The World of Aviation

Fifty firefighters are currently tackling a huge blaze that broke out at Bombardier’s Belfast docklands factory on Sunday night.

The Dutch government’s acquisition of a 14 per cent stake in Air France-KLM has been criticised by the Netherlands’ Court of Audit on Wednesday.

On Thursday, US officials signalled the country’s intention to abandon a historic treaty which permits parties to conduct short-notice reconnaissance flights over one another’s territory.

Colombia has banned both inbound and outbound international flights for at least the next four months, following Argentina’s example.

The Japan Times revealed this week that the national tourism board – the Japan Tourism Agency – put forth a proposal that would see up to half the cost of a trip to the country covered by Tokyo.

Lufthansa is one of the biggest brands created by Germany, and one of the biggest and most successful airlines in the world. Like all other airlines in the industry, it’s struggling to survive amidst the global health crisis that caused the demand for air travel to plunge drastically.