Spanish Supreme Court raises compensation to 14 families affected by Germanwings suicide crash
The Supreme Court of Spain has increased the compensation for fourteen relatives of seven victims of the Germanwings crash. The initial amounts set by...
Lufthansa and pilots’ union Vereinigung Cockpit agree on pilots’ contributions until 31 March 2022
Agreement reached on crisis measures and job security until 31 March 2022 for 5,000 Lufthansa pilots
Structural cost reduction still necessaryLufthansa and the...
[Coronavirus] Lufthansa Group to retire 6 Airbus A380, 10 A340, 21 A320 and 5 Boeing 747 aircraft, and to close Germanwings
Significant decline in air travel also expected for period after the Coronavirus crisis
Suspension of aircraft leads to the first permanent capacity reduction
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Trade unions accuse Lufthansa of using the Coronavirus crisis to dismantle Germanwings
German press agency DPA today reports that aviation trade unions Ufo and Vereinigung Cockpit are accusing Lufthansa of using the coronavirus pandemic as an...
Five years ago, a Germanwings Airbus A320 crashed in the French alps, deliberately caused by the co-pilot
Exactly five years ago, a Germanwings Airbus A320 (D-AIPX) operated flight 4U9525 between Barcelona, Spain and Dusseldorf, Germany. 100 km north-west of Nice in the French...
German union UFO, representing Germanwings cabin crew, has called for a three-day strike starting next Monday
German union UFO, representing cabin crew working for Germanwings, has called for a three-day strike and this from next Monday 30 December until Wednesday...
Strike in four airlines of the Lufthansa group this Sunday: dozens of flights cancelled
The German cabin crew union UFO planned a strike on Sunday in four branches of Lufthansa Airlines, with more than 300 flights likely to...
Germanwings to operate flights for Brussels Airlines between July and October
Germanwings will operate twice-daily flights between Hamburg and Brussels under an ACMI agreement (Aircraft, Crew, Maintenance, Insurance) for Brussels Airlines from 26 June to...
Commemorative sculpture unveiled on the second anniversary of the crash of Germanwings flight 4U9525
Today, two years after the crash of Germanwings flight 4U9525, a sculpture has been unveiled in Le Vernet in the French Alps as a...
Lufthansa Group transports 7.9 million passengers in January (+12.6%)
Seat load factor of 76.0% is a 0.4-percentage-point improvement on January 2016The airlines of the Lufthansa Group transported some 7.9 million passengers in January,...
Pilot mental fitness: EASA puts forward new rules for air operations
EASA published today a proposal to the European Commission on new operational rules to better support pilot mental fitness. EASA’s proposal is part of...
BEA releases final investigation report on Germanwings crash in the Alps
Accident to the Airbus A320-211, registered D-AIPX and operated by Germanwings, flight GWI18G, on 03/24/15 at Prads-Haute-Bléone
(03/13/2016) The BEA has released the final investigation...
Follow-up of Germanwings Flight 9525 accident: EASA workshop focuses on the medical fitness of pilots
At a workshop organised in Cologne on 7 and 8 December 2015, the European Aviation Safety Agency presented draft proposals on how to implement...
EU action plan for safer aviation following accident of Germanwings Flight 9525
Today the European Commission is taking another step towards safer aviation by releasing an Action Plan implementing the recommendations made in July ...
Germanwings returns to Schönefeld: new connections to Cologne/Bonn and Stuttgart
Welcome back, Germanwings! From 5 October, the German airline begins flying again from Berlin Schönefeld Airport – to Cologne/Bonn and Stuttgart. It is thus...
Lufthansa Group (incl. Brussels Airlines) opens up new winter holiday destinations
Eurowings flight schedule now available – Lufthansa Group Airlines offer 261 destinations in 101 countries – Leisure travelers benefit from additional flights
The Lufthansa Group...
Lufthansa Group to expand direct booking channel options
- Broad interest in alternative distribution channels; numerous collaborations with technology providers
- More transparent and balances pass-through of costs of bookings via global distribution...
European Aviation: Commission releases Task Force’s report on Germanwings incident
Today the Commission is publishing the report it received from a Task Force led by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) on the crash of...
Lufthansa and Germanwings assuming the long-term social care for the relatives of the victims of flight 4U9525
• Fiduciary account for financing the long-term education of orphans and those who have lost one parent in the sum of up to EUR...
Second special Lufthansa MD11 flight to transfer the victims of 4U9525 to Spain
Lufthansa MD11 is landing at 21:00 on 15 June in Barcelona – Transfer of the coffins to the dependants planned for 16 June.
Following the...