Articles by Jakob Wert

After a one hour flight over Australian capital Canberra, Qantas has completed its third and final farewell flight with the Boeing 747. The airline had accelerated the phase-out of its last five … [read more]

British Airways has confirmed that it is ‘proposing to retire’ its entire fleet of Boeing 747 with immediate effect. On Thursday evening, several journalists reported that the airline considers retiring the aircraft … [read more]

Newly announced Canadian leisure airline ‘OWG’ is set to launch with Cuba as its inaugural destination. The new carrier’s brand was first unveiled on July 7th. On Monday, the airline officially announced … [read more]

Lufthansa Group will cut the maximum number of accepted new aircraft deliveries in half until 2023. This was announced on Tuesday as part of a second package in its restructuring programme to … [read more]

Aeromexico has filed for voluntary Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the United States, the airline announced on Tuesday evening. This is to implement restructuring measures that have become necessary due to the … [read more]

Aircraft leasing company BOC Aviation has cancelled 30 of its orders for the Boeing 737 MAX. This comes one day after Boeing successfully started re-certification flights for the currently grounded aircraft type. … [read more]

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]