SPIEGEL ONLINE
- May 17, 2012
The mayor of Berlin has confirmed that the city's new international airport will not open until March 17, 2013, nine months after its planned June opening. The operators need additional time to complete a fire safety system. more...
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- May 09, 2012
CEO Christoph Franz at Lufthansa has alarmed employees in recent days with radical plans for cost-cutting at the German national airline. He wants to combine the airline's low-cost subsidiary Germanwings and large portions of its European flights. The move is intended to reduce costs, but not fares -- and it could be the customers who lose out. By Dinah Deckstein more... [ Forum ]
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- May 03, 2012
The CEO of German flag carrier airline Lufthansa has been forced to make cuts in the face of growing losses. With the restructuring, Christoph Franz is dismantling the legacy of the company's former CEO and future supervisory board chairman. Is he steering directly into a conflict? By Dinah Deckstein more... [ Forum ]
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- April 09, 2012
A German federal court recently upheld a ban on night flights at Frankfurt Airport, Germany's busiest airport and a major European hub. In a SPIEGEL interview, German Transport Minister Peter Ramsauer brushes off claims that the ban will hurt Germany's attractiveness as a business location. more... [ Forum ]
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- February 28, 2012
With German union GdF slated to expand its strike on Wednesday at Frankfurt Airport, Europe's third largest, air transport could be massively disrupted in Germany and possibly globally. The airport's operator and German flag carrier Lufthansa say they will seek a court injunction to stop the strike. more...
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- October 20, 2011
In a SPIEGEL interview, Lufthansa CEO Christoph Franz, 51, discusses how to deal with the aggressive competition arising from budget airlines in Europe, rising state-owned carriers in the Gulf states as well as the fallout from a recent ban on nighttime flights at Germany's biggest airport in Frankfurt. more... [ Forum ]
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- April 26, 2011
Since the eruption of an Icelandic volcano caused havoc with Europe's air transport system just over a year ago, doubts have persisted over how dangerous the ash clouds really were. A new study has concluded that the ash released in the first part of the eruption did, in fact, represent a risk for planes. more...
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- June 29, 2010
Dubai-based airline Emirates is lobbying German politicians for more landing rights in the country as part of its massive expansion drive. Its German rival Lufthansa, worried about losing market share, is resisting, but Emirates hopes that its recent record order of 32 A380s from the European manufacturer Airbus will help to concentrate decisionmakers' minds. more...
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- March 23, 2010
Germany's national airline could soon be facing another strike, after a damaging four-day interruption of work in February. In a SPIEGEL ONLINE interview, Ilona Ritter, of the pilot union Cockpit, explains how the dispute escalated and ways the airline could still prevent another expensive worker walkout. more... [ Video | Forum ]
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- March 03, 2010
The German airline Lufthansa managed to avoid a damaging pilots' strike last month. But the company still faces a challenging future. Plummeting profits and crucial strategic errors have plunged the airline into a deep crisis. By Dinah Deckstein more...
