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Previously, jets were primarily used for transcontinental travel, but with the emergence of air travel’s popularity, it had become necessary to provide jet service on shorter distances. In Boeing’s development of the 737, Lufthansa played a vital role...
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Out of a total of about 1,300 flights a day, 172 were cancelled on Thursday and 290 on Friday, most of them operated by German flagship carrier Lufthansa (LHAG.DE). The airline will focus on getting its long-haul flights out on Monday, said a Lufthansa...
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A Lufthansa Boeing B747-400 aircraft is towed on the runway at Frankfurt's airport February 16, 2012. Workers who guide planes in and out of parking slots at Frankfurt airport have widened their plans to strike, which could disrupt more than 1,000... View Photo »
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The minute a British Airways, an Air France, a KLM, a Lufthansa plane lands at Ercan airport (in northern Cyprus), Turkey is ready to open all of her airports, sea ports and air space to Greek Cypriot planes and vessels
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“All long distance flights should take place,” said a Lufthansa spokesman, recommending passengers on other flights check before going to the airport. Those wanting to take domestic flights should get a train. The GdF has been pushing for a wage...
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The company said it aimed to operate 70 percent of scheduled flights on Monday by using non-union labour or staff who have done the job in the past. Out of a total of about 1,300 flights a day, 172 were cancelled on Thursday and 290 on Friday, most of...
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Their constituents will start flooding them with complaints about how their action has harmed their businesses in this country _ when Thais refuse to drink German beer or fly Lufthansa. It’s a shame, really, that decent German people will have to bear...
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FRANKFURT AM MAIN, GERMANY - FEBRUARY 16: A flight schedule board informs about cancelled Lufthansa flights at the Terminal 1 of Frankfurt International Airport on February 16, 2012 in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. The GdF union (German Gewerkschaft der... View Photo »
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A strike by Lufthansa pilots in 2010 that was suspended after one day cost Lufthansa €48 million in lost revenues. So far, Fraport has not resorted to legal measures, such as taking out a temporary injunction, to avert the strike. Court action was used...
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Technik, a global leader in providing MRO facilities to the aviation sector has been steadily growing its operations in the Middle East. Walter Heerdt, Snr VP Marketing & Sales, Lufthansa Technik talks to Phil Blizzard about the services they provide to...
About Lufthansa
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Deutsche Lufthansa AG (ISIN: DE0008232125) (pronounced [ˈdɔɪtʃə ˈlʊfthanza]) is the largest airline in Europe in terms of overall passengers carried (second is Air France – KLM), and the flag carrier of Germany. The name of the company is derived from Luft (the German word for "air"), and Hansa (after Hanseatic League, the powerful medieval... Full Article
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A Lufthansa Airlines A380, the world's largest passenger aircraft, lands at San Francisco International Airport in San Francisco Tuesday, May 10, 2011. The plane made its inaugural flight to San Francisco from Frankfurt.
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German flag carrier Lufthansa CEO Christoph Franz addresses a press conference in Shanghai on May 6, 2011. Franz shared the current operation regarding Lufthansa's A380 in China and its strategy and vision for the Chinese market as the company said on May 4, 2011 it posted a net loss of...
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German flag carrier Lufthansa spokesman Frank Puettmann (R) looks on next to model of a A380 aircraft as CEO Christoph Franz (unseen) addresses a press conference in Shanghai on May 6, 2011. Franz shared the current operation regarding Lufthansa's A380 in China and its strategy and...
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Germain airline Lufthansa CEO Christoph Franz (C) poses for photographers with fellow board members Carsten Spohr (L) and Stefan Lauer (R) prior to an annual shareholders meeting in Berlin May 3, 2011. Franz said despite setbacks such as the Tsunami in Japan and the upheavals in the...
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Germain airline Lufthansa CEO Christoph Franz attends an annual shareholders meeting in Berlin May 3, 2011. Franz said despite setbacks such as the Tsunami in Japan and the upheavals in the Arab world, he was confident of improved results in 2011 for the airline.
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Germain airline Lufthansa CEO Christoph Franz poses for photographers prior to an annual shareholders meeting in Berlin May 3, 2011. Franz said despite setbacks such as the Tsunami in Japan and the upheavals in the Arab world, he was confident of improved results in 2011 for the airline.
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A British Royal Air Force Second World War-era Dakota DC-3 of the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight takes off past a taxiing Lufthansa airliner during the Malta Airshow at Malta International Airport outside Valletta September 25, 2011.
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The Mayor of Marktl Hubert Gschwendtner sits next to airplane seats used by Pope Benedikt XVI when he flew over Marktl in 2005 and subsequently donated to the town by German flag carrier Lufthansa, in the birthplace of Pope Benedikt XVI, the Bavarian town of Marktl September 1, 2011. ...
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CEO of German Lufthansa Christoph Franz poses in front of a poster showing Lufthansa aircrafts prior to the annual balance press conference in Frankfurt, Germany, Thursday, March 17, 2011. Lufthansa made a euro 1.1 billion , $1.53 billion net profit in 2010, up from a loss of euro 34...
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FILE - In this March 17, 2011 file picture Lufthansa AG, CEO Christoph Franz, speaks at a balance press conference in Frankfurt, Germany. German airline Lufthansa says its net loss in the first six month has almost doubled to 206 million euro (US$300 million) from 104 million euro ...
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Aviation enthusiasts watch as a Lufthansa aircraft takes off from Malta International Airport outside Valletta February 23, 2011.
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Hartmut Mehdorn (2L), CEO of German airline Air Berlin, and James Hogan (3L), CEO of Etihad Airways pose for media during a news conference in Berlin, December 19, 2011. Etihad Airways threw a lifeline to ailing Air Berlin and gained access to more European routes by raising its stake...
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Martin Riecken, right, shows off the first class section of a Lufthansa Airlines A380, the world's largest passenger aircraft, after it landed at San Francisco International Airport in San Francisco, Tuesday, May 10, 2011. The plane was making its inaugural flight to San Francisco from...
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Pajamas are laid out on one of the eight beds in the first class section of a Lufthansa Airlines A380, the world's largest passenger aircraft, after it landed at San Francisco International Airport in San Francisco, Tuesday, May 10, 2011. The plane was making its inaugural flight to San...
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Peter Rothen, right, German consul general of San Francisco, looks on as Martin Riecken, left, leads a tour of the economy section of a Lufthansa Airlines A380, the world's largest passenger aircraft, after it landed at San Francisco International Airport in San Francisco, Tuesday, May...
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Air Berlin aircrafts stand on the tarmac at Berlin Tegel airport, August 18, 2011. Air Berlin's Chief Executive Joachim Hunold offered to resign, sending the shares higher, after the company posted a second-quarter loss. Hunold offered to step down on September 1 and recommended that...
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File picture shows Hartmut Mehdorn, head of German rail operator 'Deutsche Bahn', addressing the media in Berlin, April 29, 2008. Air Berlin's Chief Executive Joachim Hunold offered to resign, sending the shares higher, after the company posted a second-quarter loss. Hunold offered to...
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel holds a speech in front of a Lufthansa Airbus A380 of at International Aerospace Exhibition (ILA) on June 8, 2010 at the Schoenefeld airport in Berlin. The biannual show is the third biggest in Europe after those in Britain and France, was expected to...
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Chief pilot Juergen Raps, left, and Capt. Ingo Meyerdierks, right, talk with visitors inside the cockpit of a Lufthansa Airlines A380, the world's largest passenger aircraft, after it landed at San Francisco International Airport in San Francisco, Tuesday, May 10, 2011. The plane was...
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FILE - In this file photo take May 5, 2011 , a Japan Airlines aircraft passes by as it lands behind an All Nippon Airways Boeing 767 at Haneda Airport in Tokyo. Boeing Co. said Thursday, May 19, Lufthansa Cargo will buy five of its 777s, and LAN Airlines of Chile is buying five more 767s.
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A picture illustration taken in Warsaw on January 18, 2011, shows a one euro coin. An airline stewardess struggling to lift her bag at a German airport led to the discovery of a 6-million euro ($8.4 million) coin fraud. The customs officer who stopped the stewardess in early 2010 found...
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A combination of file pictures shows Joachim Hunold (L), CEO of German carrier Air Berlin during a news conference in Berlin, March 24, 2011, and Hartmut Mehdorn, chief executive of German national rail operator Deutsche Bahn during the annual news conference in Berlin, March 30, 2009. ...
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A Lufthansa Airlines A380, the world's largest passenger aircraft, lands at San Francisco International Airport in San Francisco Tuesday, May 10, 2011. The plane made its inaugural flight to San Francisco from Frankfurt.
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