Iran war, jet fuel concerns cloud airlines' summer holiday plansEuropean airlines face significant challenges as the Iran war escalates jet fuel prices and disrupts Middle East travel, threatening the su...
29 Apr, 2026, 11.38 AM IST
'Mr Lufthansa' taps crisis playbook to tackle costs, union battlesLufthansa CEO Carsten Spohr is steering the airline group through current challenges. He is focusing on efficiency and expanding long-haul ...
04 Mar, 2026, 11.40 AM IST
Lufthansa axes 4,000 jobs while betting big on AI to fly leaner and faster - here are the positions affectedLufthansa plans to eliminate 4,000 administrative roles globally by 2030, primarily in Germany, as part of a major restructuring. The airli...
29 Sep, 2025, 07.39 PM IST
Lufthansa to cut thousands of jobs in pursuit of efficiencyLufthansa plans several thousand job cuts, including a 20% reduction in administrative staff, to improve efficiency and reassure investors....
26 Sep, 2025, 09.28 PM IST
Billionaire Lufthansa CEO's wife Vivian Alexandra Spohr in serious problem after running down babysitterVivian Alexandra Spohr, wife of Lufthansa's CEO, is under investigation for negligent homicide following a fatal accident in Sardinia. She ...
13 Jul, 2025, 01.35 AM IST
Lufthansa CEO’s wife rams car into pedestrian in Italy killing her, says she’s ‘deeply sorrowful’Vivian Spohr, wife of Lufthansa CEO Carsten Spohr, faces investigation. This follows a car accident in Sardinia. The accident resulted in t...
12 Jul, 2025, 01.48 PM IST
Air India, Lufthansa deepen ties in 'rare' code-sharing pactLufthansa and Air India have deepened partnership with code-share expansions on India-Australia route. Experts note that it's unusual for L...
08 May, 2024, 08.36 AM IST
Lufthansa CEO Jens Ritter turns flight attendant, reveals it was his first experience as cabin crewOn a flight to Riyadh, the Lufthansa Airlines CEO recently joined as an "additional crew member". In a LinkedIn post, Ritter expressed his ...
24 Aug, 2023, 09.13 PM IST
Lufthansa intends to fully take over ITA Airways: CEOLufthansa will take a 41% stake in ITA Airways by way of a 325 million euro ($358 million) capital increase that will flow directly to the ...
26 May, 2023, 04.21 PM IST
Exclusive: Lufthansa needs a stronger Air India, says CEO Carsten SpohrIn an exclusive interaction with The Economic Times, Spohr spoke about the challenges that Lufthansa continues to grapple with, its plans t...
14 Mar, 2023, 04.28 PM IST
Restricting air traffic between India and Germany hurting both economies: Lufthansa CEO"The first thing we need is more traffic right now (between India and Germany), to the 'open skies' we had before, because I think, right n...
04 Oct, 2021, 08.13 AM IST
There's rising demand for upper-end services: Lufthansa CEO Carsten Spohr"Lufthansa wants to become a five-star airline. India is developing a demand for more and more upper-end services -German cars, German airl...
25 Jun, 2015, 11.18 AM IST
Lufthansa CEO says no plans to sell IT armLufthansa has said it has no plans to sell its IT arm Lufthansa Systems, though it has outsourced some part of the job to the tech giant IB...
11 Feb, 2015, 09.57 PM IST
- Privatise Air India, says top Lufthansa official
A top global airline official has suggested privatisation of Air India saying government involvement in running airline business does not h...
22 May, 2011, 10.10 AM IST
- Lufthansa receives first Airbus A380
European planemaker Airbus delivered Deutsche Lufthansa AG its first A380 superjumbo on Wednesday, allowing Germany's biggest airline to tr...
19 May, 2010, 04.45 PM IST
- Lufthansa cancels 140 flights on Friday
Deutsche Lufthansa AG canceled about 140 flights on Friday as a result of a strike over pay by pilots at its CityLine subsidiary.
08 Aug, 2008, 09.13 PM IST
- Lufthansa eyes European deals: CEO
Lufthansa remains on the lookout for acquisitions in Europe after it agreed to buy a stake in US low-cost carrier JetBlue Airways, the Germ...
14 Dec, 2007, 07.55 PM IST