Lufthansa

By Aaron Karp
The German carrier is also adding frequencies to popular vacation destinations.
Airports & Networks

By Jens Flottau
Lufthansa CEO Carsten Spohr tried his best to convince investors of the plan for a €2.1 billion ($2.5 billion) capital increase the airline published Sept. 20.
Airlines & Lessors

By Kurt Hofmann
The Lufthansa Group LCC will base five Airbus A320s at the Swedish airport and initially serve 10 destinations.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
Routes profiles flag-carrier Austrian Airlines, the Lufthansa Group subsidiary and World Routes 2021 attendee.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
Head of network planning Wilken Bellmann tells Routes the UK and Ireland would be a 'great strategic fit' for the airline’s network.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
Lufthansa has resumed a second route to Washington Dulles.
Airports & Networks

By Kurt Hofmann
The new leisure carrier will launch its network on July 24.
Airports & Networks

By Wesley Charnock
Lufthansa is resuming service to HKG after a five-month pause.
Airports & Networks

By Kurt Hofmann
Lufthansa Cargo, Edelweiss Air and Brussels Airlines have all announced changes to their fleets.
Airlines & Lessors

By Kurt Hofmann
Lufthansa Group airlines head of sales for sub-Saharan Africa tells Aviation Daily that Africa is traveling again.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
Munich-Dubai was a regular fixture of Lufthansa’s network from 2003 to 2016, but the Star Alliance member suspended the route shortly after Emirates increased its frequencies to 3X-daily.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
The route returns to the carrier’s network after an absence of five years.
Airports & Networks

By Kurt Hofmann
The decision to reactivate the four-engine widebodies, that were being phased out from its fleet, follows Lufthansa witnessing growing demand for first-class services.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Kurt Hofmann
Lufthansa Chairman and CEO Carsten Spohr believes it could be a profitable area for Lufthansa Cargo.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
Mainline capacity is being increased on routes to the Balearic island, while Lufthansa’s new long-haul subsidiary is adding Zimbabwe to its network.
Airports & Networks

By Kurt Hofmann
The timing of the move has drawn criticism from the CEO of Smartwings Group who also bemoaned that Eurowings’ parent Lufthansa had received state aid from Germany while his group had not received any from the Czech government.
Airlines & Lessors

By Aaron Karp
The German airport's long-haul routes are being gradually restored as COVID-19 eases.
Airports & Networks

By Kurt Hofmann
“It would be more efficient to have only one type of aircraft,” COO Francesco Sciortino said. “We also need a long-term perspective for a replacement for the Boeing 767.”
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
The new carrier plans to launch flights from Munich in summer 2022, as well as expanding service from Frankfurt.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
Civil unrest in Israel has prompted a number of carriers to halt flying to the country.
Airports & Networks

By Jens Flottau
Lufthansa has agreed to extend a special pro-rate agreement (SPA) with leisure carrier Condor in a bid to prevent Germany’s anti-trust authority Bundeskartellamt from formally intervening on Condor’s side.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
New connections to Frankfurt and London Heathrow are planned.
Airports & Networks

By Jens Flottau
Lufthansa Group expects a steep recovery in the second half of 2021 after posting disappointing results for the first quarter (Q1) of the year.
Airlines & Lessors

By Kurt Hofmann
Lufthansa subsidiaries Austrian Airlines, Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) and Brussels Airlines reported substantial losses for 2021 first quarter (Q1), traditionally the lowest performing period of the aviation year.
Airlines & Lessors

By Wesley Charnock
SWISS CEO Dieter Vranckx outlined the carrier’s medium-term pivot to ‘interesting opportunities’ and set out a long-term vision for recovery at Routes Reconnected.
Airports & Networks