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September 6, 2021

Tourism: 24,3 percent more income than in the previous year

Granite Pireci September 6, 2021 19:57

With the reopening of the catering and hotel industry after the lockdown on May 19, 2021, Austrian tourism recorded significant increases in demand in the first half of the summer season compared to the previous year (arrivals +24,1 percent, overnight stays +19,5 percent, nominal revenue +24,3 percent). According to current estimates by WIFO, the forecast increase in demand for the entire 2021 summer season is +10,5 percent compared to 2020 (-24,7 percent compared to the normal season 2019). Nevertheless, the outlook for the calendar year 2021 remains clouded, with around 22,1% fewer overnight stays than in 2020 and only half the occupancy compared to the pre-crisis year 2019.

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Afghanistan: Scheduled flights start again

Granite Pireci September 6, 2021 19:02

Following the withdrawal of the USA and its allies from Afghanistan, the airport in the capital Kabul has reopened, according to the Emirate of Qatar. The runway was repaired in cooperation with Afghan authorities, the Qatari ambassador told the broadcaster Al Jazeera. Ariana Afghan Airlines has resumed domestic flights to the cities of Mazar-i-Sharif and Kandahar. Kam Air, another airline, wants to fly domestic routes again. Qatar had announced that it would work with Turkey and the Taliban to reopen Kabul airport. This was reported by the aviation portal Aero.

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In the future, FACC will also manufacture for the A220 series

Amely Mizzi September 6, 2021 18:33

The Upper Austrian aviation supplier FACC AG will also be working for the Airbus A220 series in the future. It will manufacture tail unit components. "In order to prove itself as an innovative, stable and reliable partner to Airbus and other important customers, FACC has invested over 10 million euros in its factories and in highly automated systems over the last 500 years. This is also a commitment to the location and to our crew," says FACC CEO Robert Machtlinger. "The state of Upper Austria has always been a close partner to us during this challenging time. We are therefore all the more pleased that the new order from Airbus will create new jobs and at the same time strengthen the region in the long term." The Airbus A220 aircraft impress with the latest technology and are the most efficient in their class, with low operating costs and low noise levels. The new order for this successful aircraft family positions FACC as an important technology partner for Airbus in the long term and supports the company's growth strategy for the future. The project includes the manufacture and assembly of the rudder and elevator and represents another milestone in FACC's partnership with Airbus. "Technology leadership and entry into more complex aircraft structures is a key issue in the aircraft industry, and one we have been working on intensively for years. FACC has achieved an international pioneering role through intensive research and development work," says Robert Machtlinger. "This is certainly a key reason why Airbus is now using FACC's know-how for the tail components of the A220." The elevator and rudder serve to control and stabilize the aircraft in the air and therefore play a key role in the development of the aircraft.

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Bremen: Ryanair reactivates the London-Stansted route

Granite Pireci September 6, 2021 18:03

Ryanair is resuming its connection to Great Britain after a ten-month Corona break. After a pandemic-related break of around ten months, the first Ryanair flight to Great Britain took off from Bremen last Saturday. This means that the flight offering from Bremen has been expanded to include another destination. Ryanair is now offering two weekly flights to Stansted again and the frequency is to be increased from November. "It was a long Corona break that Ryanair had to take for its popular route to London/Stansted. We are of course all the more pleased that our travelers now have the opportunity to fly from Bremen to London again, thus completing the Irish airline's offering for this summer," said airport boss Elmar Kleinert on the resumption of the route. Ryanair currently flies from Bremen to Alicante, Crete, Málaga, Mallorca Porto, Vilnius and Zadar.

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Customs officers carried out 173.000 missions and controls in the first half of the year

Granite Pireci September 6, 2021 16:03

The 1.500 customs officers in the operational area recorded around 2021 (173.000st half of 1: 2020) operations and checks in the first half of 128.000. In the area of ​​freight transport alone, the customs officers processed around 2,9 million declarations and thus contributed to smooth supply chains. This corresponds to an increase of 1 percent compared to the first half of 2020, which can be attributed both to Brexit and to increases in the e-commerce sector. From January to the end of June 43, the operational customs supervision had 2021 operations as part of the mobile controls, which led to 1.323 findings of offenses or misconduct. The control density was increased by almost 5.270 percent compared to the comparable period in the first half of 1, in which controls were possible to a limited extent due to the pandemic and the first lockdown. Noticeable decline in travel Travel fell sharply in light of the measures to combat the COVID-2020 pandemic. The effects on tourism and border crossings continue to be clearly noticeable in 71. From January to June 19, customs recorded a total of 2021 million travelers at airports and external borders and processed 2021 applications for VAT refunds. Compared to the same period in the first half of 5,46 with 55.470 million travelers, this represents a 1 percent decline in travelers.

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Westbahn takes on Vienna-Munich

Jan Gruber September 6, 2021 15:34

The new Kiss-3 trains of the private railway company Westbahn were presented to the public on Monday. The trains manufactured by Stadler are the first to be in operation in Austria with approval from the European Railway Agency. Some time ago, Westbahn surprised everyone by selling its entire fleet to Deutsche Bahn AG. The trains were still very new at the time. They will be replaced by brand new trains, also from Stadler. These are the Kiss-3 type. The shareholders Hans Peter Haselsteiner and Erhard Grossnigg as well as managing director Erich Forster and ministry secretary general Herbert Kasser presented the new trains to the public on Monday. The background to this is also that Westbahn will participate in the so-called climate ticket. The timetable is to be expanded by eight connections per day. The timetable change will then mark the next step for Westbahn, which will also be international for the first time: From December 12, 2021, it will offer up to six through connections per day between Vienna Westbahnhof and Munich Hauptbahnhof with the new KISS 3. The stop in Munich East ensures that it is easy to change to the S-Bahn to Munich Airport. Also from the timetable change, Westbahn, in cooperation with the state of Salzburg and the Salzburg transport association, will also stop in Straßwalchen, Neumarkt am Wallersee and Seekirchen am Wallersee with two trains to Salzburg in the morning and three trains from Salzburg in the afternoon. The proven aluminium lightweight construction concept was further optimised for the third fleet: the weight of the train was reduced by two tonnes despite the expanded technical equipment, making the KISS 3

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5.500 travelers have been tested so far in the BGI's CoV laboratory

Granite Pireci September 6, 2021 15:02

From April to August 2021, BGI's COVID-19 testing laboratory helped 5.500 Chinese travelers depart safely from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport. BGI had set up the "Huo-Yan" laboratory, a COVID-19 testing laboratory, at the airport for passengers flying to China in April in collaboration with Ethiopia Airlines. Since then, the laboratory has helped ensure that not a single flight between Ethiopia and China had to be suspended for five consecutive months, making this connection the only direct flight from the African continent to China that has operated continuously during this period. "From April 21 to August 31, the laboratory screened more than 5.500 passengers on 19 flights to China," said Chen Songheng, the head of the "Huo-Yan" laboratory in Ethiopia. The laboratory claims to be able to test up to 400 samples within three hours and 5.000 samples per day. Both PCR and antibody tests are offered.

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Two new ATR72 operators in Bangladesh

Stephen Steiner September 6, 2021 14:32

In the last few days, two new ATR72 operators have been announced in Bangladesh. The new cargo airline NXT Air and the regional airline Air Astra are using the European turboprop. For a long time, the turboprop aircraft from the DHC-8 family from Bombardier and DeHavilland Canada dominated domestic traffic in Bangladesh. The airlines Biman Bangladesh Airlines, GMG Airlines, Regent Airways, Royal Bengal Airline, United Airways and US-Bangla Airlines used DHC-8 aircraft. Only the national airline Biman remains, which currently operates five Q400s. The first ATR operator in Bangladesh was the no longer existing United Airways. As a replacement for the DHC-8-100, it used three ATR2010-2016s from 72 until it ceased operations in 200. However, the French-Italian aircraft only really took off with NovoAir. This company is replacing the Embraer 145 fleet with seven ATR72-500s. After the tragic accident of a DHC-8-400 of US-Bangla Airlines on March 12, 2018, this airline also changed its fleet. US-Bangla also uses seven of them, but of the more modern 600 version. In addition to NovoAir and US-Bangla, Hello Airlines also operates a smaller ATR42 as a cargo aircraft. And it is precisely Hello Airlines that has now founded a new subsidiary, NXT Air, which will soon use its first ATR72-200 freighter. This was announced by the leasing company ACIA Aero at the end of August 2021. With Air Astra, a new regional airline is about to start. From January 2022, the start-up is to use four ATR72-600s on domestic flights, writes The Daily Star. Behind Air Astra is Imran Asif, an expert in the local aviation market. Imran Asif was already managing director at

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Ryanair ends talks with Boeing: MAX-10 deal collapses

Granite Pireci September 6, 2021 14:02

Just a few days ago, Ryanair boss Michael O'Leary hoped to reach an agreement with US aircraft manufacturer Boeing by 2022. Now - ten months after talks began - the negotiations are coming to an end this year. Without an agreement. The low-cost carrier has declared negotiations with Boeing over a MAX 10 order over. In the end, it's all about the price: "Last week, however, it became clear that the price gap between the partners could not be closed, so both sides agreed not to waste any more time on these negotiations," the press release said. "Boeing has a more optimistic outlook on aircraft prices than we do, and we have a disciplined track record of not paying high prices for aircraft," said Michael O'Leary, who finally gave the US company another dig: "We do not share Boeing's optimistic price forecast, but this may explain why other major Boeing customers such as Delta and Jet2 have been placing new orders with Airbus rather than Boeing in recent weeks."

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AUA throws 6 euro meat loaf from the menu

Jan Gruber September 6, 2021 13:36

Since September 1, 2021, Austrian Airlines has had a new menu in the paid catering area. Apparently, the recently advertised meatloaf rolls for six euros were not in great demand, because the product is no longer available. In the spring, Austrian Airlines introduced a paid catering offer on short and medium-haul routes. This is called the "Austrian Melangerie" internally. Under the guise of "Corona", the offer in economy class was reduced to tea, coffee and water last year when flight operations resumed. The order menus were also suspended and finally abolished with the switch to the buy-on-board concept. Some of the dishes that Austrian Airlines offers on board are freshly prepared and loaded into the machines. Others are frozen goods from Do&Co, which appears here as "Henry for Austrian". The economic risk of onboard sales is borne neither by the airline nor the Austrian catering company, but by the German company Retail in Motion GmbH. This is the official contractual partner of those passengers who buy food and/or drinks on board. What remains unchanged is that Austrian Airlines will continue to serve a free cup of water upon request. Otherwise, the menu, which is available for download at this link, has been revised and the number of products has been slightly reduced. The 6-euro meat loaf rolls are no longer on offer.

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