Lufthansa

Lufthansa has introduced its customers to blockchain technology. Unitrip app will be the place to collect and trade unique aviation cards awarded for travelling with the carrier.

ITA Airways has partnered with digital travel leader Booking.com, according to a statement from the carrier on August 23, 2023. Customers of the Italian flag carrier can now book flights and accommodations directly on the airline’s website, with a choice of over 28 million accommodations worldwide. Booking.com is a popular online travel agency and platform […]

Over the last couple of weeks, I’ve detailed trips I took on two different Lufthansa Regional carriers. The Lufthansa CityLine brand is best integrated into the Lufthansa group, wearing Lufthansa’s colors and sharing a nearly-identical name. Air Dolomiti, while still a wholly-owned member of the Lufthansa Group, doesn’t match the group’s branding as closely. After […]

A few days ago in Fiumicino at the operational headquarters of the Italian airline ITA Airways, the airline’s Shareholders’ Meeting was held, under the chairmanship of Antonino Turicchi, to renew the Board of Directors and the Board of Statutory Auditors, whose mandate had expired. In a statement, the airline said that its new Board of […]

Since its first flight in 2005, the global Airbus A380 fleet has flown millions of miles across the globe, becoming an instantly recognizable aircraft to all. Designed to lower operating costs and increase fuel savings compared to the Boeing 747, the largest commercial aircraft in the world did just that and found a home with […]

Europe’s Lufthansa Group is bolstering its connectivity to East Africa by significantly increasing its capacity to the region. The strategic move aims to cater to the surging demand for air travel and strengthen Lufthansa’s presence in this dynamic market. Effective from June 3. 2023, Lufthansa is set to elevate its operations by introducing daily flights […]

The Board of Directors of ITA Airways, Italy’s flag carrier and wholly owned by the Italian Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF), recently approved the business plan shared with the Lufthansa Group. ITA Airways closed its 2022 with a loss of around 500 million euros. The EBITDA, a profitability indicator that shows a company’s income […]

Brussels Airlines, Belgium’s national carrier and a member of the Lufthansa Group, recently announced a wet-lease agreement with CityJet, an airline operating a fleet of CRJ regional jets out of Copenhagen and Stockholm. Under the agreement with Brussels Airlines, two of CityJet’s 88-seat CRJ-900 aircraft will join the Belgian carrier’s fleet from March 26 to […]

Lufthansa and Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) have recently revealed new interiors as part of their parent company’s major investment in the onboard cabin experience. Both carriers are part of the Lufthansa Group, which also owns Austrian Airlines, Brussels Airlines and Eurowings. The company appears to be harmonizing its offerings, as the new cabins for […]

Lufthansa Group has posted an operating profit of €1.5 billion ($1.59 billion) for the 2022 calendar year. “Lufthansa is back,” stated Carsten Spohr, chief executive officer of Deutsche Lufthansa AG. “In just one year, we have achieved an unprecedented financial turnaround. With an operating profit of 1.5 billion euros, the Lufthansa Group has achieved a […]