Air Berlin

Founded by Americans in 1978, Air Berlin initially operated holiday charter flights from West Berlin to Mediterranean vacation destinations. German reunification saw the airline rapidly expand, and Air Berlin became one of the largest European carriers.
Future plans and expansion hinged on eventually basing operations at Berlin’s new Brandenburg Airport, which was originally due to open in 2011 but suffered rolling delays and is now not expected to open, if at all, until 2020.
Air Berlin scaled back on operations over several years and, with sustained financial losses, finally flew its final flight in October 2017. Nearly immediately Lufthansa swooped in and purchased 81 of its aircraft and employed more than 3,000 former Air Berlin employees, with Easyjet also taking a smaller piece of the Air Berlin pie.

Austrian low-cost (fly)Niki ceases all operations on 14 December 2017

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Austrian low-cost airline Niki (or flyNiki) headquartered at Vienna Airport has ceased all operations from 14 December 2017. The airline was operating scheduled and...

Majorca’s No. 1 airline airberlin flies a new record of 500 weekly non-stop flights again this summer

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This summer, airberlin flies more often than ever before to its top destination, Majorca. airberlin will connect 23 departure airports in Germany, Austria and...

IAG buys Niki for €20 million and will integrate it as a new Austrian Vueling subsidiary

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IAG, the parent company of British Airways, Iberia and Vueling, announced Friday evening the acquisition of Niki, the Austrian charter company subsidiary of the...

Comprehensive reorientation of airberlin (and sale of Niki to Etihad) enables long-term growth

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Information on leisure flights with airberlin and NIKI In future, airberlin will position itself as a network carrier. Domestic routes, flights to European cities and...

easyJet confirms acquisition of Air Berlin operations at Tegel: 25 aircraft, slots and staff

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easyJet statement on acquisition of Air Berlin operationseasyJet can confirm that it has acquired part of Air Berlin's operations at Berlin Tegel Airport. The...

airberlin traffic figures August: 5.6% less passengers

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In August, airberlin recorded a capacity utilization decrease of 2.0 percentage points, to 88.9 percent, in a challenging market environment. Capacity was reduced by...

Finnair expands codeshare cooperation with airberlin

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Finnair is expanding its codeshare cooperation in Europe with fellow oneworld alliance member airberlin.Finnair’s AY designator will be added to selected services operated by...

easyJet takes over 25 Air Berlin aircraft based at Berlin Tegel

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easyJet today signed an agreement with Air Berlin to acquire part of its operations at Berlin Tegel AirporteasyJet signed an agreement with...

airberlin responds to ground handling problems in Berlin-Tegel and postpones new US routes to California

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The continued ground handling problems at Berlin-Tegel Airport have prompted airberlin to make changes to the planned expansion of the USA connections from May...

airberlin introduces its first stopover programme in Abu Dhabi

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2 for 1 – twice the fun on long-haul flights Attracting an increasing numbers of holidaymakers each year, Abu Dhabi is always worth a visit....

“We want the Games!” An airberlin Airbus A320 as Olympic ambassador

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From now on, an airberlin Airbus A320 is the official “ambassador of the skies” for Berlin’s bid for the 2024 Olympic Games. The twin-jet...

airberlin adds more flights to Prague

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Four daily flights from Berlin, starting end of March 2017 Codeshare with Czech Airlines for the Dusseldorf – Prague routeStarting end of March...

airberlin: Stable load factor on decreasing capacity and traffic for November

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In November 2016, while capacity was reduced by 4.4 percent, airberlin recorded a virtually stable load factor featuring only a minor decrease of 0.6...

Lufthansa Technik continues training of Air Berlin Technik’s trainees

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The Christmas season brings good news: Effective 1 January 2018, Lufthansa Technik AG will be the new training organization for approximately a dozen young people who...

airberlin: slightly lower capacity utilization, 4.1% less passengers in May

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Virtually constant capacity utilization development for 2016 In May 2016, Germany's second-largest airline company recorded only a minor capacity utilization decrease of 0.9 percentage points,...

Air Berlin files for insolvency as Etihad pulls funding plug

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Air Berlin filed for insolvency after leading shareholder Etihad Airways withdrew its financial support, marking the second failure of a major European airline in...

Video: Goodbye to Air Berlin long-haul flights, with go-around at DUS #AB7001

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Today the last Air Berlin long-haul flight ever made an intentional and spectacular go-around before landing at 8:02 in Dusseldorf.

airberlin is Germany’s most reliable airline: 99.5 percent of flights flown in 2015

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Germany's second largest airline has again scored top marks for regularity, with 99.5 percent of services flown in 2015. In aviation, regularity is a...

Air Serbia introduces travel options to seven new cities with major airberlin codeshare expansion

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Air Serbia, the national airline of the Republic of Serbia, is now offering travellers greater access to Europe following a major codeshare expansion with...

Lufthansa interested in taking over 90 Air Berlin aircraft and routes; new career at Eurowings

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Last week Air Berlin has applied for insolvency proceedings under self-administration and received a €150 million loan from the Federal Government in order to...

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