Arik Air and Lufthansa Technik have sealed a new partnership deal that will maintain the safe operations and support further growth of the Nigerian airline. Arik Air is among the largest airlines in west and central Africa and is a renowned aircraft maintenance service provider.

German flag-carrier Lufthansa has been forced to cancel flights on Friday as cabin crew continue industrial action. Strikes last Friday and on Tuesday this week saw hundreds of flights grounded, mainly at Frankfurt Airport, as members of the UFO union walked out in a dispute over pay.

Cabin crew and German flag-carrier Lufthansa have confirmed they will strike again on Tuesday as a dispute over pay and conditions rumbles on. Services at Frankfurt were disrupted on Friday when members of the UFO union walked out as part of eight hours of industrial action.

Lufthansa has reported an upward trend in earnings performance in the second quarter, earning an operating profit of €361 million, nearly making up the loss sustained in the first quarter. Positive factors included consistent capacity and yield management in passenger and cargo traffic, clear restructuring successes at Austrian Airlines and good earnings contributions from the service companies.

With the new SceneSpotter app from Lufthansa, travelers can now explore Europe off the beaten path. Locals and insiders are offering their personal travel tips for over 20 of Lufthansa’s European destinations via the SceneSpotter app on Facebook. It gives travelers in Europe information about interesting sights, culinary highlights and nightlife that can’t be found in any travel guide.

German flag-carrier Lufthansa had launched a new Blue Legends app, allowing passengers to share information about their journey with others via social networks and virtually check in to airports, lounges and Lufthansa flights through foursquare. This does not take the place of actually checking in for a Lufthansa flight, however.