Berlin Airport Terminal 5 (former Schönefeld airport) to be closed in March 2021
The old Schönefeld Airport became “BER Terminal 5” and is due to be closed in spring 2021. In the course of the opening of BER,...
British Airways Boeing 747 catches fire whilst parked at Castellón Airport
On 23 November, a fire broke out in the cockpit of a British Airways Boeing 747-400 (registered G-CIVD) which was being scrapped at Castellón...
Launch of the Dutch Action Agenda for Train and Aviation: fewer flights, more trains, a.o. to Brussels
International train takes off Strengthen the international train so that it becomes an attractive alternative to short flights for more travellers. That is the ambition...
Ethiopian Cargo launches trans-Pacific cargo flight services from Seoul (Korea) to Atlanta via Anchorage (US)
Ethiopian Cargo & Logistics Services has launched Trans-Pacific routes, extending from Seoul Incheon to Atlanta via Anchorage effective 09 Nov 2020. Ethiopian operates B777-200F,...
Brussels Airlines introduces rapid Covid-19 tests on some flights
At Brussels Airlines, there was a first test flight with rapid coronavirus tests on Friday 20 November. Passengers and crew on flight SN3157 leaving Brussels...
Brussels Airport Mediator disapproves TUI fly Belgium’s touch-and-go landings at Brussels Airport
The Belgian federal government mediation service for Brussels Airport isn't very happy with a series of touch-and-go landings TUI fly Belgium performed. Yesterday between...
Blue Air transfers its Milan operations to Linate from Malpensa Airport, effective 20 December
Blue Air announces direct flights between Bucharest Otopeni and Linate, effective 20 December 2020 until the end of the winter schedule. Ticket prices start...
American Airlines phases Boeing 737 MAX back into commercial service
In a message to American Airlines team members, Chief Operating Officer David Seymour and the Operations leadership team discuss the re-certification of the Boeing...
Moscow Domodedovo Airport served 1.5 million passengers in October
Moscow Domodedovo Airport welcomed 1.5 million passengers in October 2020. Domestic passenger traffic at Domodedovo amounted to 1.3 million. Sochi, Simferopol, Krasnodar, Saint Petersburg,...
Emirates ups Airbus A380 deployment with services to UK and Russia
Iconic Emirates Airbus A380 to serve London Heathrow 4 times daily, Manchester 6 times a week, and Moscow daily Emirates expands services in...
Covid-19 crisis continues to massively burden the aviation sector: Flughafen Wien group handles 71.2% fewer passengers
Revenue down 56.9%, EBITDA decline of 80.1% but still positive at € 62.3 million, net Q1-3 earnings of minus € 41.3 million Drop in...
First United Airlines flight offering free transatlantic COVID-19 testing took off
First of its kind, the testing programme guarantees customers over two years old and crew test negative before departure On 16 November, United customers travelling...
Pilots of a Pobeda Airlines Boeing 737 draw giant penis in the sky
On 11 November, a Pobeda Airlines Boeing 737-800 (registered VQ-BTJ) operated domestic flight DP407 between Moscow Vnukovo and Yekaterinburg, Russia. Uneventful and on-time, the aircraft...
Trujet ATR 72-500 suffers right main gear collapse during landing mishap
On 16 November, a Trujet ATR 72-500 (registered VT-TMM) operated domestic flight 2T-543 between Belgaum and Mysore (India). During landing at Mysore Airport, however,...
Cathay Pacific axes Brussels and six other loss-making intercontinental destinations
Last month, Cathay Pacific announced a corporate restructuring in response to the continued impact of the coronavirus on the aviation market. The airline closed...
BLUE AIR announces the resumption of international flights from Cluj Napoca starting March 1st, one month earlier than originally planned
Blue Air announces the resumption of international flights from Cluj Napoca, Romania starting 1 March 2021, one month earlier than initially scheduled, to meet...
Two KLM aircraft collide during towing procedure at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport
On 15 November, during a towing procedure, two KLM Royal Dutch Airlines aircraft collided into each other at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport, The Netherlands. The...
Eurowings is planning rapid corona tests at Düsseldorf Airport
After its parent Lufthansa, Eurowings is now also planning to test holidaymakers for Covid-19 before departure. The rapid tests are to be carried out at...
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol traffic and transport figures for October 2020: -82%
In October, the number of flights to and from Schiphol declined by 56% to a total of 19,614 (44,503 in October 2019). This resulted in a...
Severely burned Romanian doctor taken to Queen Astrid Military Hospital, Belgium
Last Saturday, 14 November, a deadly fire broke out at the intensive care unit of a hospital in Piatra Neamt, Romania. Ten COVID-19 patients,...