Lufthansa

Lufthansa released that the European Commission conducted an investigation in the offices of Deutsche Lufthansa AG in Frankfurt on March 11th. According to information from the investigation decision, the Commission has information that passenger aviation companies including Lufthansa in Europe and in Japan may have taken part in anti-competitive price-fixing and collusive behaviour in traffic

Lufthansa is having to cancel flights in the morning of March 5th due to threatened strike action by public service workers at many German airports. In view of the expected industrial action by airport workers, a total of 142 flights will be cancelled as a precautionary measure. Domestic flights will be worst affected. Lufthansa

Lufthansa and the Vereinigung Cockpit pilots

Lufthansa will recruit 2,400 new employees in 2006. Most of the growth will occur in operational areas, with the company requiring 1,420 flight attendants and 220 ground staff to provide passenger handling services at its Frankfurt and Munich hubs.