Lufthansa

Lufthansa anticipates that it can stop burning through cash at some point in 2021, provided demand recovers to at least 50% of 2019 levels in what would be a substantial recovery from current levels of activity.

The German airline says its hub strategy gives it an advantage.

After years of delay, BER welcomed its first scheduled flights on Oct. 31.

Lufthansa Cargo will continue to flexibly manage its freighter fleet of Boeing 777Fs and MD-11Fs in the coming months as belly capacity on passenger long-haul routes is curtailed by fewer flights amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Lufthansa Group is revising further downwards its capacity planning for the 2020 fourth quarter (Q4), now that air transport demand in Europe is contracting further and no substantial re-opening of long-haul flights is in sight.

A weekly round-up of the latest news from the aviation industry as airlines and airports seek to recover from the COVID-19 crisis.

The airline’s long-haul flying is curtailed because of COVID-19, with only three US destinations being served.

A weekly round-up of the latest news from the aviation industry as airlines and airports seek to recover from the COVID-19 crisis.

Lufthansa CEO and IATA chairman Carsten Spohr believes substantial global long-haul networks could be re-established by the second quarter of 2021 if there is broad COVID-19 testing of passengers and crew.

The carriers are restoring nonstop scheduled service to mainland China for the first time since the coronavirus outbreak.

Lufthansa decided to deepen the cuts to its fleet and staffing levels after determining that air transport is not recovering as fast as it had hoped.

Lufthansa said it is responding to passenger demand by increasing the number of leisure routes offered from its Frankfurt (FRA) hub.

Fifteen vacation destinations are being added to Lufthansa’s network from Frankfurt for the summer 2021 season.

Lufthansa's LCC steps in to offer flights from DUS to the vacation destinations in Greece, Portugal and Spain.

Lufthansa CEO Carsten Spohr told employees to expect deeper cuts to staff levels and the group’s fleet as the recovery of air travel will take much longer than originally anticipated.

Kazakhstan’s flag-carrier is expanding its European network with an additional route to Germany.

Two Mexican airlines are adding new services from the city despite COVID-19.

A weekly round-up of the latest news from the aviation industry as airlines and airports begin to recover from the COVID-19 crisis.

Routes analyzes some of the services returning as well as new routes being launched. This week we look at Turkish Airlines’ delayed plans to serve Vancouver; Forli in northern Italy securing its first route in more than seven years; and S7 adding a leisure destination from Novosibirsk.

German cabin crew union UFO is recommending its members accept a preliminary crisis deal reached with Lufthansa to avoid forced redundancies despite major uncertainties about the details.

With the return of demand for long-haul travel still unclear, Lufthansa is preparing fundamental cuts to the group’s long-haul fleet that are likely to see several types retired entirely.

Brussels Airlines is increasing its range of short- and medium-haul fare options to align its offering more closely with the rest of the Lufthansa Group’s full-service carriers.

Lufthansa Group said the collapse in demand for air travel following the outbreak of COVID-19 leaves it no choice but to start making redundancies in Germany and scrap 100 of its aircraft.

Air Canada is seeking to develop new interline agreements to help boost traffic.

A weekly round-up of the latest news from the aviation industry as airlines and airports continue to recover from the COVID-19 crisis.