Lufthansa
Lufthansa firms up order for 100 A320 Family aircraft
Largest Airbus airline customer and operator in Europe
The Lufthansa Group has firmed up a previous Supervisory Board decision from March this year and signed for 100 A320 Family aircraft (35 A320neo, 35 A321neo and 30 A320ceo with Sharklets) at… Continue reading
Boeing Celebrates Delivery of 50th 747-8
- Launch customer Lufthansa takes delivery of milestone airplane
- Reliability of fleet stands at 98.8 percent
EVERETT, Wash., May 29, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Boeing (NYSE: BA) celebrated the 50th delivery of a 747-8 today. Deutsche Lufthansa AG, the launch… Continue reading
Lufthansa reports passenger numbers down in April
Lufthansa, Germany’s number one airline, said on Monday that its passenger numbers were down in April.
Lufthansa said in a statement it carried 8.586 million passengers in April, 2.0 percent fewer than during the same month last year.
At the… Continue reading
German airline Lufthansa settles bitter pay dispute
German flag carrier Lufthansa reached a pay accord with workers on Wednesday, unions and management said, resolving a bitter dispute that resulted in strikes which grounded hundreds of flights.
The agreement, which runs for 26 months, will result in a… Continue reading
Lufthansa board approves $11.7 bln worth of aircraft orders
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Deutsche Lufthansa AG’s supervisory board has approved the purchase of 108 aircraft from Boeing Co and Airbus with a list price of 9 billion euros ($11.7 billion), as it modernises its fleet with more fuel-efficient planes.
The order includes… Continue reading
Lufthansa Supervisory Board gives go-ahead for major Airbus order
• 100 A320 Family aircraft and two additional A380s
• Third A380 order from the German flag carrier
The Lufthansa’s Supervisory Board has approved the acquisition of 100 A320 Family aircraft (35 A320neo, 35 A321neo and… Continue reading
Airbus in Hamburg: Lufthansa takes delivery of its first Airbus A320 equipped with Sharklets
Lufthansa has taken delivery of its first A320 equipped with Sharklets at the Airbus site in Hamburg, Germany. Lufthansa is becoming the first carrier in Europe to take benefit of the new fuel-saving wing-tip devices. The airline will receive 21… Continue reading
Lufthansa, Air France-KLM shares soar on strong quarterly results
(AFP) Surprisingly strong results from European airlines Lufthansa and Air France-KLM boosted their share prices on Wednesday despite cautious outlooks for the rest of the year owing mainly to a weak business climate and uncertain fuel prices.
Lufthansa, the biggest… Continue reading
Lufthansa to merge Germanwings and Direct Services
(AFP) German airline Lufthansa said Wednesday it would merge its subsidiaries Lufthansa Direct Services and Germanwings from January 1, 2013 but choose a name for the new company at a later stage.
“Combining our domestic German and European point-to-point services… Continue reading
Lufthansa cabin crew to hold fresh strike Tuesday
(AFP) Cabin staff at German airline Lufthansa will hold a fresh strike which is expected to have a bigger impact than recent walkouts, their union said Sunday.
The UFO labour union said the strike would begin on Tuesday, but they… Continue reading
Strike looms for Lufthansa as wage talks fail
German airline Lufthansa, already battling strong headwinds from soaring kerosene prices and competition, was left facing potentially costly strikes Tuesday after wage talks with cabin crew crashed.
Unions have held off from taking strike action while last-ditch wage negotiations were… Continue reading
Lufthansa says new Boeing 747 overweight, but performance OK
(Reuters) – The head of Deutsche Lufthansa AG’s fleet management said he is not happy with the weight of Boeing Co’s747-8 jumbo, but that will not restrict the use of the airline’s newest aircraft.
“On all our in-service fleet, even… Continue reading