Tag: aviation
US Secretary of Transportation urges 5G operators to postpone rollout
Pete Buttigieg US airlines had expressed concern several times about possible interference from 5G with sensitive aircraft electronics such as radio altimeters. (Photo: AP) Washington US Secretary of Transportation Pete…
German companies are making up ground
Jet by Lilium (illustration) The air taxi should someday fly autonomously over cities like New York. (Photo: lilium) Munich Most of the inventions relating to air taxis still come from…
These are the silent stars of the aviation industry
Wingcopter delivery drone The start-up from Weiterstadt near Darmstadt is very far in the development of the delivery drone and already has specific orders in Japan, for example. (Photo: Wingcopter)…
Too many pilots sick: Lufthansa cancels intercontinental flights
Lufthansa “We planned with a very large buffer. But that’s not enough for the extremely high sickness rate, ”says a spokesman. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt Lufthansa canceled several intercontinental flights over…
Verdi strike on Wednesday – flights are canceled
Check-in counter at Frankfurt Airport The service provider Wisag, which among other things takes over the check-in for some airlines, is on strike by Verdi on Wednesday. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt…
Also Boeing and Airbus against the introduction of 5G in the USA
5G expansion The airlines fear that possible interference from 5G and the sensitive aircraft electronics will arise. (Photo: dpa) Washington In the dispute over the security of 5G in the…
Dispute over large-capacity jet A350: Qatar Airways sued Airbus
Dispute over large-capacity A350 In June, Qatar suspended acceptance of further machines of the type. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The aircraft manufacturer Airbus is being sued by its important customer Qatar…
This is the new boss of Austrian Airlines
The 43-year-old is making a big leap up the Lufthansa hierarchy. There have never been many female bosses of an airline in the airline group. Currently there is only one:…
Annette Mann becomes the first female boss for Austrian Airlines
Austrian Airlines The Lufthansa subsidiary gets a new management. Frankfurt Lufthansa has announced several changes in management for the coming year. As of March 1, Annette Mann will be the…
Airbus delivers last A380 to Emirates
Hamburg, Dubai The A380 chapter is over for the aircraft manufacturer Airbus – only 16 years after the first flight. The Arab airline Emirates wanted to receive the very last…
Airbus delivers last A380 to Emirates
Emirates Airbus A380 Emirates has accepted a total of 123 copies of the double-decker aircraft from Airbus, almost half of all 251 A380s ever sold. (Photo: dpa) Hamburg, Dubai With…
Airbus delivers last A380 to Emirates
A380 In size and capacity, it trumps the legendary Boeing Jumbo 747: the world’s largest passenger jet A380 from Airbus. (Photo: Reuters) Hamburg, Dubai With the delivery of the last…
Corona causes mergers and acquisitions in aviation
Frankfurt Peter Smeets is certain: Aviation will rearrange itself in the coming months. “We hold regular discussions with representatives from the industry,” says the managing director of the consulting firm…
Project award for the reconstruction fund faltering
Madrid When the EU heads of government agreed on the European reconstruction fund in the summer, the Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez received applause from his cabinet on his return…
Lufthansa Technik boss: “We are extending technical life”
Lufthansa Technik boss Johannes Bussmann The CEO of the Lufthansa subsidiary contradicts the thesis that in terms of climate protection it makes sense to replace all aircraft with modern ones…
Hotels are running away from guests because of Corona
Steigenberger Hotel Frankfurter Hof The number of overnight stays is falling significantly. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt, Düsseldorf In mid-October, Dorint’s supervisory board chairman Dirk Iserlohe gave the all-clear: sales are back…
Dispute over Airbus subsidiary Premium Aerotec escalates
Airbus boss Guillaume Faury The Airbus boss is angry about the strike threats from IG Metall. (Photo: Reuters) Frankfurt The dispute about the future structure of the German Airbus subsidiary…
IG Metall calls for warning strikes at Airbus and Premium Aerotec
Airbus boss Guillaume Faury The Airbus boss is angry about the strike threats from IG Metall. (Photo: Reuters) Munich IG Metall calls for warning strikes in the dispute over the…
Group takes more time with sales
Frankfurt The sales process should have started a long time ago – but now it has been completely postponed. According to information from the Handelsblatt, Lufthansa has initially put the…
Rail bundles freight traffic to and from China in a new company
Freight wagons Traffic between Asia and Europe is currently being handled on ten routes. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The freight transport subsidiary of Deutsche Bahn, DB Cargo, is bundling transport to…