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Berlin Brandenburg Airport Sets New Opening Date For Next Year

December 2, 2019 Vanni Gibertini

After almost fourteen years of construction and delays, the new Berlin Brandenburg Airport is on track to open its gates ten years late on Oct. 31, 2020, the beginning of the 2020 IATA Winter season,

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Air Canada Touts Success on Transatlantic Service

October 19, 2018 Adrian Vannahme

Air Canada is enjoying continued and increasing success in its transatlantic routes, particularly to Germany. Canada’s national carrier, including its low-cost variation Air Canada Rouge, has long been riding a wave of profitable years for

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EasyJet Welcomes Record Number of Passengers on Busiest Day in Its History

September 18, 2018 Connor Sadler

European ultra-low-cost airline EasyJet welcomed over 330,000 passengers onboard its flights on Friday, September 14, marking the busiest day in the airline’s history. More than 1,900 flights took off across its network. Over half of

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2018 ILA Airshow Berlin Recap

May 4, 2018 James Dinsdale

Last week, the 2018 ILA Berlin Air Show returned to the Berlin ExpoCentre Airport, located on the southwest corner of the new, yet to open, Brandenburg Airport. Innovation and Leadership in Aerospace (ILA) saw over 180,000

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Berlin Brandenburg Airport Operator Requests €770 Million to Finish Construction

February 25, 2018 Joe Pesek

After years of recurring delays, Flughafen Berlin Brandenburg GmbH, the operator of Berlin Brandenburg Airport, has requested an additional €770 Million to finish the airport’s construction by 2020. If the project is completed within the

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Berlin Brandenburg Airport Opening Delayed Again

December 17, 2017 Adrian Vannahme

It has become the laughing stock of public works projects across Europe and of the aviation industry in particular: Berlin’s Brandenburg Airport. Originally planned in the 1990s and scheduled to open in 2000, the airport’s

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EasyJet to Begin Service from Berlin-Tegel Airport Starting in January

December 10, 2017 Adrian Vannahme

EasyJet is set to start operating from Tegel Airport, Berlin’s city airport, starting Jan. 5. The British low-cost-carrier announced nineteen routes it would begin operating from Tegel, including fifteen international and four domestic routes. In

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Last Scheduled Air Berlin Flight Lands at Tegel Airport Following 38 Years of Operation

October 27, 2017 Thomas Pallini

On Friday, the final Air Berlin flight departed Munich bound for Berlin. The airline had recently declared bankruptcy, causing them to cease operations. The final flight, Air Berlin 6210, was operated by an Airbus A320,

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An Airport to Nowhere: The Curious Case of Berlin Brandenburg

July 2, 2017 Andy Nelson

When ground was broken to begin construction of the new Willy Brandt Berlin Brandenburg International Airport (BER) in 2006, it was a signal of intent for a city pushing to reinvent itself. Named after the

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Air Berlin Chooses Tegel Over Brandenburg

June 24, 2017 Mateen Kontoravdis

Air Berlin operates the most flights out of Germany’s capital city, Berlin, and will have to move once the city’s new airport opens. However, Air Berlin Chief Thomas Winkelman stated that the airline would prefer

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Berlin Brandenburg Airport Sets New Opening Date For Next Year

Air Canada Touts Success on Transatlantic Service

EasyJet Welcomes Record Number of Passengers on Busiest Day in Its History

2018 ILA Airshow Berlin Recap

Berlin Brandenburg Airport Operator Requests €770 Million to Finish Construction

Berlin Brandenburg Airport Opening Delayed Again

EasyJet to Begin Service from Berlin-Tegel Airport Starting in January

Last Scheduled Air Berlin Flight Lands at Tegel Airport Following 38 Years of Operation

An Airport to Nowhere: The Curious Case of Berlin Brandenburg

Air Berlin Chooses Tegel Over Brandenburg

Homeland Security Withdraws Proposal for Compulsory Facial Recognition at Airports for U.S. Citizens

Rebuilding The Princess Juliana Alternative: L’Espérance Airport

Hong Kong Airlines Meets Government Deadline, Tries to Begin Turnaround

JetSmart Slated to Take over Norwegian Air Argentina Operations

Qantas Retires Final Boeing 747 from American Skies