Articles by Jakob Wert

Lufthansa has announced plans to reactive part of its grounded Airbus A340-600 fleet next year. Five A340-600 jets that are currently in long-term storage will temporarily be reintroduced in mid-2022, the airline … [read more]

On Friday, the longest variant of the Boeing 737 Max family has taken off on its maiden flight. At around 10:10 am local time, the test aircraft, registered as N27751, departed from Renton … [read more]

New German leisure carrier Eurowings Discover has been given the green light to launch its first route, starting next month. It received its Air Operator Certificate from the German Federal Aviation Authority … [read more]

Irish regional airline Stobart Air has ceased operations with immediate effect, after failing to secure funding from a new investor. The company operated many regional flights on behalf of IAG-owned Irish flag-carrier … [read more]

The European Council has agreed to ban airlines from Belarus, as part of sanctions against the country’s government. Furthermore, the council asks airlines in the Euopean Union to avoid using Belarusian airspace. … [read more]

Ryanair flight FR4978 was forced to divert to Minsk after threats were made against the aircraft by Belarus. The Boeing 737-800 of Ryanair Sun (registration SP-RSM) was operating on a scheduled flight … [read more]

Flight operations at Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion Airport in Israel were suspended for a short period of time due to rocket attacks. On Tuesday evening, the airport was temporarily evacuated and closed … [read more]

Lufthansa Group has announced that it has signed agreements for additional Airbus A350 and Boeing 787 aircraft. The first 787 planes are set to be delivered this year. On Monday, the German … [read more]