In an era when stories about airline service tend to be negative, it is nice to hear a story of exceptional service, and even more interesting when we know the person personally. A colleague of ours in Europe, who will…
As expected, Boeing launched its 777X in Dubai, with commitments for 150 aircraft from Emirates, 50 from Qatar and 25 from Etihad. With Lufthansa’s prior commitment for 34, the order book now stands at 269. Additional information on the 777X…
If you wondered just how much time and effort goes into airline fleet strategy, here’s a briefing by one of the industry’s leading experts. Lufthansa has occasional events they call an “Academy”, where they have senior managers explain the “behind…
Nico Buchholz, Executive Vice President Lufthansa Group Fleet Management, spoke with us today at a Lufthansa Academy event. Views: 37
This morning Lufthansa confirmed a launch order with Boeing for the 777-9, becoming the first customer for the revised variant. The 777-9 will accommodate 42 additional seats than the existing 365 seat 777-300ER model, and may be a replacement aircraft…
Christoph Franz, Lufthansa’s CEO, is getting ready to move to Roche, a Swiss pharma company. The change at the top of one of Europe’s largest airlines is something of a surprise. The Wall Street Journal reports that Dr Franz’s decision…