Lufthansa

With a new incoming CEO, German leisure carrier Condor must face Lufthansa’s leisure affiliates Eurowings and Discover in a tight marketplace.

With European carriers beefing up summer 2024 capacity, the threat of oversupply across the Atlantic could change the market’s dynamics.

A selection of 50 new routes starting in January 2024, including network expansions by Aeromexico, Hainan Airlines, Lufthansa and Sky Airline.

A warning strike at Discover Airlines will affect flights on Dec. 23, while Edelweiss pilots have initiated negotiations on a new collective employment agreement.

For the airline and aerospace industries, many questions about pandemic recovery remain unanswered.

This week's Flight Friday focuses on two operator groups that have captured recent headlines due to new narrowbody orders.

The German airline group, launch customer for the 737-100 in 1968, is going full circle, hoping to create flexibility in its fleet.

Aviation maintenance facilities are booked. Will the new facilities be enough?

European carriers tack through myriad challenges.

In a landmark deal, Lufthansa Group is returning to the Boeing 737, 28 years after it last ordered a version of the narrowbody.

Lufthansa Group is preparing to resume flights to Tel Aviv in January.

Carriers are looking for optimizations in the year ahead while keeping a close eye on costs, as post-pandemic growth settles into a measured pace.

Airlines worldwide look forward to more clarity on industry consolidation activity in 2024.

Lufthansa Group is reassigning some of its airlines’ top executives as the company sets up a groupwide taskforce to improve customer satisfaction.

Lilium and Lufthansa plan to explore a strategic partnership that may see the carrier integrate the Lilium Jet eVTOL into its fleet.

Lufthansa subsidiary Austrian Airlines believes it is in a much better position to offer a long-haul network compared to the pre-pandemic era.

Lufthansa and the Italian government have notified the European Commission of the German airline group’s plan to take a 41% stake in ITA Airways.

After three years of talks with potential investors, Lufthansa Group has finally abandoned plans to sell a minority stake in Lufthansa Technik.

United Airlines has joined Star Alliance’s intermodal partnership with German rail operator Deutsche Bahn and its transatlantic joint venture partner Lufthansa.

Three carriers are growing their long-haul networks with routes to Ireland, South Africa and the US.

Swiss cannot reduce the number of wet-leased aircraft it planned to operate in summer 2024 and must invest further to increase punctuality.

How Gameco is expanding its MRO offerings, including airframe maintenance, conversions and components.

Weaker demand recently referenced by some U.S. and European LCCs is a return to more seasonal patterns as post-pandemic trends stabilize, Air Lease execs say .

A selection of 50 new routes starting in November 2023, including services being launched by LOT Polish Airlines, Lufthansa and United Airlines.

Carsten Spohr has been CEO at Lufthansa Group, a company that includes Lufthansa, SWISS, Austrian Airlines, Brussels Airlines and regional carriers, since 2014.