Condor Returns to Full Private Ownership as German State Exits

The German government is relinquishing its entire remaining stake in leisure airline Condor, clearing the path for majority owner Attestor to assume t...

Lufthansa's Illegal Bailout Granted Unfair Competitive Edge, Courts Find

Successive European Union court judgments establishing that Germany’s €6 billion COVID-19 rescue of Lufthansa was illegal confirm that the capital inj...

Air France-KLM and Lufthansa Weaponize Industry Group to Strip Ryanair's Licence

Legacy airline giants Lufthansa and Air France-KLM are deploying a specialized trade association to demand that Irish courts revoke Ryanair's European...

Swissair Collapse Marks 25 Years: The Unraveling of a National Symbol

October 2 marked 25 years since Swissair, once considered a national symbol of Switzerland and nicknamed the "Flying Bank," ceased commercial flight o...

Latvia Rejects Fresh Bailout as airBaltic Slashes Fleet Target

Following disclosures that [airBaltic filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in New York](/en/article/U2sz13xq_airbaltic-files-for-chapter-11-bank...

airBaltic Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy

Latvian flag carrier airBaltic has voluntarily initiated Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern Dist...

Lufthansa Offers Minimal Compensation for Delayed Baggage

Lufthansa routinely offers travelers compensation for delayed baggage that falls substantially below documented expenses for essential purchases. This...

Lufthansa Cargo Divests Freighter Fleet Amid Planning Failures

Lufthansa Cargo is reportedly seeking to divest its fleet of four Airbus A321 converted freighters. The company has removed its brand logo from these ...

Military Pivot Revives Historical Connections

Lufthansa is accelerating its expansion into the military defense sector, securing highly lucrative contracts with defense manufacturers to service ai...

Lufthansa Lobbies Bosnia and Herzegovina for Tax Breaks Amid Record Profit Year

The Lufthansa Group has initiated a lobbying campaign targeting the government of Bosnia and Herzegovina, demanding the suspension of a €1.50 passenge...

Lufthansa Group Imposes High Booking Fees on Travelers

The Lufthansa Group enforces one of the most aggressive legacy distribution penalties in the global aviation industry, directly raising ticket prices ...

Flight Crews Resist Corporate Branding Campaign

Swiss International Air Lines flight crews are deliberately omitting a mandatory onboard welcome announcement that references the airline's parent com...

Spohr Confesses to Market Consolidation, Monopolization

Lufthansa Group CEO Carsten Spohr has formally conceded that the carrier is driving an aggressive campaign of market consolidation and monopolization ...

Lufthansa Remains an Old Boys’ Club; Female Representation ‘Laborious’

The leadership of Swiss International Air Lines and Edelweiss Air remains entirely devoid of female representation on their executive boards and board...

Lufthansa Group Drops Massive Surcharges on Flex Tickets After Backlash

Lufthansa and its subsidiary brands have abandoned a highly controversial pricing policy that stripped its most expensive "flexible" tickets of fee-fr...