Tag: aviation
Virgin Galactic: First commercial flight successful
First commercial flight New York, Dusseldorf With three Italian scientists on board, the space company Virgin Galactic has started its commercial flight operations into space. The VSS Unity spaceplane launched…
Will private jets soon be banned from taking off?
Frankfurt The dimensions are unimaginable: the Boeing 777X offers its owner 342.7 square meters of space. The VIP business jet is almost four times the size of an average German…
The aircraft manufacturer counts its suppliers
Guillaume Faury at the Paris Air Show The Airbus boss would like more suppliers from Germany. (Photo: Bloomberg) Le Bourget Airbus boss Guillaume Faury puts pressure on his suppliers: “We…
A Lufthansa captain deserves that
Lufthansa cockpit of an A320 At the parent company of Eurowings, Lufthansa, there are many special rights for pilots. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf, Frankfurt The talks are in full swing: the…
Lufthansa presents pilots with a new offer
Frankfurt Lufthansa management has presented the pilots of the core brand Lufthansa Airlines and the freight subsidiary Lufthansa Cargo with a new offer in the wage conflict that has been…
Suppliers declare a personnel emergency
Frankfurt The shortage of skilled workers is posing ever greater problems for the aerospace industry. According to the IG Metall coast, up to 5,000 positions are currently vacant – the…
Amazon cloud service outages – Used by many tech giants
Amazon Customers report disruptions to the group’s cloud service. (Photo: AP) Seattle Multiple outages were reported by Amazon’s cloud services, AWS, on Tuesday. Amazon said it was working hard to…
Luftwaffe exercise over Germany has begun
F-16 over Schleswig-Holstein In the run-up to Air Defender, these four machines were rehearsing at Jagel. To strengthen its air force, Ukraine would like the delivery of machines of this…
What does the NATO exercise mean for air traffic?
Frankfurt Roaring fighter jets are rarely seen in the German sky. That will change starting this Monday. Then “Air Defender” starts, the biggest maneuver since NATO was founded. The planning…
What does the NATO exercise mean for air traffic?
Frankfurt Roaring fighter jets are rarely seen in the German sky. That will change from Monday. Then “Air Defender” starts, the biggest maneuver since NATO was founded. The planning has…
Airlines complain about drunk and smoking passengers
Police at Dusseldorf Airport More and more often the police have to intervene against rebellious passengers on board. (Photo: IMAGO/NurPhoto) Frankfurt Anyone who took Delta Airlines flight DL 097 from…
Riot on board increases
Police at Dusseldorf Airport More and more often the police have to intervene against rebellious passengers on board. (Photo: IMAGO/NurPhoto) Frankfurt Anyone who took Delta Airlines flight DL 097 from…
Network of Ukraine sympathizers – Kiev appears to be supplying drones to pro-Ukrainian agents in Russia
Valkyrja drone It is unclear who exactly controls the drone deliveries. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Ukraine appears to have built a network of agents and sympathizers within Russia to facilitate acts…
Riots on board increase
Frankfurt Anyone who took Delta Airlines flight DL 097 from Paris to Detroit last Friday will probably not soon forget this trip. Instead of the US car metropolis, the Airbus…
Air New Zealand: Airline wants to weigh passengers
Auckland Airport As part of a month-long survey, Air New Zealand is measuring the weight of its passengers. (Photo: dpa) wellington New Zealand’s airline Air New Zealand wants to weigh…
Lufthansa reactivates A380 – the giant planes are coming back
Frankfurt, Munich Brass band music is a must when a new type of aircraft takes off in Munich for a scheduled Lufthansa flight. The A380 from Airbus is actually not…
China wants to compete with Airbus and Boeing with this aircraft
Maiden flight C919 The short and medium-haul jet manufactured by Comac is a prestige project of the Chinese government. It is intended to compete with the Airbus A320 neo and…
Order boom at Airbus and Boeing
Boeing production in Washington State As soon as the pandemic is over, the large aircraft manufacturers receive a series of mega orders. (Photo: Reuters) Frankfurt Turkish Airlines wants 600 new…
China wants to compete with Airbus and Boeing with this aircraft
Maiden flight C919 The short and medium-haul jet manufactured by Comac is a prestige project of the Chinese government. It is intended to compete with the Airbus A320 neo and…
Order boom at Airbus and Boeing
Boeing production in Washington State As soon as the pandemic is over, the large aircraft manufacturers receive a series of mega orders. (Photo: Reuters) Frankfurt Turkish Airlines wants 600 new…