Edelweiss will soon fly with Airbus A350-900
Batik Air Malaysia is increasingly flying to Australia with A330s
Embraer delivers anniversary jet to Royal Jordanian
Norwegian with increased summer flight schedule 2024
Turkish Airlines begins another flight to Toronto
Brunei orders six H145M helicopters
Unruly PAX: Ryanair Ibiza flight diverted to Mallorca
Edelweiss will soon fly with Airbus A350-900
Batik Air Malaysia is increasingly flying to Australia with A330s
Embraer delivers anniversary jet to Royal Jordanian
Norwegian with increased summer flight schedule 2024
Turkish Airlines begins another flight to Toronto
Brunei orders six H145M helicopters
Unruly PAX: Ryanair Ibiza flight diverted to Mallorca
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Pilot shortage: Eastern Airways and German Airways are helping out at KLM Cityhopper
In the current 2024 summer flight schedule period, the regional airline KLM Cityhopper is also using wet lease aircraft operated by Eastern Airways and German Airways. The background is that there are too few pilots of our own
Getjet fleets eighth Airbus A320
The Lithuanian airline Getjet Airlines has expanded its Airbus A320 fleet to eight aircraft. The new addition has the registration LY-CAP. “In March we expanded our fleet with the fifth Boeing 737-800,
Neos flies to Zagreb and Split in charter operations
The Italian airline Neos plans to start charter flights to Croatia. Specifically, the cities of Zagreb and Split are to be served by charter services. The Italian airline Neos plans to include
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Works meeting: Only 37,14 percent of AUA employees took part
The airline Austrian Airlines employs around 3.500 flying staff. According to official information, almost 1.300 flying employees took part in the most recent works meeting, which took place last Thursday
Nesma Airlines operates Egypt charter for ETI
The tour operator ETI, which specializes in Egypt trips, is offering full charter flights from Frankfurt, Munich, Berlin, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Cologne/Bonn, Nuremberg, Leipzig/Halle, Vienna, Linz and Zurich, which are to be operated by Nesma Airlines. Added up
Austria: Obstacle lighting may be switched off in the future
In Austria, it should be possible in the future for the obstacle lighting, which pilots were supposed to be in front of, for example, chimneys, wind turbines, tall buildings and power lines, to be deactivated at night
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Delta launches New York (JFK)-Munich
From April 11, 2024, the airline Delta Air Lines will operate a seasonal flight connection between New York (JFK) and Munich. This will be operated on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.
Eurowings has reactivated Leipzig-Düsseldorf
Since Monday, April 8, 2024, there has been a non-stop connection between Leipzig/Halle and Düsseldorf within Germany. This has been paused since November 2021. Eurowings resumed this route on Monday.
Frankfurt-Hahn starts extensive renovation program
Due to renovation work, Apron A at Frankfurt Hahn Airport is currently not available. This has been updated for around three weeks. Probably around three
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Swiss with new menus on long-haul flights
The airline Swiss now serves food from the canton of Oberwalden as part of the “Taste of Swiss” catering concept. In first and business class, meals are now prepared by someone
Swiss flight attendants accept new collective employment agreement
A new collective employment agreement for cabin crew will come into force at Swiss airline on January 1, 2024. The employees accepted the negotiation result with a 79,1 percent majority. The members of the
Summer 2024: Swiss increases Zurich-Graz
Graz Airport is currently connected to the Swiss hub in Zurich three times a week. That will change in the 2024 summer flight schedule. From April 1, 2024, the Swiss Lufthansa subsidiary will operate five weekly routes between
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Wachaubahn starts the 2024 summer season
The Wachaubahn starts the summer season on March 16, 2024, just in time for the apricot blossom. As a special prelude, a state-of-the-art measuring vehicle was used for the digital inspection of the railway infrastructure. The
Airtours identifies the trend towards luxury holidays
Airtours is continuing to expand its offering in the upper luxury segment. “In the ultra-luxury sector, we have added many new and unusual products to our portfolio and are offering the largest selection this year
Regiojet is increasing the Vienna-Budapest rail connection
The private railway company Regiojet will operate more frequently between Vienna and Budapest from April 4, 2024. The company announced that there will be eight daily train pairs in the future. Regiojet has been offering since
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Five dead in Venezuela caravan crash
On Sunday, November 6, 2022, a military Cessna 208B crashed near Puerto Ayacucho. According to official information, there are no survivors. The caravan with the
Boeing: Italy wants to buy six tankers
The Italian government will begin negotiations with US aircraft manufacturer Boeing to purchase six KC-46A aircraft. These are intended to replace the aging KC-767A. In Italy, the pattern
Austrian army trains supersonic intercept maneuvers
The Austrian Armed Forces are conducting supersonic training from October 24 to November 4, 2022. Among other things, the Eurofighter pilots practice interception manoeuvres. Two training flights are planned each day. These will
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TSA warns: Pets have no place in the X-ray scanner
In the United States of America, taking pets on air travel is not only widespread, but under certain circumstances there is even a right to have pets for emotional reasons
Analysis: Flight disruptions cost passengers dearly
Airlines fail to deliver customer satisfaction when it comes to dealing with delays and flight cancellations. This emerges from a survey by AirHelp, the world's largest air passenger rights organization. The
Summer 2023: 106,7 million air travelers across Europe delayed
The summer holidays in Germany are officially over. Classes started again in Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg last Monday. Airhelp, the world's largest organization for air passenger rights, takes stock: In
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- 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 […]