Lufthansa

By David Casey
The latest new route announcements, schedule changes and codeshares.
Airports & Networks

By Jens Flottau
If antitrust concerns in Brussels scupper the takeover deals dreamt of by the big three European airline groups, other paths are available.
Airlines & Lessors

By Jens Flottau
Pricing is turning out to be a sticking point as negotiations between Lufthansa Group and the Italian government drag out.
Airlines & Lessors

By Jens Flottau
The move, once implemented, greatly increases pressure on the airline to seek ways to come to agreements with its pilots.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
Five routes will be launched from Skopje International Airport to European destinations as part of the subsidy scheme.
Airports & Networks

By Kurt Hofmann
Delivery of the first Boeing 787-9 to Austrian Airlines is expected in early 2024.
Airlines & Lessors

By Kurt Hofmann
Austrian Airlines' chief operating officer says the flag carrier is hoping to receive Boeing 787s from Lufthansa Group and also replace aging Airbus A320s.
Airlines & Lessors

By Kurt Hofmann
Lufthansa transferred its first Airbus A380 from its maintenance base in Frankfurt to its second hub in Munich on April 12.
Airlines & Lessors

By Jens Flottau
Lufthansa has agreed to sell the remaining part of airline catering specialist LSG Group to private equity firm Aurelius Group.
Airlines & Lessors

By Jens Flottau
Lufthansa and its pilot union Vereinigung Cockpit (VC) are nearing their next major dispute, after confidential talks spanning several months failed last week.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
Europe’s airlines expect strong summer demand, but challenges remain.
Airlines & Lessors

By Jens Flottau, James Pozzi, Lee Ann Shay
Lufthansa Technik is looking for a second shareholder and expects to make a decision by mid-year. Why is it considering this and who could it be?
MRO Podcast

By Kurt Hofmann
ITA Airways, however, has just posted a net loss for 2022 of approximately €486 million ($526 million).
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
European airline CEOs are forecasting strong travel demand for summer 2023.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford, Kurt Hofmann
Strikes in France and Germany are causing major disruptions for European airlines, with delays, canceled flights and airport closures.
Airlines & Lessors

By Linda Blachly
Sustainability continues to weave in and out of aircraft cabin discussions.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Victoria Moores
Irish regional wet-lease specialist CityJet is introducing Bombardier CRJ1000s to its fleet, with the first few aircraft scheduled to be placed with Lufthansa.
Airlines & Lessors

By Christine Boynton
Today—not so much as an extra service but as a customer expectation—IFC is improving, and U.S. airlines are upgrading
Interiors & Connectivity

By Alex Derber
Airline groups may use consolidation to access efficiencies and synergies in the aftermarket to further drive down costs.
Services & Support

By Jens Flottau
On the surface, Frankfurt airport operator Fraport had good news to report for 2022.
Airports & Networks

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Aerospace

By Graham Warwick
Lufthansa Aviation Training has declared its intent to be the European launch customer for Diamond Aircraft’s eDA40 electric training aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jens Flottau
Before the coronavirus pandemic, IAG was Europe’s most profitable legacy airline group. Now it is struggling to keep up.
Airlines & Lessors

By Jens Flottau
Lufthansa plans to base its incoming fleet of 10 Airbus A350-1000s at its second hub in Munich.
Airlines & Lessors

By Jens Flottau
Lufthansa is accelerating the process of retiring its Airbus A340-300, A340-600 and Boeing 747-400 fleets by at least three years.
Airlines & Lessors