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DHL and ATR renew their contract for spare parts logistics

DHL Supply Chain announced the renewal of its contract with turboprop aircraft manufacturer ATR. DHL will be responsible for the global inventory management and orders of aircraft spare parts. The new contract covers a three-year period. ATR has been DHL’s customer since 2005 and renews its contract for the third time. The company is the global market leader for r...

FAI breaks ground on new Hangar 8 and shares progress on Construction Cam

FAI Asset Management GmbH, a Member of the Germany-headquartered FAI Aviation Group, has begun construction of a third hangar at Albrecht Dürer Airport in Nuremberg. Ground was broken for the latest FAI building – to be known as Hangar 8 – on 15 August following completion of road network infrastructure changes by the airport company. The €6m project will result in a building with a 4,800m² footpr...

Lufthansa wants to delay troubled Berlin airport inauguration

The airlines company has asked to reschedule the date for opening Berlin's brand new airport to summer 2018. The airport, which cost taxpayers over five billion euros, has been delayed by over five years. Speaking to Berlin's local public broadcaster RBB, Lufthansa's head of policy Thomas Kropp said it was unsuitable to open the airport with a tight flight schedule in winter, becaus...

Lufthansa Technik: Total Component Support for new Cypriot Airline Cobalt

Lufthansa Technik AG, international provider for maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services, and the new Cypriot airline Cobalt have signed a comprehensive five year component supply agreement for the airline’s initial fleet of six Airbus A320 aircraft. The aircraft are equipped with V2500 and CFMI 56-5A engines. The Total Component Support TCS® agre...

Lufthansa Technik: Component services for China Airlines' new Airbus A350 fleet

Lufthansa Technik and Taiwan based airline China Airlines have comprehensively expanded their partnership by entering into a new  long term agreement for component services (Total Component Support, TCS®) for China Airlines Airbus A350 fleet. According to the contract, the Hamburg/Germany-based maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) provider is now responsible for the&nb...

Lufthansa Technik nominates production and sales partner of its "chair" aircraft seat

Lufthansa Technik has selected INAIRVATION, its Joint Venture with F/LIST, to coordinate production and sales of its “chair” aircraft  seat. This approach combines the outstanding core competencies of the two shareholders, having both the capabilities and the capacity to provide high-end customized products. The modular VIP product family “ch...

Bombardier Delivers First Challenger 650 Aircraft to be Operated from Germany

The Challenger 650 aircraft is the market’s best value proposition for customers in Europe seeking higher baseline equipment level offered as standard, the widest cabin and seats, and the lowest direct operating costs* Bombardier Business Aircraft announced today that it delivered its first Challenger 650 aircraft to be operated from Germany. This aircraft joins the Bo...

Lufthansa Cargo takes over time:matters Group

Lufthansa Cargo took over complete ownership of the time:matters Group, experts in global sameday delivery and time-critical international spare part logistics. The cargo airline, which spun off time:matters as a subsidiary in 2002, had already held a 49 per cent share. The majority 51 per cent shareholding had been held by financial investor Aheim Capital and time:matters management. Lufthansa Ca...

Lufthansa, pilots' union extend pay talks

German carrier Lufthansa and pilots' union Vereinigung Cockpit (VC) have extended talks again over pay and retirement terms to try to resolve a long-running dispute that has led to more than a dozen strikes. "Due to the high complexity and the scale, an agreement on all the issues could still not be reached, despite extended talks," the pilots' union said in a statement o...

airberlin premieres Business Class on European services

More comfort, generous legroom, and restaurant-like service on board the new Europe Business Class Welcome to airbistro – a new food concept on short and medium-haul flights Starting this year as part of its strategic realignment, airberlin is introducing Business Class to German and European flights and will therefore offer a consistent product experience on short, medium and long-haul...

Germany seeks further 12.7 million euros from Airbus for A400M delays

Germany's defence ministry on Tuesday said it is asking for 12.7 million euros (£10.73 million) in damages from Airbus Group SE for delays in the delivery of a fourth A400M military transport plane that it received last month. "The German military has claimed the full 12.7 million euros in compensation that were contractually negotiated for delays in delivery of the fourth G...

airberlin introduces its first stopover programme in Abu Dhabi

Attracting an increasing numbers of holidaymakers each year, Abu Dhabi is always worth a visit. Last year alone 148,177 guests from Germany flocked to the Emirate. Now airberlin guests will have a greater chance to explore the emirate with a longer stopover in Abu Dhabi. It is now easier than ever to drop in on several destinations on the combined route network of airberlin, Etihad Airways and Eti...