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NewsLufthansa posts €2.7bn full-year operating profit and expects similar in 2024
Lufthansa Group expects continued strong demand and double-digit capacity growth this year to help it match the €2.7 billion ($2.9 billion) operating profit it posted for 2023.
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NewsAll Lufthansa airlines to be profitable for first time in 2023: Spohr
Improved performance across all its carriers means Lufthansa expects all its airline units to be profitable for the first time this year.
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NewsLufthansa sticks to full-year outlook after Q3 profits climb to €1.5bn
Lufthansa Group is sticking to its full-year profit expectations despite rising fuel costs, after posting a third quarter operating profit of €1.47 billion ($1.55 billion) on continued strong demand.
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NewsProfitable Lufthansa foresees ‘unabated’ demand across rest of 2023
Lufthansa Group’s adjusted EBIT surged above €1 billion ($1.1 billion) in the second quarter, buoyed by strong demand and high yields amid industry-wide supply constraints.
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InterviewCarsten Spohr on how Lufthansa is back on the front foot
If the impact of the pandemic continues to be felt by both its airlines and the wider industry this year, new product investments and acquisition moves underline Lufthansa Group chief executive Carsten Spohr’s determination that this should not prevent it from regaining the initiative.
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NewsUS DOT fines Eurowings for holding passengers on aircraft for 5h after landing
The US Department of Transportation (DOT) has fined Eurowings $225,000 for keeping passengers on an aircraft for more than five-and-a-half hours after it had landed in Fort Lauderdale from Germany.
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NewsStrong end to 2022 prompts Lufthansa Group to raise full-year profit forecast
Lufthansa Group has raised its full-year operating profit forecast to around €1.5 billion ($1.6 billion), as the final months of 2022 exceed expectations.
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NewsLufthansa Group reports strong forward demand as Q3 profit exceeds €1bn
Lufthansa Group is expecting strong demand for air travel to continue “into the coming months”, despite the economic and geopolitical headwinds faced by the airline industry and wider economies.
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NewsEurowings’ new Maltese division prepares to commence flights
Lufthansa Group carrier Eurowings has secured an air operator’s certificate and operating licence for a new Maltese arm. The Maltese division – known as Eurowings Europe Limited – will take over a number of aircraft and crew members from the current German Eurowings operation by April next year. Eurowings set ...
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NewsEurowings pilots set to strike over lack of collective bargaining progress
Pilots at German operator Eurowings are set to strike on 6 October, after talks on a collective agreement failed. Eurowings pilots had already indicated the potential for industrial action with a vote backing the collective bargaining committee’s strategy. Pilots have been seeking progress on issues such as maximum flight-duty time. ...
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NewsLufthansa Group faces pilot strike at two carriers while Eurowings crews add to pressure
Germany’s Lufthansa Group is facing a one-day pilot strike at two carriers after failure to reach a collective agreement, while cockpit crews at sister airline Eurowings have put additional pressure on the parent company. Pilots at Lufthansa and Lufthansa Cargo have called a 24h strike for 2 September. The industrial ...
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NewsLufthansa Group reports Q2 profit despite disruption keeping airlines in red
Lufthansa Group achieved an operating profit of €393 million ($400 million) in the second quarter of this year and is “optimistic” for the full year, even as disruption-related costs kept its airlines unit in the red. The group’s cargo business was a standout performer for the three months to 30 ...
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NewsLufthansa Group expects to report Q2 profit despite passenger airline loss
Lufthansa Group expects to report an operating profit for the second quarter of 2022, driven by the performance of its cargo and MRO units.
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NewsAir Baltic chief calls on OEMs to resolve parts shortages that are grounding A220s
Air Baltic chief executive Martin Gauss has called on engine and aircraft manufacturers to find solutions to the supply-chain issues that are continuing to ground the carrier’s Airbus A220s for prolonged periods during maintenance.
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NewsFinnair applies to fly US routes for Eurowings
Finland’s flag carrier Finnair has applied to the US Department of Transportation (DOT) for authority to fly routes to the USA for Lufthansa Group’s low-cost Eurowings Discover subsidiary.
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NewsSome Air Baltic A220s will be wet-leased to other airlines ‘for foreseeable future’
Latvian carrier Air Baltic will potentially wet-lease a proportion of its Airbus A220-300 fleet to other carriers for a number of years, as its home markets recover from the pandemic and it adjusts its network in response to the Russia-Ukraine war.
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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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NewsRestructured Eurowings leads profit recovery for Lufthansa passenger units
Lufthansa Group chief executive Carsten Spohr believes the Covid crisis has accelerated the recovery of Eurowings, the low-cost unit it now expects to continue in profit after reaching that milestone in the third quarter.
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NewsLufthansa sees positive trend after returning to profit in third quarter
Lufthansa Group posted a positive adjusted operating profit for first since the pandemic and expects to avoid cash drain in the seasonally tough final quarter of the year.
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NewsLufthansa Group cites ‘strong bookings’ as cash flow turns positive
The relaxation of travel restrictions in some markets and a consequent increase in bookings helped Lufthansa Group to stop cash outflows during the second quarter.