This Aviation.Direct section deals with aviation topics from the Switzerland.
This Aviation.Direct section deals with aviation topics from the Switzerland. Whether you choose Zurich, Basel, Geneva, Bern, Lugano, Altenrhein or Sion If you are interested in Switzerland, you have come to the right place.
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The airline Helvetic Airways is the last remaining wet lease provider of the Lufthansa Group. All other subcontractors were separated in the wake of the corona pandemic. But the cooperation between Swiss and Helvetic Airways has long been a thorn in the side of the unions. How long Helvetic Airways will continue to fly for Swiss is unknown.
A police check proved fatal for a woman from Germany at Zurich Airport. She was caught with four kilograms of cocaine in her hand luggage. Unusual: According to the cantonal police, the woman is 73 years old. The elderly woman flew from São Paulo to Zurich-Kloten. From there she wanted to go to Düsseldorf and then to Amsterdam.
The low-cost airline Easyjet Switzerland has taken delivery of its first Airbus A320neo, HB-AYE. The medium-haul jet is based in Geneva and completed its first commercial flight to Santiago de Compostela. The management of the Swiss branch of the orange low-cost airline originally announced that it would have a total of five Airbus A2021neos by the end of 320. The
With modern avionics, coupled with a proven airframe and the latest training tools, Pilatus Aircraft has modernized the proven Pilatus PC-7 turboprop trainer into a smart basic trainer. The Swiss aircraft manufacturer Pilatus Aircraft has so far built and delivered over 600 units of its PC-7 training aircraft to customers. At the Dubai Airshow, which took place yesterday in Dubai
The Gulf carrier Oman Air announces the resumption of non-stop flights from Muscat to Zurich and Munich. Both routes are to be reactivated on December 1, 2021. The Bavarian capital will initially be served on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays with Airbus A330-300. Flights to Zurich will be operated on Wednesdays and Fridays with
The Bern-Belp Airport's own brand, Flybair, is launching individual charter flights to Las Palmas and Gran Canaria in the 2021/22 winter flight schedule. These are called so-called pop-up flights. The flights will be operated with Embraer 195-E2 from Helvetic Airways. Last year, some connections were offered, but these were discontinued early. With
The holiday airline Edelweiss has to revamp its Male flight schedule. The reason for this is that slots have been lost at the Maldives airport due to a reduction in the capacity of international flights. This also has “side effects” on other routes. Male airport has extended the minimum time between landings of international flights. This measure means that a large number of
Zurich-Kloten Airport had a total of 2021 passengers in October 1.613.866. In direct comparison with October 2021, the figure was 56,2 percent of the previous year's figure. Compared to the same month last year, the figure increased by 244,4 percent. Switzerland's largest airport also attributes the latest figures to the traditionally higher passenger volume during the autumn holidays.
Not least due to unsubstantiated claims by Greta Thunberg, rail transport has been praised as a particularly environmentally friendly mode of transport. However, a study conducted by the University of St. Gallen on behalf of the Friedrich Naumann Foundation has now concluded that rail is far less environmentally friendly than politicians and Thunberg's supporters claim. If you measure
The Austrian regional airline Peoples is increasing its service on its only scheduled route, effective November 19, 2021. The carrier will commute more frequently between Altenrhein and Vienna on weekends. The small in-house carrier of the St. Gallen-Altenrhein airport, which is important for Vorarlberg, announced that it will be offering additional flights to
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