Airlines

Switching to rail

In Europe, many short-haul flights are disappearing in favour of train connections. In some cases, the coronavirus crisis accelerates the trend. More

23.09.20 - 19:27 | Timo Nowack 0

Negotiations

The African country already considered liquidating the heavily indebted national airline. Now Air Namibia can once again hope for state money. More

23.09.20 - 7:57 | Felix Stoffels 0

Winter season

Less demand, less aircraft needed. Swiss will transfer six more Airbus A320, A321 and A330 to Amman. More

22.09.20 - 21:56 | Stefan Eiselin 0

Boeing 747-400 stay for now

Removed from the flight plan: Lufthansa no longer plans to fly the final eight Airbus A380 - unless something unexpected happens. More

21.09.20 - 20:52 | Stefan Eiselin 0

Israel

The Israeli national airline will take off again very soon thanks to a new major investor: A young New Yorker with a wealthy father but no aviation experience. More

18.09.20 - 19:54 | Timo Nowack 0

Project Ocean

With Project Ocean, Lufthansa wants to expand its tourism business and compete with Condor and Tui. Germany's pilot union criticised the plans. More

18.09.20 - 13:54 | Timo Nowack 0

Dispute with unions

The flag carrier of Luxembourg has adopted tough cost-cutting measures amid the current crisis. Trade unions accuse Luxair's management of acting alone. More

17.09.20 - 10:51 | Felix Stoffels 0

Milan

It is a symbolic step: Alitalia will no longer fly to Milan's largest airport. More

15.09.20 - 23:02 | Felix Stoffels 0

Leasing instead of purchase

The company will soon decide whether or not to decommission remaining Airbus A380 and Boeing 747-400. In return, Lufthansa is considering speeding up and increasing Airbus A350 deliveries. More

15.09.20 - 19:53 | Stefan Eiselin 0

No expansion

Rwanda's national airline is putting the brakes on an expansion of its fleet. In future, Rwandair could lease aircraft from Qatar Airways. More

12.09.20 - 23:27 | Timo Nowack 0

Airbus and Boeing

Due to sanctions, the Iranian national airline is forced to operate partly ancient aircraft types. However, Iran Air now wants to sell off some of them. More

12.09.20 - 4:23 | Felix Stoffels 0

Coronavirus crisis

The Hong Kong-based airline expects a slow recovery in long-haul passenger numbers. That is why Cathay Pacific wants to put dozens of planes into long-term storage. More

10.09.20 - 19:07 | Felix Stoffels 0

Antonov An-2 and An-24

Yakutia Airlines' subsidiary for remote regions in Russia is modernising its fleet. The 40-year-old Soviet aircraft make way for new local developments. More

07.09.20 - 7:13 | Felix Stoffels 0

Boeing 737-700

The Coronavirus crisis and the severe economic crisis in Lebanon had a huge impact on the airline. Wings of Lebanon now had to close down after returning its only Boeing 737. More

03.09.20 - 21:15 | Felix Stoffels 0

Brazil and Peru

The Chilean low-cost carrier sees great opportunities in the Coronavirus crisis. Armed with fresh capital, Jetsmart wants to expand into Peru and Brazil. More

02.09.20 - 23:02 | Stefan Eiselin 0

Israel - UAE

El Al operated the first flight from Israel to Abu Dhabi. Now, more are set to follow as Saudi Arabia is opening its airspace for this route. More

02.09.20 - 19:30 | Timo Nowack 0

Recovery

The Covid-19 pandemic broke out in China and hit airlines there first. In the meantime, the domestic market in the Asian country has recovered. But the big test is yet to come. More

01.09.20 - 6:37 | Stefan Eiselin 0

Loans guarantee

Five years ago, Delta Air Lines guaranteed a loan for its Brazilian partner Gol. This could now become a burden for the American airline. More

31.08.20 - 21:28 | Timo Nowack 0