The company is currently facing major investment decisions for further expansion. ASML says it prefers to expand as close as possible to the existing factory in Veldhoven. The BIC site, just a few hundred meters from the Eindhoven Airport terminal, would be suitable for this. The chip machine giant already has a smaller branch there. … Read more
“We always have to investigate in every situation: what are the solutions?” The CEO emphasizes the Dutch base of the airline and the growth that Transavia has seen in the Netherlands. “It’s not easy to pick it all up at once and put it somewhere else. That can have a big impact.” Transavia strongly opposes … Read more
There were many flight cancellations on Tuesday and Wednesday in particular, leaving many thousands of travelers stranded at the airport. Many flights departed again on Thursday, but often with significant delays. The problems should largely be over by Friday. Large parts of the airport, but also the city of Dubai, were flooded on Tuesday because … Read more
Dubai International Airport is one of the busiest airports in the world. Most flights were canceled or delayed by Wednesday morning. For example, Emirates flight EK146 from Schiphol to Dubai departs with a three-hour delay, and EK148 has been postponed from 3:20 PM to 9:00 PM. The United Arab Emirates recorded 254 millimeters of rain … Read more
The Airbus A310 once flew for many major airlines, including KLM and Martinair. Even Transavia once had one on loan. There are currently few of this type in service as passenger aircraft: some air forces are still active with it. Air Transat (Canada) and Tarom (Romania) still flew the A310 to Schiphol until 2018, but … Read more
The KNMI has already warned for thunderstorms with heavy wind gusts between 75 and 100 kilometers per hour on Monday afternoon and evening. Code yellow applies to the entire country from noon. “This afternoon there will be heavy showers over the country between 1 p.m. and 5 p.m. During these showers there will be thunder, … Read more
Israeli airspace was closed due to the large-scale Iranian attack with missiles and drones. Some other countries in the region had also taken such measures. Jordan has also reported the reopening of its airspace. Of the more than 300 drones and missiles that Iran has fired at Israel, “99 percent” were intercepted by air defense … Read more
On this day, April 6, 1957, Aristotle Onassis founded it Olympic Airways. An airline that for decades was the largest in the country and at its peak had a huge fleet and an extensive network of domestic and international destinations. The beginning had taken place a little earlier, at the end of July 1956, when … Read more
After the first Airbus entered service in January, only 189 of the 232 seats were sold, so the aircraft could easily be replaced by the smaller Boeing 737-800 without having to rebook passengers. At the end of March, Transavia received the second A321neo (the PH-YHY), which has been fully operational in the timetable since April … Read more
6 hospitalized after Newark-bound United Airlines flight diverts to NY airport due to ‘high winds’ 6 hospitalized after Newark-bound United Airlines flight diverts to NY airport due to ‘high winds’ Six people aboard a United Airlines flight traveling from Israel to Newark were hospitalized after the plane was forced to divert to a New York … Read more