December 19, 2023

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December 19, 2023

American Airlines and Philippine Airlines start code sharing

American Airlines and Philippine Airlines will be working together in the future as part of a codeshare agreement. The two carriers hope to improve the connection options for their passengers. Initially, American Airlines will apply the code to flights operated by Philippine Airlines to Cebu, Manila and Tokyo, as well as from Honolulu and Guam to Manila. In return, the code will be applied to AA flights from Los Angeles to Washington, Orlando, Miami, Las Vegas, Houston, Denver and Atlanta. 

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London: BA Cityflyer narrows the seat pitch

Passengers on the British Airways subsidiary BA Cityflyer, which mainly operates from London City Airport, will have to prepare for closer seat spacing. The Embraer 190 aircraft are to be upgraded to 106 seats. Until now, BA Cityflyer was known for its generous legroom. However, the airline does not want to use the maximum of 112 seats, but rather leave it at 106. Until now, the regional jets have had 98 seats. The company justifies the decision by saying that it wants to increase capacity in summer 2024. This will be done primarily by optimizing existing commercial aircraft. A media officer from British Airways explained, among other things, that around 2024 additional seats will be available in the 60.000 summer flight schedule. 

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Porter Airlines and Alaska Airlines agree to cooperate

The US-based Alaska Airlines and the Canadian Porter Airlines will be working together in the future as part of an interlining cooperation. This means that through tickets can be sold. Another reason for this is that Porter will start flying to airports where Alaska Airlines has hubs next year. Both carriers want to benefit from this and enable passengers to transfer to the other airline with through tickets. Any luggage that was checked in at the counter will be reloaded. 

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Air New Zealand tests WiFi internet with ATR72-600

In cooperation with Starlink, Air New Zealand is testing internet above the clouds with the ATR72-600 aircraft. The corresponding technology is to be installed in a plane before the end of the year. The planned service is to be available on domestic flights in the future. It will initially be tested with an ATR72-600. This will be the world's first aircraft to have internet access for passengers. If the test phase is successful, the rest of the domestic fleet will also be upgraded accordingly in 2025. Air New Zealand wants to provide passengers with free WiFi internet. 

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Dnata gets new Switzerland boss

Effective January 1, 2024, the Swiss division of the Emirates subsidiary Dnata will be headed by Willy Ruf. Dnata is Emirates' ground handling group. It operates in both the passenger and cargo sectors and also operates numerous lounges. Ruf reports directly to European Managing Director Stewart Angus. The new Switzerland manager will be in charge of around 1.100 employees, most of whom work in Geneva and Zurich-Kloten. 

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Transavia has taken delivery of the first Airbus A321neo

The low-cost airline Transavia recently took delivery of its first Airbus A321neo from Air Lease Corporation. Six more aircraft will follow gradually. The Boeing operator is thus beginning its gradual fleet conversion to Airbus Group aircraft. "ALC is pleased to announce the delivery of the first of seven A321-200neo aircraft to our long-standing customer Transavia," said Grant Levy, Executive Vice President of Air Lease Corporation. "We are honored to introduce the A321-200neo to Transavia and look forward to supporting the airline in the development of its single-aisle fleet in the coming years." On December 15, 2023, the first Airbus A320neo destined for Tanzania France, which will operate as F-GNEO in the future, completed its first test flight in Toulouse. The aircraft is scheduled to be handed over to the French carrier in the next few weeks. This aircraft currently has the factory registration F-WWDD. The two Transavia flight companies are currently pure Boeing operators. The B737-700 and B737-800 are operated. Within the next seven years, these will be replaced by Airbus A320neo and A321neo. This means that the current pure Boeing operator will in future be a pure Airbus operator.

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Long-distance travel: Various vaccinations may be mandatory

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, long-distance travel was not possible for some time. Fortunately, that has changed. The low temperatures and gloomy weather are now giving some people the idea of ​​booking a trip to Asia, South America or Africa. Preparation is half the battle, especially for trips like this. This also applies to the vaccinations required. The standard Austrian vaccinations are a basic requirement, to which special travel vaccinations are added depending on the region and time of travel. Sun and insect protection as well as a personal travel first aid kit complement the medical precautions. It is advisable to go to a travel medicine center at least six weeks before departure. New dangers from dengue and chikungunya? Just recently, the headline "Dengue fever on Lake Garda" made the rounds in the media and caused a stir. "In fact, a few cases of dengue fever that were acquired in the country have been registered in Italy. This shows that some of the so-called tropical diseases are migrating further and further north," explains Doz.in Dr.in Ursula Hollenstein, travel medicine specialist and specialist in internal medicine. Worldwide, dengue fever is actually common. There are probably up to 390 million infections per year. While the initial infection is often mild, the risk of a serious course is significantly increased with a repeated infection and can even be fatal. Between 30 and 120 dengue virus infections are diagnosed in Austria each year - so far only in people returning from endemic areas. There has therefore been no transmission in the country. In southern European countries, however, smaller outbreaks have been observed repeatedly, always starting with an infected traveler returning from a trip, but then with the infection spreading and further spreading in the region.

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Wingcopter wins the start-up scene award

Weinstadt-based Wingcopter, which specializes in the development of delivery drones, has been awarded the Gründerszene Award 2023. The winner was chosen from 15 pre-selected startups in a public voting process. "Being voted Startup of the Year by Gründerszene readers means a lot to us. Because it recognizes the years of hard work of the entire Wingcopter team. Each of us puts so much passion into our tasks to revolutionize the transport of goods on the most difficult mile through fast, efficient and environmentally friendly drone deliveries. The award gives us even more energy to keep going in the years to come," says Tom Plümmer, co-founder and CEO of Wingcopter. 

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From January 8, 2024: Lufthansa Group with 20 weekly Tel Aviv flights

Since the attack by the terrorist organization Hamas on Israel, the Lufthansa Group's scheduled flights to/from Tel Aviv have been paused. The resumption has been repeatedly postponed for security reasons. Now the group wants to fly to Israel's largest airport again from January 8, 2024. Initially, only a greatly reduced flight schedule will be offered. Lufthansa will offer four rotations per week from Frankfurt and three from Munich. Austrian Airlines plans to fly to Tel Aviv eight times a week from Vienna-Schwechat. Swiss will offer five weekly connections from Zurich. In total, there will be around 20 flights per week from/to Tel Aviv. According to Lufthansa, this corresponds to around 30 percent of the regular flight schedule. Initially, the airlines of the Kranich Group want to fly with the Airbus A320 aircraft. The airlines of the Lufthansa Group suspended their scheduled flights to and from Tel Aviv on October 9, 2023. The flights to Beirut (Lebanon), which had also been suspended, were resumed on December 15, 2023 by Lufthansa, Swiss and Eurowings. "Safety is always the top priority for the airlines of the Lufthansa Group. The Lufthansa Group continues to closely monitor the security situation in Israel and is in close contact with the local and international authorities. Possible adjustments to flight schedules must be expected if conditions change," the Kranich Group explains in a press release.

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740.000 euros: Eurowings is asked to pay for climate adhesives

According to a media report, the Lufthansa Group, through its member Eurowings, has made a claim for damages amounting to 740.000 euros against the climate stickers that caused chaos in air traffic at several German airports. Germany's Transport Minister Volker Wissing (FDP) welcomed the Lufthansa Group's approach in an initial reaction. Climate stickers have repeatedly plagued German commercial airports. They have gained illegal access to the security area and, depending on the action, have disrupted air traffic or even smeared aircraft with paint or even stuck themselves to them. Flight operations had to be interrupted in each case for safety reasons. This has delayed numerous flights and the airlines have incurred additional costs, for example for diversionary landings for incoming flights. The group member Eurowings is initially claiming 740.000 euros on behalf of the Lufthansa Group, reports "Bild am Sonntag". The alleged perpetrators will initially be sent payment requests. After the deadline has passed, the matter will be brought before the courts. For the individuals, this could be a very expensive matter, simply because of the high legal and court costs. In an initial reaction, Germany's Transport Minister Volker Wissing (FPD) welcomed the Lufthansa Group's approach. He also called for the Aviation Security Act to be tightened and declared that he would work towards this in cooperation with his party colleague Marco Buschmann (Minister of Justice).

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