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Swiss, which is a subsidiary of Lufthansa, is changing the rules for flight personnel in favor of employees. In the future, flight attendants will be allowed to have visible facial piercings, and lipstick will no longer be mandatory for women. It will also be possible to wear opaque tights and use medical tights, such as […]
The assets of UIA, which was Ukraine’s largest airline before the Russian invasion, are being auctioned off by the state-owned SETAM. The trademarks with the UIA name and logo and the subsidiary MAUTECHNIK, which repaired the aircraft, have already been sold. A 99% stake in MAUTECHNIK, a 62.43% stake in the Interavia handling company, which […]
The Japanese airline ZIPAIR was forced to repaint its planes to avoid being associated with supporting Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Until the spring of 2022, the tails of ZIPAIR airliners bore a capital Z, the airline’s logo. This letter was used by the Russian military as an insignia on their vehicles entering Ukraine. Since the […]
The largest German airline, Lufthansa, has lost its prestigious 5* service rating. Lufthansa received it in 2017 from the British consulting agency Skytrax, which evaluates the service of airlines around the world. The German airline was the only one in Europe with the highest service rating. In order to raise its rating from 4 to […]