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Deutsche Lufthansa AG To Exercise Option To Acquire Majority Stake in ITA Airways
10+ hour, 53+ min ago (263+ words) Company had owned 41% of Italian carrier Deutsche Lufthansa AG, parent company of Lufthansa and other European airlines, announced it will exercise its option to acquire a majority stake in ITA Airways, an Italian carrier, in June of this year. This…...
Lufthansa discontinues Skopje service
2+ hour, 24+ min ago (740+ words) Well it was to be expected. Is this the first European market Lufthansa has left recently? From FRA no, they left a few like STR Stuttgart is not a whole country. And it is accessible by train from Munich in…...
2. 2 times higher than for the same period in 2025, Aeroflot is spent double the amount on Airbus and Boeing maintenance.
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (249+ words) According to Russian media, Aeroflot Airlines, excluding its subsidiaries Rossiya and Pobeda, incurred 7. 27 billion rubles in aircraft and engine maintenance expenses in the first quarter of 2026, according to the company's RAS financial statement. This is 2. 2 times higher than the same…...
Lufthansa Shareholders Deliver Jaw-Dropping Power Move: All AGM Items Rammed Through to Ignite Global Travel Boom and End European Hub Chaos
1+ day, 14+ hour ago (259+ words) Lufthansa shareholders have approved all 9 agenda items at the 73rd AGM, delivering a decisive mandate to stabilize European aviation and ignite a global travel boom. The 73rd AGM was more than a formal gathering; it was a high-stakes confirmation of Lufthansa's role…...
Boeing takes off in Everett with the first production 777-9 for Lufthansa, measuring 76. 72 meters in length and equipped with GE9 X engines of 220, 000 pound-feet.
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (1098+ words) On May 7, 2026, the first production Boeing 777-9 intended for the German company Lufthansa took off from Paine Field in the American state of Washington. According to Boeing, the aircraft took off towards the Pacific for the inaugural certification flight of the…...
Airbus A380 Comeback: UK Startup's Superjumbo Gamble in 2026
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (408+ words) A bold UK startup is launching with the Airbus A380 superjumbo in 2026, a high-risk strategy that legacy carriers are only adopting due to aircraft shortages and airport constraints. The airbus a380 comeback represents one of aviation's most fascinating paradoxes: a aircraft industry…...
Aviation fuels: EU Regulations: Why Fossil-Free Aviation
2+ day, 22+ hour ago (520+ words) Fossil-free aviation fuels are witnessing a significant surge in production costs following the implementation of strict European Union regulations introduced in 2025. These mandates, designed to curb carbon emissions across" These mandates, designed to curb carbon emissions across the aviation sector,…...
CEO Interview: ITA Airways" Joerg Eberhart
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (63+ words) Aviation Week CEO Interview: ITA Airways" Joerg Eberhart Victoria Moores joined Air Transport World as our London-based European Editor/Bureau Chief on 18 June 2012. Victoria has nearly 20 years" aviation industry experience, spanning airline ground operations, analytical, journalism and communications roles. CEO…...
IATA Helps Navigate Trajectory Through Aviation's Energy Crisis
2+ day, 12+ hour ago (83+ words) Energy Intelligence IATA Helps Navigate Trajectory Through Aviation's Energy Crisis The full crisis mode gripping the aviation sector drew a record number of 1, 100 delegates to the International Air Transport Association's (IATA) Aviation Energy Forum in Paris, France, this week. Even…...
Lufthansa Group Restarts Tel Aviv Flights While ITA Airways Delays Dubai Return
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (308+ words) Lufthansa Group Preparing Gradual Return To Tel Aviv Lufthansa Group airlines are preparing to gradually resume flights to and from Tel Aviv beginning in June as carriers continue reassessing operations across the Middle East. The group confirmed that Austrian Airlines…...