Lufthansa to launch two new routes from Dusseldorf on March 25
Lufthansa Boeing 737-530 D-ABIP (msn 24940) ZRH (Rolf Wallner), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery. Lufthansa (Frankfurt) will launch two new routes from Dusseldorf on March 25, 2012 according...
View ArticleLufthansa to fly to Vnukovo Airport in Moscow
Lufthansa Airbus A320-211 D-AIQM (msn 268) (soccer nose) LHR (Antony J. Best), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery. Lufthansa (Frankfurt) will add new service to Moscow’s Vnukovo Airport. The...
View ArticleLufthansa and Boeing to conduct pre-delivery 747-800 testing at Frankfurt
Lufthansa (Frankfurt) and Boeing (Chicago) will start pre-delivery testing of the new Boeing 747-830 (D-ABYE) at Lufthansa’s main operations base at Frankfurt Airport from December 6 to December 9 ....
View ArticleLufthansa is bringing the Airbus A380 to Houston
Lufthansa Airbus A380-841 F-WWSH (D-AIMA) (msn 038) XFW (Gerd Beilfuss) (first LH A380), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery. Lufthansa (Frankfurt) will introduce the Airbus A380 on the...
View ArticleVirgin Atlantic makes a new bid for BMI
bmi (British Midland Airways) Airbus A319-131 G-DBCB (msn 2188) LHR (Keith Burton), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery. Lufthansa (Frankfurt) today (December 12) confirmed Virgin Atlantic...
View ArticleLufthansa is turning over some routes at Stuttgart to Germanwings including...
Germanwings (2nd) Airbus A319-112 D-AKNU (msn 2628) PMI (Ton Jochems), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery. Lufthansa (Frankfurt) is turning over most of its European routes to its discount...
View ArticleLufthansa to drop the Frankfurt-Kolkata route
Lufthansa Airbus A330-343X D-AIKJ (msn 701) IAD (Brian McDonough), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery. Lufthansa (Frankfurt) will drop the Frankfurt-Kolkata (Calcutta), India route on March 25,...
View ArticleIAG acquires BMI from Lufthansa, Virgin Atlantic falls short
bmi (British Midland Airways) Airbus A319-131 G-DBCG (msn 2694) GVA (Paul Denton), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery. International Airlines Group (London), the parent of British Airways...
View ArticleLufthansa to drop the Dusseldorf-Athens route
Lufthansa Boeing 737-530 D-ABIP (msn 24940) ZRH (Rolf Wallner), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery. Lufthansa (Frankfurt) on January 21 will eliminate the Dusseldorf-Athens route per Airline...
View ArticleLufthansa to operate a Frankfurt-Washington Dulles biofuel flight on January 12
Lufthansa Boeing 747-430 D-ABVH (msn 25045) (50 Years-Innovation Boeing and Lufthansa) FRA (Bernhard Ross) (special color scheme), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery. Lufthansa (Frankfurt)...
View ArticleAustrian Airlines to cut staff and routes and phase out the Boeing 737s
Austrian Airlines Boeing 737-8Z9 WL OE-LNQ (msn 30421) ZRH (Rolf Wallner), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery. Austrian Airlines’ (Vienna) new CEO Jaan Albrecht said the company would reduce...
View ArticleLufthansa to drop Calgary on February 4
Lufthansa Airbus A340-313X D-AIFF (msn 447) CLT (Bruce Drum), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery. Lufthansa (Frankfurt) will drop Calgary on February 4 from the Frankfurt hub. The flag carrier...
View ArticleLufthansa’s first Boeing 747-800 is now flying in full colors
Lufthansa (Frankfurt) will soon take delivery of its first (of 20) new Boeing 747-800 Intercontinental. 747-830 D-ABYA (msn 37827) departs from Boeing Field in Seattle on a test flight. Lufthansa was...
View ArticleLufthansa cancels plans for Munich-Tokyo
Lufthansa (Frankfurt) has cancelled plans to operate a nonstop Munich-Tokyo (Narita) route this summer starting on June 1 per Airline Route. Copyright Photo: Bruce Drum. Lufthansa Slide Show: CLICK...
View ArticleLufthansa Group’s operating profit drops almost 20% to $1.1 billion, vows to...
Lufthansa Group (Frankfurt) saw its operating profit decline by almost 20 percent to around $1.1 billion. The group also vowed to cut costs at Austrian Airlines (Vienna). Lufthansa also stated it...
View ArticleLufthansa is denied deploying the Airbus A380 to Shanghai
Lufthansa (Frankfurt) has reportedly been denied in using its Airbus A380 to fly the Frankfurt-Shanghai route due to a growing dispute between China and the European Union due to the EU’s ETS...
View ArticleLufthansa cancels over 400 flights today as ver.di union strikes in Germany...
Lufthansa (Frankfurt) and other airlines in Germany are severely being impacted today (March 27) due to an on-going strike by the ver.di union representing passenger service agents and baggage...
View ArticleLufthansa to introduce the new Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental on the...
Lufthansa (Frankfurt) is planning to introduce its new Boeing 747-830 Intercontinental on the Frankfurt-Washington (Dulles) route according to this report by NASDAQ. No date has been indicated. Read...
View ArticleThe BMI takeover is approved by the European Commission with conditions
British Airways (London) and the IAG have won their fight against Virgin Atlantic Airways (London) for the acquisition of BMI (East Midlands) and the valuable slots at London’s Heathrow Airport. The...
View ArticleLufthansa to sell its 15.8% stake in JetBlue Airways
Lufthansa (Frankfurt) will issue a corporate bond exchangeable into shares of JetBlue Airways, a transaction that could see Lufthansa’s stake in JetBlue decline to zero. The group issued the following...
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