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.
Turkish Airlines has extended its suspension of international flying by a further 19 days until May 20 in line with decisions taken by the authorities in Turkey to curb the spread of the coronavirus in the country.
Hanover, Germany-based TUI Group announced April 8 it has signed the contract with German state development bank KfW for a bridge loan of €1.8 billion ($1.96 billion) to cushion the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic until normal business operations can resume.
