NIKI - B737-400 - OM-GTD

Ton Jochems  - AMS

NIKI, the wholly-owned Austrian-based subsidiary of airberlin, has launched flights on Monday 10 March from its Vienna (VIE) base to Madrid (MAD), the capital of Spain.

 

NIKI, the wholly-owned Austrian-based subsidiary of airberlin, has launched flights on Monday 10 March from its Vienna (VIE) base to Madrid (MAD), the capital of Spain. The 1,810-kilometre route is already served by Iberia with 13 weekly flights. NIKI will initially operate the route with four weekly flights (a mix of E190s and Airbus aircraft), but from May will increase frequency to five weekly Airbus flights. The airline previously operated the route during the summer of 2011. This summer NIKI will be operating non-stop flights from Vienna to over 40 destinations across Europe. NIKI’s most recent route launch was to Larnaca in January, while Malta will be added to the network starting at the end of March.



Capital connection. Christian Lesjak, NIKI’s Managing Director (fourth from left) was on hand in sunny Vienna on Monday 10 March to celebrate the launch of the airline’s new four times weekly service to Madrid. In May, frequencies will increase to five per week. Competition comes from Iberia’s 13 weekly flights, linking the capitals of Austria and Spain.

NIKI - A320-200 Sharklets - OE-LEY

João Luis Pessoa - Lisboa

FLYNIKI - A320-200, OE-LEL

João Luis Pessoa - Lisboa

airberlin group takes delivery of its first Airbus A320 equipped with sharklets

Germany's airberlin group took delivery of its first Airbus A320 equipped with fuel saving wing tip devices, called Sharklets. The aircraft will join the fleet of the Austrian based airline NIKI, which is owned by the airberlin group. Between now and 2015 the airberlin group, Germany’s second biggest airline, will receive 13 more A320-Family aircraft with Sharklets.

Sharklets are newly designed wing-tip devices, measuring 2,4 metres and replacing the A320’s current wing tip fence. They improve the aircraft’s aerodynamics and significantly cut the airline’s fuel burn and emissions by up to four per cent. Sharklets are an option on new-build A320 Family aircraft, and standard on all members of the NEO Family. They offer the flexibility to A320 Family operators of either adding around 100 nautical miles more range or allowing an increased payload capability of up to 450 kilograms.

As of today, over 9,150 Airbus A320 Family aircraft have been sold worldwide and over 5,450 aircraft delivered to more than 385 customers and operators, making it the world’s best-selling
commercial jetliner ever.

Airbus

Air Berlin changes EMB-190 fleet strategy

Photo:Ton Jochems - ANT

Air Berlin has made adjustments to its strategy to move all seven EMB-190s of subsidiary Niki to Germany for the upcoming summer schedule. Only three of the seven aircraft will now be transferred to LGW - Luftfahrtgesellschaft Walter  for operations on behalf of Air Berlin from Dusseldorf International

Niki will continue to operate four EMB-190s from its Vienna hub.

LGW to operate Niki EMB-190s on behalf of Air Berlin

Flying Photos

LGW - Luftfahrtgesellschaft Walter  will take over the seven EMB-190s currently operated by Niki  from Vienna International by the end of March and then operate the aircraft on a wet-lease basis on behalf of Air Berlin The aircraft are expected to then be based at Berlin Tegel and Dusseldorf International. LGW already operates ten Dash 8-400s on behalf of its close partner Air Berlin

Fly Niki - A320-200, OE-LEL ex OLT Express

Ton Jochems - NCE

NIKI - ERJ-190, OE-IHD

Flying Photos - Frankfurt

Niki will start rebranding its aircraft to operated in the livery of parent Air Berlin from October. It will continue to operate under the Niki name unlike Swiss sister carrier Belair Airlines  but its corporate identity will be aligned with Air Berlin