Lufthansa News Page 30
Lufthansa opens new family check-in counters
To mark the start of the school holidays in Bavaria, Lufthansa has today opened Family Check-in counters in Terminal 2 at Munich Airport. The new service is designed to make flying a memorable experience for children, right from the moment they arrive at the airport.
Lufthansa app now also for Windows Phone 8
Lufthansa has expanded its mobile services with a smartphone app for users of Windows Phone 8. A special feature of the app on this operating system is the live-tile function with which the most important information on flight status – continually updated – is pinned on the start screen without the need to open the app.
Lufthansa launches self-drop luggage facilities
Lufthansa is making baggage check-in even simpler. From now on, at Munich airport passengers can check their bags in themselves. New baggage drop-off machines with easy-to-follow instructions guide passengers through the few steps needed to check in their bags. Six new-generation baggage machines are already in operation at the southern end of Terminal 2, and a further 13 will be added at Munich by the end of November 2012
Lufthansa firms up order for 100 Airbus aircraft in Paris
The Lufthansa Group has firmed up a previous Supervisory Board decision from March this year and signed for 100 Airbus A320 Family aircraft. The deal, which was signed at the Paris International Airshow in Le Bourget, France, includes firm orders for 35 A320neo, 35 A321neo and 30 A320ceo with Sharklets.
Boeing 747-8 celebrates delivery milestone with Lufthansa
Boeing celebrated the 50th delivery of a 747-8 earlier, with Deutsche Lufthansa, the launch customer of the passenger version, taking delivery of the milestone aircraft almost one year after the first revenue flight of the 747-8 Intercontinental. It is the airline’s seventh 747-8 and its 82nd 747.
EVA Air relies on Lufthansa Systems for scheduling
Lufthansa Systems today announced that the Taiwanese airline EVA Air will use IT solutions from Lufthansa Systems for its scheduling and codeshare management. The airline has signed a 10-year contract for the use of NetLine/Sched for scheduling and SchedConnect for codeshare management and schedule distribution. Using the latest IT solutions will enable EVA Air to optimise its scheduling processes and the management of its codeshare flights while lowering costs and increasing revenues.
Changes at the top for Lufthansa as Hohmeister steps up
Harry Hohmeister, chief executive of Swiss International Air Lines, has assumed the role of chief officer group airlines and logistics with Lufthansa. At the same time Bettina Volkens has been confirmed to the position of chief officer corporate human resources and legal affairs with the German carrier.
Losses widen at Lufthansa, but outlook remains positive
Lufthansa Group has seen its net losses widen to €459 million for the first quarter of financial 2013, up from €394 million from the same period last year. Much of the difference comes from redundancy payments related to its SCORE restructuring programme.
Lufthansa flights crippled by ground staff strike
German flag-carrier Lufthansa has been forced to cancel the vast majority of its flights today after a strike by ground staff. Just 32 flights were scheduled to depart, out of the 1,700 originally planned.
Lufthansa invests in the next generation
Flight attendant, chef, technician, commercial employee - these are just some of the job opportunities advertised on the Be-Lufthansa.com portal under the heading “Apprenticeship”. The photo of young people in their typical uniforms and workwear reflects the wide range of career opportunities in the Lufthansa Group for which job seekers can apply online.
Lufthansa selects Vayant Travel Technologies for its custom-cache solution
Vayant Travel Technologies, a world leader in B2B airfare search innovation, has been selected by Lufthansa to enhance the airline’s distribution to tour operators and consolidators in Germany, Switzerland and Austria. This is the most significant client acquisition for Vayant since it started commercial operations in 2012.
New flights from UK as Lufthansa launches summer schedule
Lufthansa is boosting UK services with the introduction of the summer timetable with a double-digit increase in capacity on the Aberdeen to Frankfurt route and the start of two new services to Glasgow and Cardiff. The increase in capacity between Aberdeen and Frankfurt is the result of introducing the larger B737-500 aircraft with 114 seats to replace the 70 seat CR7 which has been operating the route.