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The strikes at Brussels Airlines will increase costs, reduce profits and mean fewer planes for the company, Lufthansa CE Carsten Spohr said. “The company will grow only if results follow,” he added. "Generally, we purchase planes for the group and reallocate them to all the companies, depending on each one’s profits,” Spohr explained. “We try to find the best place for each plane to have the best capital return. That’s why I’m very “laid back” with the strikes at Brussels Airlines : the costs increase, the return on investment decreases, that means fewer planes for Brussels Airlines. At Swiss, it’s the opposite; they have good results and they receive more planes.” Asked about the future of Brussels Airlines and Eurowings by 2020, Carsten Spohr said that "in any event, Brussels Airlines is too small to be able to survive alone". <br/>

Air China is resuming flights to North Korea’s capital, the latest indication of improving ties between the two countries after tensions over Pyongyang’s nuclear ambitions. Air China suspended flights to Pyongyang in November, blaming poor ticket sales. The move came at a time when the US and the UN Security Council were stepping up sanctions and economic pressure on North Korea over its continued nuclear and missile tests. Tuesday, the airline’s website showed round-trip flights from Beijing to Pyongyang as once again being available, starting Wednesday. The resumption of flights comes a week before an off-again, on-again summit is due to be held in Singapore between US president Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. <br/>