December 13, 2021

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December 13, 2021

FAA makes NOTAM definition gender neutral

It is routine for pilots to check the current NOTAMs before every departure. However, the FAA has given this abbreviation a new meaning. It now stands for "Notice to Air Missions" in a gender-neutral way. Until the beginning of December 2021, NOTAM was still understood to mean "Mission to Airmen". Translated simply, it was previously addressed to airmen and now to flight projects. This change currently only applies to the US FAA. Neither the ICAO nor the European EASA have changed their definition so far.

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Corendon Europe is reducing its range of regional airports in Germany

The Maltese airline Corendon Europe is cancelling its 2021/22 winter flight schedule from Germany and is temporarily suspending numerous holiday routes, mainly from regional airports. The airports affected are Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden, Friedrichshafen, Memmingen, Weeze, Rostock-Laage, Saarbrücken, Erfurt and Friedrichshafen. Depending on the airport, these are flights to the Canary Islands and/or Hurghada. The situation varies from airport to airport. The connection between Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden and Fuerteventura will be discontinued on January 9, 2022. Las Palmas, on the other hand, is to be suspended between January 11, 2022 and January 15, 2022, according to current planning. From Erfurt, Friedrichshafen, Memmingen, Rostock-Laage and Weeze, the Fuerteventura flights were also withdrawn from sale between the beginning/middle of January and the middle/end of February 2022. The exact duration of the suspension varies depending on the airport. From Weeze, the Las Palmas route is also affected, which will not be served between January 9, 2022 and February 27, 2022. Corendon Europe has announced connections to Hurghada from various German airports. From Saarbrücken, Rostock-Laage, Memmingen, Weeze, Friedrichshafen and Erfurt, only a mini program will be offered. In concrete terms, this means that initially flights will only take place during the Christmas period 2021 and around New Year 2022. The plans are for the routes to be ramped up in the course of February 2022.

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Vienna: Wizz Air cancels Amman and Akaba - AUA suspends three routes

The low-cost airline Wizz Air has suffered a setback at Vienna-Schwechat Airport, as the highly announced destinations Amman and Aqaba will not be included for the time being. Most recently, these destinations were advertised in the single-digit euro range. The first flights were supposed to take place shortly before Christmas 2021. "Before Corona", Wizz Air was the only airline to offer non-stop flights between Vienna and Eilat (Israel), which is located right next to Aqaba. Possibly due to Israel's restrictive Corona entry rules, the decision was made this year to use the Jordanian airport, which is within sight of Eilat-Ramon Airport. However, neither the winter flights to the Bay of Aqaba nor to the Jordanian capital Amman will take place. Wizz Air decided at very short notice not to serve the two routes in this 2021/22 winter flight schedule period. All flights have been canceled or taken off sale. According to the current information, Wizz Air plans to offer the destination Amman from March 29, 2022 on Tuesdays and Saturdays from Vienna-Schwechat. For Aqaba, however, there is no new start date yet. If this route is still of interest to the carrier next winter, it may not be offered until the 2022/23 winter flight schedule. It also cannot be ruled out that flights to Eilat-Ramon could then be resumed. However, there is still a lot of time until then and further developments regarding Corona cannot be foreseen. Wizz Air suspends Rome service for longer The Wizz Air route between Vienna and Rome was also taken off sale at short notice. This was supposed to be reactivated in the next few days, but a short-term decision was made to hold it until March 1.

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Air Dolomiti increases Linz-Frankfurt

The Italian Lufthansa subsidiary Air Dolomiti plans to increase the nonstop connection between Linz and Frankfurt am Main to up to two daily rotations as of January 7, 2022. The connection to the Kranich hub has been served by Air Dolomiti since the reactivation. At the moment, daily flights are operated with Embraer 195s. This is not stationed in Linz, but in Frankfurt am Main, so the rotations are operated from there. This will not change with the increase. Air Dolomiti plans to fly from Linz to Frankfurt am Main at around 10:35 a.m. and 18:45 p.m. The increase is - as is currently the case - subject to further developments in demand and the corona pandemic.

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Salzburg vaccinated in Douglas DC-3

A special vaccination campaign was once again carried out at Salzburg Airport. First, second and third vaccinations against the coronavirus were administered in a Douglas DC-3. The campaign was organized by the DC-3 Club. "Personally, I think every campaign that helps to get this pandemic under control is enormously important. Vaccination is the most effective tool against corona and I am happy to be able to pick up the booster shot today in the DC-3 Club's historic aircraft," said airport authorized officer Christopher Losmann, who received his third vaccination today. "We clubs form the backbone of society and we promote cohesion among people through our club life. The pandemic has also taken a lot from us clubs, above all the most fundamental thing of club life - spending time together! It is important to us as the club board to advance the way out of the pandemic, which is why we have decided on this joint campaign with the airport in order to be able to offer our members the opportunity to receive a corona vaccination in the ambience of the club, i.e. in our Douglas DC-3 Arizona Lady," said the President of the 1st Austrian DC-3 Club, David Schilcher.

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