Articles by Jakob Wert

Virgin Australia has entered a voluntary administration process as it struggles to secure funds amid the ongoing Coronavirus crisis. The company officially announced the news on Tuesday morning after initially unconfirmed media … [read more]

Norwegian Air’s subsidiaries for employing pilots and cabin crew in Denmark and Sweden have filed for bankruptcy. The companies are part of the Norwegian Group and responsible for hiring the airline’s pilots … [read more]

Wuhan Tianhe Airport is officially reopening for scheduled passenger flights after being closed for two and a half months due to the Coronavirus outbreak. The airport in central China’s Hubei province was … [read more]

Lufthansa will permanently retire parts of its fleet due to the ongoing Coronavirus crisis. The airline expects long-term demand to be affected beyond the current pandemic. In a release published on Tuesday … [read more]

Lufthansa Group has announced that it will discontinue its subsidiary Germanwings, as it expects the current Coronavirus crisis to have an impact on demand even after the pandemic is over. The Germany-based … [read more]

Boeing has announced that it expanding its temporary aircraft production shutdown to its 787 site in North Charleston, South Carolina. The facilities, which house a large part of the manufacturer’s 787 ‘Dreamliner’ … [read more]

Airbus is pausing commercial aircraft production at its site in Mobile, Alabama, in response to the Coronavirus pandemic. The measure is set to begin this week, although no specific date has been … [read more]

Boeing has extended the temporary suspension of its production in Washington state for an indefinite period of time due to the Coronavirus crisis. The manufacturing stop first came into effect on March … [read more]