Pilar Wolfsteller

Switzerland

Americas Air Transport Editor at Flightglobal

@[email protected] Journalist, athlete, certified flight instructor and no-longer-40-something super-action-heroine by choice. Dog mom to Jet.

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Training and Safety Tip: What do you want most?

1 week ago | aopa.org | Pilar Wolfsteller

Research suggests pilots may have a few personality traits in common, traits that can work for us or against us at times. A NASA paper published in 2004 reported the results of personality surveys completed by 93 commercial pilots, and derived a "pilot personality profile" that aligned well with similar work done previously with military pilots.
Coming out of hibernation

4 weeks ago | aopa.org | Pilar Wolfsteller

But before you jump into the left seat, take a moment to think about the last time you did so, and if your knowledge and skills now are up to the task. Are you proficient? Are you even legal? What are some of the things you need to consider as you get your aircraft and yourself out of winter hibernation? There are a few critical items on your to-do list before you launch. One handy checklist to keep at hand is PAVE. Remember?
Training and Safety Tip: 'Say again' when needed

1 month ago | aopa.org | Pilar Wolfsteller

Suppose you want to fly to an unfamiliar airport. You’ve done your research—planned your route, studied the airport procedures and the diagram, and checked the weather and the notams. All your pilot “Spidey senses” tell you that you’re ready to go. The flight there is beautifully uneventful; you’ve followed all the rules and even greased the landing in this new place.
Lufthansa Technik to build new MRO facility in northern Portugal

Dec 8, 2024 | flightglobal.com | Pilar Wolfsteller

Lufthansa Technik will build a new facility in northern Portugal to expand its capacities for the repair of engine parts and components. The Hamburg-based company, which is the engineering unit of the German airline group, said on 9 December that the new 54,000sq m plant in Santa Maria da Feira, near Porto, will be completed by the end of 2027.
Volocopter names ex-Lilium finance chief Vogelgesang as new CFO

Nov 17, 2024 | flightglobal.com | Pilar Wolfsteller

Volocopter has named former Lilium finance chief Oliver Vogelgesang as its new CFO, effective immediately. Vogelgesang succeeds Christian Bauer in the role at the Bruchsal-based electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) developer. Bauer will remain the company’s chief commercial officer, Volocopter says.
LATAM Groups lifts outlook after third-quarter profit rises to $301m

Nov 6, 2024 | flightglobal.com | Pilar Wolfsteller

LATAM Airlines Group profit during the third quarter of 2024 rose to $301 million as the company managed to hold costs in check and profited from greater demand for air travel. The Santiago, Chile-based carrier says that adjusted for foreign exchange and other gains, profit came in at $339 million, up 25% from the same three months last year. Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, amortization and restructuring (EBITDAR) increased 14% to $828 million.
LATAM Airlines Group lifts outlook after third-quarter profit rises to $301m

Nov 6, 2024 | flightglobal.com | Pilar Wolfsteller

LATAM Airlines Group profit during the third quarter of 2024 rose to $301 million as the company managed to hold costs in check and profited from greater demand for air travel. The Santiago, Chile-based carrier says that adjusted for foreign exchange and other gains, profit came in at $339 million, up 25% from the same three months last year. Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, amortization and restructuring (EBITDAR) increased 14% to $828 million.
Flybondi to wet-lease two Boeing 737s from AlbaStar

Nov 5, 2024 | flightglobal.com | Pilar Wolfsteller

Argentine ultra-low-cost carrier Flybondi has entered into its first wet-leasing agreement with the Spanish airline AlbaStar. The carrier will operate two of AlbaStar’s Boeing 737-800s during the upcoming southern hemisphere’s summer travel season. The agreement was made possible after recent deregulation in Argentina, which allows the use of foreign-registered aircraft and crewmembers for domestic scheduled flights, the company says.
Uncertainty breeds frustration, but also resilience: IATA’s Walsh

Nov 4, 2024 | flightglobal.com | Pilar Wolfsteller

By Pilar Wolfsteller2024-11-05T14:13:00 Source: BillyPix The uncertainty that the airline industry is having to deal with since the end of the Covid-19 pandemic – delivery delays, taxation hikes, geopolitical instability – has made it more difficult for managers to plan, but it has also made the entire segment more resilient, IATA director general Willie Walsh tells Airline Business
Fraport calls on German politicians to lower fees in Frankfurt as passenger numbers stall

Nov 4, 2024 | flightglobal.com | Pilar Wolfsteller

Airport operator Fraport says costs at its flagship airport in Frankfurt are hindering growth and preventing the facility from returning to its pre-Covid-19 passenger figures. Speaking on the company’s third-quarter earnings call on 5 November, Fraport chief executive Stefan Schulte called on politicians to “take action” to lower fees, and eliminate what he calls Germany’s “competitive disadvantage” versus its European neighbours.