All Lufthansa articles – Page 9
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NewsHow Russian airspace restrictions are adding hours to some Europe-Asia flights
Recently introduced airspace restrictions are adding up to seven hours to round-trip flight times between Europe and Asia, according to analysis of Flightradar24 data by Eurocontrol.
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NewsKuehne takes stake in Lufthansa to over 10%
German businessman and Kuehne and Nagel majority owner Klaus-Michael Kuehne has increased his stake in Lufthansa to over 10%, a stock market disclosure today shows.
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Airline BusinessCovid and Ukraine weigh on sentiment but signs of normality at A4E summit
Many of Europe’s airline chief executives gathered in Brussels last week for the annual A4E Aviation Summit. A4E – or Airlines for Europe – which represents carriers and groups including Air France-KLM, EasyJet, IAG, Lufthansa and Ryanair, took the opportunity to highlight its calls for action on topics including Single ...
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NewsCourt rules foreign carriers liable for compensation if flights booked through EU airline
A European court has ruled that passengers are able to claim compensation for delays relating to a flight operated by non-EU carriers if booked through a carrier from within the bloc,
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NewsEurowings receives first A320neo
Lufthansa Group’s low-cost unit Eurowings has taken delivery of its first Airbus A320neo. The CFM International Leap-1A-powered jet landed in Dusseldorf on 1 April following a delivery flight from Toulouse. Source: Airbus Eurowings received its first A320neo in early April The carrier expects the aircraft to enter ...
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NewsEurope’s airlines must not be ‘punished’ for tackling sustainability: Lufthansa chief
European commercial aviation’s ambitions to address its sustainability challenges must not carry a risk that the region’s airlines become competitively disadvantaged, in the view of Lufthansa chief executive Carsten Spohr.
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NewsLufthansa eyes ‘second CityLine’ through new AOC operation
Lufthansa Group chief executive Carsten Spohr describes plans for a new AOC within the group as a “second CityLine” operation, noting it would be of similar size and have the same terms for staff as the regional unit.
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NewsLufthansa in the hunt for additional widebody opportunities
Lufthansa Group will look at the opportunistic acquisition of widebody aircraft, particularly Airbus A350s and Boeing 787s, that were previously destined for sanction-hit Russian carriers.
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NewsLufthansa ‘closely monitoring’ airline consolidation: Spohr
Pan-European airline operator Lufthansa Group is keeping options open on its proposed tie-up with new Italian carrier ITA Airways as it says it is “monitoring closely” renewed consolidation trends in the sector.
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NewsLufthansa sees ‘significant improvement’ for 2022 after halving full-year loss
Lufthansa Group is forecasting a “significant improvement” in operating profit from the second quarter onwards as travel demand continues to pick-up, but has stopped short of projecting a full-year outlook amid fresh global uncertainties including the Ukraine crisis.
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NewsLufthansa Cargo outlines initial A321 freighter services
Lufthansa Cargo is to open Airbus A321 converted freighter flights from mid-March, and has unveiled a set of destinations on which it will operate the jets. The company had disclosed last year that it would introduce A321Fs on its route network, enabling it to address increasing e-commerce demand. Lufthansa Cargo ...
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NewsMeasures prompt Lufthansa to rule out compulsory pilot redundancies
German carrier Lufthansa Airlines has lifted the threat of needing to make compulsory redundancies among its pilots through a series of measures aimed at reducing staff levels in light of the pandemic-hit on demand.
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NewsBusy Ryanair stops Eurocontrol flight numbers falling below ‘low’ scenario in early February
The number of flights in European airspace is tracking Eurocontrol’s ‘low’ scenario so far in February, despite Ryanair operating above pre-pandemic levels, as the region’s response to the Omicron variant of Covid-19 hits the recovery trajectory.
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NewsRegulator backs Condor in Lufthansa feeder flight access dispute
German competition regulators have preliminarily backed leisure carrier Condor in its claim that it should have access to Lufthansa feeder flights for its long-haul operations after the latter terminated a partnership agreement.
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Airline BusinessHow Max Kownatzki led SunExpress back to profit and on to 737 Max-driven growth
Despite having had little time to settle at SunExpress before Covid-19 arrived, Max Kownatzki has ensured the Turkish leisure carrier is raring to go as the crisis abates
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Airline BusinessWhy Lufthansa cannot resist Italian opportunity
Given Alitalia’s track record of losses and the failure of various airline investors to alter that trend, the industry could be forgiven for wondering whether Lufthansa is moving to buy a stake in Italy’s national carrier simply because its turn has come.
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NewsLufthansa teams with shipping firm in bid for majority of ITA Airways
German carrier Lufthansa and shipping firm MSC Group have jointly submitted an expression of interest to acquire the majority of new Italian national carrier ITA Airways.
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NewsEU assurances on airport slots not enough for Air France-KLM and Lufthansa
European Commission assurances that existing airport slot regulations make so-called ‘ghost flights’ unnecessary have failed to placate two of the region’s largest airline groups, with both Air France-KLM and Lufthansa Group since asking for rules to be relaxed during the current northern hemisphere winter season.
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Airline BusinessEU says Lufthansa ‘ghost flights’ unnecessary as Ryanair wades in
The European Commission has insisted that airlines do not need to operate so-called ‘ghost flights’ under current slot rules, with the issue continuing to attract a diverse range of views.
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NewsLufthansa Group cancels 33,000 flights in January and February: CEO
Lufthansa Group will cancel 33,000 flights in January and February due to a sharp decline in bookings as a result of the rapidly-spreading Omicron variant of Covid-19, the company’s chief executive has said.