Lufthansa

By Kurt Hofmann
Lufthansa expects to cancel 2,000 flights affecting 200,000 passengers with a warning strike by its ground personnel.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford, Jens Flottau
North Atlantic strength boosts IAG’s margin while Air France-KLM sees potential in SAS acquisition.
Airlines & Lessors

By Jens Flottau
Lufthansa has announced the first operational plans for its new affiliate City Airlines, a project highly contentious for its labor unions.
Airlines & Lessors

By Jens Flottau
CEO Carsten Spohr will continue to lead the group.
Airlines & Lessors

As ATW prepares to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Awards on May 31, we are recognizing each decade of winners.
ATW

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Lufthansa plans to take a 41% stake in ITA initially, with the opportunity later on to acquire the remaining shares.
Airlines & Lessors

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Jens Flottau
Lufthansa's labor conflicts may lead to a reset to higher structural costs in many of its divisions and could set the tone for some of its rivals to follow.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
European Commission scrutiny and political upheaval are slowing plans for airline consolidation in the region.
Airlines & Lessors

By Kurt Hofmann
Labor actions and negotiations throughout the European aviation sector indicate social unrest will continue in 2024 and will be expensive for the airlines.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
The European Commission (EC) has opened an in-depth investigation into Lufthansa’s plans to buy a stake in ITA Airways.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
The latest airline route news, featuring network changes, schedule alterations, codeshares and interline agreements.
Airports & Networks

By Kurt Hofmann
Lufthansa Group Airlines restarted services to Tel Aviv on Jan. 8 under special security measures after a two-month hiatus.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
The European Commission has now pushed back the deadline for the review to Jan. 29, but a speedy conclusion to the process is unlikely.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Lufthansa has offered concessions in its effort to win approval from the European Commission for its proposed ITA Airways purchase.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
Lufthansa Group's Italian regional subsidiary, Air Dolomiti, is in the throes of expanding its fleet of rival Embraer E190s.
Small Narrowbody Jets

By Jens Flottau
With a new incoming CEO, German leisure carrier Condor must face Lufthansa’s leisure affiliates Eurowings and Discover in a tight marketplace.
Airlines & Lessors

By Lori Ranson
With European carriers beefing up summer 2024 capacity, the threat of oversupply across the Atlantic could change the market’s dynamics.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
A selection of 50 new routes starting in January 2024, including network expansions by Aeromexico, Hainan Airlines, Lufthansa and Sky Airline.
Airports & Networks

By Kurt Hofmann
A warning strike at Discover Airlines will affect flights on Dec. 23, while Edelweiss pilots have initiated negotiations on a new collective employment agreement.
Airlines & Lessors

By Jens Flottau
For the airline and aerospace industries, many questions about pandemic recovery remain unanswered.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Daniel Williams
This week's Flight Friday focuses on two operator groups that have captured recent headlines due to new narrowbody orders.
Airlines & Lessors

By Jens Flottau
The German airline group, launch customer for the 737-100 in 1968, is going full circle, hoping to create flexibility in its fleet.
Airlines & Lessors

By Lee Ann Shay
Aviation maintenance facilities are booked. Will the new facilities be enough?
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Victoria Moores
European carriers tack through myriad challenges.
Airlines & Lessors