Aero-Dienst (ADN, Nuremberg) has taken delivery of its first Global 5500, as shown by ch-aviation research. D-ARCG (msn 60141) was delivered to Nuremberg directly from Bombardier's facilities at Montréal Trudeau on December 5, 2024, flying under the 'ADN' code. This is Aero-Dienst's first Bombardier Business Aircraft Global jet, complementing its existing fleet of a Challenger [...]
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CemAir (5Z, Johannesburg O.R. Tambo) will not be impacted operationally by a South African court ruling ordering the airline to return all equipment in its possession owned by airport groundhandler Swissport South Africa by December 15. This is the word from CEO Miles van der Molen, who told ch-aviation that the matter was an "ongoing [...]
The Supervisory Board of Lufthansa Group has adopted its first-ever "political resolution", calling for a wide range of changes to the European Union's aviation and economic policy. Among other things, the holding is advocating the suspension of the 2021 EU-Qatar open skies agreement due to alleged corruption during its negotiations. "The competitive distortions that impact [...]
Qatar Airways (QR, Doha Hamad International) wants to axe an order for twenty-five B737-10s, according to Bloomberg. The order was placed in mid-2022 when the carrier was involved in a dispute with Airbus. However, the relationship has since improved and the B737 MAX variant is reportedly no longer required. Currently, the B737-10 is not expected [...]
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easyJet (London Luton) will open bases at Rome Fiumicino and Milan Linate early next year, taking advantage of conditions recently approved by the European Commission (EC) concerning Lufthansa Group's acquisition of ITA - Italia Trasporto Aereo (Milan Linate). In a December 11 media statement, easyJet said it would base five aircraft at Linate in time [...]
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