Drones: Wingcopter researches hydrogen propulsion
The drone developer Wingcopter and the Center for Applied Aviation Research GmbH have joined forces and want to research the potential for hydrogen drives together. By converting to hydrogen, the plan is
China Eastern cuts Frankfurt presence
The airline China Eastern has rejected the original plan to fly seven times a week between Shanghai and Frankfurt am Main in the summer of 2023. You gradually get to five cycles a week
Eurowings Discover cancels flights to Kruger National Park
Due to a lack of demand, the holiday airline Eurowings Discover is indefinitely suspending the flights to Mpumalanga (“Kruger National Park”) that only began in November of the previous year. These were so-called direct flights,
From Frankfurt and Düsseldorf: Condor increases Mediterranean destinations
The holiday airline Condor is increasing the frequencies on two holiday routes from Düsseldorf and another from Frankfurt am Main in the 2023 summer flight schedule. In addition, the sister company Marabu once a week
Air Cairo picks up Sharm el Sheikh from Dusseldorf and Frankfurt
At the end of March 2023, the airline Air Cairo will start non-stop connections from Frankfurt am Main and Düsseldorf to Sharm el Sheikh. These are also marketed via SunExpress as part of a sales partnership.
Summer 2023: Eurowings Discover does not expect cancellations
Eurowings Discover, the holiday airline of the Lufthansa Group, is quite optimistic about the summer of 2023 that no flight cancellations will have to be made. In an interview with the FVW, company boss Bernd Bauer refers
Viewing terrace at Munich Airport opens again
On June 1, 2022, access to the viewing terrace in Terminal 2 of Munich Airport will reopen after more than two years. Air travelers, guests and employees can then daily from
Munich has fleet oldie fire brigade
Munich Airport has officially phased out a fire engine that was already in use at the old Riem Airport. The MAN truck-based body from Saval Kronenburg was adopted in 1991.
Swiss is shifting Munich-Zurich to rail
The Swiss Federal Railways and the Lufthansa subsidiary Swiss are extending their cooperation, which has existed for some time, to the Munich-Zurich route. This will be the first "Swiss Air Rail" route (formerly: airplane) on an international route
“Munich Airport II” celebrates its 30th anniversary
The protest slogan "Riem has to go" has now almost been forgotten, because "Munich II Airport" has been online since May 17, 1992. The “new” airport already has
Munich: black-tailed godwits breed on the airport site
Rare bird species such as the black-tailed godwit have also settled on the Munich Airport area in recent years. This uses the airport not only for "stopovers", but according to the announcement
Lufthansa and Eurowings Discover are launching special flights to the Europa League final
The airlines Lufthansa and Eurowings Discover are launching a total of 15 special flights to the final of the Uefa Europa League. The background is that Eintracht Frankfurt was able to qualify for the final. It is
Eurowings is adding four new destinations to the winter flight schedule
Eurowings has four new winter destinations in Sweden, Finland and Norway on its flight schedule: from the beginning of December, the airline will be flying to four new destinations in Northern Europe from Düsseldorf and Stuttgart. Starts from Düsseldorf
STR: Play is flying to Reykjavik next summer
The Icelandic airline Play plans to fly from Stuttgart to Reykjavik from the beginning of June 2022. The state capital will then head to the island twice a week. The tight
Summer 2022: Play announces four new routes
The Icelandic low-cost airline Play has announced further destinations with Prague, Bologna, Lisbon and Stuttgart that will be served from Keflavik. The inclusion of this is for the months of May and June
From summer 2022: Athens back on the Nuremberg flight schedule
From July onwards, Aegean Airlines will again connect the Greek capital Athens with Nuremberg Airport twice a week. The flights are planned every Wednesday and Sunday from July 6th. By
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
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
Michael Knitter is leaving Eurowings
Eurowings Managing Director Michael Knitter will leave the company at his own request at the end of March 2021. He is followed by the current Austrian Airlines COO Jens Ritter. As of April 1, 2021, the last named
S7 Airlines returns to Vienna and Düsseldorf
The Russian S7 Airlines announces the resumption of the connections from Moscow-Domodedovo to Vienna and Düsseldorf. The Germany route will be operated once a week from December 11, 2020. In the
Lauda Europe: lawsuits pending determination of a transfer of operations
In Austria, a court will have to deal with whether the change of Laudamotion employees to the successor Lauda Europe Ltd represents a transfer of operations or not. With the support of the Chamber of Labor, a
German Airways is bringing in four more Embraer 190s
The Zeitfracht subsidiary German Airways is expanding the Embraer 190 fleet by four more aircraft. Three regional jets are to be taken over this year and the fourth E190 has been announced for 2023. German
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
From Cologne and Berlin: Easyjet is launching two new routes
The low-cost airline Easyjet has launched two new routes from Germany for the 2022 summer flight schedule. These are offered from Cologne/Bonn or Berlin and are limited to the season for the time being. First you want from
Summer holidays: 44 percent fewer passengers in Dortmund
The German airport Dortmund counted a total of 215.511 passengers during the summer holidays of the federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia. According to the airport, this is significantly more than expected, but 44 percent less
Dortmund celebrates Wizzair base
On Friday, the Hungarian low-cost airline Wizzair opened the first base on German soil. The carrier is now stationing three Airbus A321 aircraft at Dortmund Airport. At the same time will be gradual
Heringsdorf with only one line connection
Usedom is an extremely popular holiday destination in Germany and Poland. However, the flight offer is extremely meager this season. Heringsdorf Airport still has to wait for additional scheduled flights, because apart from that
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
United Airlines: Berlin is again connected to New York-Newark
It took a long time, but now Berlin is connected to New York again. United Airlines is now once again connecting the German capital with the US airport Newark. Long-haul jets are used as aircraft
BER: Summer timetable with some new destinations
In the summer timetable, 58 airlines will fly to 146 destinations in 49 countries. The new destinations include destinations in France and Italy, Croatia, Turkey and Scandinavia. In addition
Berlin: Ryanair is gradually moving to Terminal 2
The move of the Irish low-cost airline Ryanair to the newly opened Terminal 2 at Berlin Brandenburg Airport has begun. In a transition phase until March 30, 2022, both the T1
T2 is launched: BER is preparing for increasing passenger numbers
Terminal 2 was completed at the end of September 2020 before the opening of BER. Due to the low number of passengers during the corona pandemic, it has not yet been used. That changes: Tomorrow
Germany: Airport association ADV strongly criticizes Verdi strike
The working group of German commercial airports has severely criticized the recent warning strike called by the Verdi union. This takes place in Frankfurt, Berlin, Bremen, Hamburg, Hanover, Stuttgart, Düsseldorf and Cologne/Bonn
Germany: Verdi calls on security personnel to go on strike again
The Verdi union is again calling on security personnel at numerous German commercial airports for a 22-hour strike on Tuesday, March 2022, 24. Hamburg Airport assumes that most