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Air Malta returns to Hamburg

The airline Air Malta will be present at Hamburg Airport again from October 28, 2020. The carrier withdrew last year, but will now again offer two weekly rotations to Luqa. Air Malta is owned by the Maltese state. The fleet currently consists of three Airbus A320neo

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Emirates returns to Hamburg and Düsseldorf

Golfcarrier Emirates Airline kündigt die Rückkehr auf die deutschen Flughäfen Hamburg und Düsseldorf an. Diese sollen ab 1. November 2020 jeweils zweimal pro Woche ab Dubai angeflogen werden. Als Fluggerät sind Maschinen des Typs Boeing 777-300ER geplant. „Wir freuen uns sehr, Düsseldorf und Hamburg wieder anzufliegen, neben unseren bereits wiederaufgenommenen

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Hamburg: Lufthansa maintains Boeing 747SP “SOFIA”

A unique guest arrived at Hamburg Airport on September 30, 2020 for maintenance purposes: the Boeing 747SP "Sofia". This is the stratospheric observatory for infrared astronomy, which NASA and DLR operate jointly. Lufthansa Technik is carrying out a C-check. "We are looking forward to working with Lufthansa Technik again," explains

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External companies make it cheaper: Eurowings terminates Lufthansa Technik

The Lufthansa subsidiary Eurowings will no longer have its line maintenance in Düsseldorf and Hamburg carried out by its sister company Lufthansa Technik. Third-party providers could provide these services more cheaply, reports the portal Airliners.de. Lufthansa Technik Düsseldorf will no longer work on Eurowings aircraft as of November 1, 2020. The change in Hamburg will take place at the beginning of 2021.

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Mannheim: Rhein-Neckar Air pauses again

The Rhein-Neckar-Air flights from Mannheim to Berlin-Tegel and Hamburg operated by MHS Aviation were only resumed on September 14, 2020, but demand does not seem to be present at the moment. The company said passenger numbers are way below forecast and therefore both routes will be suspended indefinitely.

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Delta plans to take over 40 Airbus jets later

The European aircraft manufacturer Airbus is said to be in negotiations with major customer Airbus about a possible postponement of the delivery of around 40 jets. Bloomberg reports that the machines were supposed to be delivered this year, but the US carrier is trying to take delivery of them at least next year. Airbus only stated that

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Airbus: Negotiations with IG Metall postponed without result

The first round of negotiations between Airbus and IG Metall ended without result on Thursday. On October 2, 2020, the employers and the union will meet again for talks. Airbus intends to cut around 3.000 jobs in Germany. IG Metall, however, believes that this can be avoided by means of short-time work. In the collective bargaining negotiations

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Downsizing: Airbus and IG Metall negotiate

Collective bargaining between the European aircraft manufacturer Airbus and the IG Metall union will start today, Thursday. The company intends to cut around 3.000 jobs in Germany in view of the sharp drop in demand due to the corona pandemic. Around 2.325 jobs are affected at the Hamburg-Fuhlsbüttel plant alone. IG Metall considers the job cuts to be unjustified.

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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-related break, the regional airline is flying to Berlin-Tegel and Hamburg again. It is still unclear when the popular travel destination Sylt will be included in the flight program again. "In the last few months, the phone at Rhein-Neckar Air

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Air Baltic slows down A220 takeovers

Air Baltic is putting the brakes on: The Latvian airline is postponing the acquisition of 25 Airbus A220-300 aircraft until 2024. This will slow down the expansion of the pure A220 fleet, which was previously announced. Air Baltic’s fleet list currently shows 22 A220-300 aircraft. Three more

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