AIR SERBIA: 22 could also become 30 new connections…

Just in time for Air Serbia’s 10th anniversary, the state-owned airline recently published new record figures. With a profit of 21 million euros, a passenger increase of around +60% and the addition of 15 new destinations to the route network, the metamorphosis from a cumbersome state-owned company to a modern airline seems to have succeeded. […]

Grüße aus Titograd

Montenegros Hauptstadt Podgorica hat den Namen zu Ehren des ehemaligen jugoslawischen Staatspräsidenten erst im Jahr 1992 abgelegt, doch der Charme des früheren Jugoslawiens ist geblieben. Wer große Sehenswürdigkeiten in Podgorica erwartet, ist hier definitiv falsch am Platz, den die heutige Hauptstadt Montenegros wurde während des zweiten Weltkrieges bei 80 Bombardements in Schutt und Asche gelegt. […]

Albania in transition

Anyone who, as an external visitor like myself, has observed Albania’s development in the course of his numerous journeys, can state the following: Albania is in transition! Some time ago, I had the pleasure of meeting the Albanian Ambassador to Austria, Mr. Roland Bimo, in person at his official residence in Vienna and talking to […]

Pilotenkarriere – Zwischen Celebrities und Rucksacktouristen

Er war Privatpilot für die österreichische Formel 1 Rennfahrerlegende Gerhard Berger, flog arabische Prinzen, russische Oligarchen als auch Rucksacktouristen rund um den Globus. Der österreichische Berufspilot Georg Schwarz hat nach 30 Berufsjahren mehr als 19.000 Flugstunden im Logbuch stehen und spricht jetzt im aeroTELEGRAPH Interview erstmals über seine abwechslungsreiche Karriere. Als Kind wollte ich noch […]

China Airlines
Neustart im Jahr des Tigers

Vor mehr als zweieinhalb Jahren hat die taiwanesische China Airlines den Anflug nach Schwechat aufgrund der Covid- Pandemie eingestellt. Seit Montag fliegt man nun wieder dreimal wöchentlich zwischen Wien und Taipeh und freut sich über gut gebuchte Flieger nach Asien. Über 30 Monate lang mussten Asien-Liebhaber aufgrund einer coronabedingten Pause auf den Neustart der taiwanesischen […]

Globe Air CEO: “I have no understanding for this…”

During the climate protest at Amsterdam Airport, an aircraft belonging to the Austrian company GlobeAir was damaged. In my current interview, company boss Bernhard Fragner comments on this for the first time – and criticises the airport. The protest lasted several hours. On 5th November, climate activists stormed the business jet area of Amsterdam Airport. […]

Ohrid/Macedonia: Jerusalem of the Balkans

Ohrid – churches, monasteries and mosques as far as the eye can see, which is why the city is often called the Jerusalem of the Balkans. Ohrid has just 42,000 inhabitants and is idyllically situated on one of the oldest freshwater lakes in the world. It is surrounded by a fascinating mountain panorama that stretches […]

That’s something the AUA team can be proud of!

Austrian Airlines/CEO Interview Annette Mann In March of this year, Annette Mann took over as CEO of Austrian Airlines. The flare-up of the Ukraine war and the associated high fuel costs as well as the still lingering after-effects of the Corona pandemic present the new Austrian manager with a number of challenges. But anyone like […]

With the new “Donau-Auen” to London

New A320neo for AUA After 16 years, Austrian Airlines (AUA) has once again taken delivery of a brand new aircraft. The Airbus 320neo made its maiden flight from Schwechat to the British metropolis. It has been a long time since AUA had anything to celebrate. On Tuesday (18 October), however, the hangar at Schwechat Airport […]

TAV Macedonia
Skopje and Ohrid were underserved…

Turkish airport operator TAV- Airports operates 90 airports in 29 countries worldwide and provides integrated services in all areas of airport operations. As a member of Groupe ADP, the company is one of the world’s leading airport management companies. Since 2010, it has also been operating the two Macedonian airports Skopje and Ohrid. aeroTELEGRAPH spoke […]