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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
Strasbourg: Amelia takes over PSO routes to Munich and Amsterdam
The airline Amelia will start non-stop connections to Amsterdam and Munich from Strasbourg. These will be served with the Embraer 2022 aircraft type in the 145 summer flight schedule. It is from the European
Summer timetable: Traffic at Munich Airport picks up again
Against the background of the elimination of many travel restrictions caused by the pandemic, the airlines at Munich Airport will again be offering significantly more connections in the upcoming summer flight schedule than in the two previous years. "We see that
El Al is ramping up the Germany offer again
The airline El Al is planning to fly more frequently to Germany again in the 2022 summer flight schedule. 21 weekly rotations from Tel Aviv to German airports are currently planned. El Al intended
A Michelin star for the Mountain Hub Gourmet at the Hilton Munich Airport
There has been speculation about it for a long time and now it's here: the Michelin star for the Mountain Hub Gourmet at the Hilton Munich Airport. The Michelin Guide gave its star ratings on Wednesday afternoon
From May 2022: Air Baltic will fly two A220s for Eurowings Discover
From May 2022, the Latvian airline Air Baltic will fly two Airbus A220-300s on behalf of Eurowings Discover under a wet lease agreement. The two medium-haul jets will be based at Munich Airport
Spohr: New foundation will be “a kind of second city line”
Lufthansa CEO Carsten Spohr wants to set up a kind of "Cityline clone" for short and medium-haul flights from Frankfurt am Main and Munich. During the press conference about the annual figures, he gave more details
STR: 100 volunteers collect rubbish along the airport fence
On September 18, Stuttgart Airport invited people to clean up the airport fence together on World Cleanup Day. Over 100 helpers took part and collected money while walking on the Fildern
Stuttgart Airport launches discount app
There are as many loyalty cards as a dime a dozen with which you can collect points or receive discounts. Now Stuttgart-Echterdingen Airport is also introducing one. That
STR aerial photo poster: State airport from a bird's eye view
The new air poster 2021 from Stuttgart Airport is now available. The large-format picture is taken every year and shows the 400 hectare site with the runway, the
NUE: Vueling launches new Paris connection
Vueling has been represented at Nuremberg Airport with the connection to Barcelona since 2013. Since yesterday, the Spanish airline has also been flying to Paris-Orly Airport. The new connection is made by
Nuremberg Airport: First flight to Bologna started
Bella Italia also in the winter half-year: Since October 31, Ryanair has been flying to Bologna in Italy on Thursdays and Sundays. “With the start of the connection to Bologna, the flight schedule for
Autumn break: Nuremberg Airport expects 55.000 passengers
After Nuremberg Airport was able to record a strong increase in passengers during the summer holidays, the airport is also anticipating correspondingly high demand for the Bavarian autumn holidays. During the weeklong vacation
WDL officially renamed German Airways
The traditional name WDL is now disappearing from the sky. The owner Zeitfracht gave the airline a new name: German Airways. The callsign and the ICAO code also change: German Eagle and GER.
Eurowings dedicates Special Livery to its own employees
From February 2021, Eurowings will be in the air with a special livery dedicated to employees. According to the announcement, the aim is to emphasize the commitment of the pilots, flight attendants and ground workers. The
Nordwind takes on Berlin and Düsseldorf
Nordwind Airlines will add two destinations in Germany in December 2020. These are served by Boeing 737-800 from Moscow-Sheremetyevo. These are Düsseldorf and Berlin-Brandenburg. The German
Air Cairo returns to Frankfurt
The holiday airline Air Cairo will again connect Frankfurt am Main and Düsseldorf airports with Hurghada from December 19, 2020. Initially, two weekly rounds are planned, which will run until
DUS: A businessman simply leaves an expensive painting behind
This businessman's head was probably somewhere else: on the way to Tel Aviv, the inattentive passenger lost his hand luggage at Düsseldorf Airport. Actually nothing unusual. Here it was
Eurowings expects 50 machines by Easter 2021
The upcoming approval of the first corona vaccines in the European Union makes the Lufthansa subsidiary Eurowings more optimistic. The entry and quarantine regulations are still extremely complicated, but company boss Jens Bischof sees light at the end
Banks granted Cologne / Bonn Airport further loans
Cologne / Bonn Airport has secured an additional credit line for working capital in the amount of 63,5 million euros. This is granted by DZ Bank, Sparkasse Köln / Bonn, Hessische Landesbank, Nord LB and Postbank.
Cologne vaccinates the Airbus A300 Zero G
Vaccination campaigns are carried out in the Airbus A300 Zero G at Cologne / Bonn Airport. This aircraft is normally used for training astronauts. A mobile vaccination team from the city of Cologne is here for the first time,
Cargo: MNG Airlines flies from Cologne to New York
The Turkish cargo airline MNG Airlines is now flying three times a week from Cologne / Bonn to New York-JFK. As a rule, machines of the type Airbus A330-300P2F are used. It is a matter of
Dortmund: Corona test center remains in operation
Dortmund Airport announced that the corona test center operated by the Westphalia-Lippe Association of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians will remain in operation until at least October 25, 2020. Returning travelers can still be tested there.
Dortmund: State government supports “slope extension”
The low-cost airline Wizzair is pushing for A321 to fly to Dortmund. At the moment the slope is too short for this, but it can be extended with minimal effort.
Wizzair announces Dortmund-Porto
The Hungarian low-cost airline Wizzair will be offering a non-stop connection between Dortmund and Porto from December 13, 2020. At this German airport, the carrier has had its first base in
Airbus: Negotiations with IG Metall postponed without result
The first round of negotiations between Airbus and IG Metall ended with no result on Thursday. On October 2, 2020, the employer and the union will meet again for talks. Airbus intends in Germany for example
Downsizing: Airbus and IG Metall negotiate
The collective bargaining between the European aircraft manufacturer Airbus and the IG Metall union will start today, Thursday. In view of the sharp drop in demand due to the corona pandemic, the group intends to create around 3.000 jobs
Rhein-Neckar Air flies to Berlin-Tegel and Hamburg again
It was quiet around the German travel company Rhein-Neckar Air. Until now: After a six-month Corona break, the regional airline flies back to Berlin-Tegel and Hamburg. When the popular destination Sylt will be back in
Air Baltic slows down A220 takeovers
Air Baltic applies the brakes: The Latvian airline is postponing the takeover of 25 Airbus A220-300 aircraft. To the year 2024. This means that the expansion of the pure A220 fleet is slowing down,
Croatia no longer wants the A320neo
The Croatian Star Alliance member Croatia Airlines is said to be in negotiations with Airbus about the cancellation of four Airbus A320neo. Originally, the first two units were handed over in 2022
Airbus accelerates A321XLR development
The European aircraft manufacturer Airbus is now giving priority to the A321XLR project. In view of the current crisis, it should not be paused, but set at full speed, according to the group in one
BER: Airport company sells 63 hectare property
The airport company Berlin Brandenburg has sold its last space in the Business Park Berlin. The purchase agreement for a 63 hectare site with the British real estate company SEGRO was signed yesterday, Thursday
Christmas holidays: BER expects more than 600.000 passengers
For many people, Christmas time is also travel time: The airport company is expecting a slight increase in passenger numbers in the upcoming holidays in Berlin and Brandenburg compared to the previous weeks. Overall will be in time
BER: Thomas Hoff Andersson is the new COO
FBB management complete: The supervisory board today appointed the Scandinavian Thomas Hoff Andersson as managing director for airport operations (“Chief Operating Officer”, COO). Andersson owns both the Danish and the
November 2021: BER reports 1,22 million passengers
Berlin-Brandenburg Airport handled around 2021 million passengers in November 1,22. This was around 50.000 travelers below the figure for October 2021. In November of the previous year 2020
2022: BER expects 17 million passengers
The last meeting of the Supervisory Board this year was dominated by the current operational and financial issues of the airport company. The management reported to the supervisory board that this was a major reason for the long waiting times
BER: Both runways will be back in operation from December
After eight months of rolling use of the two runways at BER, both runways will be used simultaneously again from December 1st. The decisive factor for this decision was, even in winter
