Lufthansa

Lufthansa has announced they will serve fresh draft beer from kegs for the first time in 50 years as a way to celebrate Oktoberfest. Oktoberfest is an annual beer drinking festival held in Munich, Germany at the end of September through the beginning of October. In addition to the beer, crews will be wearing traditional […]

What do Virgin Atlantic, Eurowings, and the Hungarian Air Force all have in common? They all operate former Air Berlin jets. Air Berlin, Germany’s second-largest airline behind Lufthansa, filed for bankruptcy in August 2017 and ceased operations in October of last year. One year on, its former aircraft continue to fly elsewhere – and sometimes […]

Three of Europe’s largest carriers have announced they plan to end flights to Tehran, the Iranian capital, citing lack of demand and poor financial performance. The final flights in September will mark the end of such routes that were only reintroduced two years ago after Iran’s 2015 nuclear deal framework was agreed upon with a […]

Lufthansa announced yesterday the launch of new routes to six destinations from its hubs in Frankfurt and Munich. The announced routes include new and additional service to Eilat, Israel; Agadir, Morocco; Trieste, Italy; Thessaloniki, Greece; Tromsø, Norway and Edinburgh, United Kingdom. The airline will fly from both Frankfurt and Munich to Eilat, Israel, on the coast […]

Germany’s Federal Office for the Defense of Competition (Bundeskartellamt) recently issued its opinion regarding complaints received against Lufthansa, following an investigation into airfare increases that began in November. The German flag carrier was under fire for alleged monopolistic practices in the domestic routes that operated without any rival after the bankruptcy and dissolution of Air […]

Lufthansa Group has firmed up a previous option for six further Airbus A320neo aircraft, following a decision by the company’s supervisory board at the beginning of May. In addition, the airline signed an order for three more A320ceo, bringing the Group’s A320ceo orders to 273. With a total of 395 A320 Family aircraft on order, […]

Starting this summer, all Lufthansa Group passengers will have the option to book Economy “Light” fares on routes to and from North America on flights operated by Lufthansa, SWISS, Brussels Airlines, and Austrian Airlines. The cheaper fare is aimed at passengers traveling with only carry-on luggage as well as those not requesting ticket flexibility. Passengers […]

The Lufthansa Group announced that it would be placing an order for up to 16 additional aircraft, as approved by the Supervisory Board. Deliveries are planned until 2022 for the order that is valued at a 2.1 billion Euros list price. The order is split between the two major manufacturers: Boeing and Airbus. Boeing was […]

German flag-carrier Lufthansa will soon begin a long-term test of the pilot assistance system LNAS (Low Noise Augmentation System) on its Airbus A320 aircraft. The system could help pilots land their equipment more quietly and efficiently, according to an announcement made by German Aerospace Centre DLR. The test phase is expected to launch by the […]

When it comes to sponsorships with organizations and foundations, airlines tend to keep most of their work behind-the-scenes as they donate time and money to various caregiving organizations around their community. However, there are sometimes when a carrier wants to make their cause known or promote travelers to give by painting their aircraft, as these […]