Kurt Hofmann has been writing on the airline industry for 25 years. He appears frequently on Austrian, Swiss and German television and broadcasting channels to discuss issues affecting commercial aviation.
Over the winter months Lufthansa is set to deploy four of its currently parked Airbus A350-900s on routes from its Frankfurt hub that are normally served by the larger Boeing 747-8.
EgyptAir Training Academy has added two more full flight simulators (FFS) to its portfolio this year, one for the Airbus A220-300 and another for the A320neo.
Middle East Airlines has taken delivery of its third Airbus A321neo narrowbody, which is the 10,000th A320 family aircraft the airframer has rolled out.