Lufthansa

Lufthansa has decided to order an additional 10 Boeing widebody freighters for its subsidiary Lufthansa Cargo and is also adding to its 787-9 orderbook as the airline juggles the impact of the further delay in the 777-9 program.

The event will unite C-suite executives and senior decision makers whose expertise will inform critical business decision-making.

Eurowings CEO Jens Bischof said the focus on Miles and More resulted from the carrier’s positioning as a value airline for Europe, a step related to its strategy to become a pan-European airline with bases in several countries.

Lufthansa is slowly warming up to the idea of potentially reactivating its Airbus A380 fleet, should strong demand growth be sustained over the next few years.

Liverpool Airport CEO targets 80% traffic recovery this year as Lufthansa launches new Frankfurt connection.

The continent’s airlines continue to see gradual improvement in traffic figures.

The Turkish airline’s CEO said the extended range of the Boeing 737-8 offers “some interesting opportunities” to broaden its network.

As the footballing world gathers in Qatar for the FIFA World Cup 2022 draw, the country’s international gateway is hoping the event will generate a longer-term traffic increase.

Belgium’s new aviation tax will be introduced from tomorrow to the annoyance of the country’s airlines.

Lufthansa will base four additional Airbus A350-900s in Munich over the summer season, meaning the airline will be operating a total of 26 long-haul aircraft from the German hub.

The 15th regional route development event will unite some of the biggest carriers in Europe and across the world to drive sustained growth for the region’s route networks.

Routes selects 50 new air services set to start around the world in March 2022, looking at the planned frequency, start date and aircraft to be used.

The leisure carrier is entering another long-haul market served by Lufthansa.

The network growth increases competition with Lufthansa on U.S. routes from Frankfurt.

Germany’s flag-carrier Lufthansa plans to serve St. Louis for the first time in nearly two decades.

Routes details the latest new route announcements, as well as the services returning to carriers’ networks.

For several years before its eventual demise in late 2021, rumor had it that Lufthansa Group was about to buy Alitalia.

Short- and medium-haul vacation destinations make up the bulk of the carrier’s restored routes.

Major carriers say they are being forced to fly low load-factor flights to maintain airport slots.

Lufthansa has terminated a long-term collective bargaining agreement with its pilot union Vereinigung Cockpit (VC) in a move that could set the stage for another lengthy dispute following several years of relative peace.

The launch of a new service to St. Louis in the US state of Missouri is among the German airline’s network plans for the summer 2022 season.

The Lufthansa Group has proactively acquired $250 million worth of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), but CEO Carsten Spohr said many more technology, infrastructure and compensation solutions are needed to achieve a carbon-neutral balance by 2050.

The Star Alliance member, which originally started operating at DEN in 2017, will resume service to a United Airlines hub.

Germany has committed to sell its 14% stake in Lufthansa Group by 2023, after the company repaid its borrowings from the Economic Stabilization Fund ahead of schedule.

We reveal the largest airline networks across Europe by total capacity in November 2021.