On March 25, 2018, Lufthansa will welcome five A380s to its Munich Hub. These flights, to Los Angeles, Hong Kong and Beijing, can now be booked. In the upcoming summer flight schedule, LH 452 will take off at 12pm…
The Lufthansa Innovation Hub in Berlin has been voted the best Innovation Lab in Germany. The business magazine Capital, and the Hamburg management consultancy Infront Consulting, compared 34 Innovation Labs. The prize was awarded on June 21 at a…
Providing strong evidence that the commercial aircraft market remains healthy, Airbus announced $39.7 billion worth of new business during the 2017 Paris Air Show. The company won commitments for a total of 326 aircraft, including firm orders for 144…
Airbus hosted the International Aviation Women Association (IAWA) reception. Women from across the global aerospace industry gathered to share their experiences at the Airbus pavilion. Paul Eremenko, Airbus Chief Technical Officer and Lisa Piccione, IAWA President, welcomed Claudie Haigneré,…
June 20, 2017 "“ In its 20th Anniversary year, Star Alliance has claimed the Best Airline Alliance title at the Skytrax World Airline Awards for the second year running. The Alliance"™s prestigious Los Angeles Lounge also received the Best…
Lufthansa has been voted the "Best Airline in Europe". The award was given at the Paris Air Show on June 20, 2017, in Le Bourget. The market research institute Skytrax surveyed approximately 18 million passengers from over 160 countries…
Airbus and Safran to market an "eTaxi" electric taxiing system for A320 Family Following the completion of an extensive R&T phase, an electric taxiing solution, called "eTaxi", has received "˜Authorisation To Market"™ approval by Airbus and Safran, for application…
The world"™s passenger aircraft fleet above 100 seats is set to more than double in the next 20 years to over 40,000 aircraft as traffic is set to grow at 4.4 percent per year, according to Airbu"™ latest Global…
Boeing (NYSE: BA) and Air Lease Corporation (NYSE: AL) announced a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for 12 737 MAXs at the Paris Air Show. The MOU includes five 737 MAX 7s and seven 737 MAX 8s. The agreement will…
Aviation safety professionals are gathering in Mexico City this week for the 8th Annual Pan American Aviation Safety Summit taking place June 19 – 21, 2017. Hosted by ALTA (the Latin American and Caribbean Air Transport Association) in partnership…