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Lufthansa Group has submitted a package of remedies to the European Commission needed to secure EU antitrust approval to take a minority stake in Italy's ITA Airways

Lufthansa nears deal to buy Italy's ITA Airways

Germany's Lufthansa Group said it had submitted a package of remedies to the European Commission needed to secure EU antitrust approval to take a minority stake in Italy's ITA Airways, bringing it a step closer to closing the deal.

Business • 12 Nov 24

Lufthansa is set to buy a 41% stake in ITA for €325m as part of a capital increase

Lufthansa seeks EU approval for ITA Airways stake deal

Lufthansa and Italy have sought EU antitrust approval for the German airline to buy a controlling minority stake in Italy's ITA Airways, with sources saying that Lufthansa is prepared to cede slots at Milan airport to address competition concerns.

Business • 01 Dec 23

ITA, the successor to Italy's loss-making flagship airline Alitalia, took to the air in 2021 as a state-owned company

Lufthansa clinches deal for 41% stake in ITA Airways

Lufthansa will take a 41% stake in ITA Airways by way of a €325m capital increase that will flow directly to the Italian carrier, the German group has said.

Business • 26 May 23

European airlines are pinning hopes on pre-flight Covid-19 tests that deliver results as fast as pregnancy tests

Airlines look to Covid tests that give quick results

Lufthansa plans to start making rapid Covid-19 antigen tests available to passengers in October and is weighing the option of opening test centres at airports in the US and Canada, a company executive has said.

Business • 23 Sep 20

Lufthansa, which employs around 138,000 people, said it has a personnel surplus of 22,000 full-time positions

Lufthansa to cut leadership positions, 1,000 admin jobs

Germany's Lufthansa Airlines will cut 20% of its leadership positions and 1,000 administrative jobs in a restructuring plan that it announced today to cope with fallout from the coronavirus crisis.

Business • 07 Jul 20

Lufthansa has already held talks with the German government on providing liquidity, including through special loans from state development bank KfW

Airlines may not survive without state aid - Lufthansa

Lufthansa said that the airline industry may not survive without state aid if the coronavirus epidemic lasts for a long time.

Business • 20 Mar 20

Lufthansa has more than doubled services from Dublin to its hubs in Frankfurt and Munich in the last 4 years

Dublin to Munich: Lufthansa adds third daily service

Lufthansa will add a third daily service on its Dublin to Munich route next summer.

Business • 31 Oct 18

Aidan Brogan said the digital transformation of the airline industry and broader travel sector continues to grow at a significant pace

Datalex profits for 2017 fly 31% higher

Pre-tax profits at travel software company Datalex rose by 31% last year to $7.1m as revenues rose 15% to $63.9m.

Business • 23 Mar 18

Datalex's CEO Aidan Brogan reports double digit growth across the company's key metrics

Datalex's profits and revenues for 2016 fly higher

Travel software company Datalex has reported higher profits and revenues for last year during which it agreed new deals with the likes of Lufthansa and IBM.

Business • 28 Mar 17

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