Lufthansa Group transports 7.9 million passengers in January
The airlines of the Lufthansa Group transported some 7.9 million passengers in January, 12.6% more than in the same period last year. Total capacity for the month was up 9.9% in available seat-kilometer terms, while total traffic volume, measured in revenue passenger-kilometers, was raised by 10.5%. Seat load factor improved accordingly, rising 0.4 percentage points […]
Lufthansa A350-900 – Worldwide debut for innovative lighting technology
Lufthansa will be the first airline worldwide to use a range of different settings for the on-board lighting of the A350-900 which are designed to fit with the day and night-time biorhythms of their passengers. Any passenger who has ever traveled across a number of time zones will know the problem – your body clock […]
Frankfurt-based ground handler Global GSRM succesfully migrated to Hitit"™s departure control system Crane DCS
Global GSRM succesfully migrated its departure control system to the Crane DCS system developed and operated by Hitit Computer Services. In spring both parties signed an agreement that Global GSRM migrated its system to Hitit"™s Crane DCS. After several tests run Global GSRM has completed the migration. Global GSRM is using Hitit"™s departure control system […]
American Airlines is 2017 ATW Airline of the Year
American Airlines has been named the recipient of the 2017 ATW Airline of the Year, taking the top honor of the 43nd annual ATW Airline Industry Achievement Awards. American Airlines was selected by ATW"™s editorial board in recognition of the phenomenal achievements by American"™s leadership and employees this past year. The integration of American and […]
Jet Airways to up capacity by 50% on certain domestic, international routes
Private carrier Jet Airways today announced the deployment of higher seating capacity aircraft on two domestic and an equal number of international routes from early next year amid growing passenger demand. Jet Airways flights to Kuwait and Jeddah from Mumbai and vice versa as well as to Chennai and Bangalore from here would be operated […]
Atlantic Airways takes delivery of its first Airbus A320
Atlantic Airways, the national carrier of the Faroe Islands, has taken delivery of its first Airbus A320 as part of its plan to increase capacity, becoming Airbu"™ newest operator of the type. Atlantic Airways passengers will benefit from the newest cabin comfort throughout the cabin in a single class layout with 168 seats and 18 […]
Etihad Aviation Group to forge new links with Europe"™s largest Airline Group
Etihad Airways, the national carrier of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and Lufthansa German Airlines, part of Europe"™s largest airline group, today announced the conclusion of a codeshare agreement. The arrangement is set to start in January 2017, subject to government approval. The wet-lease agreement between Lufthansa Group and airberlin "“ in which Etihad Aviation […]
Lufthansa and Brussels Airlines: Shaping the future together
After Lufthansa and the shareholders of SN Airholding agreed on the terms of the complete takeover, Deutsche Lufthansa AG"™s Executive Board decided yesterday to exercise the call option for the outstanding 55 percent of the shares. The call option comes into effect by December 31, 2016. The transaction will close by the beginning of January […]
Another Strong Year for Airline Profits in 2017
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that it expects the global airline industry to make a net profit in 2017 of $29.8 billion. On forecast total revenues of $736 billion, that represents a 4.1% net profit margin. This will be the third consecutive year (and the third year in the industry"™s history) in which […]
South African Airways takes delivery of its first A330-300 aircraft
South African Airways (SAA), has taken delivery of its first of five new leased A330-300 widebody jetliners, becoming Airbu"™s first Southern African operator of the aircraft type. SAA"™s A330-300 are configured in a comfortable two-class cabin layout with 46 seats in Business Class and 203 in Economy class seats. The aircraft will introduce new levels […]
