Air Berlin Airbus A320-214 D-ALTL

Take off at MUC-EDDM "Franz Joseph Strauss"
Air Berlin Airbus A320-214 D-ALTL

Air Jamaica Airbus A340-313X 6Y-JMM

Short finals at LHR-EGLL "London Heathrow"
Air Jamaica Airbus A340-313X 6Y-JMM

American Airlines Boeing B777-223ER N755AN

Short finals at LHR-EGLL "London Heathrow"
American Airlines Boeing B777-223ER N755AN

Aegean Airlines Boeing 737-3YO SX-BGK

Short finals at SKG-LGTS "Makedonia Airport"
Aegean Airlines Boeing 737-3YO SX-BGK

United Airlines Boeing 777-222 N778UA

Take off at MUC-EDDM "Franz Josef Strauss"
United Airlines Boeing 777-222 N778UA

Emirates Airbus A340-541 A6-ERG

Take off at ZRH-LSZH "Zürich-Kloten"
Emirates Airbus A340-541 A6-ERG

Reliance Industries Bombardier BD-700-1A10 GE VT-DHA

Taxiing at ZRH-LSZH "Zürich-Kloten"
Reliance Industries Bombardier BD-700-1A10 GE VT-DHA

Lufthansa Airbus A330-343 D-AIKJ

Take off at MUC-EDDM "Franz Josef Strauss"
Lufthansa Airbus A330-343 D-AIKJ

Dornier Do31-E3 D-9531 (Prototype)

Deutsches Museum Flugwerft Oberschleißheim
Dornier Do31-E3 D-9531 (Prototype)

Varig McDonnell Douglas MD-11 PP-VTJ

Touch down in MUC-EDDM "Franz Josef Strauss"
Varig McDonnell Douglas MD-11 PP-VTJ

Olympic Airlines Boeing B737-484 SX-BKF

Taxiing at SKG-LGTS "Makedonia Airport"
Olympic Airlines Boeing B737-484 SX-BKF

Lufthansa Junkers Ju52/3m D-ANOY (fake reg)

Displayed at visitor's park MUC-EDDM "Franzt Josef Strauss"
Lufthansa Junkers Ju52/3m D-ANOY (fake reg)

Germanwings Airbus A329-112 D-AKNO

Take off at MUC-EDDM "Franz Josef Strauss"
Germanwings Airbus A329-112 D-AKNO

Falcon 7X receives type certification by Chinese Authorities


On February 2, Dassault Falcon recently received Type Certification for the 5,950 nm Falcon 7X from the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC). The Falcon 7X is the latest current production Falcon to be certified by the Chinese authorities. The Falcon 900 family and Falcon 2000 family were both certified several years ago.
“Before the end of the first quarter of this year, we will have delivered three Falcon 7Xs in mainland China,” said John Rosanvallon, President and CEO of Dassault Falcon. “As an industry, we’ve been waiting for China to emerge as a strong force for several years. That time has arrived and this certification will not only help Dassault Falcon continue to grow in China but will be of vital importance to all of our operators.”
The Falcon 7X can connect Beijing with Paris, France; Sydney, Australia and San Francisco, California. It can also connect Shanghai with Auckland, New Zealand; Seattle, Washington and London, England.
The Falcon 7X is the first and only business jet to incorporate a digital flight control system which provides more positive, operational safety and a smoother flight. The aircraft also comes standard with the award-winning EASy flight deck. The EASy flight deck is designed to reduce pilot workload and improve pilot interaction through elevated situational awareness in the cockpit. Announced at the Paris Air Show in 2001, the Falcon 7X was the first large cabin jet to be simultaneously certified by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on April 27, 2007. It’s powered by three highly reliable and efficient Pratt & Whitney Canada PW307A engines which help to give the Falcon 7X a greater airport performance and increased peace of mind during long over water flights. The Falcon 7X also has 15-30% greater fuel efficiency than other aircraft in the large cabin, long range class. With a range of 5,950 nm (eight passengers, M.80 with NBAA IFR reserves), the aircraft can comfortably connect 95% of the commonly used business aviation city pairs worldwide.
source: Dassault

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Bahrain plans to privatise Gulf Air


MANAMA – Bahrain plans to privatise the country’s loss-making carrier Gulf Air within about a year, after its turnaround programme bears fruit, said the chief executive of the top economic planning body in the Gulf Arab state.Bahrain also plans to privatise other public services, from hospitals to waste management, as it seeks to diversify its economy from oil and build up a viable private sector and a tax-based economy.
Gulf Air, which said in November it expected making an operating loss of about $500 million in 2009, plans to return to profits by focusing on regional routes and cutting costs. “The intention is to privatise but if you’re going to privatise something, people want something that doesn’t have a hundred-tonne anchor weighing it down,”Sheikh Mohammed bin Essa al-Khalifa, head of the Economic Development Board, told Reuters. “It will take realistically a year.” The Economic Development Board controls all government decisions on economic policies, making Sheikh Mohammed the small island kingdom’s top policy-maker in economic matters. Management of the King Hamad Hospital, currently under construction, and of petrol stations owned by state-run Bahrain Petroleum Co (Bapco) could be tendered to the private sector at the end of the year. Contracting out management of postal services and waste water treatment was currently under study, he added.
The country is also planning to phase out subsidies in the long run to relieve public finances, a sensitive issue that has sparked protests.
Ending gasoline subsidies is the biggest bone of contention, and Sheikh Mohammed said these would not be touched any time soon. “Fuel prices are not going up any time soon,” he said.
Bahrain plans to target other subsidies, including on electricity, to only the needy instead of all consumers, but that would be a gradual process taking some years, he added.
source: business.maktoob.com

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Aerolineas eyes 15 787s with near-term delivery slots

Aerolineas Argentinas is considering acquiring 15 Boeing 787s with deliveries beginning as early as 2011 as part of a new tender which also seeks bids for up to 40 narrowbody aircraft.The carrier's chief commercial officer, Juan Pablo Lafosse, reveals Aerolineas "is in the process of issuing requests for proposals" for new aircraft that meet narrowbody and widebody requirements outlined in its recently revised fleet plan. He says the airline, which now operates five Airbus A340s and two 747s, is considering 787s and A330s but not A350s for the widebody requirement. 
Aerolineas has been looking for new widebodies since the carrier was renationalised in late 2008. For several months last year the carrier was considering taking over part of the 61-aircraft Airbus widebody order placed in 2008 by former owner Marsans. In October 2009 Lafosse told, that the Argentinean government was negotiating with Marsans and Airbus over inheriting 13 A330/A340s from this order, but that as an alternative the carrier was also looking at leasing six A330s and seven A340s. Over the last couple of months, however, efforts to take over part of the Marsans order have since been dropped altogether. Meanwhile, Aerolineas also has widened its widebody evaluation to consider the 787. 
Lafosse tells, there are two scenarios now under consideration. The first envisions transitioning to a widebody fleet consisting entirely of 787 family aircraft but also acquiring at least two additional A330/A340s to support near-term expansion until 787s are available. Lafosse is confident Aerolineas could "transition to a 787 fleet starting one and a half or two years from now", claiming that "there are positions from lessors" in this timeframe. The second scenario envisions replacing all of Aerolineas' seven active widebodies with new A330/A340s as well as acquiring eight additional A330/A340s for growth. Lafosse says Aerolineas is "not yet" considering A350s.
source: flightglobal.com

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Lufthansa routes update

Lufthansa from 28MAR10 launches Daily Munich – Bari with CRJ900 (aircraft by Cityline). Schedule as follows:

LH2632 MUC0915 – 1100BRI CR9 D
LH2633 BRI1155 – 1340MUC CR9 D

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WizzAir routes update

 

New: Belgrade, Nikola Tesla (BEG) to Antalya (AYT)
New: Belgrade, Nikola Tesla (BEG) to Dortmund (DTM)
New: Belgrade, Nikola Tesla (BEG) to London, Luton (LTN)
New: Belgrade, Nikola Tesla (BEG) to Rhodes, Diagoras (RHO)

New: Bucharest, Baneasa (BBU) to Cuneo, Levaldigi (CUF)
New: Bucharest, Baneasa (BBU) to Dusseldorf, Weeze (NRN)
New: Cluj-Napoca, Someseni International (CLJ) to Dusseldorf, Weeze (NRN)
New: Zaragoza (ZAZ) to Antalya (AYT)
New: Zaragoza (ZAZ) to Bucharest, Baneasa (BBU)
New: Zaragoza (ZAZ) to Cluj-Napoca, Someseni International (CLJ)
New: Zaragoza (ZAZ) to Rhodes, Diagoras (RHO)

source: TheAirDB

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Air Berlin routes update



Restarted: Westerland, - Sylt (GWT) to St Petersburg, Pulkovo (LED)
Restarted: Ibiza (IBZ) to Moscow, Domodedovo (DME)
Restarted: Punta Cana (PUJ) to Stockholm, Arlanda (ARN)
Restarted: Punta Cana (PUJ) to Vantaa, Helsinki-vantaa (HEL)
New: Cologne, Bonn (CGN) to Stuttgart, Echterdingen (STR)
New: Dubrovnik (DBV) to Vienna, Schwechat International (VIE)
New: Moscow, Domodedovo (DME) to Thessaloniki, Makedonia (SKG)
New: Dusseldorf, International (Rhein-Ruhr) (DUS) to Karlsruhe/Baden Baden, Soellingen (FKB)
New: Graz, Thalerhof (GRZ) to Stockholm, Arlanda (ARN)
New: Graz, Thalerhof (GRZ) to Cairo, International (CAI)
New: Graz, Thalerhof (GRZ) to Copenhagen, Kastrup (CPH)
New: Graz, Thalerhof (GRZ) to Dusseldorf, International (Rhein-Ruhr) (DUS)
New: Graz, Thalerhof (GRZ) to Karlsruhe/Baden Baden, Soellingen (FKB)
New: Graz, Thalerhof (GRZ) to Muenster/Osnabrueck (FMO)
New: Graz, Thalerhof (GRZ) to Frankfurt, International (Rhein-Main) (FRA)
New: Graz, Thalerhof (GRZ) to Gothenburg, Landvetter (GOT)
New: Graz, Thalerhof (GRZ) to Westerland, - Sylt (GWT)
New: Graz, Thalerhof (GRZ) to Vantaa, Helsinki-vantaa (HEL)
New: Graz, Thalerhof (GRZ) to Krakow, J. Paul II Balice Intl (KRK)
New: Graz, Thalerhof (GRZ) to Oslo, Gardermoen (OSL)
New: Graz, Thalerhof (GRZ) to Paris, All s (PAR)
New: Graz, Thalerhof (GRZ) to Saarbruecken, Ensheim (SCN)
New: Heringsdorf (HDF) to Berlin, All s (BER)
New: Heringsdorf (HDF) to Naples, Capodichino (NAP)
New: Ibiza (IBZ) to Brindisi, Papola Casale (BDS)
New: Ibiza (IBZ) to Olbia, Costa Smeralda (OLB)
New: Olbia, Costa Smeralda (OLB) to Palma Mallorca, Palma Mallorca (PMI)
New: Palma Mallorca, Palma Mallorca (PMI) to Cagliari, Elmas (CAG)
New: Punta Cana (PUJ) to Gothenburg, Landvetter (GOT)
New: Punta Cana (PUJ) to Oslo, Gardermoen (OSL)
Cancelled: Westerland, - Sylt (GWT) to Reykjavik, Keflavik International (KEF)
Cancelled: Paphos, International (PFO) to London, Stansted (STN)
Cancelled: Berlin-Schoenefeld (SXF) to Milan, All s (MIL)
Cancelled: Berlin-Schoenefeld (SXF) to Paphos, International (PFO)
Cancelled: Berlin-Schoenefeld (SXF) to London, Stansted (STN)

source: TheAirDB

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