ReutersIlona Wissenbach, Joanna Plucinska

Lufthansa faces renewed industrial action after work‑rule talks collapse; pilots call 48‑hour strike

Negotiations over sweeping work‑rule changes at Lufthansa collapsed, prompting Vereinigung Cockpit to call a 48‑hour strike affecting more than 5,000 staff across Lufthansa, Lufthansa Cargo and CityLine on March 12–13. CEO Carsten Spohr has deployed a crisis playbook to cut costs amid escalating union battles.

2026-03-11T00:12:30.548723-07:00
FlightGlobalDavid Kaminski-Morrow

PSA-operated CRJ700 diverts to Dulles after radome punctured on takeoff from Reagan National

By FlightGlobal: US regulators have disclosed that an MHIRJ CRJ700 diverted to Washington Dulles after an object apparently punctured the radome during departure from Washington National.

2026-03-11T01:39:57.362717-07:00