All Lufthansa articles – Page 7
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NewsLufthansa launches Airbus virtual-reality cockpit training for A320s
Lufthansa Group is to serve as launch customer for a virtual-reality procedure trainer for pilots being developed by Airbus. Airbus intends the system to allow pilots to undertake procedures training without the use of a flight simulator or fixed training equipment. The airframer showed off the development at the European ...
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PodcastAirline Business Podcast: Record revenues, cargo concerns, ICAO deal and Latin latest
Graham and Lewis discuss a strong third-quarter results season for airlines in Europe and North America, as constrained capacity met surging demand. They also examine the recent ICAO agreement on emissions and the latest in the Latin American airline industry
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Airline BusinessWhy airline confidence is high despite headwinds
A quote from Lufthansa Group chief executive Carsten Spohr seemed particularly pertinent during the European airline results bonanza at the end of last week.
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NewsLufthansa reaches pay deal with cabin crew
Lufthansa has struck a pay deal with flight attendants through a collective agreement running until at least the end of next year.
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NewsShortage of 787 cockpit windows reflects industry-wide supply constraints: Lufthansa chief
Lufthansa Group chief executive Carsten Spohr continues to insist that the global aviation industry will see constrained capacity for the foreseeable future as it seeks to serve resurgent demand for air travel.
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NewsLufthansa earmarks three A380s for 2023 return and expects more to follow
Lufthansa is planning to return three Airbus A380s to its Munich base from June next year, but is also working on a plan to increase that number.
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NewsLufthansa Group reports strong forward demand as Q3 profit exceeds €1bn
Lufthansa Group is expecting strong demand for air travel to continue “into the coming months”, despite the economic and geopolitical headwinds faced by the airline industry and wider economies.
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NewsLufthansa Group raises full-year earnings forecast above €1bn
Lufthansa Group is hiking its outlook for full-year adjusted earnings to more than €1 billion ($984 million), following indications of a strong third quarter. The German company says the increase is based on the current booking situation which “continues to reflect strong demand” over the next few months. It adds ...
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NewsLufthansa hub to host permanent display of vintage L-1649 and Ju 52
Lufthansa is to put its vintage Lockheed L-1649 Starliner and Junkers Ju 52 on permanent display either in Frankfurt or Munich as part of a centenary celebration. It had offered pleasure flights on its Ju 52 for decades until the company sought to reduce funding to its aviation heritage division. ...
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NewsLufthansa to install enclosed first-class suites in new group-wide long-haul cabin
Lufthansa Group has launched the ‘Allegris’ cabin product for its long-haul fleet, which will see its first-class passengers benefit from enclosed suites for the first time.
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Airline BusinessEuropean airline summer fades with clouds still on supply and demand horizon
After a summer in which travel demand was everything European carriers could have dreamt of, accompanied by nightmare operational challenges, attention is turning to what extent both trends might reappear next year
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PodcastAirline Business Podcast: Winter worries, Emirates-United tie-up, Frontier and Blue Air
Graham and Lewis discuss the transition from a positive summer period in terms of demand and - in some cases - profits to an uncertain winter, with a long list of challenges clouding the 2023 outlook.
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NewsRyanair and Lufthansa Group sign for sustainable fuel with OMV
Budget carrier Ryanair has reached a provisional agreement with Austrian energy firm OMV covering the supply of sustainable fuel at various airports. The memorandum of understanding will give Ryanair the ability to purchase up to 160,000t of fuel over the next eight years. Ryanair says the agreement will involve delivery ...
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Airline BusinessHow Covid crisis has accelerated evolution of airline technology strategies
For airline IT leaders, the pandemic brought big challenges but also huge opportunities when it came to transforming business practices with an eye on longer-term strategies
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NewsEdelweiss chief adds leadership of Eurowings Discover
Lufthansa Group is to bring its two leisure carriers Edelweiss and Eurowings Discover under one leader as the chief executive of the Swiss unit is to take on the same role at the recently launched German operation.
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NewsGerman government support fund sells entire remaining Lufthansa shareholding
Germany’s economic stabilisation fund has fully withdrawn its interest in flag-carrier Lufthansa, stating that its role in securing the company is complete. The fund contributed to the airline through state-aid measures implemented in 2020 as the pandemic crisis took hold. This aid took the form of a ‘silent’ participation of ...
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NewsLufthansa finalises terms with pilots to prevent strike action
Lufthansa Group has agreed terms on a pay deal with its pilots which rules out further industrial action before 30 June next year.
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NewsLufthansa Group averts latest strike threat after 'partial' agreement with pilots
Lufthansa Group has averted a threatened pilot strike at two carriers after reaching a partial agreement with the cockpit union. The German operator had been facing a 48h strike by Lufthansa pilots and a 72h walkout by Lufthansa Cargo crews, both set to commence on 7 September. But the two ...
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NewsLufthansa Group faces pilot strike at two carriers while Eurowings crews add to pressure
Germany’s Lufthansa Group is facing a one-day pilot strike at two carriers after failure to reach a collective agreement, while cockpit crews at sister airline Eurowings have put additional pressure on the parent company. Pilots at Lufthansa and Lufthansa Cargo have called a 24h strike for 2 September. The industrial ...
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NewsLufthansa takes delivery of first 787
Lufthansa has taken delivery of its first Boeing 787-9, as the airframer resumes deliveries of the type to European customers after a hiatus of more than a year.