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Carriers are looking for optimizations in the year ahead while keeping a close eye on costs, as post-pandemic growth settles into a measured pace.

Airlines worldwide look forward to more clarity on industry consolidation activity in 2024.

Lufthansa Group is reassigning some of its airlines’ top executives as the company sets up a groupwide taskforce to improve customer satisfaction.

Lilium and Lufthansa plan to explore a strategic partnership that may see the carrier integrate the Lilium Jet eVTOL into its fleet.

Lufthansa subsidiary Austrian Airlines believes it is in a much better position to offer a long-haul network compared to the pre-pandemic era.

Lufthansa and the Italian government have notified the European Commission of the German airline group’s plan to take a 41% stake in ITA Airways.

After three years of talks with potential investors, Lufthansa Group has finally abandoned plans to sell a minority stake in Lufthansa Technik.

United Airlines has joined Star Alliance’s intermodal partnership with German rail operator Deutsche Bahn and its transatlantic joint venture partner Lufthansa.

Three carriers are growing their long-haul networks with routes to Ireland, South Africa and the US.

Swiss cannot reduce the number of wet-leased aircraft it planned to operate in summer 2024 and must invest further to increase punctuality.

How Gameco is expanding its MRO offerings, including airframe maintenance, conversions and components.

Weaker demand recently referenced by some U.S. and European LCCs is a return to more seasonal patterns as post-pandemic trends stabilize, Air Lease execs say .

A selection of 50 new routes starting in November 2023, including services being launched by LOT Polish Airlines, Lufthansa and United Airlines.

Carsten Spohr has been CEO at Lufthansa Group, a company that includes Lufthansa, SWISS, Austrian Airlines, Brussels Airlines and regional carriers, since 2014.

Lufthansa’s newest operating unit City Airlines will begin flying in summer 2024 with Airbus A319s.

Austrian Airlines will begin Boeing 787-9 services next year with an aircraft once destined for Hainan Airlines.

Although emissions per ASK are decreasing, total emissions are rising.

The Franco-Dutch airline has also said it is interested in TAP Air Portugal as Europe’s airline industry consolidates.

ITA Airways plans to operate 12 intercontinental destinations in winter 2023-24 across North and South America, Japan, and India.

Flying hydrogen laboratory; trainer flies on SAF; Joby eVTOL for Korea; and airport cargo robot.

IT is being embraced to move passengers through airports quickly and efficiently.

The government of Portugal has announced plans to sell at least 51% of TAP Air Portugal, as it launched the long-awaited privatization process.

A Diamond DA42 training aircraft has flown for the first time on SAF at the European Flight Academy, part of Lufthansa Aviation Training.

Wet lease specialist Hi Fly will work with startup Global Airlines on preparing the A380s for the carrier’s planned launch of operations in summer 2024.

Lufthansa has committed to equip 38 of its Airbus A320ceos with new Airspace cabins to operate on routes that are ordinarily flown using newer A320neos.