Tag: lufthansa
NEWS Aug 19, 2026 Lufthansa A380 Clips Approach Lights at Munich Days After Boeing 787 Overruns the Same Runway A Lufthansa Airbus A380 landed short at Munich Airport, damaging approach lights, just days after a Boeing 787 overran the same runway. Read More →
NEWS Aug 18, 2026 Lufthansa City Airlines' First Airbus A220-300 Begins Assembly in Canada The first Airbus A220-300 for Lufthansa City Airlines is under construction at the Mirabel facility in Canada, marking a new phase for the carrier. Read More →
NEWS Aug 08, 2026 Boeing's 777X Headache Just Got Worse: Lufthansa Says No Thanks Lufthansa has refused to accept the earliest built Boeing 777-9 jets, following Emirates in rejecting the aging airframes amid ongoing certification delays. Read More →
NEWS Jul 27, 2026 SWISS A330 Bound for New York Diverts to Bangor After Smoke Fills Business Class Cabin A SWISS Airbus A330 flying from Zurich to New York made an emergency landing in Bangor, Maine, after smoke filled the business class cabin. Read More →
NEWS Jul 23, 2026 The Long Way Home: Boeing's 777X Nears Certification at Farnborough 2026, And Boeing Already Wants It to Fly Even Farther After thirteen years of delays, Boeing's 777X is finally approaching FAA certification at Farnborough 2026, even as the manufacturer works to extend the jet's range further, contends with Emirates' refusal of its earliest-built aircraft, and racks up new freighter orders. Read More →
NEWS Jul 16, 2026 Brussels Airlines Names ITA Airways Executive Lorenza Maggio as New CEO Brussels Airlines has appointed Lorenza Maggio, currently Chief Commercial Officer at ITA Airways, as its new CEO effective January 2026. She will take over from Dorothea von Boxberg, who has led Brussels Airlines since 2023 and is moving on to a new role within the Lufthansa Group. Read More →
NEWS May 28, 2026 Lufthansa Group Reassures Travelers Over Summer Fuel Supply Lufthansa Group reassures travelers that jet fuel supplies are secured across its network for the summer season, despite concerns in Europe. Read More →
NEWS May 19, 2026 Three of Europe's Biggest Airlines Have Extended Their Middle East Suspensions, and the Restart Dates Are Further Away Than Many Passengers Hoped Three of Europe's largest airline groups have simultaneously extended their Middle East flight suspensions, with British Airways pushing its restart further into summer, the Lufthansa Group holding off a return to Dubai until mid-September, and Air France emerging as the most optimistic of the three with planned resumptions beginning as early as late May. Read More →
NEWS Apr 23, 2026 Lufthansa's Refitted A380 Just Landed in Los Angeles With New Business Class After nearly twelve weeks on the ground in Dresden and two days of final preparations in Munich, Lufthansa's first retrofitted Airbus A380 superjumbo carried its first revenue passengers departing Munich Airport as flight LH452 bound for Los Angeles International Airport. Read More →
NEWS Apr 16, 2026 KLM Cuts 160 European Flights as the Fuel Crisis Gripping Aviation Deepens Royal Dutch Airlines has moved swiftly to confront one of the most severe cost pressures in recent European aviation history, confirming on Thursday the cancellation of 160 flights to and from Amsterdam Schiphol Airport within the coming month. Read More →