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NewsLufthansa schedule unaffected by 777-9 delay but 787s await US cabin certification
Lufthansa Group chief Carsten Spohr says the operator is unaffected by the latest delay to the Boeing 777-9’s entry into service, and also believes a US certification hold-up on its new 787 interiors will ease by the year-end. Speaking during the company’s third-quarter briefing on 30 October, Spohr said Lufthansa ...
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NewsLufthansa Group confident in stronger full year as passenger and cargo divisions improve
Lufthansa Group is confirming a stronger full-year outlook, as the company posted its strongest-ever quarterly revenue performance – a figure of €11.2 billion ($13 billion) – for the three months to 30 September. While the company’s operating profit for the period, at €1.3 billion, was marginally down on the previous ...
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NewsLufthansa Group expects efficiency gains from phasing out multiple widebody types
Lufthansa Group’s fleet modernisation programme will involve heavily reducing the diversity of aircraft types by the end of the decade. The company has 13 widebody passenger aircraft models but is phasing out six over the next three years. Lufthansa Group will cut the Airbus A340-600, A330-200 and Boeing 767-300ER next ...
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NewsLufthansa to axe 4,000 jobs as digitisation and AI support tighter airline integration
Lufthansa Group expects to cut 4,000 jobs by the end of the decade, as part of a strategic plan to consolidate operations and increase efficiency. The group intends to integrate its five network airlines – Lufthansa, Swiss, Austrian Brussels Airlines and ITA – more closely, adjusting their organisational structure. “This ...
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NewsLufthansa prepares to roll out virtual-reality pilot training across group carriers
Lufthansa Group is preparing to roll out virtual-reality pilot training across all its carriers, following an encouraging introduction at Brussels Airlines. Two crews from the carrier completed part of their Airbus A320 type rating using the technology at the beginning of July, under a training programme approved by regulators. Lufthansa ...
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NewsGE and Lufthansa revive MRO venture XEOS with focus on single-aisle Leap engines
Polish-based engine maintenance venture XEOS – originally established to service widebody powerplants – has been revived with a focus on narrowbody operations, specifically the CFM International Leap engine. GE Aerospace and Lufthansa Technik opened XEOS in 2019 with the intention of servicing GEnx-2B engines for the Boeing 747-8 and, eventually, ...
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NewsLufthansa ponders flying missing 787s with some business seats blocked
Lufthansa is looking at a compromise by which it could this summer fly some of the Boeing 787s it is yet to receive because of delays in certification of its business-class seat
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NewsLufthansa-ITA tie-up finalised with transfer of two-fifths stake in Italian carrier
Germany’s Lufthansa Group has completed its long-sought acquisition of Italian carrier ITA Airways, finalising on 17 January its acquisition of a two-fifths stake in the company.
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NewsLufthansa Group agrees to purchase more A350-1000s
Lufthansa Group has disclosed that it is purchasing another five Airbus A350-1000s, taking its overall commitment to 15 of the variant. The aircraft will be delivered over the course of 2028-30. They will bring overall A350 orders for the German group to 75 – including 60 of the smaller A350-900. ...
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NewsITA Airways chief hopes for Lufthansa final approval before Commission change
ITA Airways chair Antonino Turicchi is hopeful the Italian carrier will secure final approval for its protracted acquisition by Lufthansa Group from the outgoing European Commission before the year-end.
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NewsLufthansa shifts freighter focus to Asia-Pacific
While a slower recovery and strong competition has hit Lufthansa Group’s passenger operations on Asia-Pacific routes since the pandemic, the carrier is shifting more of its freighter capacity to tap strong cargo demand from the region.
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NewsUS DOT slaps Lufthansa with $4m fine for discriminating against Jewish travellers
The US Department of Transportation (DOT) has fined Lufthansa $4 million for discriminating against passengers, the largest such penalty ever against an airline for civil rights violations.
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NewsITA to tap Alitalia heritage as revenues jump in first half
Buoyed by an improved operating performance over the first half of the year, Lufthansa Group-bound Italian carrier ITA Airways today unveiled plans to utlise the Alitalia name as part of its future branding strategy.
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NewsSwiss on-time performance during summer season lags 70% target
Swiss International Air Lines had a “mixed” summer season as the carrier’s on-time performance rose slightly to 64.2% but remained below the company’s target of 70%.
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NewsDiscover Airlines pilots and flight attendants vote for four-day strike
Pilots and flight attendants at Lufthansa Group carrier Discover Airlines have said they will go on a four-day strike later this week to pressure the carrier to negotiate new contracts.
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NewsGerman struggles prompt Lufthansa to cut full-year profit outlook for second time
Lufthansa Group has cut its full-year profit expectations for a second time after disclosing adjusted EBIT down more than one-third at €686 million ($745 million) for the three months ended June 2024.
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NewsITA performance ahead of business plan: Spohr
Italian carrier ITA Airways is performing ahead of the business plan drawn up last year as Luthansa Group prepares to take a stake in the airline.
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NewsLufthansa secures conditional regulatory clearance for ITA deal
Lufthansa Group has secured approval from the European Commission for its proposed progressive acquisition of ITA Airways after agreeing concessions to satisfy the regulator’s competition concerns over the tie-up.
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NewsLufthansa City Airlines poised for launch
Lufthansa Group’s latest carrier Lufthansa City Airlines will launch flights on 26 June using an Airbus A320neo on the Munich-Birmingham route.
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Airline BusinessApril ‘a turning point’ as Spohr sees Lufthansa lifted by labour stability and Allegris
After a strike-disrupted first quarter sent its profit expectations off-course, Lufthansa group chief Carsten Spohr is buoyed by recently struck labour peace and finally being able to roll-out its new long-haul product