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Lufthansa Technik undertakes long-term engine maintenance for SunExpress

SunExpress, a joint venture between Lufthansa and Turkish Airlines, has awarded Lufthansa Technik the maintenance contract for its entire Boeing 737 fleet for the next five years. The contracts, signed at the company's headquarters in Antalya, cover comprehensive technical support (maintenance, repair, and overhaul) for two different engine generations. This includes both...

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Hamburg is investing 90 million euros in modern baggage infrastructure

Hamburg Airport has officially launched the comprehensive modernization of its baggage handling system with a symbolic groundbreaking ceremony. Senator for Economic Affairs Dr. Melanie Leonhard and Airport CEO Christian Kunsch thus initiated an infrastructure project that, with an investment volume of over 90 million euros, is one of the most significant measures at the airport. Since parts

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Route network adjustments: Eurowings reduces Balkan connections in summer 2026

Lufthansa subsidiary Eurowings is making significant capacity adjustments to several routes to Southeast Europe for the upcoming summer flight schedule. According to a report by Ex-Yu-Aviation.com, a total of five flight connections, operated from Stuttgart, Hamburg, and Düsseldorf, are affected by the cuts. These reductions will primarily affect the period between mid-June and the end of [month missing].

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Production targets and market dynamics in global aircraft manufacturing at the turn of the year

European aerospace group Airbus concluded fiscal year 2025 with a perfect landing in its delivery figures, thus meeting the revised forecasts from November. After an intense final push in December, the company managed to narrowly exceed the 790 aircraft mark, a feat considered remarkable by industry observers given massive supply chain problems and technical quality issues.

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Stability and technological optimization at the Hamburg air transport hub

Hamburg Airport concluded the 2025 calendar year with a balance sheet characterized by consistency and operational efficiency, despite a volatile market environment. With a total of approximately 14,8 million passengers, the airport maintained the previous year's level and solidified its position as one of the most efficient locations in the German air traffic network. In particular

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Quality issues at suppliers force Airbus to revise its annual targets.

The European aerospace group Airbus is facing significant quality problems with fuselage components, which will have far-reaching consequences for its 2025 production figures. The cause is discrepancies in fuselage panels for the A320neo and A321neo model series, manufactured by the Spanish supplier Sofitec Aero, based in Seville. Reports indicate that the delivered components do not meet specifications.

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Hamburg is preparing for peak traffic and last-minute shopping.

Hamburg Airport is facing a busy Christmas travel season, which begins this week due to the unusually early start of the school holidays in Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein. The airport expects a significantly increased passenger volume of up to 42.000 arriving and departing passengers daily over the next three weeks. The peak travel days will be...

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