Tag: lufthansa
ROUTES Jul 04, 2023 Lufthansa Resumes A380 Service to New York City German flag carrier Lufthansa has resumed A380 services to the New York City area, today, Tuesday, July 4, 2023. Among the list of first destinations was New York JFK, although Boston (BOS) has been seeing the A380 from Munich for a month now. Read More →
NEWS May 25, 2023 Lufthansa to Acquire ITA Airways After months of negotiations, The Lufthansa Group and ITA Airways, are set to conclude negotiations and sign an agreement on Thursday, May 25th setting the stage for new ownership of ITA. Read More →
ROUTES Apr 30, 2023 Lufthansa Announces Flights to India and A380 Long-Haul Routes Lufthansa has announced new flights to India and that more routes will use the Airbus A380 aircraft. The airline aims to expand its international reach by serving more people on popular routes and launching flights to fast-growing destinations. Read More →
NEWS Mar 06, 2023 Lufthansa Unveils New Premium Onboard Products Lufthansa has recently unveiled its new First Class suites as well as modified Business Class seats. Here are the planes that will have these new products. Read More →
NEWS Sep 05, 2022 Hundreds of Flights Cancelled After Lufthansa Pilots Strike The Vereinigung Cockpit (VC) union stated that Lufthansa pilots would begin a 24-hour strike starting at midnight Thursday. The reason: the airline's 5,000-member union went on strike after being denied a requested 5.5% pay increase and automatic inflation bumps. The pilots are also seeking a new pay and holiday structure that Lufthansa said would bring staff costs up 40% or around 900 million euros ($899 USD) within the next two years. Read More →
NEWS Aug 30, 2022 Lufthansa Receives its First Ever Boeing 787 On the afternoon of August 29, 2022, Lufthansa's first-ever Boeing 787 Dreamliner lifted off from Boeing's main headquarters at Everett Paine Field near Seattle, Washington. The following morning at 11:02 local time, the aircraft landed in Frankfurt, Germany (FRA). To celebrate the occasion, the pilots flew a Lufthansa branded flag outside of the cockpit during the aircraft's taxi after landing. Read More →
NEWS Dec 31, 1969 Lufthansa Group's Response to Virus Includes Grounding 700 Aircraft Out of its 763 aircraft that fly the skies, the Lufthansa Group is now only flying 63 of them; they decided to ground 700 of their aircraft to lessen the effects of COVID-19. Read More →