Tag: Flight safety
Lufthansa is struggling with massive IT problems – failures and delays
Lufthansa planes in Munich The airline experienced a serious IT system failure on Wednesday. (Photo: Reuters) Dusseldorf Thousands of passengers suffered delays and flight cancellations on Wednesday due to a…
Condemning private jets across the board does not help the climate
A Cessna 560XL Citation The pandemic has sharply increased the demand for flights in your own aircraft. Environmentalists and activists denounce this. (Photo: imago images/CHROMORANGE) For months, there has been…
Due to computer failure: USA cancels all domestic flights
Washington airport A disruption affects air traffic in the USA on Wednesday. (Photo: dpa) new York After a temporary ban on all US domestic flights, the first planes are taking…
All flights in USA must be grounded
Washington airport A disruption affects air traffic in the USA on Wednesday. (Photo: dpa) new York Because an important air traffic control information system was not working on Wednesday, many…
Disruption in air traffic after failure of an important computer system
United Airlines plane (archive image) Air traffic in the USA is affected. (Photo: AP) Dusseldorf, Washington Air traffic in the USA is disrupted: The US aviation authority FAA has stopped…
Return of the Concorde is a long way off
New York, Frankfurt The dream of supersonic flight is over. At least that’s what Scott Hamilton says. The founder of the renowned specialist information service Leeham has analyzed the aviation…
Single-Pilot Cockpit: Only one pilot on the plane
Frankfurt Could one day only one pilot sit in the cockpit and steer the jet in passenger jets? It’s not entirely out of the question. This is shown in a…
Last Boeing 747 is delivered
Last Boeing 747 The last Boeing 747 produced left the production facility in Everett. (Photo: Bloomberg) Everett It’s over after more than 50 years: The last 747 jumbo jet left…
These are your rights in case of chaos at the airport
Flight cancellations are also possible in winter Not enough staff for all the passengers, the restart after the pandemic went horribly wrong in June and July. Things could get tight…
Runways at BER released again after action by climate activists
Airport BER The federal police confirmed that several people were on the airport site. There was no more detailed information, the operation is still ongoing. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Both runways…
What if companies become a target
Dusseldorf, Berlin The drones over the oil and gas platforms off Norway come with unclear intentions. They are increasingly worrying employees at Wintershall Dea. You weren’t attacked, just spied on.…
What if companies become a target
Dusseldorf, Berlin The drones over the oil and gas platforms off Norway come with unclear intentions. They are increasingly worrying employees at Wintershall Dea. You weren’t attacked, just spied on.…
Ukraine is the testing ground for future warfare
The fact that drones are playing an increasingly important role in warfare in Ukraine was shown not least by the Russian attacks on civilian infrastructure. However, the assessment that the…
Chinese missile crash shuts down airspace over Spain
Chinese space rocket «Long March 5B» Airspace over parts of Spain was temporarily closed on Friday morning due to the crash of a remnant of this Chinese space rocket. (Photo:…
McFit founder Rainer Schaller missing – private plane is said to have crashed off Costa Rica
Rainer Schaller It is still unclear why the McFit founder’s plane crashed. (Photo: AFP) San Jose The entrepreneur Rainer Schaller is missing. The founder of the gym chain McFit was…
McFit founder Rainer Schaller missing – private plane is said to have crashed off Costa Rica
Rainer Schaller It is still unclear why the McFit founder’s plane crashed. (Photo: AFP) San Jose The entrepreneur Rainer Schaller is missing. The founder of gym chain McFit was on…
Cockpit is calling on pilots to go on strike for three days from Monday
Eurowings jet in Cologne-Bonn Numerous flight cancellations are threatened again from Monday to Wednesday. (Photo: Reuters) Frankfurt The pilots’ association Cockpit has again called for a strike at the Lufthansa…
Boeing agrees $200 million fine with SEC
737 maximum More than 300 people have died in two Boeing plane crashes. (Photo: Reuters) Washington The aviation group Boeing will pay millions in the dispute with the US Securities…
Boeing will soon be able to deliver Dreamliners again
Dreamliner of the Dutch KLM Lufthansa can hope to have the first long-haul jet delivered in August after a long delay. (Photo: imago images/NurPhoto) Frankfurt The US aviation authority FAA…
More than 1000 flights canceled at German hubs
Frankfurt With a warning strike by ground staff, the Verdi union has largely paralyzed Lufthansa flight operations. The walkout began on Wednesday morning, as strike leader Marvin Reschinsky told the…