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Juergen T Steinmetz
JoinedSeptember 29, 2017
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Juergen T Steinmetz·
Aviation Feature
·January 20, 2019

German authorities cancels all Iranian Mahan Air flights

There are no more flights from Iran to Germany on Mahan Air at this time. Mahan Airlines, operating under the name...
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Juergen T Steinmetz·
Aviation Feature
·January 20, 2019

Singapore to three new Indian Cities on Scoot

Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest WhatsApp Linkedin Print Tumblr Viber Scoot Scoot, the low-cost arm of the Singapore Airlines Group, has...
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Juergen T Steinmetz·
Aviation Feature
·January 18, 2019

Why a Sri Lankan Airlines A330-200 is parked in Colombo with one engine missing?

A Sri Lankan Airlines Airbus A330-200 has been parked at Colombo Bandaranaike International Airport with one engine missing and is...
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Juergen T Steinmetz·
Aviation Feature
·January 15, 2019

American Airlines largest, United again second largest airline in the world

Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest WhatsApp Linkedin Print Tumblr Viber United Airlines Ranked by air miles flown, American Airlines is the...
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Juergen T Steinmetz·
Aviation Feature
·January 15, 2019

Kenya Airways to make daily flights to Seychelles as of February

Seychelles will be more accessible to the outside world starting February 6, 2019, as Kenya Airways introduces additional flights to...
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Juergen T Steinmetz·
Aviation Feature
·January 13, 2019

New passenger record achieved at FRA

FRAPORT Frankfurt Airport (FRA) served more than 69.5 million passengers in 2018, thus posting a new record high in the...
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Juergen T Steinmetz·
Aviation Feature
·January 13, 2019

Good news for Cape Town Tourism at CITA

Cape Town International Airport (CTIA), had 2.6 million passengers last year, way os a 9.6 percent growth from 2017. This...
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Juergen T Steinmetz·
Aviation Feature
·January 11, 2019

Dubai Runway Closure: Emirates adjusts schedule

Emirates A380 in Hamburg Germany Emirates has announced adjustments to its operational schedules in 2019 to minimise the impact of...
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Juergen T Steinmetz·
Aviation Feature
·January 10, 2019

Heathrow reaches record 80 million milestone

December 2018 Terminal Passengers(000s)  Dec 2018 % Change Jan toDec 2018 % Change Jan 2018 toDec 2018 % Change Market...
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Juergen T Steinmetz·
Aviation Feature
·January 8, 2019

Santa Maria Public Airport is planning expansion

The Santa Maria Public Airport (SMX) in California is hoping to increase commercial flight exposure this year. The last time the airport...
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Juergen T Steinmetz·
Aviation Feature
·January 7, 2019

IATA Pay: Latest trend in paying for airline tickets?

IATA IATA Pay is an industry-supported initiative to develop a new payment option for consumers when purchasing a ticket directly...
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Juergen T Steinmetz·
Aviation Feature
·January 6, 2019

Panama based Star Alliance Copa: The most punctual airline

The winner is Panama based Star Alliance carrier Copa. OAG’s Punctuality League is based on 57 million flight records using...
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Juergen T Steinmetz·
Aviation Feature
·January 4, 2019

Cutting $19.31 an hour pay makes many TSA workers sick

The average pay for a TSA officers in the U.S. is $19.31 an hour, the responsibility a TSA officers have...
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Juergen T Steinmetz·
Aviation Feature
·January 3, 2019

Updated US Travel Advisory for China: Will China tourism officials retaliate?

Every day 8000 Chinese tourists enter the United States, and every day an average of 5000 American tourists enter China....
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Juergen T Steinmetz·
Aviation Feature
·December 30, 2018

Aviation Ministers will be attending Global Investment in Aviation Summit GIAS2019

The first edition of the Global Investment in Aviation Summit (GIAS 2019) will kick off in Dubai with the participation...
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Juergen T Steinmetz·
Aviation Feature
·December 30, 2018

Southwest Airlines Jet bridge at BWI airport collapsed: What will be done about it?

A defective metal bracket on the jet bridge that collapsed and injured six people at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport...
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Juergen T Steinmetz·
Aviation Feature
·December 28, 2018

Uzbekistan is looking at KLM to attract European Tourists

According to the Ambassador of Uzbekistan to the Benelux countries, Dilyor Khakimov, the National airline of the Netherlands, KLM Royal...
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Juergen T Steinmetz·
Aviation Feature
·December 27, 2018

American Samoa Talofa Airways ready to add Manu Island

American Samoa’s Talofa Airways is planning to add Manu’ island to their network.This is possible after a second aircraft joined...
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Juergen T Steinmetz·
Aviation Feature
·December 27, 2018

Aviation hub in Nairobi or Addis Ababa? Kenya Airways is taken the initiative

Competing with Addis Ababa, Nairobi wants to become a regional aviation hub in East Africa. This became clear when SkyTeam...
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Juergen T Steinmetz·
Aviation Feature
·December 26, 2018

Tanzania Fastjet pleading with Tanzania Civil Aviation Authority

Tanzania based and grounded Fastjet wants to resume operation. Yesterday Chairperson Lawrence Masha urged the Tanzania Civil Aviation Authority (TCAA)...
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Juergen T Steinmetz·
Aviation Feature
·December 25, 2018

Air Saguenay sightseeing plane crashed killing all onboard in Quebec

An  Air Saguenay plane was taking part in a routine sightseeing flight from Lac Long in Tadoussac in the Canadian...
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Juergen T Steinmetz·
Aviation Feature
·December 25, 2018

Air Asia sells 29 planes only to lease them back

AirAsia X orders 34 more Airbus A330neo jets Air Asia is selling 29 planes – Airbus’ A320-200ceo and A320neo to...
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Juergen T Steinmetz·
Aviation Feature
·December 25, 2018

Emergency exercise at Al Bateen Executive Airport in Abu Dhabi

Abu Dhabi Airports will conduct a full-scale emergency exercise at Al Bateen Executive Airport on Wednesday 26th December 2018. This...
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Juergen T Steinmetz·
Aviation Feature
·December 23, 2018

FC Bayern: Not only Munich is proud according to Qatar Airways

FC Bayern soccer match against RB Leipzig at the Allianz Arena in Munich made not only the citizens in the...
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Juergen T Steinmetz·
Aviation Feature
·December 20, 2018

Green Africa Airways banbks on Boeing 737 MAX 8

Green Africa Airways today announced a commitment for up to 100 737 MAX 8 aircraft, evenly split into 50 firm...
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Juergen T Steinmetz·
Aviation Feature
·January 20, 2019

Ho Chi Minh City to Van Don now on Vietjet

Vietjet officially opens a new service linking Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) and Van Don (Quang Ninh Province), the gateway...
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Juergen T Steinmetz·
Aviation Feature
·January 20, 2019

Airbus: Intelligence Shared

As a provider of security intelligence platforms, Airbus is demonstrating Virtual Reality applications that facilitate the work of paramedics or...
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Juergen T Steinmetz·
Aviation Feature
·January 15, 2019

Three major airports for Delhi and Mumbai in the planning

Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest WhatsApp Linkedin Print Tumblr Viber Two airports may not be enough for a major city in...
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Juergen T Steinmetz·
Aviation Feature
·January 15, 2019

Boeing invests in Isotropic System

Isotropic Systems is a London-based startup pioneering next-generation solutions to better connect people and enterprises around the globe. Seattle based...
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Juergen T Steinmetz·
Aviation Feature
·January 14, 2019

Silicon Valley to El Paso now nonstop on Southwest Airlines

 SouthwestAirlines  now added a non stop service from  Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC) to El Paso Texas. The flight will operate once...
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Juergen T Steinmetz·
Aviation Feature
·January 13, 2019

Sichuan Airline adds Chengdu- Melbourne flight

Chengdu, China-based Sichuan Airlines in last week’s schedule update filed operational aircraft changes for Chengdu – Melbourne route, where the...
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Juergen T Steinmetz·
Aviation Feature
·January 13, 2019

India – Qatar Culture Year 2019: What Qatar Airways is doing?

Tourism is a major part of the ongoing Qatar- India Culture Year. Qatar Airways knows the importance for their business...
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Juergen T Steinmetz·
Aviation Feature
·January 10, 2019

Turkey introduced a passenger security tax

Turkey has introduced an airline passenger security tax of 1,5€ applicable as from 1 January 2018 without any advance notification....
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Juergen T Steinmetz·
Aviation Feature
·January 10, 2019

Nepal airfares are going on Sunday

Domestic airfares are going down in Nepal as of Sunday. Fuel surcharge was slashed following a drop in the price...
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Juergen T Steinmetz·
Aviation Feature
·January 7, 2019

Milan Bergamo ready for 13 million passengers in 2019

As Milan Bergamo continues to grow, it is expected that the airport will break through the 13 million passenger barrier...
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Juergen T Steinmetz·
Aviation Feature
·January 7, 2019

Over 30 countries attending Global Investment in Aviation Summit in Dubai

The Global Investment in Aviation Summit, an initiative of the UAE General Civil Aviation Authority, will be held on 27-29...
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Juergen T Steinmetz·
Aviation Feature
·January 6, 2019

Starlux Airlines eyes Taiwan to US routes

Starlux Airlines is not based in Luxembourg but in Taiwan. The airline is now about to receive 10 Airbus A321...
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Juergen T Steinmetz·
Aviation Feature
·January 3, 2019

The Love Field Legend dies: Herb Kelleher started Southwest Airlines on a cocktail napkin

Southwest Airlines tweeted: We already miss you, Herbie. We now have to imagine ourselves without Herb. The hashtag #HonoringHerb was established. Today...
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Juergen T Steinmetz·
Aviation Feature
·January 1, 2019

555 airline passengers died in 2018: Is this good news?

Last year 555 airline passengers died in plane accidents. This is the worst year according to a report by BBC....
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Juergen T Steinmetz·
Aviation Feature
·December 30, 2018

Emirates 2018: 192,000 flights and 59 million passengers

Emirates A380 in Hamburg Germany Emirates carried over 59 million passengers on more than 192,000 flights in 2018. “We had...
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Juergen T Steinmetz·
Aviation Feature
·December 30, 2018

Taiwan Tourism ends 2018 year with 11 million tourist arrivals

The 11 millionth tourist to visit Taiwan in2018 is a Japanese tourist. He arrived at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport on...
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Juergen T Steinmetz·
Aviation Feature
·December 27, 2018

Air Peace wants plans to connect Nigeria with the world in 2019

Air Peace has unveiled its plan for the aviation sector in 2019 that takes the airline way beyond Nigerian borders....
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Juergen T Steinmetz·
Aviation Feature
·December 27, 2018

How Air India wants to move out of debt?

The Indian Minister for Civil Aviation told local media  Air India has planned to monetize its unutilized and surplus immovable...
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Juergen T Steinmetz·
Aviation Feature
·December 26, 2018

London Gatwick Airport Sold for 2.9 Billion British Pounds

The second largest airport in the United Kingdom, London Gatwick Airport has been sold to France’s Vinci for £2.9 billion....
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Juergen T Steinmetz·
Aviation Feature
·December 25, 2018

Tokyo to Perth, soon non stop on All Nippon Airways

Perth Airport has welcomed today’s announcement by All Nippon Airways (ANA) that they will launch a new daily direct flight...
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Juergen T Steinmetz·
Aviation Feature
·December 25, 2018

UK plans to deploy drone detection systems

After drones crippled London Gatwick airport during busy Holiday Christmas traffic, detection systems may now be deployed across the UK...
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Juergen T Steinmetz·
Aviation Feature
·December 25, 2018

Catania airport opens with limited flights after Mount Etna volcanic eruptions

Italy’s Catania airport is reopening after an ash cloud from Mount Etna’s latest eruptions forced it to shut down. The...
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Juergen T Steinmetz·
Aviation Feature
·December 23, 2018

Lufthansa turns to the media for help at FRAPORT: 3000 Passengers caught in chaos

The Lufthansa Group is reaching out to the media for their help in bringing attention to the situation in terminal...
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Juergen T Steinmetz·
Aviation Feature
·December 20, 2018

Air Tanzania is first in Africa to receive the Airbus A220

Representatives from the airline as well as officials from the United Republic of Tanzania Government alongside executives from the A220...
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Juergen T Steinmetz·
Aviation Feature
·December 18, 2018

Chongqing and Paris non stop on Hainan Airlines

Chongqing to Paris will be a new non stop route starting on December 19 by China based Hainan Airlines. The service is the...
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