Czech Airlines and Lufthansa Systems extended the contract on the scheduling solution NetLine/Sched. The airline continues to benefit from the profound expertise of Lufthansa Systems in medium to short-term schedule management.

Lufthansa and Amadeus, a leading technology partner for the global travel industry, have announce a new agreement that will see the airline sell advance seat reservation as an ancillary product in the travel agency channel using Amadeus Airline Ancillary Services. The agreement, which also applies to Lufthansa’s subsidiary Austrian Airlines, Austria’s flag carrier, means that travel agents using Amadeus in 63 markets worldwide will be able to book advance seat reservations in Economy Class for travellers flying on domestic and European routes.

Lufthansa has announced a seven per cent increase in capacity on services between London Heathrow and Frankfurt from the start of the summer 2014 timetable. From Sunday March 30th all Lufthansa flights between Heathrow and Frankfurt will be operated by the larger Airbus A320 and A321 aircraft resulting in almost 1,000 additional seats every week.

As of the start of its winter schedule for 2013 Lufthansa Cargo will be expanding its services in the growth market Latin America. Europe’s leading cargo airline will add the Peruvian capital Lima to its global route network on 27 October 2013. Its new service to Lima will be flown twice a week with MD-11 freighters.

Lufthansa has confirmed chief executive Christoph Franz will step down when his contract expires at the end of May next year. The move comes as a shock to the carrier, with Franz having been in the role for just three years.

Lufthansa is hiring new flight attendants at Frankfurt and Munich. According to its latest plans, the company is seeking more than 500 new staff members for the coming year to take up this fascinating job flying around the world on the airline’s route network.