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October 28th

Klagenfurt: shareholders disagree on the content of the general assembly

Unter den Gesellschaftern des Klagenfurter Flughafens scheint es ordentlich Unstimmigkeiten über den Inhalt der jüngsten Generalversammlung zu geben. Das Büro von Landesrat Martin Gruber (ÖVP) teilte mit, dass man sich auf einen langfristigen Plan und Investments in der Höhe von 28 Millionen Euro geeinigt habe. Mehrheitseigentümer Lilihill dementiert das und fordert den Landesrat gar zur Rücknahme dieser Information auf. Klagenfurt befindet sich mehrheitlich im Eigentum der Lilihill Group. Diese kann den Inhalt der Medienerklärung des ÖVP-Landesrats so ganz und gar nicht teilen und betont, dass lediglich die Bestellung zweier weiterer Geschäftsführer sowie eines Wirtschaftsprüfers beschlossen wurden. Das Flughafenbudget wäre nur für das Jahr 2021 abgesegnet worden, nicht jedoch für die Folgejahre. Die Medienmitteilung von Landesrat Gruber würde „in keiner Weise den Tatsachen“ entsprechen, so Lilihill. Weiters verweist man darauf, dass die Investitionen von 28 Millionen Euro weder ein Tagesordnungspunkt waren, noch besprochen wurden. Man verlangt nun von den Minderheitsgesellschaftern der öffentlichen Hand eine Richtigstellung. The Carinthian state government did not want to comment on this matter.

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FACC supplies 1.000 sets of thrust reverser housings for the Airbus A350

FACC can celebrate a milestone in the area of ​​long-haul aircraft: The aerospace group recently handed over the 1000th A350 engine cowling to its customer Collins Aerospace. Since the project started in 2010, FACC has invested around 50 million euros in the development and manufacture of the components in order to be able to offer Airbus a thrust reverser housing that is as light and therefore as fuel-efficient as possible, and to align the production line with the highest efficiency and ergonomics. A good 50 employees are currently working on the program. "The long-haul aircraft segment is developing somewhat more slowly than the short and medium-haul segment. However, we assume that as the restrictions on transcontinental travel are gradually lifted, the demand for A350 aircraft will also continue to rise," says CEO Robert Machtlinger. The aerospace supplier is experiencing increasing demand as the aviation industry increasingly recovers. According to FACC, air traffic in the USA after China has increased sharply in the last six months and is now only 15 percent below the record level of 2019. Demand for new short- and medium-haul aircraft is increasing by 4 percent in the fourth quarter of 2021.

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Emirates flagship A380 returns to Hamburg

On Sunday, October 31, 2021, at 12:55 p.m., an Emirates Airbus A19 will land in Hamburg for the first time in 380 months in scheduled service - from then on daily. When passenger numbers fell during the corona pandemic, the Arab airline temporarily switched to Boeing 777 jets on the Hamburg-Dubai route. "We are delighted to be able to fly to Hamburg Airport again daily with our Airbus flagship from today and to be able to offer business and holiday travelers from northern Germany the award-winning Emirates A380 experience. We have gradually increased our flight capacity from Hamburg in recent months and are currently offering a daily connection again," says Volker Greiner, Emirates Vice President North & Central Europe. The world's largest passenger aircraft amazes travelers, spotters and airport employees all over the world: It measures 72,2 meters in length and has an enormous wingspan of 79,8 meters. The long-haul aircraft has two continuous passenger decks and offers space for up to 615 passengers in 2-class seating and up to 517 passengers in 3-class seating. Note for spotters: According to current Emirates plans, an A31 with a colorful Expo special paint job will land at Hamburg Airport on October 380st as a special highlight. This unique special paint job can only be seen on three A380 aircraft and has not yet landed at Hamburg Airport. The observation deck in Terminal 2 will be temporarily opened for this event.

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Nathalie Leroy and Jan-Henrik Andersson strengthen FMG management

The new management of Flughafen München GmbH (FMG) will start on November 1st: The Bavarian Finance Minister and FMG Supervisory Board Chairman Albert Füracker, together with airport boss Jost Lammers, officially introduced Nathalie Leroy and Jan-Henrik Andersson as the new managing directors today at Munich Airport. Nathalie Leroy took over the Finance and Infrastructure divisions at the airport company on October 1st, 2021. The French-born woman has thus succeeded Thomas Weyer, who left the company after his contract expired on September 30th, 2021. Jan-Henrik Andersson will take over responsibility for the Commercial and Security divisions from November 1st, 2021. He succeeds Andrea Gebbeken, whose contract also expired on September 30th, 2021. “Our newly formed management team is starting in a phase of new beginnings. I am very much looking forward to working with Nathalie Leroy and Jan-Henrik Andersson, who will greatly strengthen our airport with their expertise and ideas,” said Jost Lammers, Chairman of the FMG Management Board.

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New Zealand relaxes entry rules for the first time

From November 14, New Zealand will relax its entry rules for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic began. However, only citizens and people residing in the Pacific state will still be allowed to enter the country. Instead of 14 days, they will soon only have to spend seven days in state quarantine before going into three days of home isolation. Further relaxations would come into force when 90 percent of the population had full vaccination protection against the virus, according to the ORF. So far, 72 percent of the five million inhabitants have been fully vaccinated. In total, the country has so far recorded almost 6.000 Covid-19 infections. 28 people in New Zealand have died in connection with Covid-19. The country has long pursued a "zero Covid strategy".

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Deutsche Aircraft is building at Leipzig / Halle Airport

The aircraft manufacturer Deutsche Aircraft has submitted its building application for the final assembly of the D328eco aircraft on the premises of Leipzig/Halle Airport. Approval from the Saxon building authority is expected by December and the groundbreaking ceremony is planned for the second half of 2022. By building the final assembly line in Leipzig, Deutsche Aircraft will make an active contribution to revitalizing the regional economy by creating up to 300 new jobs at the site and supporting the development of Saxony's aerospace industry. The support of the Federal Ministry of Economics' "Improving the Regional Economic Structure" funding program, or GRW for short, is crucial to the success of the project. "The cooperation with Leipzig/Halle Airport enables us to build in an ideal location in the heart of the European Union and to use the airport's extensive experience in aerospace. In addition, we are proud to be making a contribution to promoting the economy in the region," says Nico Neumann, Vice President Operations and Programs at Deutsche Aircraft. "The Central German airports will be the birthplace of a highly modern aircraft. This is something special for us emotionally. We could hardly bring a more suitable industry to the site to further develop our location in terms of quality. The D328eco is a passenger aircraft that is likely to have a future in its class as a fast and environmentally friendly regional aircraft. The location is thus once again sending an important signal of its ability to innovate: work and the environment go hand in hand," adds Götz Ahmelmann, CEO of Mitteldeutsche Flughafen AG.

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EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg: 70 destinations for the winter

The winter flight schedule of EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg offers a total of 70 destinations in 29 countries. Also new to the winter flight schedule are the Croatian capital Zagreb with Ryanair and Tirana in Albania as well as Banja Luka and Sarajevo in Bosnia and Herzegovina, which are served by Wizzair. The classic travel destinations such as Spain, Greece, Italy, Portugal and Turkey are served. The connection to Egypt is also being strengthened. Four airlines fly to Hurghada on the Red Sea: Air Cairo, Corendon Airlines, Easyjer and Fly Egypt. There are 7 departures to choose from per week. In November 2021, the destination Sharm-el-Sheikh will also return, which is served by Easyjet with one departure per week. Corendon Airlines flies to the Spanish islands of Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, Lanzarote, Mallorca and Tenerife. Portugal remains a popular travel destination: this winter there are flights to Faro, Lisbon and Porto - with the latter two being served daily. Italy is also not left out with a total of 17 flights per week: The new summer destination Palermo will be retained in the winter flight schedule, as will Brindisi, Cagliari in Sardinia, Catania in Sicily and Rome. The hubs will be served again In winter 2021/2022, the three major airline alliances will again offer flights from Basel-Mulhouse Airport to the important international hubs, the airport announced: SkyTeam with Air France to Paris Charles-de-Gaulle and with KLM to Amsterdam, Star Alliance with Lufthansa to Munich and Frankfurt, with Brussels Airlines to Brussels and with Turkish Airlines to Istanbul, and Oneworld with British Airways to London. In addition to the British capital, Edinburgh in Scotland will also be on the agenda this winter.

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Eurowings Europe adopts Pristina-Zurich

The airline Eurowings Europe intends to start a non-stop connection between Pristina and Zurich from November 7, 2021. This will put it in direct competition with Chair Airlines, among others. Eurowings Europe has a base in the capital of Kosovo and operates several routes from there, including to Germany. Zurich is to be flown to once a week from November 7, 2021. The current plan is for flights to take place on Sundays.

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Wizz Air Abu Dhabi announces Moscow-Vnukovo

The low-cost airline Wizz Air Abu Dhabi will also fly to Moscow-Vnukovo in the future. The carrier announced that the first flight will take place on December 15, 2021. For the time being, four flights per week are planned with Airbus A321neo. The Russian capital is also served by the group's sister companies Wizz Air UK from London-Luton and Wizz Air Hungary from Budapest. From December 13, 2021, the group also plans to fly from Debrecen in Hungary to Moscow-Vnukovo. Another destination in Russia that Wizz Air has in its portfolio is Saint Petersburg. With the exception of Budapest, all routes are in a permanent holding pattern. Only from Turin and London-Luton are tickets still being sold for mid-December 2021. From all other locations, including Salzburg, flights have already been postponed to the 2022 summer flight schedule.

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Airbus increases profit forecast

The European aircraft manufacturer Airbus was able to increase sales by 17 percent to 35,2 billion euros in the first nine months of the current year. So far, 425 commercial aircraft have been delivered to customers. This is also the main reason for the increase in sales. If you look at the civil division, this was able to increase financially by 21 percent. Airbus Helicopters was able to grow by 14 percent. In the Defence and Space sector, the group recorded widespread stagnation. For example, four A400Ms were delivered. The bottom line is an EBIT of 3,369 billion euros. Airbus is therefore increasing its forecast by half a percent to 4,5 billion euros. It is expected that around 2021 aircraft will be delivered to customers by the end of 600.

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