era fighter jets
Some states whose armed forces have operated military aircraft that date back to Soviet times have donated them to Ukraine. Kazakhstan is taking a different approach because it is offering within the framework
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Official passport controls: What do the officials actually check?
Crossing national borders is an everyday act for millions of people worldwide. But behind the inconspicuous barriers at airports, land crossings and seaports lies a complex system of passport controls,
ÖAMTC test: Many high-visibility vests are defective
The ÖAMTC and its partner organizations examined 14 high-visibility vests with regard to their reflectiveness. The result is sobering: 30 percent of the models do not come close to fulfilling their purpose. ÖAMTC technician Steffan Kerbl:
Winter travel destinations: These have the fewest flight delays and cancellations
For anyone who wants to escape the winter temperatures in Germany, AirHelp, the largest organization for air passenger rights, has researched which destinations are easiest to reach without flight problems. In these places
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- US's Jet Logistics add two Hawker jets to aeromedical fleet 6 May 2024Jet Logistics (Charleston Executive) has added a new Hawker 850XP and Hawker 800XP to its organ donor transport and aeromedical fleet. Jet Logistics says both jets are later-model, low-time aircraft offering updated, executive-quality exterior paint and interior cabins. Each seats up to eight passengers and features advanced avionics and communications systems. The operator says the […]
- Guadeloupe's Air Caraibes secures added ATR72s 6 May 2024
- US's Amerijet considering furloughs amid cargo downturn 6 May 2024Amerijet International (M6, Miami International) is working collaboratively with the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) “on creative ways to mitigate the short-term impact on crew staffing,” it told ch-aviation, stating it had not made a furlough announcement despite recent reports. Media outlet Freight Waves recently published a memo addressed to pilots on April 23, by […]
- Air Canada announces new MAX 8 leases 6 May 2024Air Canada (AC, Montréal Trudeau) is in the process of sealing additional B737-8 lease agreements, it announced during 2024's first quarter financial results. These new airframes are scheduled for delivery in 2024 and will enter into commercial service in 2025 once reconfigured. “Due to tight capacity in the industry, we are looking for extra aircraft. […]
- Switzerland's Haute Aviation obtains new AOC in Austria 6 May 2024Haute Aviation (HUE, Saanen/Gstaad) has obtained an Air Operator's Certificate (AOC), #A-173, for its Salzburg-based subsidiary in Austria. "This certification enables us to expand our operations and step out into the European market," the airline said. The Swiss business charter and aircraft management specialist has transferred its only E505E to the Austrian register. OE-GTA (msn […]