Based in Austria, Kurt covers European air transport for ATW. He 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.
Ryanair Group airline Lauda plans to extend its Airbus A320 lease contracts after it was decided that A320neos are too expensive under current market conditions.
Brussels Airlines CEO Dorothea von Boxberg is leaving Lufthansa Group to join BMW, to be succeeded by ITA Airways chief strategy and integration officer Lorenza Maggio.