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Lufthansa

Lufthansa
Airline
AirlineLufthansa
Deutsche Lufthansa AG
IATALH
ICAODLH
CallsignLUFTHANSA
Founded1926 (as Deutsche Luft Hansa Aktiengesellschaft), refounded 1954
Airline hub
*Düsseldorf International Airport *Frankfurt Airport *Munich Airport
Focus cities
Frequent-flyer programMiles & More
Member loungeHON / Senator Lounge
AllianceStar Alliance
Fleet size283 excl. subsidiaries
746 inc. subsidiaries excl. shares
Destinations202
Company sloganThere's no better way to fly
HeadquartersCologne, Germany
Key people
* Jürgen Weber (Head of Supervisory Board) * Christoph Franz (CEO) * Stefan Lauer (Aviation Services and Human Resources) *Stephan Gemkow (CFO)
Revenue-22.3 billion (2009)
(US$28.8 billion)
Profit-130 million (2009)
(US$168 million)
Total assets-22.408 billion (2008)

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Deutsche Lufthansa AG (FWB - LHA, Pink Sheets - DLAKY) (-deˈdɔʏt͡ʃə ˈlʊfthanza) is the flag carrier of Germany and the largest airline in Europe in terms of overall passengers carried. The name of the company is derived from Luft (the German word for "air"), and Hansa (after the Hanseatic League, a powerful medieval trading group).

The airline is the world's fifth-largest airline in terms of overall passengers carried, operating services to 18 domestic destinations and 183 international destinations in 78 countries across Africa, Americas, Asia and Europe. Together with its partners Lufthansa services around 410 destinations. With over 722 aircraft it has the third-largest passenger airline fleet in the world when combined with its subsidiaries.

Lufthansa's registered office and corporate headquarters is in Deutz, Cologne, with its main operations base (Lufthansa Aviation Center (LAC) and primary traffic hub at Frankfurt Airport in Frankfurt am Main with a second hub at Munich Airport. The majority of Lufthansa's pilots, ground staff, and flight attendants are based in Frankfurt.

Lufthansa is a founding member of Star Alliance, the world's largest airline alliance, formed in 1997. The Lufthansa Group operates more than 500 aircraft and employs 105,261 people worldwide of 146 nationalities (31 December 2007). In 2010, 77 million passengers flew with Lufthansa (not including Germanwings, BMI, AUA, or Brussels Airlines).

Lufthansa Video

The Lufthansa flight LH44 from Munich experienced wingstrike while landing at Hamburg on 1 March 2008 during Emma storm. Nobody was injured; the plane landed using another runway.
1.10 min. | 4.83 user rating		 Sponsored by: www.DailyCashCow.com Earn $300 Cash Bonuses Paid Daily Direct to Your Paypal Account The Lufthansa flight LH44 from Munich experienced severe crosswinds while landing at Hamburg Germany on 1 March 2008 during Hurricane Emma storm. Nobody was injured; the plane landed using another runway.
1.10 min. | 4.49 user rating		 lufthansa 747-400 takeoff from frankfurt to san francisco a340.net 747
5.90 min. | 4.83 user rating		 Wingstrike pictures of an Airbus A320-200 Lufthansa at Hamburg airport (EDDH) on runway 23. An Airbus A320-200 Lufthansa nearly crashed during a crosswind approach on the runway 23 at the airport Hamburg International (EDDH) on 1st march 2008 in Germany. Extreme landing or approach. Crash. Left wing touched the runway. Crazy. Hard and dangerous. Funny landing. Storm Emma 2008 in Germany (Hamburg EDDH). After the landing the left wing was destroyed. This first landing was a wingstrike. Travel & Events.
0.93 min. | 3.26 user rating		 LH687 from Tel-Aviv to Frankfurt. Economy class is occupied with a few dozens of French tourists. Suddenly they start a 'pillow war' inside the cabin. Lufthansa flights attendant seems to take active part in the war. Enjoy !
0.70 min. | 4.95 user rating
Very cool Take-Off from this Lufthansa 747-400 REG:D-ABVK Amazing Wing Flex!
4.12 min. | 4.83 user rating		 The massive volcanic ash cloud that's brought European air travel to a virtual standstill, has stranded an estimated 32000 people hoping to travel to or from Russia. Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has ordered emergency measures to deal with the unprecedented crisis. The Dutch airline KLM and Germany's Lufthansa have carried out test flights through the ash cloud. They reported no damage to their aircraft, however air space in around 20 countries remains closed, affecting millions of people's travel plans. Forecasters believe disruption's likely to continue for several more days as light prevailing winds are failing to clear the cloud. The volcano in the south of Iceland began erupting on Wednesday, sending plumes of ash several kilometres into the air. Scientists have warned it could trigger a chain-reaction in other volcanoes in the country.
1.28 min. | 4.32 user rating		 After a long flight from Frankfurt to HongKong. Perfect Landing,more than smooth:-) Enjoy!!!
3.37 min. | 4.67 user rating		 go around is like 3 min into it. At KJFK (NYC). Also, if you want to hear a really cool spool up, go watch airtran 717 take off, spool up is around the 20 second mark. © AAmatt777 2007
4.00 min. | 4.91 user rating		 This has to be the nicest surprise I've had all year. This beauty landed at 7.25am with a medical emergency and parked out of sight before we arrived at MAN. Imagine my face when I saw this coming out to takeoff! Last A340 I saw here was in April, 2006. Enjoy this amazing machine!
3.07 min. | 4.70 user rating

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Germany joins up with Lufthansa to sponsor biofuel six times worse than fossil ... - The Ecologist Tweet this news
The Ecologist--A total €2.5 million of government money is being ploughed into the six month biofuel trial run by leading European airline -Lufthansa-, who will be partly financing the €6.6 million project. Attempts are being made to source jatropha o - Date : Tue, 19 Apr 2011 08:27:32 GMT+00:00
B/E Aerospace expands business with Lufthansa - Flightglobal Tweet this news
Flightglobal---Lufthansa- has selected B/E Aerospace to outfit its new-buy Airbus A330s and retrofit A340s with new business class seating. B/E estimates the contract's value at roughly $100 million. Flightglobal's ACAS database shows -Lufthansa - Date : Mon, 18 Apr 2011 17:57:32 GMT+00:00
Lufthansa orders fixed-base simulator from Montreal's Mechtronix - Montreal Gazette Tweet this news
Montreal Gazette--MONTREAL - Montreal flight training specialist Mechtronix Systems Inc. says -Lufthansa- Flight Training has placed an order for a new fixed-base simulator to be installed at its pilot school in Bremen, Germany. The value of the contract - Date : Mon, 18 Apr 2011 15:17:47 GMT+00:00
B/E Aerospace wins $100M Lufthansa deal - Bizjournals.com (blog) Tweet this news
Bizjournals.com (blog)--Aircraft cabin interior maker B/E Aerospace Inc (Nasdaq: BEAV) has won a more than $100 million contract from Deutsche -Lufthansa- AG primarily to retrofit the German company's current fleet of A330 and A340 planes with busine - Date : Fri, 15 Apr 2011 15:57:54 GMT+00:00
B/E Aerospace Wins Lufthansa Program; Initially Valued in Excess of $100 Million - Centre Daily Times Tweet this news
Centre Daily Times--B/E Aerospace (Nasdaq:BEAV), the world's leading manufacturer of aircraft cabin interior products and the world's leading distributor of aerospace fasteners and consumables, today announced that the Company has been selected - Date : Sat, 16 Apr 2011 13:13:11 GMT+00:00
Lufthansa to operate A380 on Miami route - Travel Daily News International Tweet this news
Travel Daily News International--The list of -Lufthansa- A380 destinations in the USA is growing: Miami will be the next US destination to be served by the carrier's flagship A380, following New York-JFK and San Francisco. Starting 10 June 2011, -Luf - Date : Mon, 18 Apr 2011 09:25:36 GMT+00:00
Lufthansa Enhances Service To Shanghai And Nanjing - China Hospitality News Tweet this news
China Hospitality News--The German flag carrier -Lufthansa- has announced that it is increasing the number of its direct flights to mainland China and Hong Kong to 77 a week: up from the previous 62 a week. From on April 16, the Frankfurt Shanghai Pudong - Date : Sun, 17 Apr 2011 21:40:29 GMT+00:00
Lufthansa Cargo wins Cargo Airline of the Year 2011 - Air Cargo News Tweet this news
Air Cargo News--Best European Cargo Airline was won by -Lufthansa- Cargo, collected by Kim Bullen, director UK and Ireland. Best Middle Eastern Cargo Airline was won by Emirates, collected by Phill rawlings, cargo manager, UK and Ireland. Best Freighter-O - Date : Mon, 18 Apr 2011 13:56:47 GMT+00:00
Labor Unrest At Lufthansa And Subsidiary Airlines - AvStop Aviation News Tweet this news
AvStop Aviation News--April 4, 2011 - The Swiss pilots union AEROPERS announced that negotiations with SWISS Airlines, a wholly-owned subsidiary of -Lufthansa-, had broken down. In late March, Switzerland television reported on pilot fatigue as an issue i - Date : Sun, 17 Apr 2011 04:37:53 GMT+00:00
Meridiana Fly opts for Lufthansa Systems - Breaking Travel News Tweet this news
Breaking Travel News--The Italian airline Meridiana Fly has opted for the ProfitLine/Yield Rembrandt solution from -Lufthansa- Systems to optimize its revenue management. Both companies recently signed a six-year contract to this effect. With this IT solu - Date : Fri, 01 Apr 2011 15:15:47 GMT+00:00

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Lufthansa Fleet
Codeshare agreements : Technology
Aircraft In Service Orders Passengers
F C Y
Total
Airbus A319-100 24 1 0 24 102 126
Airbus A320-200 46 0 0 32 114 146
Airbus A320 Neo 0 25 TBA
Airbus A321-100
Airbus A321-200		 20
29		 0
3		 0 31 155 186
Airbus A321 Neo 0 5 TBA
Airbus A330-300 15 3 8 48 165 221
Airbus A340-300 26 0 26 0 165 221
8 36 197 241
0 44 222 266
Airbus A340-600 24 0 8 60 238 306
0 66 279 345
Airbus A380-800 6 9 8 98 420 526
Boeing 737-300 33 0 0 18 106 124
Boeing 737-500 30 0 0 90 108
Boeing 747-400 30 0 16 80 234 330
66 279 345
52 310 378
Boeing 747-8I 0 20 8 80 298 386
Total 283 66

Lufthansa Mainline past fleet since 1955
Fleet history :
Aircraft Introduced Retired Notes
Airbus A300 1976
1987		 1984
2009
Airbus A310 1984 2005
Airbus A319 1996
Airbus A320 1989
Airbus A321 1994
Airbus A330-200 2002 2006
Airbus A330-300 2004
Airbus A340-200 1993 2006
Airbus A340-300 1993
Airbus A340-600 2003
Airbus A380 2010
Boeing 707 1960 1984 also used in cargo configuration
Boeing 720 1961 1965
Boeing 727 1964 1993 could be converted into cargo aircraft
Boeing 737-100 1968 1982 launch customer, dubbed City Jet
Boeing 737-200 1982 1997
Boeing 737-300 1986
Boeing 737-400 1992 1998
Boeing 737-500 1990
Boeing 747-100 1970 1979 also used in cargo configuration
Boeing 747-200 1971 2004 also used in cargo configuration
Boeing 747-400 1989
Convair CV-340/440 1955 1968 also used in cargo configuration
Lockheed Super Constellation/Starliner 1955 1967
Douglas DC-3 1955 1960
Douglas DC-4 1957 ? cargo aircraft
Douglas DC-8 1968 1996 cargo aircraft
McDonnell Douglas DC-10 1974 1994
McDonnell Douglas MD-11 1998 cargo aircraft
Vickers Viscount 1958 1971 also used in cargo configuration

European domestic :
Lounge Access � Class Access � Status Notes Number on Network
First Class Terminal First Class HON Circle FRA only 1
First Class Lounge First Class HON Circle FRA and MUC only 3
Senator Lounge First Class Senator (or higher)
Star Alliance Gold		 30
Business Lounge Business Class (or higher) Frequent Traveller (or higher) 26
Welcome Lounge Business Class (or higher) Frequent Traveller (or higher) FRA only
Intercontinental passengers only
No Star Alliance Gold		 1

Members of Star Alliance

Adria Airways * Aegean Airlines * Air Canada * Air China * Air New Zealand * All Nippon Airways * Asiana Airlines * Austrian Airlines * Blue1 * BMI * Brussels Airlines * Continental Airlines * Croatia Airlines * EgyptAir * LOT Polish Airlines * Lufthansa * Scandinavian Airlines * Shanghai Airlines * Singapore Airlines * South African Airways * Spanair * Swiss International Air Lines * TAM Airlines * TAP Portugal * Thai Airways International * Turkish Airlines * United Airlines * US Airways
Future member: Air India
Former members: Ansett Australia * Mexicana de Aviación * Varig

Airlines of Germany

AeroLogic * Air Berlin * Air Hamburg * Avanti Air * Augsburg Airways * Bremenfly * BinAir * Cirrus Airlines * Condor Flugdienst * Condor Syndikat * Contact Air * European Air Transport * Eurowings * FAI Air Service * FLN Frisia Luftverkehr * Germania * Germanwings * Hahn Air * Hamburg International * LTU International * Luftfahrtgesellschaft Walter * Lufthansa * Lufthansa Cargo * Lufthansa CityLine * Lufthansa Regional * OCA International * Ostfriesische Lufttransport * Private Wings * Sylt Air * TUIfly * WDL Aviation * Windrose Air * XL Airways Germany

Members of the Association of European Airlines

Adria Airways * Aegean Airlines * Aer Lingus * Aerosvit * airBaltic * Air France * Air Malta * Alitalia * Austrian Airlines * BMI * British Airways * Brussels Airlines * Cargolux * Croatia Airlines * Cyprus Airways * Czech Airlines * European Air Transport * Finnair * Iberia Airlines * Icelandair * Jat Airways * KLM * LOT Polish Airlines * Lufthansa * Luxair * Malév Hungarian Airlines * Montenegro Airlines * Olympic Air * Scandinavian Airlines * Swiss * TAP Portugal * TAROM * TNT Airways * Turkish Airlines * Ukraine International Airlines * Virgin Atlantic Airways |



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