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Lufthansa is set to get first refusal on Air Berlin's assets - which has prompted complaints from rival Ryanair

Air Berlin to hold asset sale talks with Lufthansa

A first round of formal talks for the sale of insolvent German airline Air Berlin's assets will be held with its bigger local rival Lufthansa today, ahead of other prospective bidders, a senior labour union official has said.

Business • 18 Aug 17

The German airline Lufthansa lifts profit targets after summer boom

Lufthansa lifts profit target on bumper summer bookings

German airline Lufthansa increased its profit target for 2017 after a busy summer for bookings that has been boosted by demand on North American routes and a strong Germany economy.

Business • 18 Jul 17

Datalex trading 'in line with expectations'

Software company Datalex, whose technology helps airlines manage and maximise sales through online retail, said it expects to deliver an eighth straight year of double digit growth in earnings.

Business • 23 May 17

Lufthansa seeing improved price trends at its airlines

Lufthansa swings to first Q1 profit since 2008

Germany's Lufthansa swung to a first-quarter profit, driven by improved demand at its air freight division and maintenance unit.

Business • 27 Apr 17

Lufthansa said it expects its fuel bill to increase by about €350m this year to €5.2 billion

Lufthansa's profits to dip in 2017 despite pay deal

Lufthansa expects profits to fall only slightly this year despite lower fares and a rising fuel bill, the German airline said today.

Business • 16 Mar 17

German pilots' strike costing Lufthansa up to €15m a day

Pilot strikes costing Lufthansa up to '€15m' a day

Strikes by German pilots, which entered their sixth day this year, are costing the German carrier about €10-15m a day, a spokesman has said.

Business • 30 Nov 16

Lufthansa had to cancel 2,800 flights last week because of a four day strike and now faces further disruption

Court rejects Lufthansa bid to prevent strike

A Munich court has rejected a request by Lufthansa to issue a temporary injunction to prevent the latest strike planned by the German airline's pilots in a long-running dispute over pay.

Business • 28 Nov 16

The pilots have been on strike 14 times since April

Dublin flights hit as Lufthansa strike extended

Pilots with German airline Lufthansa have extended their strike action by another 24 hours in a long-running pay dispute.

News • 24 Nov 16

Further flights between Dublin Airport and Germany have been cancelled

Lufthansa strike grounds further Dublin flights

Lufthansa pilots in Germany said they would extend strike action that began today until Friday, ratcheting up pressure on management in a long-running pay dispute and promising further disruptions for travellers.

Lufthansa • 24 Nov 16

The German airline will operate the route between Shannon and Frankfurt Main airports weekly on Saturdays, from 29 April to 28 October 2017

Lufthansa announces new Shannon-Frankfurt route

Lufthansa is set to launch a new route from Shannon Airport to Frankfurt next summer.

Business • 16 Nov 16

Lufthansa to slow planned growth further in the fourth quarter to try to offset pressure on ticket prices

Lufthansa trims growth plans further for Q4

Lufthansa has cut back its growth estimate for the fourth quarter as it seeks to offset pressure on ticket prices by offering fewer seats than originally planned.

Business • 02 Nov 16

Lufthansa said its decision to cut back the amount of seats it planned to offer this year paid off

Lufthansa lifts its 2016 profit guidance

German airline Lufthansa increased its profit target for the year after business bookings proved better than expected in September and its decision to cut back the amount of seats it planned to offer this year paid off.

Business • 20 Oct 16

Lufthansa wants to expand Eurowings, which has 90 planes currently

Lufthansa plans deals in Eurowings drive

Lufthansa plans to expand its low-cost airline Eurowings by taking over the 55% of Brussels Airlines the German carrier does not own, plus leasing up to 40 planes from ailing rival Air Berlin.

Business • 29 Sep 16

Lufthansa owns 45% of Brussels Airlines owner SN Airholding and has a call option for the remaining 55%

Brussels Airlines hopes Lufthansa deal will happen

The chief executive of Brussels Airlines told an industry conference that he is hopeful German airline group Lufthansa will acquire the part of the Belgian carrier which it does not yet own.

Business • 03 Jun 16

Lufthansa today reported a first-quarter adjusted loss before interest and tax of €53m

Lufthansa slows growth plans on price pressure

Lufthansa said it was slowing its growth plans this year due to fierce price pressure in the airline industry after reporting improved first-quarter results thanks to low fuel and cost reductions.

Business • 03 May 16

Lufthansa hopes to bring costs at its low-cost division, Eurowings, down to around those of easyJet

Budget airlines putting Lufthansa under pressure

Ryanair is set to fly more passengers than Lufthansa for the first time this year, heaping pressure on the German carrier to make a success of Eurowings, its latest attempt to crack the low-cost market.

Business • 01 Feb 16

Lufthansa has lowered its fuel bill estimate for 2015

Lufthansa ups profit guidance after strong summer

Lufthansa today lifted its profit target for 2015, after a strong summer and cheaper fuel costs but warned more of price pressure ahead and said action needed to be taken on costs.

Business • 29 Oct 15

The airline said that it expects to return to a normal schedule on Thursday

German court orders Lufthansa pilots to end strike

A German court has ruled that Lufthansa pilots must halt a strike that led to the cancellation of around 1,000 flights, in an increasingly bitter row over cost cuts and pay at the airline.

Business • 09 Sep 15

Lufthansa said it would operate 90 out of about 170 planned long-haul flights for Tuesday thanks to pilots volunteering

Lufthansa cancels flights over pilot strike

Lufthansa has cancelled just under half of its long-haul flights planned for Tuesday after pilots' union Vereinigung Cockpit (VC) called an all-day strike in a long-running dispute over pay, retirement benefits and cost cuts.

Business • 07 Sep 15

Europe's five largest airlines looking at setting up a new grouping to lobby for airline interests in Brussels

Airlines join forces to push EU to help cut costs

Europe's five largest airlines have set aside their differences to urge the European Union to do more to lower airport costs and taxes.

Business • 18 Jun 15

Lufthansa is trying to bring costs down in order to better compete with rivals from the Gulf and low-cost carriers in Europe

Lufthansa narrows Q1 loss, more cost cuts needed

Lufthansa has narrowed its operating loss in the first quarter, helped by cheaper fuel, but said that further action was needed to lower costs.

Business • 05 May 15

The Germanwings flight, en route from Barcelona to Duesseldorf ,crashed on March 24

Lufthansa cancels 60th anniversary celebrations

Lufthansa is to cancel celebrations marking the German airline's 60th anniversary in the wake of last week's crash of an Airbus jet from its low-cost subsidiary Germanwings.

Business • 31 Mar 15

Bild reported that the pilot tried to force his way back into the cockpit using an axe

Co-pilot hid sick note for day of Alps plane crash

German state prosecutors have said they had found evidence that Andreas Lubitz, the Germanwings co-pilot who is suspected of deliberately crashing a passenger plane in the French Alps, had hidden an unspecified medical condition from his employers.

News • 27 Mar 15

The Airbus A320 jet was operated by Lufthansa budget division Germanwings

Lufthansa shares fall after plane crash

Shares in German airline Lufthansa fell after a Germanwings plane crashed in the French Alps, with 150 people on board.

Business • 24 Mar 15

Lufthansa is estimating a 2015 fuel bill of €5.8 billion compares to €6.7 billion in 2014

Lufthansa sees 2015 fuel bill dropping

German airline Lufthansa expects the lower price of oil to cut its fuel bill for 2015 by 13% after the cost of hedging.

Business • 12 Jan 15