AIR BERLIN NEWS

Lufthansa wins EU nod for Air Berlin spoils

AIR TRANSPORT | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Thu, Dec 21^st 2017 |

German carrier Lufthansa clinched EU approval Thursday for its scaled back bid to snap up assets of bankrupt Air Berlin, a European Union statement said.Responding to signals that the EU would veto its initial plans,...

Lufthansa offers fresh concessions in Air Berlin bid

AIR TRANSPORT | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Fri, Dec 1^st 2017 |

German aviation giant Lufthansa has offered concessions to encourage the European Commission to green-light its planned purchase of parts of bankrupt Air Berlin, the ...

EasyJet to buy slice of Air Berlin's Tegel operations

INDUSTRY / TECHNOLOGY | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Sat, Oct 28^th 2017 |

British low-cost carrier easyJet announced Saturday it had agreed to buy part of bankrupt carrier Air Berlin's operations at the German capital's Tegel Airport for 40...

Lufthansa Q3 profits down, confirms 2017 destination

AIR TRANSPORT | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Wed, Oct 25^th 2017 |

German airline group Lufthansa confirmed its objectives for the full year Wednesday, even as its third-quarter profit fell. Between July and September -- the key summ...

Lufthansa to swallow lion's share of Air Berlin

AIR TRANSPORT | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Thu, Oct 12^th 2017 |

Years of struggle for Germany's second-ranked airline Air Berlin appeared on their final stretch Thursday, as airborne behemoth Lufthansa announced plans to buy more than half the bankrupt carrier's planes.The deal h...

Air Berlin to ground all flights by end of October

AIR TRANSPORT | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Tue, Oct 10^th 2017 |

Bankrupt German airline Air Berlin must ground all flights by the end of October, the firm said Monday, as talks continue with prospective buyers Lufthansa and Easyje...

1,400 Air Berlin workers to lose jobs: union

AIR TRANSPORT | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Mon, Oct 9^th 2017 |

About 1,400 Air Berlin workers may soon be out of a job, some as early as the end of this month, according to a union paper obtained by AFP on Saturday.Many of the cuts would hit the bankrupt airline's ground personn...

Union demands job guarantees for Air Berlin workers

AIR TRANSPORT | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Thu, Sept 28^th 2017 |

One of Germany's most powerful unions called on Air Berlin bosses Thursday to make sure workers at the bankrupt airline hang on to their jobs as it is picked apart by...

Hopes for jobs as Air Berlin picks Lufthansa, EasyJet bids

AIR TRANSPORT | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Tue, Sept 26^th 2017 |

Insolvent Air Berlin confirmed Monday it was negotiating with German airline giant Lufthansa and Britain's EasyJet to sell off parts of its business, offering hope fo...

Lufthansa chief eyes up to 78 Air Berlin planes

AIR TRANSPORT | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Thu, Sept 21^st 2017 |

The chief of Germany's largest airline Lufthansa has said he hopes to buy up to 78 planes from bankrupt Air Berlin, dismissing fears the insolvency would grant him a near-monopoly over the skies.Top priority was "sta...

Air Berlin scraps more flights as pilots call in sick

AIR TRANSPORT | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Thu, Sept 14^th 2017 |

Insolvent Air Berlin cancelled dozens more flights Wednesday as pilots again called in sick, despite warnings from the airline that the wildcat action could jeopardis...

Air Berlin scraps more flights as pilots call in sick

AIR TRANSPORT | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Wed, Sept 13^th 2017 |

Insolvent Air Berlin cancelled dozens more flights Wednesday as pilots again called in sick, despite warnings from the airline that the wildcat action could jeopardis...

Insolvent Air Berlin scraps flights over 'ill' pilots

AIR TRANSPORT | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Tue, Sept 12^th 2017 |

Bankrupt Air Berlin said it was forced to cancel dozens of flights on Tuesday, after "an exceptionally high number" of pilots called in sick."We regret the inconvenie...

German investor bids 500 mln euros for Air Berlin

AIR TRANSPORT | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Mon, Sept 11^th 2017 |

German investor Hans Rudolf Woehrl has unveiled a 500-million-euro ($600 million) offer for bankrupt Air Berlin, hoping to buy the country's second-largest airline whole rather than see it split up."We worked hard to...

EU approves German rescue loan to insolvent Air Berlin

AIR TRANSPORT | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Mon, Sept 4^th 2017 |

The European Commission on Monday approved Germany's plans to grant insolvent Air Berlin a 150 million euro ($180 million) loan to allow it temporarily to serve passe...