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E195-E2: Embraer made first type landing at London City

Jan Gruber July 25, 2022 20:00

The Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer wants E195-E2 aircraft to be allowed to take off and land at London City Airport in the future. There is great potential for this model at the inner-city airport of the British capital. For this reason, a test flight was carried out last week. At the same time, this means that the first landing of the type was carried out at London City Airport. Embraer President Arjan Meijer expects to receive the necessary certification by the end of 2022. The manager's argument for use at London City Airport is, among other things, that this model should be 65 percent quieter than comparable aircraft. In order to be allowed to fly to the inner-city airport, a special steep approach approval is required. Embraer is currently in the middle of the approval process.

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March 2023: Delta plans to reactivate Atlanta-Stuttgart

Jan Gruber July 25, 2022 19:07

Until the beginning of the corona pandemic, the US airline Delta Air Lines operated the only transatlantic connection between Stuttgart and the United States. So far, this route has not been reactivated, but this is set to change at the end of March 2023. Delta intends to fly four times a week between its Atlanta hub and the state capital of Baden-Württemberg from March 26, 2023. Long-haul Boeing 767-300 aircraft will generally be used. In the past, the US carrier was the only provider of transatlantic flights from Stuttgart. The current plan is for the flights from Atlanta to operate on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays. From Stuttgart, flights back to the United States of America are scheduled to fly on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. The route is one of the last that has not yet been reactivated. However, Delta Air Lines has repeatedly postponed its comeback in Stuttgart, so it is far from certain that the new date will hold.

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Japan: Zipair serves meals with cricket powder

Amely Mizzi July 25, 2022 18:03

The Japanese budget airline Zipair is now offering meals with insect powder. These are available as part of pre-order meals. These are two-spot crickets, which are considered a delicacy in some parts of Asia. For Europeans, meals that contain insects are quite unusual. In Asia, however, some species are part of the regular menu. Some are even considered a delicacy. Zipair is now also offering meals that have been prepared with insect powder or sprinkled with it. Interestingly, the budget airline is promoting the two new cricket meals as being environmentally friendly. Among other things, the high nutritional value and the absence of conventional factory farming are the arguments used. The two dishes that contain ground cricket powder (or Gryllus powder) are the Chili Burger with Tomato and the Pasta Pescatore. According to Zipair, the Gryllus powder is contained in the buns, the patty and the spicy tomato sauce of the burger. The pasta option consists of soft-shell crabs, squid and mussels cooked in a tomato sauce with gryllus powder.

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Air Serbia takes on Belgrade-Tianjin

Amely Mizzi July 25, 2022 17:09

The airline Air Serbia is scheduled to start a non-stop connection between Belgrade and Tianjin (China) in October 2022. This was announced by Serbia's President Aleksandar Vučić. Hainan Airlines recently started flights between Beijing and Belgrade. The exact date for the first flight on the announced Air Serbia route has not yet been set. The background to this is also that the governments of China and Serbia still have to grant formal approval. The two countries are currently negotiating a free trade agreement, which is expected to be finalized by the end of 2022. Air Serbia plans to use its Airbus A330-200 on this route. Air Serbia is one of the few European airlines allowed to use Russian airspace. Air Serbia also continues to fly to Moscow and St. Petersburg.

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Wizz Air has taken over Airbus number 160

Amely Mizzi July 25, 2022 15:08

At the end of last week, low-cost airline Wizz Air took Airbus jet number 160 into service. The A321neo is based at Henri Coanda Airport in Bucharest. The carrier is currently waiting for 414 more units of the A320neo series. "We are delighted that Wizz Air's fleet has now reached 160 aircraft and that we can put our 59th Airbus A321neo with 239 seats into service - the most efficient and environmentally friendly single-aisle aircraft currently flying. With another 300 aircraft of this type, we are well on our way to becoming an airline group with 2030 aircraft by 500, with the efficiency of the A321neo further supporting our already strong sustainability concept. As we continue to expand our route network in the coming years with one of the youngest fleets of any airline, more customers than ever will be able to fly environmentally friendly with the most modern and efficient Airbus A321neos in the Wizz Air fleet," said Owain Jones, Head of Development at Wizz Air. The low-cost airline, which has branches in the United Kingdom, Abu Dhabi and soon also in Malta and Saudi Arabia, wants to expand the group fleet to at least 500 aircraft by the end of the decade. An overview of where Wizz Air has stationed how many aircraft can be found in this article.

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B777-8F: Cargolux remains loyal to Boeing

Amely Mizzi July 25, 2022 14:09

The cargo airline Cargolux will continue to be a pure Boeing operator. The company intends to replace the aging B747-400F with the B777-8F. The competing Airbus A350F model has been rejected. In the future, the fleet will consist of the Boeing 747-8F and 777-8F aircraft. At the Farnborough Air Show, it was announced that the aging 747-400F will be replaced by the 2027-777F from 8. At the moment, only a letter of intent has been signed. The exact number of 777 freighters to be ordered has not yet been determined. The manufacturer and Cargolux intend to negotiate the number and delivery dates in the next few months. There are currently 14 B747-8 and 16 B747-400F in the fleet.

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Frankfurt: Condor announces Edmonton

Amely Mizzi July 25, 2022 13:01

The German holiday airline Condor has announced that it will start a non-stop connection between Frankfurt am Main and Edmonton, Canada, in May 2023. The route will be served by Boeing 767s on Tuesdays and Fridays. The carrier had already planned this route before the corona pandemic, but it has not yet been launched. This is set to change in May 2023, when Boeing 767s will fly between the two cities twice a week. "With the additional long-haul destination, we are offering our guests an even larger selection of direct connections to their vacation and are strengthening our presence in North America," says Ralf Teckentrup, CEO of Condor. "Many other destinations in Canada can also be reached via our cooperation partner Westjet." With the addition of the Canadian city of Edmonton, which has a population of one million, Condor's Canada offering is expanding to a total of five destinations: In addition to Edmonton, Germany's most popular holiday airline also flies to Toronto, Vancouver, Whitehorse and Halifax. "We are excited to welcome Condor to YEG and offer guests a new nonstop connection to Frankfurt. Connecting to international hubs is an important step in boosting the economy. The new connection will promote both business and tourism travel and also provide Canadians and Europeans with direct access to the cargo business. We look forward to working with our partners in the region and Condor to bring more businesses, travelers, friends and families together," said Myron Keehn, Vice President, Air Service and Business Development, Edmonton International Airport.

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Quarterly figures: Ryanair Group back in the black

Jan Gruber July 25, 2022 12:07

The Ryanair Group flew a surplus of 2022 million euros in the first half of the current financial year, which ended at the end of June 188. This is around 20 percent above the latest analyst forecast. The low-cost airline found fuel hedging transactions particularly useful, as it secured most of its fuel requirements at a low price. CEO Michael O'Leary recently announced that it was paying 65 US dollars per ton. In the same period last year, the Ryanair Group flew a loss of 273 million euros. The offer has been greatly expanded. According to the Group CEO, it should be 15 percent above the pre-crisis level. The fact that Ryanair flies to many smaller airports should also mean that it is largely spared the chaos at various large airports. In the recently concluded financial quarter, it had around 45,5 million passengers on board with a capacity utilization of 93 percent. In the same period last year, the load factor was 73 percent. Sales increased sevenfold to 2,6 billion euros. However, the management team around Michael O'Leary does not want to give a profit forecast for the full financial year due to numerous uncertainties such as the war in Ukraine and the further development of the corona pandemic.

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Lufthansa: Verdi is calling on ground staff for a warning strike on Wednesday

Jan Gruber July 25, 2022 10:30

There is a risk of chaos at Lufthansa on Wednesday, as the Verdi union is calling on the approximately 20.000 ground staff to go on a one-day warning strike. The reason for this is that the wage negotiations are considered to be deadlocked. The employee representatives are assuming that there will be numerous cancellations and significant delays on Wednesday. The unionized ground staff have been called on to stop work from 3:45 a.m. The warning strike is to end on Thursday at around 6:00 a.m. Verdi wants to increase the pressure on the Kranich management in the deadlocked wage negotiations. It is currently not possible to predict how many Lufthansa connections will be cancelled due to the announced industrial action by the ground staff.

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Condor orders 13 Airbus A320neo and 28 A321neo

Jan Gruber July 25, 2022 10:11

The holiday airline Condor has ordered a total of 13 Airbus A320neo and 28 A321neo, which will replace the aging A320ceo and Boeing 757. The supervisory board has already given the green light for the order. Condor will gradually replace its long-haul fleet with Airbus A2022neo from autumn 330. At the same time, the Boeing 767 will begin to be phased out. The aircraft in the A320neo series are to be delivered from 2024. After the fleet renewal is complete, Condor will be a pure Airbus operator for the first time in the company's history. "After we have replaced our entire long-haul fleet with the most modern 2024-liter aircraft by the beginning of 2, the logical next step for us is to also modernize our short- and medium-haul fleet. With our new A320neo and A321neo aircraft, we are consistently developing our fleet and ourselves as a company and are also meeting our own requirements of enabling responsible and at the same time comfortable travel with significantly reduced CO2 emissions, significantly less kerosene consumption and less noise," says Ralf Teckentrup, CEO of Condor. All details of the contracts have been kept confidential.

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