Lufthansa

German flag-carrier Lufthansa has made an embarrassing u-turn and finally agreed to restart negotiations with the Independent Flight Attendants Association (UFO).  The airline attempted to face down a 48-hour strike by cabin crew last week but eventually had to cancel…

As a massive 48-hour strike by flight attendants at German flag carrier Lufthansa got underway in Munich and Frankfurt today, the airline finally relented and extended an olive branch in the form of a firm offer to restart talks with…

The chief executive of Lufthansa has personally waded into an increasingly bitter dispute between cabin crew and the German flag-carrier in a last-ditch attempt to avert a 48-hour strike scheduled to start at midnight on Thursday 7th November.  Carsten Spohr…

In a major escalation of a long running dispute over pay and conditions, flight attendants at German flag carrier Lufthansa have today announced plans to stage a 48-hour strike from the 7th to 8th November. In an initial statement, the…

Germany’s Independent Flight Attendants Organisation (UFO) says flight attendants from five Lufthansa group airlines including its mainline namesake brand and low-cost operators Eurowings and Germanwings have overwhelmingly backed further strike action – dates are set to be announced on Monday…

In a surprise move, the Independent Flight Attendants Union (UFO) which represents cabin crew at a number of German airlines including Lufthansa and its subsidiaries like Eurowings, has extended today’s planned strike action until midnight on Sunday.  On Friday, the…

Lufthansa has described a proposed strike which has been called by the flight attendants union for six hours on Sunday “unlawful” and threatened to take action against any individual who partakes in the action.  The Independent Association of Flight Attendants…

The union that claims to represent flight attendants at German flag carrier Lufthansa has announced a five-hour strike which is set to take place on the 20th October at the airline’s hubs in Frankfurt and Munich.  The Indepedent Flight Attendants…

A few days ago we revealed that a union which represents 20,000 flight attendants at Lufthansa might be prepared to announce a strike on the 14th October – the problem, is that Lufthansa has challenged the legitimacy of the union…

In what has turned into an increasingly bitter dispute, could the union that represents some 20,000 flight attendants at Lufthansa, as well as the low-cost subsidiary Eurowings be about to announce industrial action – including a crippling strike?  If that…

What happens to an old plane when it comes to the end of its useful flying career?  Some get sent to the desert where they are simply allowed to slowly rust and decay.  Others are painstakingly scrapped for all their…

Lufthansa has been accused of trying to limit the compensation payout to the family members of 2015’s Germanwings crash where all 144 passengers and six crew members were killed when the Airbus A320 slammed into the side of a mountain…

Passengers on a Lufthansa flight from Dublin to Munich say they were left high and dry when their flight was diverted due to technical problems, not once but twice in the space of a few short hours.  In the end,…

The Independent Flight Attendants Organisation (UFO) is seeking a 5% pay rise spread over two years and a raft of other improvements to working conditions for cabin crew at Germany’s Lufthansa. The demands, however, may well fall on deaf ears…

The Lufthansa Group is holding its first Capital Markets Day since 2011 at the airline’s crew training facility in Frankfurt today.  Carsten Spohr, the chief executive of Lufthansa, opened the day telling the assembled journalists that Lufthansa and its subsidiaries…

Lufthansa is facing the prospect of cabin crew strikes – not only at the mainline brand but also other group airlines like Austrian and SWISS – and they could start as early as July if new reports are to be…

A flight attendant at Germany’s Lufthansa is believed to have been signed-off as permanently unfit to fly because of a 2016 “toxic fume” event.  The incident was first reported by the Aviation Herald but was recently updated with new details…

Allegations of nepotism and fraud have rocked Germany’s largest cabin crew union, the Independent Flight Attendant Organisation (UFO) leading to resignations and calls for a criminal inquiry.  The turmoil comes at a particularly crucial point for thousands of flight attendants…

Maybe it was a mere coincidence?  As the world’s attention turned to the terrible news that Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris was burning, the German flag carrier Lufthansa suddenly decided to release details of its financial performance for the first…

A continuing software “malfunction” at Germany’s air traffic control (ATC) provider, DFS Deutsche Flugsicherung has forced airlines to cancel dozens of flights today.  The German flag carrier, Lufthansa has been worst affected with over 46 flights at its Frankfurt hub…

Lufthansa may be slightly older and more experienced than Abu Dhabi’s Etihad Airways (The German flag carrier was formed in 1953, making it 51 years older than its Persian Gulf rival) but the two airline’s fortunes couldn’t be more different…

Senior managers at German aviation giant Lufthansa are said to have called off crunch negotiations with a major cabin crew union after just 35 minutes of talks.  The key meeting between union officials and the company had originally been scheduled…

Critics scoffed when Air France launched Joon last summer – an airline designed for millennials with craft beer and flight attendants who wore trendy polo shirts and oh so casual sneakers for a uniform.  But it turns out the idea…

The German airline, Lufthansa has said it is going to be “expanding” the number of systems available to staff, including cabin crew to deal with sexual harassment.  At the heart of the extra support being put in place are two…

A massive strike by ground handling workers and security staff at several airports across Germany has forced Lufthansa to proactively cancel around 800 flights scheduled for Tuesday 10th April.  The airline estimates around 90,000 passengers will be impacted by the…

Good news for Lufthansa fans who feared they might miss the airline’s famous “melon yellow” brand colour – it won’t actually disappear entirely from Lufthansa’s planes after all.  Instead, a bold dark blue will become the leading brand colour while…

A new-look livery for German flag-carrier Lufthansa had been widely anticipated for months and ever since the rumours started, creative AvGeeks have been circulating pictures of what they think the new look will be.  But Lufthansa somehow managed to avoid…

German flag-carrier, Lufthansa has today been awarded a prestigious Five Star ranking by aviation industry rating specialists, Skytrax.  Lufthansa becomes not only the first and only Five Star airline in Europe but also the only airline outside of Asia and…

Back in March, we learnt that Lufthansa had reached a tentative deal with the labour who represent cockpit crew, Vereinigung Cockpit (VC) over a long-running and often bitter dispute over planned changes to pilot pay and conditions.  Finally, it looks…