Articles by Jakob Wert

Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has been banned from flying to most of Europe by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). This comes after a fatal crash in May that was caused by … [read more]

Norwegian Air Shuttle has cancelled its outstanding orders for 92 Boeing 737 MAX and five 787 Dreamliner, the airline said in a notice on Monday evening. The European low-cost carrier is also … [read more]

Air China, China Southern Airlines and China Eastern Airlines’ subsidiary One Two Three Airlines (OTT Airlines) are now the latest operators of Comac’s ARJ21-700 aircraft. Chinese aircraft manufacturer Comac simultaneously delivered the first … [read more]

Thai long-haul low-cost carrier NokScoot Airlines is set to terminate its business and enter a liquidation process, its owners confirmed on Friday. NokScoot was a 2014-founded joint-venture between Thai low-cost carrier Nok … [read more]

French flag-carrier Air France has officially retired its last Airbus A380, the largest passenger aircraft type ever built, on Friday evening. The airline performed a final farewell flight with F-HPJH, an A380 … [read more]

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines has secured state-backed loans amounting €3.4 billion (US $3.8 billion) to overcome liquidity shortages caused by the Coronavirus crisis. The airline of the Air France-KLM Group will receive … [read more]

Shareholders of Deutsche Lufthansa AG (Lufthansa Group) have approved a €9 billion (US $10.13 billion) rescue package provided by the German government. On Thursday afternoon, shareholders voted in an online exclusive assembly. … [read more]

Lufthansa has reached an agreement with cabin crew union UFO amid the Coronavirus crisis, the company announced on Wednesday shortly before midnight. According to the two parties, the agreement will create cost … [read more]