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.
Wet-lease and charter operator USC Aero has bought five former Lufthansa A340-600s to expand its fleet and bolster its spares stock as it targets long-term ACMI contracts.
The CEO of Azores Airlines' parent company SATA Air Azores Group is hopeful that the rebooted privatization process for the Atlantic carrier will see it sold by year-end.
