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Eurowings Discover with a new website
The holiday airline Eurowings Discover has launched a renewed homepage. This is intended to provide passengers and interested parties with extensive information about the carrier. Bookings will continue to be made via the Lufthansa system.
Frankfurt: Singapore Airlines relies on Boeing 777-300ER
Singapore Airlines will operate the Singapore-Frankfurt-New York route with Boeing 15-2023ERs from May 777, 300. This type of aircraft is equipped with the carriage classes First, Business, Premium and Economy Class. Due to the
Lufthansa Group is looking for 20.000 employees
The Lufthansa Group is looking for 20.000 new employees across the Group. These are sought in a total of 45 different professional groups. On Monday, an advertising campaign will start on employment opportunities
Condor launches special football flights
The holiday airline Condor is planning special flights for the soccer games of Borussia Dortmund, RB Leipzig and Eintracht Frankfurt. The clubs participate in the round of XNUMX of the Champions League. Eintracht Frankfurt supporters in particular should
Condor launches paid WiFi in the A330neo
The holiday airline Condor will offer fee-based WiFi Internet on board its Airbus A330neo fleet. Passengers can choose from three different data packages. The chat function can be used free of charge for ten minutes per device.
UFO members accept Lufthansa collective bargaining agreement
The Lufthansa flight attendants represented by the UFO union accepted the wage agreement of November 1, 2022 with an 86,6 percent majority. Voting ended on Thursday. It is envisaged, among other things, that
SmartLynx starts charter flights from Germany
The Latvian charter airline SmarLynx will offer connections to the Canary Islands Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria and Tenerife from Hamburg, Hanover, Düsseldorf and Munich in autumn 2021, the company confirmed. The flights
Hannover Airport on the verge of job cuts
Hannover Airport will reduce its workforce in view of the corona pandemic. This is primarily to be implemented through early retirement, natural fluctuation without replacement and non-renewal of fixed-term contracts. Managing Director Raoul
Vueling flies non-stop to Mallorca
The airline, which is part of the IAG Group, is resuming non-stop connections between Germany and Mallorca. The airline is expanding its range of flights to Palma. A total of five German routes are from the cheap flights to the
Lufthansa canceled 45 flights on Tuesday
The strike by Lufthansa ground staff has not even begun, but according to the carrier, around 7.500 passengers did not fly on Tuesday. One looks for the blame for this
Ground staff strike: Lufthansa has to cancel almost all flights from Frankfurt and Munich
Lufthansa is currently assuming that the Germany-wide warning strike by ground staff announced for Wednesday by the Verdi union will have massive effects: in Frankfurt am Main and Munich you have to
Lufthansa: Verdi is calling on ground staff for a warning strike on Wednesday
Chaotic conditions are threatening at Lufthansa on Wednesday, because the Verdi union is calling on around 20.000 ground workers to go on a one-day warning strike. The background is that collective bargaining is considered deadlocked. the
Summer vacation: 40.000 flights registered in Munich
Munich Airport expects the number of passengers to increase sharply with the start of the summer holidays in Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg. The airlines have so far registered 40.000 movements – twice as much
MUC: Cheaper parking rates during the summer holidays
Booking parking spaces online in advance has advantages for passengers at Munich Airport. During the summer months there is a "holiday special" up to and including September 19, 2022: from a parking period of seven days
Anadolujet and Turkish Airlines are thinning out in Germany and Austria
The airline Turkish Airlines temporarily suspends some connections from Germany or does not start them as originally announced. The connection planned under the Anadolujet brand is also off the table
Eurowings is finally discontinuing Mostar flights
The Lufthansa subsidiary Eurowings will finally discontinue the connection between Düsseldorf and Mostar, which has been paused for a long time due to the corona pandemic. The flights previously offered from Stuttgart to the
Stuttgart received the federal government's aviation coordinator
Stuttgart Airport was visited on Friday by Anna Christmann, the German Federal Government's Aerospace Coordinator. She was welcomed by the two airport managing directors, among others. Together with
Graz-Stuttgart: Eurowings wants to take a “short break” until the end of October 2022
In contrast to the flight connection between Graz and Stuttgart, according to Eurowings, those from Graz and Linz to Düsseldorf should be dry. In a statement, the company points out that
Karlsruhe starts electric charity sharing
Deer electric cars can now be rented at Karlsruhe / Baden-Baden Airport. This is a so-called car sharing concept. Vehicles of the type VW ID.3 will be stationed on site. In front
Ryanair is moving to Stockholm-Arlanda
The Irish low-cost airline Ryanair announces the addition of two new routes from Germany. From Karlsruhe / Baden-Baden there is to be a flight to Stockholm-Arlanda. From Memmingen, Billund is a new addition to the flight schedule. Both routes
Summer: Up to 34 destinations from Karlsruhe / Baden-Baden
The airlines operating at Karlsruhe / Baden-Baden Airport want to offer around 34 destinations in the summer flight schedule starting on Sunday. According to the airport, how many there will actually be is still due to the dynamic pandemic situation
2019: Red numbers in Friedrichshafen
The bankruptcy of Germania had an impact on the finances of Friedrichshafen Airport last year. Things went differently than planned for Lake Constance Airport because of the unexpected bankruptcy of the Germania airline
Friedrichshafen is back on the grid
Friedrichshafen Airport is back on the network after the "Corona break". On Friday, the low-cost airline Wizzair started in the direction of Tuzla. Operations have been inactive since March 22, 2020 due to the pandemic.
Memmingen has to accept a significant slump in traffic
Nobody expected that a year ago: After record values in 2019, a number of airports will have seen a significant decline in passengers in 2020 due to the corona pandemic. This is also the case in Memmingen. A plus
SkyUp also announces Kiev-Memmingen
The Ukrainian low-cost airline SkyUp has announced another route to Germany: From March 30, 2021, the carrier plans to fly from Kiev-Borispil to Memmingen on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. Tickets are
Memmingen: Ryanair suspends many routes
Setback for Memmingen Airport: Ryanair will not start the routes to Gymri (Armenia) and Lappeenranta (Finland) announced for the upcoming 2020/21 winter flight schedule. New date: summer flight schedule 2021. Also otherwise
Nuremberg Airport sends relief supplies to the Ukraine
Nuremberg Airport supports people in need in Ukraine with relief supplies. Urgently needed medical aids on three pallets worth around 8.000 euros were taken on board a Boeing
Nuremberg Airport: Summer timetable with over 60 destinations
With more than 60 destinations, Nuremberg Airport has reached the level it was before the Corona crisis, at least in terms of the number of routes it offers. With the start of the new flight plan
Virtual take off: Nuremberg Airport now in the Microsoft Flight Simulator
Great news for all hobby pilots on the home computer: Albrecht Dürer Airport Nuremberg can now be flown to in the popular Microsoft Flight Simulator. The two designers Volker Wegner and Lars Pinkenburg
Smell of smoke: KLM Cityhopper completed safety landing in Düsseldorf
On Saturday morning, an Embraer 190 operated by KLM Cityhopper had to make an unscheduled landing at Düsseldorf Airport. According to a statement from the federal police, the pilots noticed the smell of smoke and therefore
Dusseldorf: Tuifly takes on Dakar
In the 2022/23 winter timetable, Tuifly will be offering non-stop flights from Düsseldorf to Dakar in Senegal. The Tui Group announced that two rounds per week would initially be offered. From November 3, 2022 wants
Condor announces long-haul flights from Munich and Düsseldorf
The German holiday airline Condor wants to offer long-haul flights from Düsseldorf and Munich again in the 2022/23 winter flight schedule. For the time being, the planned routes from the two German cities are to be served with Boeing 767s.
Winter 2022: Corendon Europe is launching additional holiday routes from Germany
Corendon Airlines Europe's 2022/2023 winter flight schedule continues to take shape. New connections to Egypt and Agadir are being established from Düsseldorf and Hanover. You can also take the train from Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden
Air Moldova is back in Düsseldorf
The airline Air Moldova is back at the German airport Düsseldorf. The carrier carried out the "first flight" on Sunday coming from Chisinau. The air carrier based in the Republic of Moldova
Eurowings is once again operating more than 400 flights a day
For the first time since the beginning of the corona pandemic, the Lufthansa subsidiary Eurowings will operate more than 400 flights per day during the Easter holidays. The range of holiday destinations has been greatly increased. the
Cologne: Two more Embraer 190 arrived at German Airways
The airline German Airways has taken delivery of another Embraer 190 regional jet. It is the current N329NC, to be departed this week from Macon via Bangor and Keflavik
German Airways is expanding the fleet
The German airline German Airways will increase its fleet to eight Embraer 190s later this year. One is currently in the incorporation process, so that in summer 2022 one can
Avanti Air: First de Havilland Dash 8-400 landed at Siegerland Airport
With a little delay, the first de Havilland Dash 8-400 of the German airline Avanti Air shows up in its new livery. This is simply designed and shows the company log
DTM: Sun Express resumes connection with Antalya
From summer 2022 from Dortmund directly to the Turkish Riviera. The German-Turkish airline is returning Antalya to its flight schedule after four years and will fly up to from the summer season 2022
Wizz Air increases traffic between Germany and Ukraine
The Hungarian low-cost airline Wizz Air intends to increase frequencies on various routes between Germany and Ukraine. Connections to Kiev-Schuljany and Lemberg (Lviv) are affected. As reported, the lowcoster wants
DTM: Passenger numbers almost at pre-crisis level
In the 3rd quarter of 2021, 726.583 passengers used Dortmund Airport as a departure or destination airport. During this time, Dortmund Airport was able to welcome almost twice as many passengers as in the
Green Airlines is now offering tickets with a fictitious IATA 2L code
The German ticket seller Green Airlines has extensively revised its homepage and no longer calls itself an “airline” or “airline”. In the self-description you now call yourself a “virtual airline”. the
Truth undesirable: Green Airlines boss has lawyers' letters sent
In the aviation industry there are always impressive, fascinating, but also curious, incomprehensible or even disturbing events. Aviation casts a spell over many people - both positively and negatively.
Paderborn: Lufthansa announces Munich comeback
The connection to the Lufthansa hub in Munich is to be reactivated in Paderborn on September 13, 2021. The flights are to be carried out with Lufthansa Cityline's Bombardier CRJ-900. Subject to negative developments
Weeze receives six million euros from the district and municipality
The district and the municipality of Weeze will help Niederrhein Airport out of the Corona crisis with six million euros. The public sector is financially undermining the Weeze regional airport due to the Corona crisis
Austria issues travel warning for NRW
After the Tönnies scandal and the associated “lock down” ordered by two German districts, the Austrian Foreign Ministry is now issuing a level 5 travel warning for the state of North Rhine-Westphalia. In
Airports: Germany before wearing a mask
Masks have to be worn at one German airport, but not at the other. That should change now. In Germany, a general mask requirement could soon be introduced at airports. So far
Lufthansa Technik takes over CFM56 maintenance for West Jet
West Jet has contracted its CFM56-7B engine maintenance program to Lufthansa Technik. With this agreement, the former AUA Managing Director's new employer will have access to a wide range of services, including overhaul capacity and on-site maintenance support.
Dubrovnik: Freebird takes numerous charters to Germany and Austria
Tour operator W-Touristic launches a number of charter flights to Dubrovnik. These are to be gradually included from February 21, 2022 and carried out by the Maltese Freebird Europe
Hamburg Airport with a new IT manager
Hamburg Airport has had a new IT manager in Dorothea Brons since January 1, 2022. She also manages the Airsys subsidiary. This develops, optimizes and integrates the IT systems at the airport. Dorothea
Hamburg: Tui increases charter offer
The German tour operator Tui is setting up additional flights from Hamburg Airport, which are to be operated during the holiday season around Pentecost, summer and autumn. This will be primarily
ITA Airways adds Hamburg, Boston and Miami
The Alitalia successor ITA Airways wants to fly between Milan-Linate and Hamburg from March 27, 2022. This route is to be served with the aircraft type Airbus A320. Two long-distance connections are to be established from Rome
Full year 2021: Airbus delivered 611 aircraft
The European aircraft manufacturer Airbus was able to deliver a total of 2021 commercial aircraft to 611 customers in 88. This slightly exceeded the self-imposed target of 600 machines. The manufacturer is the
Around 100 flight students are suing Lufthansa Aviation Training
According to the Cockpit Association, around 100 flight students are suing Lufthansa Aviation Training for the fulfillment of the training contracts they have concluded in order to be able to continue and complete their training. The cases are negotiated before
String concert: Ryanair returns to eleven German airports
The Irish low-cost airline Ryanair is using the red pencil at eleven German airports and in Basel-Mulhouse. Numerous routes will be discontinued or will no longer be included in the 2021 summer flight schedule. That hits the hardest
Bremen airport boss could soon own his own airfield
Former Tegel operations manager Elmar Kleinert would like to fulfill his dream and fly to a private airport very close to his home. But the neighbors want him to put a stop to it
The new US offensive at Berlin-Brandenburg Airport
In addition to New York and Los Angeles, Washington is to be included in the second attempt in 2023 from BER. Delta is also planning to return to Berlin. The desire to expand
Easyjet wants to fly stably between Switzerland and Germany
The low-cost airline Easyjet does not want to make any further cuts in traffic between Switzerland and Germany in the summer of 2022. One wants to carry out the already reduced flight plan in a stable manner, explained Germany boss Stephan Erler
Anadolujet and Turkish Airlines are thinning out in Germany and Austria
The airline Turkish Airlines temporarily suspends some connections from Germany or does not start them as originally announced. The connection planned under the Anadolujet brand is also off the table
Berlin: Norwegian leap of faith
Norse opens the US winter flight schedule 2022/23 from Berlin even before the first flight The Berlin capital's airport BER, which has often been hit by the media, has received a good leap of faith. Although from the airport the
BER: Around two million passengers used the airport in June
Almost two million passengers used Berlin Brandenburg Airport last month, just as many as in May 2022. A total of 1,94 million people took off and landed at BER.
Passengers left sitting: Lufthansa preferred to fly ferry from Frankfurt to Berlin
In the past few weeks, it has become increasingly common for Lufthansa planes to travel through Europe to German airports completely empty. The return flight that was actually planned – for example to Frankfurt – is often canceled
LEJ: The world's largest aircraft flies in for corona tests
Today the Antonov AN-225, the largest aircraft in the world, landed at Leipzig / Halle Airport (LEJ). There were over 500 pallets on board with around 3,5 million corona tests. For the coming weeks
DHL procures nine Boeing 767-300BCFs
The logistics group Deutsche Post-DHL will add nine Boeing 767-300BCFs to its freighter fleet. These are passenger aircraft that are converted into cargo machines. The planes are direct
New head of the supervisory board for Dresden and Leipzig
Mitteldeutsche Flughafen AG, which is located above Dresden and Leipzig / Halle Airports, has a new chairwoman of the supervisory board in Hiltrud Werner. On Monday she was at the top of the
