Airlines

Jiri Marek, Air Serbia

Jiri Marek has been CEO of Air Serbia for eight months. In our interview, he talks about new destinations in the U.S. and China, the replacement of the Airbus A319, the Superjet 100, consolidation in the Balkans and the disadvantages of alliances. More

01.09.22 - 13:29 | Stefan Eiselin 0

Tandi Wangchuk, Drukair

Tandi Wangchuk is the CEO of Drukair. In this interview, he speaks about how the Bhutanese national airline survived the pandemic, that it is converting an Airbus 319 into a freighter, and why his airline is drawn to Dubai. More

10.07.22 - 13:12 | Stefan Eiselin 0

Evelop and Orbest

Evelop Airlines and Orbest are currently charter airlines. But soon, the two carriers from Spain and Portugal will launch scheduled flights. More

10.10.20 - 16:25 | Stefan Eiselin 0

Norway

The Hungarian low-cost airline continues to exploit the weaknesses of its competitors. Wizz Air is set to operate three domestic routes in Norway. More

06.10.20 - 20:02 | Stefan Eiselin 0

Air Chathams' Convair 580

Covid-19 also hits a small island airline. Air Chathams connects New Zealand to the Chatham Islands - soon no longer with Convair 580. More

06.10.20 - 15:09 | Stefan Eiselin 0

30 instead of 50 percent

The booking situation at the Lufthansa subsidiary is worse than expected. As a result, Austrian Airlines' winter offer will be smaller than planned. More

05.10.20 - 20:58 | Stefan Eiselin 0

Stricter cost reduction

The Malaysian national airline is running out of money. That is why Malaysia Airlines is asking lessors for significant discounts and is further cutting back its fleet and route network. More

05.10.20 - 20:04 | Stefan Eiselin 0

Negotiations with the government

The low-cost airline is negotiating with Norway's government, according to a report. The topic: A state participation in Norwegian. More

02.10.20 - 21:12 | Stefan Eiselin 0

400.000 Dollar fine

The United States closed the airspace over Iranian waters in 2019. Emirates flew over the zone. Although not being a US airline, it overlooked one critical detail. More

02.10.20 - 17:00 | Stefan Eiselin 0

Waiting for money

Funding promised by the government has still not arrived. The administrators of South African Airways therefore decided on a temporary grounding. More

01.10.20 - 22:10 | Stefan Eiselin 0

Environment

To earn some money, several airlines offer sightseeing flights during the Coronavirus crisis. For Lufthansa, this is not an option. More

01.10.20 - 21:18 | Laura Frommberg 0

Conflict with Armenia

All airlines have temporarily halted passenger flights to and from Azerbaijan. This comes amid the ongoing conflict between the country and Armenia. More

29.09.20 - 0:06 | Jakob Wert 0

Fleet modernization

The airline is pushing ahead with modernizing its fleet during the Coronavirus crisis. Three more models are disappearing - including the Boeing 717. More

28.09.20 - 22:57 | Stefan Eiselin 0

Ukraine to New York

Ukraine International Airlines is restarting flights to New York. Instead of Boeing 777 and 767, it is relying on Boeing 737, which are forced to make stopovers on the route. More

23.09.20 - 22:07 | Felix Stoffels 0

Switching to rail

In Europe, many short-haul flights are disappearing in favour of train connections. In some cases, the coronavirus crisis accelerates the trend. More

23.09.20 - 19:27 | Timo Nowack 0

Negotiations

The African country already considered liquidating the heavily indebted national airline. Now Air Namibia can once again hope for state money. More

23.09.20 - 7:57 | Felix Stoffels 0

Winter season

Less demand, less aircraft needed. Swiss will transfer six more Airbus A320, A321 and A330 to Amman. More

22.09.20 - 21:56 | Stefan Eiselin 0

Boeing 747-400 stay for now

Removed from the flight plan: Lufthansa no longer plans to fly the final eight Airbus A380 - unless something unexpected happens. More

21.09.20 - 20:52 | Stefan Eiselin 0