SPIEGEL ONLINE
- May 17, 2012
The mayor of Berlin has confirmed that the city's new international airport will not open until March 17, 2013, nine months after its planned June opening. The operators need additional time to complete a fire safety system. more...
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- May 16, 2012
Last week, officials announced that Berlin's modern new airport would not open as planned on June 3. Now, it looks as though the first flights may not take off at the facility until March of 2013. more...
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- May 15, 2012
Berlin had hoped to gain worldwide recognition for its futuristic new international airport. But after the announcement that the facility won't open on time due to massive safety problems, the city is embarrassed and the hunt for who to blame has begun. By SPIEGEL Staff
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SPIEGEL ONLINE
- May 14, 2012
In a SPIEGEL interview, Hartmut Mehdorn, 69, CEO of Germany's second-largest airline Air Berlin, discusses how the surprise delay in opening the capital's new international airport will affect the company. He also describes widespread financial difficulties among airlines as an "industry crisis." more...
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- May 11, 2012
As cities become more crowded and traffic more snarled, commuters and engineers are searching for better ways to get around the world's urban hubs. E-scooters, once considered an unpromising technology, are making a comeback as major car manufacturers rediscover their utility and sudden popularity. By Jürgen Pander more...
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- May 10, 2012
Airlines are shuffling their schedules and politicians are trading barbs in the wake of the announcement earlier this week that Berlin's much touted new international airport would not open early next month as planned. Passengers and airport businesses are waiting for a decision on a new opening date, which could be announced next week. more...
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- May 10, 2012
In a nightmare for Russia's aviation industry, the country's new Superjet 100 has crashed into a mountainside during a demonstration flight in Indonesia. The disaster could jeopardize the ambitious Superjet project, which Moscow had hoped would be an aviation success story. more...
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- May 09, 2012
CEO Christoph Franz at Lufthansa has alarmed employees in recent days with radical plans for cost-cutting at the German national airline. He wants to combine the airline's low-cost subsidiary Germanwings and large portions of its European flights. The move is intended to reduce costs, but not fares -- and it could be the customers who lose out. By Dinah Deckstein more... [ Forum ]
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- May 03, 2012
The CEO of German flag carrier airline Lufthansa has been forced to make cuts in the face of growing losses. With the restructuring, Christoph Franz is dismantling the legacy of the company's former CEO and future supervisory board chairman. Is he steering directly into a conflict? By Dinah Deckstein more... [ Forum ]
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- April 26, 2012
Protests from animal rights organizations have prompted many airlines to stop transporting monkeys and other animals slated for use in laboratory experiments. But could this actually be causing more harm than help? By Laura Höflinger more...
