Lufthansa to hire 5,500 new staff in 2019Approximately 5,500 new employees will be cleared for takeoff with a career in Lufthansa Group this year – in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Belgium alone, the home markets of the aviation group. The company is looking to More… |
Lufthansa names senior sales director for Gulf regionThe Lufthansa Group has appointed Heinrich Lange as senior director sales, Gulf, Afghanistan & Pakistan, effective January 2019. In his new role, Lange will be responsible for the commercial and sales activities of the Lufthan More… |
Lufthansa passenger numbers up 9pc in OctoberThe Lufthansa Group airlines welcomed around 13.2 million passengers in October, reflecting an increase of nine per cent compared to the previous year’s month. The available seat kilometres were up 8.9 per cent over the prev More… |
Lufthansa Group 9-month revenue tops $30bnLufthansa Group generated total revenues of EUR26.9 billion ($30.7 billion) in the first nine months of 2018, marking an increase of six per cent on the prior-year period, while traffic revenues were up 7 per cent. As a result of More… |
Lufthansa to launch direct flights to Austin, BangkokLufthansa is further expanding its route network to the US with plans to offer its first connections from Frankfurt to Austin in May 2019 and a new service from Munich to Bangkok, Thailand, in June 2019. Scheduled for May 3, 2019, the A More… |
Lufthansa, SAP name finalists for blockchain contestThe Lufthansa Group and SAP have selected nine finalists to the world's first Aviation Blockchain Challenge, which the Lufthansa Innovation Hub and SAP.iO Foundry jointly announced in July. Over the six-week submission period, More… |
Lufthansa Group launches new NDC Partner Program in UAEGerman airline Lufthansa has launched a new website to facilitate travel agencies and travel technology providers in the UAE with its New Distribution Capability (NDC) partner programme. This programme now bundles offers, exclusiv More… |
Lufthansa upgrades airline check-ins appGerman airline group Lufthansa has upgraded its AirlineCheckins app to offer new services to include airline-wide wi-fi on board and discounted lounge access worldwide. The online service developed by Lufthansa More… |
Oman Air extends codeshare deal with LufthansaNational carrier Oman Air is continuing its expansion across Europe by extending its codeshare agreement with Lufthansa. Under the expanded codeshare deal, passengers can now travel on Oman Air flights from Muscat International Ai More… |
Lufthansa's Dubai-bound passengers first to trial inflight VRLufthansa passengers flying from Frankfurt to Dubai on flight LH630 were the first to experience the airline’s new prototype “VR Moving Map”, while on board the Airbus A330. Passengers wearing special VR gl More… |