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December 18, 2020

Shutdown for Lufthansa administration begins

Jan Gruber 18 December 2020 14:58

For the first time in the history of Deutsche Lufthansa AG, the largest administrative location, which is located on the grounds of Frankfurt Airport, will be closed. Almost all employees have been on short-time work since today. The group announced that the measure will continue until February 2021. After that, operations at the Lufthansa Aviation Center will be restarted. But it will not be completely quiet, because those employees who are absolutely essential will continue to work at both the official headquarters in Cologne and the Frankfurt location. Home offices will be used as far as possible. In short: Lufthansa administration in Frankfurt am Main is entering a kind of "emergency operation" today. The official headquarters of Deutsche Lufthansa AG is in Cologne. The Frankfurt am Main location is much larger, however, and is the place of work for the vast majority of the administrative staff of Germany's largest airline. The closure of the headquarters in Cologne has been discussed again and again for several years, but has not yet been fully implemented. Internally, Cologne is called the "head office". Frankfurt is called the "Lufthansa Aviation Center".

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Germany is making the Canaries a risk area again

Amely Mizzi 18 December 2020 14:51

The Federal Republic of Germany has once again declared the Canary Islands a so-called "risk area". This has consequences for people who want to spend a holiday there over Christmas/New Year: they face compulsory quarantine upon their return. Germany puts all people who have been in a "risk area" in quarantine for ten days. However, it is not until the fifth day at the earliest that you can "test yourself free" using a PCR test, which must be done at your own expense. The Robert Koch Institute announced that from Sunday the Canary Islands will once again be listed as a "risk area". This means that the whole of Spain is on Germany's "red list".

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DER Touristik is cutting 253 full-time positions

Jan Gruber 18 December 2020 14:45

The travel group DER Touristik is cutting 253 full-time positions in Cologne and Frankfurt am Main. According to the announcement, 14 management positions are also to be cut. The company puts this into perspective and only speaks of "calculated full-time positions" and aims to use severance payments to persuade as many employees as possible to leave the company voluntarily. Nevertheless, an agreement to this effect was concluded with the works council. Product management will now be placed under unified management. Until now, the locations operated largely independently of one another. Company boss Ingo Burmester explains that due to the travel restrictions, there is no other choice and that duplicate structures must now be dissolved for cost reasons.

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ÖAMTC orders more helicopters

guest Author 18 December 2020 12:40

In mid-December, ÖAMTC Air Rescue signed a contract to purchase five Airbus Helicopters H135 emergency medical helicopters, including an option for a sixth. "With this decision, we are setting the course for the next ten years," says a satisfied Reinhard Kraxner, Managing Director of ÖAMTC Air Rescue. "The significantly more powerful helicopter, which is approved for instrument flight, brings us a decisive step closer to our vision of being able to help anywhere, any time and in any weather." ÖAMTC Air Rescue has been flying exclusively with EC 20s for over 135 years now. The five to six new helicopters are to gradually replace older models by mid-2024. "These helicopters are optimally tailored to our needs and prove themselves day after day and night after night in missions throughout Austria," says Kraxner. "It is therefore the logical consequence to gradually renew the fleet with the more powerful successor model, the H135." This single-fleet strategy reduces maintenance costs enormously and at the same time increases the availability of the fleet. "The ÖAMTC air rescue service is investing up to 30 million euros - including medical equipment - in the new machines," adds commercial director Marco Trefanitz. "But we know that this is an important step in the interests of our patients." With the digital avionics suite Helionix and a 4-axis autopilot, the new helicopters will have the latest electronics on board. The innovative system summarizes all data relevant to flight management on a few electronic displays, thus increasing the overview for the crew and thus safety. It is also of course compatible with the night vision goggles that are now used as standard. "Especially

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Poland takes LOT under the wings with 630 million euros

Jan Gruber 18 December 2020 12:35

The Polish government will provide the state-owned LOT with 230 million euros in the short term. The money is to be raised through a capital increase. Local media report that a loan of 400 million euros is to be granted in a further step. The bottom line is that LOT is to receive 630 million euros before the end of the year. The government has already given the green light, but the approval of the EU Commission is still pending. The number of passengers carried by the Polish Star Alliance member has fallen sharply. Due to Corona, there will be a maximum of two million travelers this year. Last year there were 12 million passengers.

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IAG does not want to pay the purchase price for Air Europa until 2026

Jan Gruber 18 December 2020 12:29

The respective supervisory boards of the International Airlines Group and the group's subsidiary Iberia have given the green light for the takeover of competitor Air Europa. The purchase price is only 500 million euros and is not to be paid until 2026. Furthermore, IAG obviously does not want any influence from the state. One condition is that the Sociedad Estatal de Participaciones Industriales should not send any supervisory board members. The sovereign wealth fund created due to the corona pandemic is granting Air Europa a loan of 475 million euros. It remains to be seen whether the government will agree to the late payment of the purchase price and also forego supervisory board seats.

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Russia launches electronic visa

Jan Gruber 18 December 2020 12:14

From January 1, 2021, tourist trips to the Russian Federation will be much easier, as the bureaucratic trip to the embassy will no longer be necessary. In the future, there will be an electronic visa that is valid for 16 days. This is already practiced for the Leningrad Oblast (St. Petersburg), among others. What is new is that the simplified procedure applies to the entire territory of the Russian Federation. The cost of the electronic visa is 40 US dollars and must be paid when submitting the online application. "The cost of the application is around 40 US dollars - no invitations, hotel reservations or other documents confirming the purpose of the trip are required," explains ÖAMTC expert Maria Renner. Austrian travelers, however, have not needed a visa to travel to Turkey since March 2020. A tourist stay of a maximum of 90 days is possible. Anyone who wants to stay longer must apply for a residence permit. The requirement to carry a spare tire in vehicles has also been expanded there.

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November: 90,3 percent decline in Germany

Jan Gruber 18 December 2020 11:53

In November 2020, passenger numbers in the Federal Republic of Germany fell sharply again. The industry association ADV sees no prospect of improvement. Only 1.960.022 passengers used German airports in November 2020. That is less than ten percent of the previous year's figure. Cargo volume increased by +3,5% (arrivals+departures) to 441.784t. The number of commercial flight movements fell by -68,7%, that is 50.560 take-offs and landings. November in focus - Corona pandemic keeps air traffic at a standstill Domestic German traffic fell by -91,0%. European traffic fell by -89,6%. Intercontinental connections fell by -91,8%. Air traffic demand at German airports remains at less than 10% of normal. Air traffic continues to decline in all its key figures: seat availability, capacity utilization in the few aircraft still flying, air traffic demand, booking numbers ... People's need to travel across borders is still high. But contact and travel restrictions are counteracting this. The industry is relying on improved testing strategies. Winter is posing unprecedented challenges for the industry, and many players are facing existential threats. From January to November, 60,9 million passengers (arrivals and departs) were counted at German airports (-73,6%). At -73,5%, domestic German traffic is below the previous year's volume. European traffic is down by -73,1%. Intercontinental traffic is down by -76,2%. Commercial flight movements are down by -57,8%. Looking at the traffic figures is not a pleasant experience. Air traffic demand remains at a low level. No major changes in volume levels are expected for the weeks leading up to Christmas. Despite isolated positive bookings in a few tourist destinations, only a slightly increased volume is to be expected. Only

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Eurowings dedicates Special Livery to its own employees

Jan Gruber 18 December 2020 11:47

From February 2021, Eurowings will be in the air with a special livery dedicated to its employees. According to the announcement, this is intended to highlight the commitment of the pilots, flight attendants and ground staff. The Airbus A320 with the registration D-AIZS will in future symbolically advertise "the best team in the world". Eurowings lets D-AIZS speak for the laudation in person: "What drives me?" is written in huge letters on the fuselage of the aircraft - and underneath: "The best team in the world." The German airline is thus sending a highly visible signal for team play in times of crisis in two languages ​​- German on one side, English on the other. "Hardly any other industry has been hit as hard by the pandemic as aviation and tourism. Whether flight attendants, pilots or ground staff - they have all been unable to do their jobs in the usual way for months. The fact that Eurowings guests were able to take off at all this year is thanks to the passionate commitment and high level of flexibility of all our employees. It is a remarkable team spirit that drives us at Eurowings again and again and allows us to stand up for one another in difficult times. That is why, in an extraordinary year, we are saying thank you in an extraordinary way: with a team plane for the entire team," says company boss Jens Bischof. The "Eurowings team plane" is to receive its bilingual special paint job during a maintenance stay in the first quarter of 2021 and will then be stationed on a rotating basis at the Eurowings bases in Düsseldorf, Cologne/Bonn, Hamburg, Stuttgart, Mallorca, Vienna, Salzburg and Pristina.

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Austrian Airlines is filling management positions

guest Author 18 December 2020 11:40

As part of the current strategic program, Austrian Airlines has already announced the merger of corporate divisions in order to better utilize synergies within the company and reduce management positions. The marketing and product divisions of the red-white-red airline have now been merged. Sebastian Lüttmann will take over management of the new Austrian Brand Experience division from February 1, 2021. Lüttmann, who currently heads passenger service and aircraft handling for Austrian Airlines in Vienna, will thus be responsible for all marketing and product management of the Austrian airline in the future. The two divisions of revenue management and network planning will also be merged. The current head of network planning, Robert Heusmann, will take over management of the newly established “Network Management & Revenue Steering” division from February 1, 2021. Heusmann will thus be responsible for network planning as well as price and revenue management at Austrian Airlines. Austrian Airlines Board Member Andreas Otto commented: “I am pleased that we have been able to recruit two experienced managers from within our own company, Sebastian Lüttmann and Robert Heusmann, for new positions. They are taking the next step in their careers at an extremely challenging time. Both are crisis-tested and will use their expertise to drive forward the reorganization and modernization of our Austrian Airlines.” Sebastian Lüttmann (40) took on his first job at Lufthansa in Frankfurt in 2005 as a controlling officer after completing his training as an air traffic manager and studying international business administration. In his 11-year career at Lufthansa, he has worked as an assistant to the board member Hub Frankfurt & Flight Operations, among other things. In 2011, Sebastian Lüttmann moved to the Airport Operations and Services department in New York. Until 2015

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