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September 29, 2021

Lufthansa Cargo takes over further B777F - Farewell liveries for MD-11

Amely Mizzi September 29, 2021 19:39

The cargo crane, as Lufthansa Cargo is sometimes called, has taken delivery of two more Boeing 777Fs. These have the registrations D-ALFJ and D-ALFK and will be stationed at the home base in Frankfurt am Main. From October, the fleet will consist of 15 units of this type. "We are delighted that we can now offer our customers the capacity of a total of fifteen highly efficient wide-body freighters," said Dorothea von Boxberg, CEO of Lufthansa Cargo. "In the future, we will continue to operate our freighters flexibly according to customer requirements. Together with the now growing additional cargo capacities of Lufthansa, Austrian Airlines, Brussels Airlines and Eurowings Discover, they form our dense, global network." With the two new additions, Lufthansa Cargo's Frankfurt fleet now includes eleven Boeing 777F wide-body freighters, plus the capacity of four aircraft of the same type operated by the AeroLogic joint venture. The D-ALFK is a brand new aircraft from the Boeing factory in Everett in the US federal state of Washington, which landed at Frankfurt Airport for the first time today at 06:00 a.m. local time. With the purchase, Lufthansa Cargo has now exercised all of its purchase options for wide-body freighters from the manufacturer. The D-ALFJ is an entry from the used market. In order to be able to make the freighter's capacity available to customers as quickly as possible, the elaborate paint job in the usual Lufthansa design was dispensed with. The aircraft will be flying all in white until further notice and only has a tongue-in-cheek fuselage sticker. Europe's last MD-11 flies with farewell livery The last remaining three-jet of the Lufthansa Group - also the last registered in Europe

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Labor court collects dismissals from Paderborn

Amely Mizzi September 29, 2021 19:06

Last year, Paderborn Airport laid off numerous employees as part of the insolvency proceedings. Many went to the labor court and now the first two judgments have been handed down. The dismissals were overturned. Among other things, the Senate decided that the deadlines had not been met. Therefore, the dismissals in the two specific cases should be ineffective. Further judgments are to be announced on October 8, 2021, although the outcome is still completely open. The decisions announced on Monday by the Paderborn Labor Court in two individual cases are not yet legally binding. The airport has the option of filing an appeal and thus going to the next higher instance.

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Winter long haul: AUA focuses on tourism

Amely Mizzi September 29, 2021 18:06

In the upcoming 2021/22 winter flight schedule, Austrian Airlines wants to focus on tourist destinations on long-haul routes. Among others, the program includes Cancún, Mauritius and Malé. "The summer and the current post-season show that people are not letting their desire to travel be taken away from them and want to soak up the sun by the sea. With our winter flight schedule, we are therefore specifically focusing on attractive long-haul destinations at the start of the autumn holidays in order to satisfy our passengers' desire to travel," says Austrian Airlines Chief Sales Officer Michael Trestl. The destination Malé will be served three times a week from October 3, 2021. Mauritius will follow on October 23, 2021 at the same frequency. Flights to Cancún, which was last offered in 2006, will be flown twice a week from October 24. Boeing 777 aircraft will be used on these routes.

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Hamburg expects a loss of 100 million euros

Amely Mizzi September 29, 2021 17:09

Hamburg Airport is also deep in the red this year. Managing Director Michael Eggenschwiler expects a loss of around 100 million euros and says that they cannot be satisfied with that. Last year, the northern German airport had a deficit of 112 million euros due to the corona pandemic. At the same time, they received support from the public sector, so the bottom line was a loss of 65 million euros. The Federal Republic of Germany is currently not planning a new edition of the "aviation billion", so Hamburg is assuming that they will be left with the loss that will be incurred this year. According to Norddeutscher Rundfunk, the capacity utilization of the Hanseatic airport is currently between 40 and 50 percent of the 2021 level. Company boss Eggenschwiler suspects that they will not be back in the black until 2023 and will not reach around 2025 percent of the level of the boom year 85 until 2019 at the earliest.

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Malta Air Max 200: “Recolored” Ryanair cabin with too small toilets

Jan Gruber September 29, 2021 16:05

For several weeks now, the Ryanair subsidiary Malta Air has also been flying in its own livery. The Boeing 737 Max 200 aircraft are the first members of the fleet to have their own Malta Air livery. The aircraft, which the Irish company calls "Gamechangers" for marketing reasons, are currently stationed in Bergamo, Italy. According to CEO Michael O'Leary, the company currently has Boeing 737 Max 200s stationed in London Stansted, Bergamo and Krakow. Buzz is planning to build the next "Max station" at Warsaw Modlin Airport. It is still unclear when the first "Gamechangers" will be stationed in Austria - operated by Buzz - or Germany - Malta Air. O'Leary said that no decision has been made yet. A few weeks ago, Malta Air and Lauda Europe Managing Director David O'Brien explained in an interview with Aviation Direct that the group had initially chosen Stansted and Bergamo because these airports have their own technical operations, including mechanics and engineers who are trained and educated for the model. According to reports, Ryanair Engineering is also training technicians for other line stations in Stansted and Bergamo, so that the "distribution" of the Boeing 737 Max 200 will progress quickly by next year at the latest. Ryanair flights in aircraft with Buzz or Malta Air livery are still a rarity, because there are only a few such Boeing 737 Max 200s. This will gradually change, but according to David O'Brien, most of the "game changers" at both Buzz and Malta Air will be wearing the Ryanair DAC livery. CEO Michael O'Leary did not say how many will fly in the subsidiary's livery. This suggests that

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United wants to terminate 600 vaccination refusals

Amely Mizzi September 29, 2021 15:08

United Airlines is creating facts regarding compulsory vaccination and has terminated around 600 employees who did not want to be vaccinated against Covid-19 and who did not fall under a medical exemption. The company management informed the employees, among other things, that the decision was "incredibly difficult", but that they would act in the interests of safety. However, those affected are being given one last chance: those dismissed will be invited to individual interviews and can save their jobs if they can prove that they have been vaccinated in the meantime. In Europe, the Lufthansa subsidiary Swiss is beginning to enforce the internally prescribed vaccination requirement. Here, too, flying staff who refuse face dismissal. Another European airline that requires vaccination against Covid-19 is Wizz Air. However, no terminations have been reported at this carrier yet.

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EU court: Tuifly and Ryanair have to repay Klagenfurt subsidies

Jan Gruber September 29, 2021 14:05

The airlines Ryanair and Tuifly received subsidies at Klagenfurt Airport many years ago. In 2016, the EU Commission declared these subsidies illegal and ordered them to be reversed. The two carriers unsuccessfully appealed against this to the Court of Justice of the European Union. The matter dates back a long time ago, because under the FPÖ/BZÖ state government, Klagenfurt pursued the philosophy of attracting new carriers with high subsidies. Among other things, Ryanair and Tuifly were brought in. The latter airline sold its city shuttle business to Air Berlin, so that, at least in theory, the latter was also involved. At the time, Air Berlin quite brazenly justified its withdrawal from Carinthia by saying that it still wanted money for flying to Klagenfurt at all. It did not get that, and the connections that were still being set up by Tuifly were canceled without replacement. It was a similar story with Ryanair, which was supposed to pay the regular fees after the contracts expired. A spokeswoman justified the withdrawal from Carinthia, which was carried out at very short notice, with "an outrageous increase in fees". The appeal was unsuccessful for both Tuifly and Ryanair, which both appealed against the EU Commission's decision. The Court of Justice of the European Union confirmed the decision on Wednesday and demands that Austria and the state of Carinthia pay back the aid declared illegal. The situation is a little different for Air Berlin, because there will not be much to gain due to the insolvency court's notification of insufficient assets. In theory, Tuifly and Ryanair still have the opportunity to appeal the court's decision before the European Court of Justice.

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UK: don't forget your passport

Jan Gruber September 29, 2021 13:01

From October 1, 2021, an identity card will no longer be sufficient for entry into the United Kingdom. The island state insists on the presentation of a passport. This also explicitly applies to EU citizens. The decision was justified, among other things, by the fact that ID cards are allegedly susceptible to forgery and no longer meet security regulations. At the same time, there is a direct connection with the exit from the European Union. The entry regulations will be relaxed with effect from October 4, 2021, at least for fully vaccinated people. This article explains the rules for the region of England. Those for Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales may differ.

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Vienna: ACA is critical of Ryanair expansion

Jan Gruber September 29, 2021 12:09

The Austrian pilots' association ACA is critical of the expansion at Vienna-Schwechat Airport announced on Tuesday by Ryanair boss Michael O'Leary. It is "an attack on the working conditions of pilots in Austria". A key part of the ACA's criticism is that in many "Ryanair countries" there are no collective agreements and that temporary work or even self-employment is used in the cockpit. "The Austrian Cockpit Association has already criticized many of these atypical forms of employment on several occasions, and the European Cockpit Association has also vehemently condemned this at European level. Cockpit staff need a job without having to worry about risking it if they become ill or express criticism. Working conditions also have safety-related aspects. Ryanair's business model is based on unfair competition in many respects. Passengers must also realize that by buying cheap tickets they are supporting the undermining of the social system and wage dumping," says the ACA. There are now calls for Austrian politicians to put a stop to precarious working conditions and thus "ensure the high standards of the Austrian labor and social system." The Austrian company Laudamotion GmbH has not been an airline since the end of last year. Its successor Lauda Europe is a Maltese company. The Polish sister company Buzz also has aircraft stationed in Vienna. Malta Air and Ryanair DAC also fly to Austria from other bases.

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Air France has taken delivery of the first A220-300

Jan Gruber September 29, 2021 11:06

The first of a total of 60 Airbus A220-300s ordered has arrived at Air France in Paris-Charles de Gaulle. The French aviation group wants to use this model to replace aging models such as the Airbus A318. The first Air France A220-300 will be used on medium-haul flights from the 2021 winter season. Air France currently operates a fleet of 136 Airbus aircraft. The airline is also renewing its long-haul fleet and has already received 11 of the 38 A350s ordered. The cabin of the Air France A220-300 is configured as a single-class cabin and offers comfortable space for 148 passengers.

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