Greece
Greece
Qatar Airways Brings Airbus A350 to Greece for First Time (video)
Qatar Airways has announced it is the first airline to ever fly the state-of-the-art Airbus A350 to Greece.
The carrier temporarily upgraded its current thrice-daily service to Athens to an ultra-modern A350 on Monday, with the arrival of the flight greeted...
Greece
Buyer Wanted for Four Airbus Jets Belonging to Greek State
Greece plans to sell four Airbus A340-300 passenger jets in order to raise money. The jets belonged to former state carrier Olympic Airways which now belongs to a successful Greek businessman and has been renamed to Olympic Air.
Finance Ministry...
Economy
Greece Sells Airbus Jets to Reduce State Debt
Greece on Friday said it had sold four disused Airbus A340 jets to Miami-based aircraft traders Apollo Aviation for 40.4 million dollars (31 million euros) under an ongoing asset push for quick cash.
A government statement said the sale had...
Greece
Delta Adds Direct Flights from Boston to Athens
Delta, one of the major US airlines, announced on Saturday that it will be adding direct flights from Boston to Athens, Greece to its routes. As of the summer of 2022, Delta plans to launch flights from Boston to...
Greece
Airlines Add Flights to Greece to Meet Demand for Summer 2021 Travel
The highest-ever number of direct US-Greece flights are operating this Summer, with millions of Americans and Europeans now fully vaccinated.
Greece
Israeli Company Leases Maritime Reconaissance Drones to Greece
An Israeli company, Israel Aerospace Industries, is now leasing maritime reconnaissance drones to Greece, which will have an option to buy.
Greece
Greece Reinstates Tourist Visas for Fully Vaccinated Qataris
Qatar Airways Holidays is offering an all-in-one vacation package to Greece strictly observing the current international travel restrictions
Greece
Greek Airline Christens Two Aircraft in Honor of Greek Bicentennial
The Greek airline SKY Express is honoring the Greek bicentennial by purchasing two aircraft, giving them the names “1821” and “Freedom/Eleftheria."
Greece
Plane Writes “200” in the Sky to Honor Greek War of Independence
Aegean Airlines took to the sky to honor the 200 years that have passed since the start of the Greek War of Independence on March 25, 1821.
Greece
Lufthansa Announces Flights to Greece as of May 18
German airline Lufthansa announced on Friday that flights to Greece will recommence on May 18, almost two months after the Greek government banned incoming flights due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The German air carrier announced that flights from Frankfurt to...
Greece
Greek Olive Oil Industry Holds Its Breath After US Given Green Light to Impose $7.5 Billion in Tariffs
The Greek olive oil industry is waiting anxiously to find out whether its iconic products will be included on the list of items subject to tariffs, after Wednesday's decision by the World Trade Organization (WTO) to allow the US...
Business
Greek Feta Receives Exemption From Proposed US Tariffs on EU Products
Greece's Agricultural Development and Foods Ministry announced on Wednesday that it gained an exemption from an approximate ten percent levy on Greek feta cheese from the US' Trump administration.
The American government plans to impose tariffs on EU products worth...
Greece
Pilot Records Breathtaking Video of Landing in Snow-Covered Thessaloniki
An Airbus pilot recorded the final minutes of his descent to the snow-covered "Macedonia" airport of Thessaloniki earlier in the week.
The footage is filmed from the perspective of the cockpit and shows how the pilot flew through the thick...
Celebrities
The Wealthiest Russian Oligarch Has Landed in Chania Crete
Alisher Usmanov, a Russian business oligarch with an estimated net worth of $15.1 billion is in Greece's Crete and his enormous and luxurious private airplane has landed at Chania Airport.
It is the third most expensive private airplane in the world.
The...
Greece
Heaviest Plane Ever Built Lands at Athens Airport (photos)
An Antonov 225, the heaviest aircraft ever built, landed in Athens's international airport on Thursday.
Athens airport went on Twitter to post photos of the exciting arrival.
Συμβαίνει τώρα #athensairport! #Antonov225 #avgeeks pic.twitter.com/DbeU2ihvQW
— Athens Airport (@ATH_airport) August 30, 2018
#athensinternationalairport Airbus A380-800...