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Kurt Hofmann has been writing about the airline industry for nearly 15 years for a number of different media outlets in Europe. He appears frequently on Austrian television to discuss issues affecting commercial aviation. He joined ATW in 2004 and is a regular contributor to ATWOnline with a special focus on Germany, Switzerland and Austria, as well as Central and Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

Articles by Kurt Hofmann
Swiss training adds new Embraer E-190 simulator 

Swiss Aviation Training (SAT), a subsidiary of Swiss International Air Lines, added an additional CAE Embraer E-190 full-flight simulator to its portfolio in Frankfurt at the Lufthansa Flight Training Center (LFT).                                               &n

Lufthansa Flight Training faces weak European pilot demand 
Lufthansa Flight Training (LFT) is feeling the effects of the European aviation downturn and reduced pilot demand.
Brussels airport baggage handlers end strike, negotiations continue
Brussels Zaventem Airport resumed baggage operations Thursday after a four-day strike by Swissport baggage handlers over working conditions left more than 20,000 pieces of luggage stranded, several media outlets reported.
Minister: Croatia Airlines faces bankruptcy if restructuring fails
As the strike by Croatia Airlines pilots and flights attendants over pay cuts stretches into its third day, Minister of Transport Sinisa Hajdas Doncic said the carrier would go bankrupt if the restructuring plan is not put into action.
Norwegian Air Shuttle Boeing 737-800
Norwegian Air Shuttle expands into Germany-Spain market 
Norwegian Air Shuttle continues its European expansion as it taps into the Germany-Spain market, which is dominated by Air Berlin and Condor Airlines on leisure routes.
Reports: Turkish Airlines employees plan to strike Wednesday
Turkish Airlines employees are reportedly planning to strike early Wednesday morning, an airline source told ATW.
Croatia Airlines Airbus A319
Croatia Airlines employees strike over pay cuts
Croatia Airlines employees went on strike Tuesday, causing about 30 flight cancellations through Wednesday.
Lufthansa, SAS Scandinavian Airlines end network cooperation
Lufthansa and SAS Scandinavian Airlines will discontinue their network cooperation on routes between Germany and Scandinavia.
Oneworld chief confident that Air Berlin will remain a member 
Oneworld CEO Bruce Ashby has dismissed speculation that Air Berlin might leave the alliance.
Austrian Airlines Boeing 777
Austrian Airlines to add fifth 777 to its fleet; considers services to Brazil
Lufthansa subsidiary Austrian Airlines Group will add a fifth Boeing 777-200ER to its fleet from summer 2014.
Turkish Airlines adds five new destinations
Turkish Airlines added five new destinations this month as the carrier continues to grow.
Mayrhuber elected Lufthansa supervisory board chairman
Former Lufthansa CEO Wolfgang Mayrhuber has been elected to chair the supervisory board after Tuesday’s annual general meeting, Lufthansa announced.
Lufthansa to stand by Mayrhuber for supervisory board  1
Lufthansa said it would stand by former CEO Wolfgang Mayrhuber just hours after he withdrew his candidacy to become Deutsche Lufthansa AG supervisory board chairman.
Report: Costs mount for Berlin Brandenburg Airport delayed opening
The much-delayed opening of the Berlin Brandenburg Airport costs an additional €35 million-€40 million ($46 million-$52.4 million) per month, the German newspaper Handelsblatt reported.
Ukraine International Airlines expands fleet
Ukraine International Airlines has added six leased aircraft to its fleet as part of a renewal and expansion program.
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IATA chief urges more political will behind eco-aviation efforts  

Governments must put more political will into sorting out air traffic management mega-projects and also addressing the political issue of finding a global agreement for emission market-based-measures (MBMs), the head of IATA said Monday....More
May 13, 2013
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Airbus, Air Canada join with BioFuelNet Canada to find alternative fuels  

Airbus, Air Canada and BioFuelNet Canada have formed a partnership to assess Canadian solutions for the production of sustainable jet fuels with a long-term goal of supplying Air Canada....More
May 9, 2013
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Looming pilot shortage major concern for US regional airlines   1

US regional airlines are increasingly concerned about a potential pilot shortage that could curtail their growth or even force carriers to decrease capacity....More
May 8, 2013
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Study shows multiple takeoffs and landings contribute to pilot fatigue   1

Preliminary results of a pilot fatigue study conducted by Washington State University (WSU) show there is a “small difference” between the fatigue level of pilots conducting multi-segment operations and those flying a longer single segment....More
May 8, 2013
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Embraer pushes upgraded E-Jet; program launch expected soon  

Embraer president and CEO-commercial aviation Paulo Cesar Souza e Silva said the “second generation” E-Jet, while not an all-new aircraft, will be “much, much more than a re-engine.”...More
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