Category: Europe

Germania’s First Flight To Malaga

Reading Time: < 1 minute On May 4th Münster/Osnabrück was celebrating Germania´s first flight to Málaga. The new service is operated once weekly on every Wednesday. It departs at Münster/Osnabrück (FMO) at 13:30h and arrives at Málaga at 16:35h, the return flight departs there at 17:20h with arrival back to Münster/Osnabrück at 20:20h. The flight is operated with a Boeing […]

Repainting Of Challenger 350 in Munich – a European First

Reading Time: 3 minutes RUAG Aviation is the first company in Europe to fully repaint a Bombardier Challenger 350 since the aircraft’s launch in 2013. The project, a significant milestone for the company, was completed in record time with maximum transparency, and focused on implementing minute and precise customisations, applying personalised artwork and harmonising finishing effects. The project was […]

Austrian Launches a Wet Lease Agreement with Condor

Reading Time: < 1 minute Austrian Airlines is launching a wet lease agreement with Condor, the fourth largest German airline, which is headquartered in Frankfurt am Main. The objective of this contract is to cover peak capacity requirements of the airline, above all in the particularly dense summer flight schedule. An Airbus A320 aircraft along with the cockpit and cabin […]

IAG’s CEO Will Fight for Current Heathrow Third Runway Plan

Reading Time: 2 minutes The current proposal to build a third runway at London Heathrow Airport is “indefensible” from a cost point of view and the head of British Airways’ parent company will fight it. International Airlines Group (IAG) CEO Willie Walsh (above), speaking as a panelist May 11 at the Phoenix Sky Harbor International Aviation Symposium, said he […]

ACI: Europe Sees Growth In Q1 But March Is Flat

Reading Time: < 1 minute Airports in Europe have seen freight volumes increase by 2.1 per cent in the first quarter despite March remaining flat, Airports Council International (ACI) Europe says. During the first three months of 2015, Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport was the busiest hub with volumes increasing by 4.9 per cent to 479,041 tonnes, ahead of Frankfurt […]

Austrian Airlines Traffic Results For April 2016

Reading Time: < 1 minute In the period January to April 2016, Austrian Airlines transported more than 2.9 million passengers, a rise of 2.1 percent from the previous year. The flight offering in available seat kilometers (ASK) was increased by 4.0 percent to more than 6.9 billion, which is mainly due to the expanded bilateral flight traffic between Austria and […]

Icelandair Takes Off With Newest Fleet Addition, The Boeing 767

Reading Time: < 1 minute Icelandair this week entered into service the first of two Boeing 767s, with the second scheduled to begin departures on May 15, 2016. With a capacity of 262 passengers, the newest members of Icelandair’s fleet allows for an increase of up to 44% in available seats on select routes. The new wide-body jets have undergone […]

Emirates Group Announces Record Profits

Reading Time: 8 minutes Group records 28th consecutive year of profit, and new record profit of AED 8.2 billion (US$ 2.2 billion) Steady business growth in line with capacity increases, significant investment in the business at AED 17.3 billion (US$ 4.7 billion) Declares a dividend of AED 2.5 billion (US$ 681 million) to the Investment Corporation of Dubai. Emirates […]

TOP 12 World’s Busiest Passenger Airports In 2015

Reading Time: 3 minutes A few weeks ago Airports Council International (ACI) made their calculations and information updates about the world‘s busiest passenger airports in 2015. With the updated traffic results of the world’s biggest hubs it will be our pleasure to reveal TOP 12 busiest airports for passenger traffic in 2015. The definition of world’s busiest airport has […]

The Transatlantic Market in Summer 2016

Reading Time: 6 minutes The Transatlantic market between North America and Europe is still the single largest intercontinental market in the world, and with dozens of airlines offering nonstop service on trans-Atlantic routes, it is also highly competitive. After 2012 and 2013 featured a tepid growth in the face of staunch capacity discipline for major U.S. airlines and financial […]