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October 15th 2021

Winter flight schedule also starts in Stuttgart

Granite Pireci 15 October 2021 19:57

With the start of winter time on Sunday, the airlines are changing their services to a winter flight schedule. From Stuttgart, 25 airlines will then fly to 66 direct destinations in 26 countries. The STR route network is therefore somewhat denser than in the winter of the previous year. Many destinations will be served more frequently again. The largest airline at the STR, Eurowings, is also offering new destinations from Stuttgart. Flights to Lulea and Kiruna will take you to Sweden. From December, there will be flights to the Arctic Circle up to twice a week. Destinations in warmer climes will continue to be well served. Eurowings will fly to Marrakesh once a week and Turkish Airlines, Sun Express and Pegasus will fly to a total of nine destinations in Turkey. Palma de Mallorca is also on the schedule almost every day. With two aircraft stationed at the national airport, Tuifly will fly continuously to the Canary Islands, Cape Verde and Hurghada in Egypt. Feeder flights to important hubs are also not to be missed. From November 5, Scandinavian Airlines will connect Stuttgart with its hub in Copenhagen three times a week. There are also other options for transferring to long-haul flights via Amsterdam, Vienna, London, Istanbul and Moscow. No check-in in Terminal 3 During the winter months, the airport is renewing the baggage screening system in Terminal 3. Therefore, check-in is currently not possible there, but the security check for passengers and the airport information desk are fully accessible there.

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Shortened winter flight schedule: Ryanair taunts Austrian Airlines

Jan Gruber 15 October 2021 19:31

In recent days, Austrian Airlines has revised its winter flight schedule for November and December 2021. The offer has been significantly reduced. Frequencies have been reduced on many routes. Competitor Ryanair does not miss the opportunity to poke fun. The low-cost airline group writes in a press release that Austrian Airlines "cancelled over 3.200 flights" during the period in question. It also reads: "The Austrian taxpayer will rightly ask what value the €600 million in state aid that it granted to the Austrian Lufthansa subsidiary has. Austrian Airlines has now cut over 1.350 Austrian jobs, is planning further staff cuts and has now canceled thousands of flights in November and December that were previously on offer." However, Ryanair does not say a word about the fact that it has closed its self-operated base (operated by Ryanair DAC) in Vienna and that many jobs have also been lost as a result of the closure of its subsidiary Laudamotion. Not all Laudamotion employees found a new job at Lauda Europe. Regardless of this, the Irish low-cost airline emphasizes that it will be offering around 2021 flights per month to 22 destinations from Vienna in the 2.000/57 winter flight schedule. Three Boeing 737-800s, operated by Buzz, and eleven Airbus A320s, operated by Lauda Europe, are stationed locally. "While other airlines are discontinuing connections in Vienna and cancelling thousands of flights at short notice, Viennese people and their visitors can rely on Ryanair's largest winter flight schedule to date, which offers 57 destinations in 29 countries. Ryanair's commitment to rebuilding Vienna's transport and tourism industry will

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Austrian Airlines: Boeing 767s get bigger Premium-Eco

Jan Gruber 15 October 2021 19:10

Austrian Airlines' Boeing 767 fleet is definitely not young anymore and was significantly reduced in size just this year. There is no replacement in sight and now these aircraft are being expanded to include the so-called Premium Economy class. This is located between Business and Economy Class and is intended to offer passengers who are willing to pay a surcharge a little more comfort. When announcing the installation of the said class of travel, Austrian Airlines did not miss the opportunity to once again adorn itself with the word "Premium". Regardless of this, at least in Economy class it offers a product that - apart from minor details - is identical to that of its low-cost competitors. From spring 2022, 767 Premium Economy seats will be available in Austrian Airlines' Boeing 30s. The conversion of the Austrian Boeing 767 fleet will be carried out in the first quarter of 2022. With the summer flight schedule 2022, the three B767 aircraft, which primarily serve destinations in North America, will fly in the new cabin configuration. "As an Austrian airline, we have 'premium' at our heart. By expanding the Premium Economy Class, we want to offer even more passengers greater travel comfort on long-haul flights," says Sales Director Michael Trestl. "This travel class appeals to all those who want a little more comfort and service on long-haul flights and still want to travel price-consciously. This means that the travel experience can be individually designed for each passenger and the feel-good factor on board is increasingly optimized." The redesign of the cabin of the Boeing 767 fleet can also be seen as a clear indication that Austrian Airlines will be using this type of aircraft for many years to come. In summer

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Delta secures two more A350s

Amely Mizzi 15 October 2021 19:02

The US-based Delta Air Lines will add two more long-haul Airbus A350 aircraft to its fleet. These are used aircraft that are to be taken over in December 2021. The company will buy the two aircraft in question. It has also secured 38 other used aircraft of various types. It was recently announced that options will be exercised for 55 brand new Airbus A321s. These are to be delivered between 2022 and 2027. Some US airlines, including Delta, are taking advantage of the fall in prices for commercial aircraft due to the corona pandemic to renew their fleets. For some providers, some aircraft types are getting old.

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Aegean takes over the majority of Animawings

Amely Mizzi 15 October 2021 18:32

The airline Aegean Airlines is now the majority owner of the Romanian Animawings. The Greek group increased its 25 percent stake to 51 percent and thus controls the company. Shortly before the start of the corona pandemic, the two carriers announced a strategic partnership. As part of this, Aegean acquired a 25 percent stake in Animawings. In the coming summer flight schedule 2022, the Romanian company is to operate three aircraft on behalf of Aegean. According to current information, these are to be transferred from the parent company to the subsidiary. It cannot be ruled out that Animawings could fly for Aegean on a larger scale in the future. So far, the focus has primarily been on charter flights, but the lower costs should be of interest to the Greek carrier.

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Alitalia brand bought, but in the future as ITA Airways

Jan Gruber 15 October 2021 18:31

Ita bought the Alitalia brand in order to be able to use it temporarily and of course to prevent competitors from taking it over. In future, the airline plans to fly under the new ITA Airways brand, according to company boss Fabio Lazzerini. The "bagging" of the Alitalia brand rights will cost 90 million euros in taxpayers' money, as the new state carrier is currently fully financed by the Italian government. The recipient of the payment will be Alitalia's bankruptcy estate, although this is only a drop in the ocean given the billions in debt. Ita was unsure for a long time whether to fly seamlessly as Alitalia or to risk a fresh start with a new brand. The result is a mixture, because because it has the rights to the Alitalia brand, it will initially fly in Alitalia livery and the crews will mostly wear their uniforms. In the medium term, the traditional brand will be "buried" and the new ITA Airways brand will come into focus. The future livery is to be clearly different from Alitalia. The basic color of the aircraft will be blue. A large “ITA Airways” lettering will be placed on the front. The tail fin will bear the Italian tricolor. There is only a rendering of the planned livery, but all new deliveries are to be adopted in this way. Those ex-Alitalia aircraft that will be operated for a longer period of time will be gradually repainted. But there is no stress involved. With a few exceptions, all aircraft currently bear the Alitalia livery, supplemented by an “operated by ITA” sticker. While the “new Alitalia” is celebrating the fact that it has brought the carrier into the air and on the first day around 190

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MD-11: Lufthansa Cargo extends the D-ALCC's operating time

Amely Mizzi 15 October 2021 18:03

Lufthansa Cargo was actually supposed to operate the last commercial cargo flight with the McDonnell Douglas MD-15 on October 2021, 11 with the D-ALCC. But things turned out differently, as the model's operating time was given a short extension. According to Lufthansa Cargo, the capacity of the D-ALCC is needed on weekends. Therefore, the trijet will now be used provisionally until Sunday. The D-ALCC is to operate cargo flights between Frankfurt am Main and New York JFK. Unless there is a further extension, the era of the McDonnell Douglas MD-12 at Lufthansa Cargo will end shortly after 00:11 on Sunday. For many years, this model was the backbone of the freighter fleet.

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Bali opens its borders to vaccinated people from some countries

Granite Pireci 15 October 2021 16:02

The popular Indonesian holiday island of Bali is now welcoming fully vaccinated tourists again - but only from selected countries. The countries on the list include India, Japan, New Zealand, Italy, France and Spain. According to the World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines, these have the coronavirus under control, according to the government's pandemic commissioner. Austrian and German tourists will therefore have to continue to be patient. In any case, the easing of restrictions is still subject to a number of conditions. In addition to the vaccine, travelers must also show a negative PCR test. But that's not all: In addition, tourists must spend the first five days in quarantine before their vacation can really begin.

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737-Max: Charges against former Boeing test pilot

Granite Pireci 15 October 2021 15:02

In the course of the investigation into the crisis aircraft, the aircraft's former chief test pilot has been charged. He is accused of having given US authorities false and incomplete information about the assistance system, which played a central role in two crashes of the aircraft. As a result, airlines and their pilots were not informed about how the software works, according to the ORF. When it was approved in 2017, Forkner was the direct contact person between the aircraft manufacturer and the US aviation authority FAA. According to documents published in early 2020, he had boasted that he could deceive his FAA colleagues in order to obtain certification for the MCAS stabilization system specially developed for the Boeing 737 Max. The system, called MCAS, was intended to help the pilots of the 737 Max keep the aircraft in the correct position. It became necessary because the aircraft was getting larger engines - and this could cause the nose of the aircraft to go up in some cases. The software was then supposed to counteract and make slight corrections. But as it turned out, MCAS could also intervene in other situations and direct the aircraft downwards. In the two crashes in Indonesia in 2018 and Ethiopia in 2019, pilots were not prepared for it, and a total of 346 people died. In both cases, MCAS had transmitted incorrect data. In March 2019, a worldwide flight ban was imposed on Boeing's former best-seller, which was only lifted at the end of 2020 after the system was revised.

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Lufthansa Technik and JAL extend TSC contract

Granite Pireci 15 October 2021 14:04

Lufthansa Technik and Japan Airlines are further intensifying their partnership: The contract for Total Component Support (TCS) services for JAL's Boeing 787 fleet has been extended by five years. The TCS agreement covers a wide range of components for the Boeing 787 fleet, which currently consists of 53 aircraft. Maintenance, reliability monitoring, reliability improvement programs and logistics services were also agreed. "We are very proud and honored to be expanding our services with comprehensive maintenance, repair and overhaul solutions for Japan Airlines' Boeing 787 fleet. This new agreement is based on the achievements of the past ten years. We will work very closely and in partnership to continue to ensure the highest level of safety and reliability," said Thomas Böttger, Senior Vice President Corporate Sales Asia Pacific at Lufthansa Technik.

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