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Lufthansa City Airlines receives first new Airbus A320neo

Lufthansa City Airlines has taken delivery of its first brand-new Airbus A320neo at the Airbus factory in Hamburg-Finkenwerder. The aircraft, registered D-AIJP, has been named “Ingelheim am Rhein.” This new addition highlights the pivotal role Lufthansa City Airlines plays within the Lufthansa Group, redefining continental traffic to and from Munich, and from 2026, Frankfurt hubs. […]

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Lufthansa deploys A350 long-haul aircraft from Frankfurt © Lufthansa

Lufthansa expands A350-900 operations from Frankfurt

Aircraft & Engines

Lufthansa passengers can now fly on a state-of-the-art Airbus A350-900 from Frankfurt to several international destinations, as the airline temporarily deploys the aircraft to bridge gaps caused by delayed new aircraft deliveries. Since the start of the summer flight schedule, four A350-900s have been operating from Frankfurt, with two more set to join in May

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Lufthansa Group achieves record revenue despite challenges in 2024

Financial

In 2024, the Lufthansa Group achieved record revenue of €37.6 billion, reflecting a six percent increase compared to the previous year’s €35.4 billion. This growth was driven by a higher flight offering, making 2024 the most lucrative year in the company’s history. However, the Group’s operating profit (Adjusted EBIT) fell to €1.6 billion from €2.7

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On April 30, Lufthansa will start flights to Denver with an Airbus A380 aircraft © Lufthansa

Lufthansa starts A380 flights to Denver

Airlines & Routes

Lufthansa will be flying to Denver, Colorado, (U.S.A.) for the first time with the world’s largest passenger aircraft, the Airbus A380, making Denver the sixth destination for the aircraft. The first flight is scheduled for April 30, 2025. There will be a daily flight from Munich to Denver International Airport located at the foot of

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Italian flagship carrier ITA Airways is now part of the Lufthansa Group

EU clears Lufthansa’s acquisition of ITA stake amid concessions

Other News

The European Union has approved Lufthansa‘s acquisition of a 41% stake in ITA Airways, subject to key concessions, the Handelsblatt reported. This antitrust approval was granted in July, but only after Deutsche Lufthansa agreed to measures designed to ensure fair competition, as confirmed by the EU Commission on Friday, November 29. These measures include providing

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Lufthansa fined US$4 million for discrimination against Jewish passengers

Other News

The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has imposed a US$4 million fine on Lufthansa for discriminating against Jewish passengers travelling from New York to Budapest via Frankfurt in May 2022. The incident involved 128 Jewish passengers, many of whom were wearing traditional Orthodox Jewish attire, who were denied boarding on their connecting flight in Germany.

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All Boeing 777s at SWISS have been equipped with AeroSHARK © SWISS

AeroSHARK rolled out to entire SWISS Boeing 777 fleet

MRO & Production

Over the past one and a half years, SWISS International Air Lines (SWISS) has equipped its entire Boeing 777-300ER fleet with AeroSHARK, the sharkskin technology from Lufthansa Technik and BASF. The AeroSHARK surface film mimics the flow-optimising characteristics of sharkskin. Applied to the fuselage and engine nacelles, it reduces drag during flight, promoting lower fuel

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Ground-breaking at new logistics centre © LTAA

New logistics centre enables Lufthansa Technik AERO Alzey to expand further

MRO & Production

Lufthansa Technik AERO Alzey relies on the expertise of Timbra and Goldbeck for its growth. The construction and service company Goldbeck, in cooperation with real estate project developer, the Timbra Group, is realizing a new forward-looking expansion of warehouse and logistics capacities for the aircraft engine maintenance specialist in Alzey, Rhineland-Palatinate. In the presence of

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LHT lays foundation for the P-8A qualification of German Navy’s technical personnel

MRO & Production

Roughly a year before the planned entry into service of the new maritime patrol aircraft, Lufthansa Technik recently began qualifying the first German Navy technicians for the support of the P-8A Poseidon. As part of their training courses at the subsidiary Lufthansa Technical Training (LTT), several subgroups have now already completed their practical training for

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Lufthansa and UFO union agree on new collective agreement for cabin employees

Other News

Lufthansa and the UFO union have agreed on a new collective agreement for approximately 19,000 cabin employees of Lufthansa Airlines. The core of the agreement is a wage increase of a total of 16.5% (with interest effect 17.4%) in several stages over the next three years. The collective agreement is valid until at least the

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Lufthansa City Airlines receives first new Airbus A320neo

Lufthansa expands A350-900 operations from Frankfurt

Lufthansa Group achieves record revenue despite challenges in 2024

Lufthansa starts A380 flights to Denver

EU clears Lufthansa’s acquisition of ITA stake amid concessions

Lufthansa fined US$4 million for discrimination against Jewish passengers

AeroSHARK rolled out to entire SWISS Boeing 777 fleet

New logistics centre enables Lufthansa Technik AERO Alzey to expand further

LHT lays foundation for the P-8A qualification of German Navy’s technical personnel

Lufthansa and UFO union agree on new collective agreement for cabin employees

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