All Lufthansa articles – Page 25
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Motion modifiers make for better simulator training
Simulation is an essential tool for improving flight safety through better pilot training, but it could be even more effective, according to some in the industry. Indeed, airlines such as Lufthansa, Cathay Pacific and Cargolux – as well as the US Air Force – have recently decided on simulator motion-system ...
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ANALYSIS: Star members demand more value from alliance
Star Alliance's sheer size leaves little room for network expansion, and its large members are tending to form separate, exclusive partnerships through joint ventures and codeshare agreements. Against this backdrop, the grouping faces a stern challenge in remaining relevant for both large and small carriers.
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Lufthansa set to divest Luxair stake
Lufthansa Group is planning to sell its 13% shareholding in Luxembourg’s flag carrier Luxair.
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Norwegian 'frozen out' of transatlantic arena: Ryanair
Ryanair chief commercial officer David O’Brien believes Norwegian is being unfairly “frozen out” of the transatlantic market despite its “playing by the rules”.
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Big five EU carriers come together on new lobbying alliance
The European Union's five biggest airline groups Air France-KLM, EasyJet, IAG, Lufthansa and Ryanair have unveiled plans to establish a new airline lobbying group later this year to present a set of common goals to European regulators.
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IATA: Lufthansa ploughs on with premium strategy
Lufthansa will not be diverted from its mission to regain its reputation as a premium quality carrier with a raft of product innovations, distribution system changes and the aim to be the “number one” in hub and point-point systems in Europe, says its chief executive Carsten Spohr.
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Lufthansa executive Kratky to head Austrian
Lufthansa Group has named senior manager Kay Katky to succeed Jaan Albrecht as chief executive of Austrian Airlines on 1 August 2015.
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NewsBEA plans A320 flight to validate Germanwings CVR data
Investigators will conduct a flight with an Airbus A320 to validate sounds picked up by the cockpit voice recorder of the Germanwings aircraft that crashed in the French Alps on 24 March.
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NewsGermanwings parent to adopt two-in-cockpit rule
Germanwings parent company Lufthansa Group is the latest to adopt a new cockpit occupancy procedure in the wake of the French Alps Airbus A320 crash.
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NewsCo-pilot 'intentionally' crashed Germanwings A320: Lufthansa CEO
Lufthansa Group chief executive Carsten Spohr has acknowledged that the Germanwings Airbus A320 lost over the French Alps on 24 March appears to have been deliberately crashed by the co-pilot.
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NewsCo-pilot initiated Germanwings A320's descent: French prosecutor
Marseille's public prosecutor has confirmed that the co-pilot of the Germanwings Airbus A320 that crashed on 24 March was alone in the cockpit throughout the aircraft's descent.
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NewsInvestigators arrive at Germanwings A320 crash site
Lufthansa has sent a team of pilots and technical experts to the site where a Germanwings Airbus A320 crashed yesterday, to support the air accident investigation effort.
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Germanwings draws on external resources to operate schedule
Germanwings is operating 40 flights with aircraft and crews from Air Berlin, Lufthansa and TUIfly today.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: European carriers' battle for profits continues
A string of one-off restructuring, labour relations, fuel hedging, and currency hits in 2014's fourth quarter – and in the year as a whole – makes for difficulty in unpicking the financial health of European carriers.
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NewsLufthansa earnings rise amid sharp net profit decline
Lufthansa Group’s operating profit increased around 37% to €954 million ($1 billion) in 2014, but net profit declined 82% to €55 million compared with the previous year.
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Retired Lufthansa 737 to serve as training device
Lufthansa Technik is to use as a training device a Boeing 737 decommissioned by its parent carrier.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: A380 enters maturity as overhauls accelerate
When Emirates last summer towed one of its Airbus A380s into its Dubai MRO facility for a 3C-check – an overhaul scheduled after six years of operation – this was not the type's first such event but marked the beginning of a heavy maintenance cycle for what is, by a ...
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Can European carriers find profits momentum?
European airlines have strengthened their tentative grip on profits in 2014, but restructuring remains very much a work in progress for many.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Financial fortunes mixed for Europe's carriers
On the face of it European airline fortunes for the third quarter of the calendar year was a case of business as usual.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: How airlines are rethinking MRO schedules
Airlines are taking different approaches to how they schedule their maintenance requirements, as they weigh up the gains of shorter, more regular work against the traditional bigger block checks.