Europe’s travel disruptions restart to worsen as the German national carrier, Lufthansa, plans to scrap an additional 2,000 flights until the end of next month. These latest cuts bring the total number of revoked flights to nearly 6,000, but even the massive number can’t seem to lighten the chaos in the aviation industry.
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Due to staffing issues and strikes, the world’s largest airline, Lufthansa, plans to cancel more than 3,000 flights this summer.
Due to workforce shortages across the aviation industry, Lufthansa and Eurowings have become the latest carriers to cancel flights
German flag carrier Lufthansa has a large fleet that consists of close to 300 aircraft. Keeping such a significant number of planes operational is a huge project, and the airline does so through its own engineering division. Known as Lufthansa Technik, this part of the company has bases situated all around the world. But where exactly are these?
Lufthansa has placed an order for 17 Boeing widebody aircraft, including new Dreamliners to make up for delayed 777X deliveries
A Lufthansa Boeing 747, also known as the ‘Queen of the Skies’, suffered an engine issue while performing a long-haul flight
Eurowings proceeds with its operational growth plan and is preparing for a strong travel season in summer 2022. Â
Following lengthy discussions, Lufthansa Group is going to acquire 40% stake in Italy’s newly-created flag carrier ITA Airways.Â
Airlines in Europe this winter are flying passenger planes that are at times nearly empty in order to hold onto coveted take-off