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60 Years of Turkish Airlines in Munich

On October 1, 1964, Turkish Airlines landed for the first time at what was then Munich Riem Airport with a Vickers Viscount. Since then, the airline has steadily expanded its connections and now offers up to 40 weekly flights from Munich to Turkey, including 30 to Istanbul and connections to Antalya,

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Munich Airport expands gate capacities in Terminal 1

Munich Airport is investing in expanding the gate capacity in Terminal 1 by building a new finger that extends 360 metres into the west apron. The cost of the project has now risen to 665 million euros and commissioning is planned for the end of 2025. The aim of the expansion is to

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Also to Munich, Stuttgart and Vienna: Skyalps plans Mostar base

The South Tyrolean airline Skyalps recently entered into an agreement with Mostar Airport in the south of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The aim of this cooperation is to establish a permanent base in Mostar and to offer eight new international routes from next year. Sky Alps will not do this entirely on its own, because

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Delta Air Lines expands transatlantic connections for summer 2025

Delta Air Lines has presented its 2025 summer flight schedule for Europe, which includes more connections and a significant increase in services. With over 700 weekly flights to 33 European departure airports, the US airline is responding to growing demand. Germany is particularly well represented, with new and expanded connections from Munich and Frankfurt

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GA-ATS makes progress in the development of the Do228 NXT

The aviation industry is constantly changing and requires continuous innovation and precision to meet the high demands of the global markets. General Atomics AeroTec Systems GmbH (GA-ATS) has taken up this challenge and has now reached an important milestone in the production of the Do228 NXT. With the start of the

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Lufthansa lets traditional costume crews take off again

The largest folk festival in the world, the Munich Oktoberfest, attracts millions of visitors every year. But the Bavarian tradition is no longer just celebrated on the Munich festival grounds. People also celebrate high above the clouds - and for years now with a special tradition: the Lufthansa Trachtencrew. For years

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IT glitch at Lufthansa Cargo: An update with far-reaching consequences

Since September 17, 2024, Lufthansa's freight subsidiary Lufthansa Cargo has been under massive pressure due to an IT error. A planned update of the central IT system, known as iCAP, led to unexpected technical difficulties that temporarily brought import and export at the important hubs in Frankfurt and Munich to a standstill. Trucks were backed up in front of

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Lufthansa Group extends cooperation with Air Baltic for wet lease

The Lufthansa Group is continuing its long-standing partnership with the Latvian airline Air Baltic. The cooperation under a wet lease agreement will be extended for a further three years beyond summer 2025. Through this agreement, the Lufthansa Group will operate up to 21 fuel-efficient Airbus A220-300s in summer and five in winter

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Munich Airport starts new training year with 106 trainees

A total of 106 young people have started their apprenticeship or dual study program at Munich Airport. Munich Airport GmbH (FMG) is training 62 young people this year, while 44 more apprentices and dual students are working at the subsidiaries. A total of 295 young people are currently working in over 20 different professions

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Bavarian airports record record numbers during the summer holidays

At the end of the Bavarian summer holidays, the airports in Munich, Nuremberg and Memmingen are reporting a successful travel season, with some of them setting record numbers. Munich Airport handled 6,2 million passengers in the past six weeks, an increase of ten percent over the previous year. September 1st was the peak day with 143.000 passengers.

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