Français »
German "
Search
June 9

More articles from the category

June 9

American Airlines wants to expand European traffic with A321XLR

Jan Gruber June 9, 2021 16:34

The airline American Airlines intends to use the Airbus A321XLR aircraft on transatlantic routes from Philadelphia. The airline is also keeping the option open of flying to Europe from Charlotte, Chicago and Boston with this model. During a virtual Flightglobal conference, network manager Brian Znotins explained that they expect to be able to take delivery of the first A321XLR in 2023. It will be used from Philadelphia and from there to secondary destinations in Europe. The manager explicitly said that additional non-stop routes will be added. He did not yet name exact destinations, but these will primarily be in Europe and South America. Up to two flights per day are planned. New routes could also be added from the other airports. Alternatively, according to Znotins, frequencies could also be increased with the help of the A321XLR. American Airlines has ordered a total of 50 Airbus A321XLRs. These will be used both on international long-haul routes and on longer routes within the United States of America. The carrier was one of the first customers to place a large order for this model with Airbus.

Continue reading "

Italy: Ryanair announces lawsuit against ITA

Jan Gruber June 9, 2021 16:04

The Ryanair Group has now also set its sights on Alitalia's successor, Italia Trasporto Aereo (ITA), and has announced that it intends to take the Italian state to the European Court of Justice to challenge possible start-up aid. Eddie Wilson, managing director of the operating airline Ryanair DAC, described the government's plans as "illegal" in an interview with the daily newspaper "La Repubblica". Rome is spending a lot on the new company. Most recently, it was rumored that the cost would be as much as three billion euros. Ryanair sees this as a continuation of the subsidy policy that has been practiced with Alitalia for decades. If the government provides financial resources for ITA, Ryanair will take the matter to court. Wilson also reiterated that there is great interest in Alitalia slots in Linate and that it will try to obtain them. The carrier currently flies to Bergamo and Malpensa airports in this region.

Continue reading "

Travel warning: USA downgrades Austria

Granite Pireci June 9, 2021 15:32

The United States is reconsidering the travel warning for some destinations, including Austria and Germany. The government is thus creating a rapprochement, but this does not change the strict entry rules. A four-stage warning system applies in the USA, and so far the highest warning level has been issued for travel to the European Schengen area, Great Britain, Ireland, India, China, Brazil, South Africa and Iran. Now things are being shifted down a gear: since yesterday, some countries, including Austria, have been back to level three. US citizens are therefore only advised to reconsider their travel plans to these countries, while travel is completely discouraged for countries at the highest level. This also affects many EU countries, including Portugal, Belgium, the Netherlands and Poland, but also Austria's neighboring countries of the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Slovenia, as well as Croatia. This is reported by the ORF. Nevertheless, nothing changes in the strict entry rules. Entry is still only permitted in exceptional cases due to the CoV pandemic. 

Continue reading "

Wet lease: Volotea gets two A320s from Smartlynx

Jan Gruber June 9, 2021 15:04

From June 18, 2021, the Spanish low-cost airline Volotea will also be using two Airbus A320s operated by SmartLynx as part of a wet lease agreement. The carrier is expecting high demand and is therefore increasing capacity. Volotea only got rid of its last Boeing 717 aircraft a few weeks ago. As a replacement, it began bringing in Airbus A319s some time ago. In the midst of the crisis, the Spanish low-cost airline decided to add at least 15 used A320s to its fleet. The first units are already in the air in Volotea's colors. In addition, two Airbus A320s are being leased from SmartLynx. According to CH-Aviation.com, one aircraft will be stationed in Nantes. The other will be used from Venice. The agreement runs until at least September 5, 2021. The fleet operated by Volotea itself currently consists of 20 Airbus A319s and seven A319s.

Continue reading "

Survey: 75 percent of Austrians want to go on vacation by car

Amely Mizzi June 9, 2021 14:39

According to a recent survey, around three quarters of Austrians plan to travel by car on their summer vacation this year. 95 percent of respondents said that they consider their own vehicle to be the safest means of transport in times of pandemic. At the same time, 66 percent of participants expect that there will be long traffic jams on the highways, at the borders and at toll stations this year. 1.000 people took part in the survey, which was carried out on behalf of the Kapsch subsidiary Trafficom. "The car is currently experiencing a renaissance as the preferred means of transport for vacation trips," says Wolfgang Ressler of the Kapsch TrafficCom subsidiary Tolltickets. "In times of pandemic, 95 percent of Austrians rate the car as a safe or very safe means of transport. By comparison, more than 60 percent rate airplanes and ships as less safe or even unsafe." However, vacationers are concerned about congested roads on European travel routes towards the sea and into the mountains. 60 percent expect poor traffic flow planning at construction sites. Toll stations are also proving to be a neuralgic point in other European countries: every second holidaymaker has already been annoyed by the additional waiting times.

Continue reading "

Airbus can increase deliveries again

Granite Pireci June 9, 2021 14:06

Airbus is also experiencing an upward trend again. The European aircraft manufacturer delivered a total of 50 new commercial aircraft to its customers in May. In April, deliveries fell to 45 aircraft, after the manufacturer had delivered 72 aircraft in March. In the first five months of the year, the Boeing rival only sold 220 jets. This was reported by the aviation portal Aero. Meanwhile, Airbus received orders for seven aircraft in May despite the Corona crisis, but also received three cancellations. Due to the Corona pandemic, the group has reduced its production by around 40 percent.

Continue reading "

Memmingen sees “light at the end of the tunnel”

Amely Mizzi June 9, 2021 13:37

The Bavarian regional airport Memmingen counted around 21 passengers between May 6 and June 2021, 33.000. Last year, there were around 4.700 passengers during the Whitsun holidays. Airport boss Ralf Schmid now sees "light at the end of the tunnel". If you put the current number in relation to Whitsun 2019 (97.000 passengers), this year it was at least possible to reach a third of this record figure. The utilization of the aircraft is also a cause for cautious optimism. Two years ago, the planes were over 90 percent full, this year the figure was just under 70 percent. For the Bavarian summer holidays, airport boss Schmid is expecting around 225.000 passengers and almost 1.500 take-offs and landings. "We'll be taking off again in the summer," he says, signaling a spirit of optimism. As is currently the case at all airports, there is room for improvement in the figures. "But the direction is right." This is also ensured by the constantly growing range of flights. "With the withdrawal of more and more travel warnings and in view of the progress made in vaccinations, the airlines are regaining planning security and increasing capacity," he explains. Numerous connections that have been suspended in recent months are celebrating their comeback. Tel Aviv will be back on June 18th. Flights to Athens and Catania will start one day later. This will be followed by Calvi on Corsica, Podgorica and Larnaca on Cyprus. At the beginning of July, Lviv, Dublin, Zadar, Barcelona-Girona and Banja Luka will appear in the flight schedule again. There are also new destinations such as Rhodes, Corfu, Zagreb and Lappeenranta in Finland. This means that the current range of flights this year is quite comparable to that of summer 2019. From Memmingen, passengers can fly to Memmingen at 48

Continue reading "

Malta: Entry documents should be presented in paper form

Jan Gruber June 9, 2021 13:06

Traveling in times of Corona may require a lot of preparation. The requirements also differ greatly within the European Union. The planned Green Pass will not change that much. Member states are still free to set their own entry requirements. This means that even with the launch of the Green Pass at EU level, not all countries will accept the results of rapid antigen tests. Spain recently announced that rapid test results are also sufficient for entry. Previously, PCR results were required. The example of Malta shows that vaccinated people do not yet receive entry relief in all EU countries. For the time being, the Mediterranean state only accepts Maltese vaccination certificates. In order to obtain this, a Maltese ID card is required. For everyone else, the rule is still: presentation of a negative PCR test is required - vaccination or not. The plan is that with the EU-wide launch of the Green Pass, foreign vaccinations will also entitle people to enter Malta, but there is still a long way to go before that happens. Austria will not implement vaccinations in the Green Pass, at least for the time being. Politicians are playing down the problem and pointing out that you can have the electronic vaccination certificate printed out. This is not recognized by Malta and Germany, among others, because formal requirements are not met. To enter the Mediterranean state, the PLF form and a declaration that you have only been in certain countries in the last few days are therefore still required. In addition, a negative PCR result, which must not be older than 72 hours, must be presented. It is strongly recommended that you

Continue reading "

Cancellation fees: Kolba loses claim against DocLX

Amely Mizzi June 9, 2021 12:35

The consumer protection association founded by Peter Kobla lost a lawsuit in two instances against DocLX, an organizer of school-leaving trips. The tour operator made the young customers a paid cancellation offer in April 2021, but all trips were canceled shortly afterwards. The consumer protection association said it filed a class action lawsuit for "hundreds of victims." This was dismissed in two instances. The first instance court assumed that the organizer could not have known in April 2020 in what form the trips could have taken place. "The court's finding is absurd, because the question at most was whether the trip could have taken place at all or under pandemic restrictions. In any case, the customers could have - if they had waited - withdrawn from the contract and would have been entitled to a refund of the travel price," says Peter Kolba, chairman of the VSV. "There is a fundamental problem with this class action lawsuit: Unlike VKI or AK, the VSV is not yet authorized to bring class action lawsuits. If the VSV had this right, it could have had the claim for repayment assigned to it and the Supreme Court (OGH) would have had to decide.” The civil procedure laws stipulate that associations entitled to bring collective actions can have claims for debt collection assigned to them and then all restrictions on legal remedies are removed. With a value in dispute of just under 300 euros, it is normally not possible to contest the assessment of evidence by the court of first instance. This is what happened in the case reported. By assigning the claim to the VSV, which has the right to bring collective actions, this absurd finding could have been contested. “I see the Consumer Protection Minister now being asked to do two things: 1) The Ministry should

Continue reading "

After Ryanair lawsuit: EU court overturns Condor state aid

Jan Gruber June 9, 2021 12:30

The General Court of the European Union upheld a complaint by Ryanair and revoked the approval granted by the EU Commission in the Condor state aid case. This concerns the state-secured loan granted in April 2020. The decision of the governing body of the European Union is void due to "insufficient reasoning". The Commission now has the option of amending this or of appealing to the European Court of Justice. If an amendment is made, Ryanair has the option of going to court again. Condor received around 2019 million euros in the form of a state-secured loan in autumn 380. At the time, the financial need was justified by the collapse of Thomas Cook. In April 2020, the sale to Polish LOT fell through and the German state again provided 550 million euros. Ryanair had filed a lawsuit against the approval by the EU Commission and won before the General Court of the European Union, which acts as the first instance. The holiday airline has not yet commented on possible consequences. Only a few days ago, a financial company took over the majority. "The German state aid to Condor - both in 2019 and 2020 - violated fundamental principles of EU law and distorted the market to the detriment of consumers. Today's ruling is an important victory for consumers and competition. During the Covid-19 pandemic, over 30 billion euros in discriminatory state subsidies were donated to EU flag airlines. Unless the EU courts stop it in line with today's ruling, the effects of the market distortions caused by this state aid will be felt for decades. If Europe is to emerge from this crisis with a functioning internal market, the European Commission must

Continue reading "

Navigation

Visit us on

Facebook f X-twitter Instagram LinkedIn Youtube Telegram rss Threads, Google Hm-mail-open Wordpress
login logo

Aviation.Direct is published with love in and