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Lufthansa Technik expects record profits
Lufthansa Technik expects to achieve record results in the current financial year. The management assumes that the highest value of 554 million euros achieved in the previous year will be achieved.
United Airlines is cutting flights to Germany
The US airline United Airlines is reducing its presence in Germany next year. The seasonal Berlin flights will no longer be offered from Washington in the 2024 summer flight schedule. Also in Frankfurt am Main
Lufthansa makes billions in profits thanks to expensive airline tickets
In the third quarter of the current financial year, Lufthansa achieved an operating profit of 1,5 billion euros. Compared to the same period last year, the increase was around a third.
Frankfurt Airport opens facial recognition for all airlines
Frankfurt am Main Airport now allows all airports to use facial recognition for check-in, identity verification and boarding purposes. According to their own information, they are the first airport in Europe
Lufthansa completes LSG sale
At the end of October, Lufthansa completed the sale of the part of LSG that it still had. The new owner is the Aurelius Group. At the beginning of April 2023, a corresponding purchase agreement was signed
Hisky Europe takes on Bucharest-Frankfurt
The Romanian airline Hisky Europe intends to fly several times a week between Bucharest (Otopeni) and Frankfurt am Main from December 18, 2023. The service should be on Monday, Thursday and Monday
Summer 2023: Marabu starts with seven aircraft
The Estonian Condor Group sister company Marabu Airlines intends to start with seven A2023/A320 aircraft in the 321 summer flight schedule. The first flight is scheduled to take place in early May 2023 from Hamburg. company boss
Oberpfaffenhofen: Travelcoup are accused of “illegal charter flights”.
The Bavarian Airport Oberpfaffenhofen is classified as a so-called special airport. This also has to do with the fact that it was once Dornier's factory airport. Now "Travelcoup" causes trouble,
Marabu records Munich-Corfu
The Condor sister company Marabu Airlines will fly once a week between Munich and Corfu from mid-May 2023. The joint offer with Condor is therefore five circulations per week. Four rotations stand
Air Dolomiti takes over Geneva-Munich
The Lufthansa subsidiary Air Dolomiti will set up a non-stop connection between Geneva and Munich from June 1, 2023. This will initially be served twice a day with Embraer 195 regional jets. By
Air China reactivates Munich and increases Frankfurt
From August 1, 2023, Air China will again fly daily between Beijing and Munich. This route is to be served daily with Boeing 777s. Also in the direction of Frankfurt am Main
Munich is looking forward to the Lufthansa A380 comeback
Airbus A380-800s operated by Lufthansa have not been sighted in Munich for a long time. The carrier is currently not using these in regular scheduled services, because originally it was thought to be the beginning
Volotea and Eurowings agree on sales cooperation
The low-cost airlines Volotea and Eurowings are moving closer together because the two carriers have agreed on an extensive sales partnership. This includes joint ticket sales on around 140 routes. Air tickets for both carriers
Germany: Verdi calls for strikes at seven airports
On Friday, February 17, 2023, the Verdi union is calling for 24-hour warning strikes at seven German commercial airports. The airports in Frankfurt, Munich, Stuttgart, Hamburg, Dortmund, Hanover and Bremen are affected.
Stuttgart Airport is building a hydrogen competence center
A center specializing in the development and production of hydrogen fuel cell systems for aircraft is being built on the site of Stuttgart-Echterdingen Airport. This will be managed by H2Fly. That
Gourmet restaurant for 700 sheep: Nuremberg allows “lawn mowing”
Sheep are once again being used as lawn mowers at Nuremberg Airport this year. The airport currently has around 700 animals “work on” the lawns. These come from a specialist company that works in
Federal President Steinmeier pays a visit to Nuremberg
Nuremberg Airport had important visitors on Tuesday, as two government planes landed at the airport. Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier was on board the Airbus A340
Nuremberg: Aegean flies to Athens
Since July 5, 2022, the Greek Star Alliance member Aegean Airlines has been flying twice a week between Athens and Nuremberg in Germany. The strong Greek community in the area will also benefit from the new route
Tui starts the Mallorca season today
In order to meet the demand on Mallorca, the airline is postponing the start of the spring and Easter seasons: the first three aircraft from Düsseldorf, Frankfurt and Hanover will take off on February 11th
Eurowings: Edi Wolfensberger becomes Chief Operating Officer
Eurowings is getting a new Chief Operating Officer in Edi Wolfensberger. He succeeds Jens Ritter, who will switch to Lufthansa and will replace the former Tyrolean Managing Director Klaus Froese. Wolfensberger
Dusseldorf: Alltours launches additional charter to Mallorca
Due to high demand, the German tour operator Alltours has launched a number of charter flights to Palma de Mallorca at short notice. At the same time, several of the group's own hotels will open their doors again. The additional flights are to depart from Düsseldorf
2021: NRW airports count around 7,5 million passengers
After the Corona lull, North Rhine-Westphalia's airports are on the up again, but still a long way from the level of business before the pandemic. Last year, around 7,5 million passengers were from the six
Ukraine International return to Vienna, Dusseldorf and Zurich
After a long absence, the airline Ukraine International wants to make a comeback in the summer flight plan at Vienna Schwechat Airport as well as in Brussels, Dusseldorf, Budapest, Helsinki, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Nice, Tel Aviv, Warsaw, Zurich,
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
Easter holidays 2023: Cologne/Bonn expects 472.000 passengers
Cologne/Bonn Airport is expecting around 2023 passengers during the upcoming Easter holidays in 472.000. In a direct comparison with the same period last year, around nine percent more passengers are expected. On the first weekend of vacation
Cologne/Bonn with 115 international destinations in summer 2023
In the 2023 summer timetable, the airlines will be offering 115 international destinations in 33 countries from Cologne/Bonn. Among them are numerous holiday destinations. Airlines are also taxing travelers this summer
In Stuttgart, Cologne, Düsseldorf and Karlsruhe: Verdi calls for another strike
The Verdi trade union is again calling for strikes at German commercial airports for Friday, March 17, 2023. This time Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden, Stuttgart, Cologne/Bonn and Düsseldorf are affected. With significant restrictions in air traffic
Zagreb: Lauda Europe conducts first Dortmund flight
On behalf of Ryanair, the Maltese company Lauda Europe carried out the maiden flight between Zagreb and Dortmund on Friday. With the Airbus A320, this route is supposed to be on Monday and Friday
Wizz Air is already shutting down its Dortmund presence
The airline Wizz Air is reducing its presence at Dortmund Airport even before the official closure of the base. The number of stationed aircraft will be reduced to an Airbus A320. As well as
Vienna: Wizz Air wants to reactivate Dortmund and Cologne
In contrast to its competitors, the Hungarian low-cost airline Wizz Air is pausing its Germany flights from Vienna-Schwechat. Dortmund is to be served three times a week again from September 4, 2021. The route to Cologne / Bonn
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
Hamburg Airport: More than a century of eventful airport history
Exactly 241 passengers were counted at Hamburg Airport at the beginning of the records in 1920 - in 2019 there were already more than 17 million. And today the airport celebrates the
D-ABOB: Condor completed a safe landing after an engine failure
Actually, Condor wanted to fly with the Boeing 757-300 D-ABOB from Lanzarote to Hamburg on Friday. Shortly after take-off, the right engine failed. There were loud popping noises
Breakdown at the HAM: Smartwings could not fly 177 cruisers to Tenerife
Actually, 177 passengers from Cologne and Hamburg wanted to take a cruise on the Mein Schiff 3 operated by Tui from Tenerife over Christmas and New Years. But it came to that
Volotea and Eurowings agree on sales cooperation
The low-cost airlines Volotea and Eurowings are moving closer together because the two carriers have agreed on an extensive sales partnership. This includes joint ticket sales on around 140 routes. Air tickets for both carriers
FlyOne sets course for Berlin and Munich
The low-cost airline FlyOne plans to expand mainly towards Western Europe in the 2023 summer flight schedule. Among other things, new routes to Berlin and Munich are being launched from Chișinău. The German capital should
Germany: Traffic Court Day dealt with aviation for the first time
For the first time, the German Traffic Court Day also dealt with legal questions relating to air traffic. For this purpose, a separate working group was set up, in which experts from the various areas explore the area of conflict between the protection of sensitive
Malta MedAir for the first time for Medsky Airways in Berlin
The Maltese airline Malta MedAir operated the first flight between Berlin and Misurata on Friday, January 27, 2023. The client was Medsky Airways, a virtual airline from Libya. Simultaneously
New York: Delta flies to Berlin and Geneva year-round
The US airline Delta Air Lines will in future fly to the destinations of Geneva and Berlin all year round from New York-JFK. So far, these have been seasonal routes. Likewise, one becomes London-Heathrow all year round
Sundair with new routes in summer 2023
The leisure airline Sundair is serving some new routes in the 2023 summer timetable. For example, there are new routes from Berlin to Funchal and Hurghada, Palma de Mallorca and Monastir. The carrier flies from Bremen
New flight offers from Dresden and Leipzig / Halle
In total, the airlines and tour operators offer direct flights to 14 countries. There are new flight offers from Dresden to London. From Leipzig / Halle it goes non-stop to Paris. The winter flight schedule is up
Deutsche Aircraft is building at Leipzig / Halle Airport
The aircraft manufacturer Deutsche Aircraft has submitted its building application for the final assembly of the D328eco aircraft on the premises of Leipzig / Halle Airport. The approval of the Saxon building authority is expected by December and
Autumn holidays: Central German airports inform passengers
On the first holiday weekend in Saxony, 50 aircraft take off from the central German airports in Dresden and Leipzig / Halle to holiday destinations around the Mediterranean, the Atlantic and the Red Sea. For one
