Articles by Jakob Wert

German railway operator Deutsche Bahn (DB) is officially becoming a partner of Star Alliance, the world’s largest airline alliance. This was announced at Frankfurt Airport’s long distance train station on 4th July, … [read more]

On Friday, July 1st, all three major Chinese airlines have signed orders with Airbus for nearly 300 Airbus A320neo family aircraft. Bejing-based Air China has ordered 96 A320neo family for itself and … [read more]

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines says it was forced to make an ‘impactful decision’ on Saturday, 4th June. The airline announced in the afternoon that it has temporarily suspended carrying passengers from European … [read more]

Shareholders of Colombian airline group Avianca Holding and Brazilian airline GOL have announced the creation of Abra Group, a new holding company in control of both carriers. Abra Group will be incorporated … [read more]

Lufthansa Group has placed an order for a total of 17 Boeing long-haul aircraft, the German company announced on Monday. This latest order consists of seven additional Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner as well … [read more]

Frankfurt Airport’s expansion has reached a significant milestone. The construction of Terminal 3’s pier G has recently been completed. But the terminal is far from being open. Originally accelerated to quickly cater … [read more]

Russian S7 Airlines has been suspended from the Oneworld airline alliance. The carrier says this decision is effective until further notice as of April 19th, and was made by both parties. Oneworld … [read more]

A Boeing 757 operated by DHL Aero Expreso has suffered major damage shortly after landing in San Jose, Costa Rica. The aircraft touched down, but shortly after broke in two pieces next … [read more]