Matthias Spohr takes over as Eurowings chief operating officer
Matthias Spohr has joined the Eurowings Executive Board as chief operating officer on 1 October 2026, succeeding Edi Wolfensberger, who will become chief executive...
Eurowings expands winter network and Premium BIZ seating
Eurowings is expanding its winter 2026/27 schedule, with Berlin growing to 38 destinations, new Baghdad services and additional routes across Europe and the Middle...
Etna ash delays Brussels Airlines and TUI fly passengers returning from Sicily
Brussels Airlines passengers returning from Sicily faced delays of up to three days after volcanic ash from Mount Etna forced Catania Airport to suspend...
Lufthansa 747 bound for Toronto diverts to Manchester after emergency declaration
Lufthansa flight LH470 from Frankfurt to Toronto diverted to Manchester on Saturday, 26 September, after the crew selected the emergency transponder code 7700 while...
Etna ash grounds Brussels Airlines flight, stranding 140 passengers in Sicily
Around 140 Brussels Airlines passengers have been left in Sicily after volcanic ash from Mount Etna forced the cancellation of their Saturday evening flight...
Brussels Airlines flight to Heraklion diverts to Zagreb after medical emergency
A Brussels Airlines flight from Brussels to Heraklion, Greece, diverted to Zagreb on Thursday morning, 24 September, due to an onboard medical emergency. The...
Eurowings launches competition to name four aircraft after exceptional people
Eurowings has launched its “Name a Plane” campaign, inviting the public to nominate people whose kindness, support or voluntary work makes a meaningful difference...
Lufthansa marks Oktoberfest 2026 with new Bavarian crew uniforms
Lufthansa is celebrating Oktoberfest 2026 with newly designed traditional Bavarian outfits for selected cabin crews, special onboard menus and themed services in its German...
Lufthansa Group orders 20 Boeing 737 MAX 10 aircraft
Lufthansa Group has exercised purchase options for 20 Boeing 737 MAX 10 aircraft as part of its continuing short- and medium-haul fleet modernisation programme....
Air Dolomiti unveils new blue livery for Embraer E195 fleet
Air Dolomiti will introduce a revised livery replacing its traditional turquoise tail and fuselage titles with Lufthansa Group’s Core Blue. The change is intended...
Lufthansa Technik begins final certification phase for AeroSHARK on Airbus A330
Lufthansa Technik has entered the final phase of certification for its AeroSHARK drag-reducing surface film on the Airbus A330-200 and A330-300.
A Discover Airlines A330-300...
Discover Airlines adds Alghero (Sardinia) and Genoa (Liguria) routes to its Italian network for summer 2027
Discover Airlines will expand its Italian network in summer 2027 with new nonstop services from Munich to Alghero and from Frankfurt to Genoa. The...
ICE high-speed trains return to Brussels Airport as Brussels Airlines expands air-rail network
High-speed rail has returned directly to Brussels Airport after more than a decade, with the first Deutsche Bahn ICE arriving from Cologne on Monday...
Portugal opens final TAP negotiations with Lufthansa and Air France-KLM
The Portuguese Government will negotiate with both Lufthansa Group and Air France-KLM after concluding that their binding offers for a minority stake in TAP...
Brussels Airlines crews may decline Tel Aviv duties under ‘unfit to fly’ procedure
Brussels Airlines pilots and cabin crew who do not feel psychologically able to operate services to Tel Aviv may invoke the airline’s existing “unfit...
Brussels Airlines faces strike threat over Tel Aviv flights
Brussels Airlines is facing a strike threat after trade union ACV Puls filed a strike notice over the airline’s decision to assign crew members...
Severe storms force SWISS to cancel 85 Zurich flights
Severe thunderstorms and repeated lightning strikes caused major disruption at Zurich Airport on Friday, forcing SWISS to cancel 85 flights and affecting approximately 11,200...
Discover Airlines adds first UK routes for summer 2027
Discover Airlines will enter the British market in summer 2027 with new Airbus A320 services to Bristol, Glasgow and Inverness.
The Lufthansa Group leisure carrier...
Pungent cabin odour forces SWISS Boeing 777 to divert to the Azores
SWISS flight LX9 from Chicago O’Hare to Zurich diverted to Lajes Airport on the Azores island of Terceira on Tuesday morning after an unidentified...
Lufthansa adds hot pre-order meals to Economy Class on European flights
Lufthansa will expand its Onboard Delights catering programme from 1 September 2026 by introducing five hot meals for purchase in Economy Class on short-...