Airlines nominate Zagreb Airport for award

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German leisure airline Condor said it would order sixteen Airbus A330neo jets to replace its existing wide-body fleet of Boeing 767 aircraft. "The first aircraft is expected in autumn 2022, whilst the replacement of the entire long-haul fleet is scheduled to be completed by mid-2024. As the German launch customer for the Airbus A330neo, Condor is thus focusing on latest technology, maximum efficiency and the highest level of customer comfort", Condor said. It did not say how it would acquire the planes but market sources said it was expected to buy an unspecified number from Airbus with the rest to be rented from leasing companies. The deal comes a day after EU regulators approved 525.3-million euros in German aid for Condor that will help the airline restructure after an earlier decision was annulled by a European court. It follows a competition between Airbus and Boeing to provide the A330neo or Boeing 787 to Condor, the sources said. Condor has a mixed fleet of planes from both planemakers but relies solely on its ageing 767s for long-haul needs. The A330neo is an upgraded version of the A330 passenger plane with recent Rolls-Royce RR.L engines. It competes with the newer but more expensive Boeing 787 Dreamliner. Sources said the deal will provide a home for undelivered A330neo jets originally earmarked for Indonesia's Garuda or Malaysia’s AirAsia. Both carriers are debt-strapped and their finances have worsened during the pandemic, raising doubts over A330neo deliveries. Airbus is also in talks to replace Boeing jets at another European leisure carrier, British airline and holiday group Jet2. If confirmed, the deal could involve the purchase of around 50 Airbus jets, worth some $5 billion before industry discounts of at least 50%. But while Airbus is seen as a front-runner, talks between Jet2 and suppliers are said to be ongoing.
Source: Reuters

Airlines nominate Zagreb Airport for award

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Airlines have nominated Zagreb Airport, as well as the Croatian National Tourist Board, for this year's Routes Europe Marketing Award, which recognises the outstanding marketing support that airports and destinations provide to their airline partners. Carriers were asked to nominate organisations based on the marketing services that have supported the successful launch of new routes or the development of existing ones over the past twelve months. Zagreb was nominated in the category for airports handling under four million passengers and will compete against Chisinau, Billund, Kalamata and Antwerp, while the Croatian National Tourist Board was nominated in the destinations category alongside Vilnius Tourism, Sevilla Tourist Board, Tampere Region and the Vienna Tourist Board. The awards ceremony will take place during the Routes Europe networking event on April 9 in Hannover, with the overall winner to be automatically shortlisted for the World Routes 2019 Marketing Awards in Adelaide, Australia in late September.

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Anonymous13:38
Well if ZAG doesn't win when their competition is Chisinau, Billund , Kalamata and Antwerp then we should all commit a harakiri.
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Anonymous15:11
Winners should be selected based on achieved results. Sevilla grew 25%, Vilnius 30%, Vienna added 2,6 million passengers. CNTB could not help ZAG grow faster than SPU and is far behind other cities.
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