Rome Fiumicino seen as Lufthansa’s new southern hub after ITA deal
Lufthansa hopes to develop Rome Fiumicino as a southern hub for the group and will focus on long-haul flights from the Italian airport to Northern and Latin America, group slides…
Lufthansa has finalized an agreement to acquire shares in ITA Airways
Lufthansa and the Italian government have reached an agreement to purchase an initial 40% stake in ITA Airways, with the German airline group putting forward between €320 million and €330…
New service at BER – facial recognition replaces boarding pass
Berlin Brandenburg Airport is introducing BER Traveller, a digital service for biometric access control. HON Circle Members and Senators of Lufthansa Group Airlines, SWISS, Austrian Airlines, Brussels Airlines and Eurowings…
Korean Air’s Asiana bid may restrict competition -EU regulators
Korean Air Lines’ proposed acquisition of rival Asiana may restrict competition in passenger and cargo air transport services between Europe and South Korea, EU antitrust regulators said on Wednesday. The…
Aeroflot has asked flight attendants to stop logging faults on flights
Aeroflot, the country’s flag carrier, has directed employees to stop reporting flight faults in order to avoid aircraft being grounded until the problem is resolved. Senior flight attendants received an…
European airlines urge Brussels to avoid further strike disruption
With demand for flights expected to skyrocket this summer, European airlines are urging the European Commission to take additional steps to limit the impact of strikes on travel this summer,…
Germany to retire Tiger attack helicopter between 2031 and 2038
Unwilling to modernize its Tiger helicopter fleet, Germany plans to retire the model between 2031 and 2038. In an interview with Süddeutsche Zeitung, the German Ministry of Defense confirmed that…