Lufthansa Group
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Lufthansa’s First Starlink Enabled Flight Takes Off
Early in 2026 the Lufthansa Group had announced it would be partnering with Starlink to provide passengers broadband in-flight internet access. August 17th 2026 will be the day when the first Starlink enabled aircraft will takeoff. In this post: August 17th 2026 Lufthansa’s First Starlink Enabled Aircraft Takes Off The wait for the first Starlink…
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ITA Airways enters Europe-Japan joint venture with Lufthansa Group and ANA
While still waiting to become a part of the massively important transatlantic A++ joint venture, ITA Airways starts moving and behaving more as a full Lufthansa Group member airline. It joins the Europe-Japan joint venture with ANA. The agreement feels a little bit rushed to beat antitrust restrictions from Europe; however, it is a win-win…
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Which Airlines Are Part of the Lufthansa Group – Complete List and Overview
Here’s the Lufthansa Group explained in plain English: which airlines sit under the group umbrella, how they’re split between network, regional, and leisure/low-cost brands, and what Miles & More means across the portfolio.
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Swiss doubles down on India with new Bengaluru flight launching in winter 2026
Swiss International Airlines is looking to increase its footprint in India. Just a few days after announcing the extension of its additional daily flight between Zurich and Mumbai (LX2646), the airline is announcing a new route which will take off in winter of 2026 between Zurich and Bengaluru. The new flight will take off on…
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Swiss extends its Delhi flights LX2646 and resumes flights to Tel Aviv in July
Demand holding up on flights from Zurich to Delhi, India, Swiss is extending its LX2646 service throughout the summer season of 2026. The only change is the departure time, which has been tweaked and is much closer to the departure time of flight LX2646, which is the regular service between Zurich and Delhi. Flights to…
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Lufthansa Group orders 20 Airbus and Boeing widebodies
Lufthansa increases its order book by 20 units by placing orders with Boeing and Airbus. The German-led group adds orders for ten Boeing 787-9 and 10 more Airbus A350-900.
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Lufthansa Group Q1 2026: Swiss holds up, Lufthansa bleeding cash
The Lufthansa Group publishes its earnings for Q1 of 2026. Swiss is the strongest performer of the group with a positive EBIT of 30 million Swiss francs. However, the Lufthansa mainline continues to drag down the overall group’s performance with a heavy loss, bleeding cash as it has in past months and years. This has…
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Here’s what the new Lufthansa A380 Business Class looks like
Finally, we get a look at what the Lufthansa Airbus A380 with the retrofitted business class looks like. Finally, Lufthansa is ditching the archaic 2-2-2 layout and bringing a more modern way of traveling onto the Airbus A380 with a 1-1 setup that ensures all passengers have direct aisle access. Unfortunately, there will not be…
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Lufthansa makes cabin bags paid starting May 2026
Lufthansa introduces a new fare in its Economy Class portfolio in May 2026. The new fare will be called Basic and will not include a carry-on bag. This is a move by the German Lufthansa group to increase revenue from passenger operations following the increase in jet fuel cost. Will there be a change back…
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Lufthansa shuts down CityLine and accelerates fleet changes due to rising fuel costs
With oil prices spiking, the Lufthansa Group accelerates changes to its structure. It shuts down immediately, Lufthansa CityLine, its regional operation, and plans for retiring older quad jet aircraft such as the A340-600 and the 747-400s. But are the oil prices the cause or the perfect cover-up for actions that wanted to be taken for…