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April 8, 2022

UK startup Sentra Airways leases A330-200 from ALC

Jan Gruber 8 April 2022 20:36

Sentra Airways, an airline startup from the United Kingdom, signed a long-term lease agreement with Air Lease Corporation for a used Airbus A330-200. This is scheduled to be delivered in summer 2022 and is the startup's first aircraft. The startup Sentra Airways was founded in 2019 under the name Majestic Mallard Airways Ltd. It has since adopted its current name. The company is managed by Ismail Musah and Balqis Zakaria Ismail. It intends to start nonstop connections between the United Kingdom and Ghana. "ALC is pleased to announce this lease agreement for an A330-200 with Sentra Airways," said Lauren Kervick, Assistant Vice President of Marketing at Air Lease Corporation. "Sentra has an exciting growth and business plan for flights from the UK to West Africa and we look forward to developing our relationship in the years to come." "Sentra Airways is delighted to have finally reached this important milestone," said Ishmael Musah, Chairman and Accountable Manager of Sentra Airways. Bruce Fenton, Executive Director of Sentra Airways, also commented: "We would like to express our gratitude to ALC for being our leasing partner for Sentra Airways' first A330-200. We look forward to continuing to work with ALC and completing the regulatory approvals for the issuance of our UK Air Operator's Certificate later this year."

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Austria: Tui has high demand from Greece

Amely Mizzi 8 April 2022 20:03

The tour operator Tui is starting the Greece season from Vienna-Schwechat on Saturday. In summer 2022, the tour operator will offer up to 117 weekly departures from Austrian airports to destinations in Greece. The destinations that will kick off the tour are Heraklion and Crete, which will be offered from Vienna from Saturday. From April 10, 2022, flights will also go to Rhodes. In total, the portfolio from Austria includes 19 Greek destinations. The summer flight program from Vienna to Crete, Rhodes, Mallorca, Antalya, Cyprus, Apulia and Madeira will start in April. From Salzburg Airport, flights to Mallorca have been available since April 7 and to Olbia on Sardinia from April 9. Additional flight capacities for the Easter holidays from Vienna to Hurghada, Gran Canaria and Tenerife were quickly fully booked. "We are currently seeing a great desire to travel, and the booking curve is also clearly pointing upwards," says a delighted Gottfried Math, Managing Director of TUI Austria. The classics around the Mediterranean are particularly popular and are recording growth that is even higher than the 2019 level. "In some destinations, especially in Greece, the hotel you want may soon no longer be available," says Math. "Those who book now will not only secure the best places, but also the most attractive prices." Greece Top 10 Crete Rhodes Kos Zakynthos Corfu Karpathos Santorini Thessaloniki Western Peloponnese Skiathos

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Hanover: Volotea absorbs Venice

Amely Mizzi 8 April 2022 19:36

The Spanish low-cost airline Volotea is launching another route to Germany for the 2022/23 winter flight schedule. The carrier plans to fly between Venice and Hanover twice a week from November 11, 2022. In the current 2022 summer flight schedule period, Volotea will fly to this airport from Cagliari. The first flight is scheduled for May 28, 2022. Flights will take place on Saturdays. The Venice flights will be served on Mondays and Fridays from November 11, 2022. Hanover is currently the only scheduled destination that Volotea has in its portfolio in Germany. In the past, the airline also flew to other airports, including Munich. From Austria, the destination Nantes is served on Mondays and Fridays. Previously, Bilbao and Genoa were also on offer.

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Tilman Reinsahen becomes the new COO at Brussels Airlines

Granite Pireci 8 April 2022 19:02

From July 1st, Tilman Reinshagen will join the Executive Board of Brussels Airlines as Chief Operating Officer. He succeeds Edi Wolfensberger, who has been COO of sister company Eurowings since April 1st. Tilman Reinshagen, currently Vice President Ground Operations Hub Airlines Frankfurt, has been elected as the new COO of Brussels Airlines by the Executive Board of the Lufthansa Group. He will move to Brussels Airlines on July 1st to head the Belgian airline's operational departments (Flight Operations, Maintenance & Engineering, Ground Operations). The appointment is still subject to the approval of the Board of Directors of SN Airholding, but this is considered a formality. "I am very pleased that Tilman will be joining the Executive Board of Brussels Airlines. With his extensive experience inside and outside the Lufthansa Group and his strong leadership qualities, I am convinced that he will successfully lead our operational teams and help ensure that we are prepared for future challenges," said Peter Gerber, CEO of Brussels Airlines.

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Germany: Cologne/Bonn wants to give up its readiness to fly

Amely Mizzi 8 April 2022 18:36

In the future, the German Air Force's air force will operate entirely from Berlin-Brandenburg Airport. The Cologne/Bonn location is to be merged with the one in the capital "in the medium term". A spokesperson for the German Ministry of Defense confirmed a corresponding report in the Kölner Stadtanzeiger newspaper upon request. The concentration on one location has been the aim for some time, but the original plan was to keep some operational tasks in Cologne/Bonn. Now the plans have changed in that everything is to be coordinated from BER in the medium term. At the moment, however, it is still completely unclear when the move from Cologne/Bonn to Berlin will take place. The necessary space and the required infrastructure are not yet available at the capital's airport. Until this is the case, there will continue to be ferry flights from Cologne/Bonn to BER and back. These have repeatedly caused criticism from the camp of so-called climate protectors, especially in view of the climate debate.

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KV degree in the hotel and hospitality industry: 3,7 percent increase in wages and salaries

Granite Pireci 8 April 2022 18:03

The social partners, the unions Vida and GPA and the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber (WKÖ), were able to agree on a collective agreement in the hotel and catering industry. From May 1, 2022, employees will receive an average of 3,7 percent more wages and salary. "The employees have more than earned this increase in income after two very challenging years full of existential fears," say a delighted Berend Tusch, head of the tourism department in the vida union, and Andreas Laaber from the GPA union. The new minimum wage for unskilled workers will be 1 euros from May 1.629 and 1.700 euros for skilled workers in the first two years of their career. Since the last collective agreement came into force three years ago, the increase in income for a fully trained chef, for example, has been 100 euros, Tusch continues. From May 1, apprentices' salaries will be 815 euros in the first year of training, 925 euros in the second, 1.055 euros in the third and 1.145 euros in the fourth year. The collective agreement for workers and employees in the hotel and hospitality industry for 2021 and 2022, which was already agreed last year, provided for an increase in minimum wages and salaries by an average of 1.5.2022 percent from May 2,35, 2021. However, the current inflation trend was not foreseeable during the negotiations in the first half of 1.5.2022. "Despite the extremely difficult times for the industry due to the pandemic, we also bear responsibility for our employees and have once again noticeably increased the wage and salary increases already agreed from May XNUMX, XNUMX," commented Susanne Kraus-Winkler and Mario Pulker, chief negotiators of the hospitality industry associations in the WKÖ, on the outcome of the negotiations. Both sides underline the constructive climate of discussion

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Easter: ÖAMTC provides information on current travel regulations

Granite Pireci 8 April 2022 17:01

The recent relaxation of entry regulations in many popular holiday destinations for Austrians is awakening the desire to travel just in time for the start of the Easter holidays. Many no longer want to wait for summer and are using the holidays to vacation at home and abroad. "Even if some countries are currently relaxing their entry rules, proof of vaccination, recovery or test is still an important companion when traveling in Europe. The proof is sometimes still required for entry, sometimes also to show in restaurants or museums and at the latest for the return trip to Austria," explains ÖAMTC tourism expert Magdalena Draxler. Entry into Austria's neighboring countries There are no longer any entry restrictions in Austria's neighboring countries Switzerland, Liechtenstein, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary and Slovenia. Entry into these countries is therefore possible without proof or registration. However, there are still - albeit relaxed - measures in place in these countries to protect against the coronavirus. The most important is the FFP2 mask requirement, which in some countries, such as Slovenia or Slovakia, still applies on public transport or in publicly accessible buildings. When entering Germany, proof of 3G is still required, and in Italy, too, registration is required. The local corona measures can not only change quickly, but also differ within a country. "In order to avoid unpleasant surprises when visiting a restaurant or museum, you should therefore find out about the respective measures before you travel," advises the ÖAMTC expert. Entry to Croatia without restrictions from tomorrow Just in time for the Easter holidays, Croatia is lifting almost all entry restrictions. From tomorrow, travelers from EU countries can again enter the country without 3G proof.

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Klaudia Tanner: Eurofighter sale not off the table

Granite Pireci 8 April 2022 16:01

After Defense Minister Klaudia Tanner made a clear commitment to the Eurofighters last week and said that the Austrian interceptors "must of course be upgraded," she has now backtracked in an ATV interview. An offer to sell the Eurofighters to Indonesia is still on the table and there has not yet been a rejection: "We have not yet had a rejection. So we had to get information at the same time and see where there are options. Because there must never be a gap in the area of ​​airspace surveillance. And of course we then looked at other options." They are currently looking at other providers, says Tanner. It is not primarily a question of type. The Eurofighter is a system that works. With a view to a possible sale, however, they are looking at more cost-effective variants: "I would not name a company here, but that was something that our experts were commissioned to do as soon as the first inquiries came from Indonesia." The aim is to ensure airspace surveillance. Tanner also advocates for the Lord's annual budget to be anchored in law, following the Swiss model: "I believe that the opportunity now is an absolutely good one, the timing is absolutely right." Anchoring it in law creates planning security, even across legislative periods, argues Tanner.

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Munich Airport continues to recover in the first quarter

Granite Pireci 8 April 2022 15:02

Even though the traffic balance for the first quarter of 2022 at Munich Airport is still heavily influenced by the effects of the Covid 19 pandemic, the first three months of the new year show a clear upward trend compared to 2021. Over four million travelers were counted from January to March. That is seven times as many passengers as in the same period last year, the airport announced in a press release. In the first quarter of 2021, only 570.000 passengers used Munich Airport for a flight due to the massive restrictions on international travel. With the current passenger volume, Munich Airport is reaching around 40 percent of the record volume from the pre-crisis year of 2019. The sharp increase in passenger numbers is accompanied by a significant expansion of the flight offer: while only just over 2021 flight movements were registered in the first quarter of 14.000, there were already over 50.000 take-offs and landings in the first three months of this year. Cargo handling is also showing a clear upward trend: with a total volume of over 64.000 tons, the quarterly result for air freight and airmail has almost doubled. With the resumption of numerous connections, a further revival of air traffic in Munich is emerging in the summer flight schedule period that has now begun. While around 100 destinations were accessible from Munich last year, this summer there will be up to 200 destinations.

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Air Baltic carried almost five times more passengers in March than in the previous year

Granite Pireci 8 April 2022 14:04

In March 2022, the Latvian airline carried 161.100 passengers on a total of 2.380 flights - almost five times more than in the same period last year. "The summer season has officially started, which means that we are both flying more and increasing capacity utilization. This summer we will fly on more than 90 routes. The aviation industry and the world as a whole have faced many challenges over the past two years, but we are steadily continuing our path to recovery," said airline CEO Martin Gauss. In the month in question, the carrier also scored points for punctuality: more than 92 out of 100 aircraft took off at the scheduled time or with a delay of no more than 15 minutes.

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