ReutersIlona Wissenbach, Joanna Plucinska

Lufthansa braces for 48‑hour pilots' strike as labour disputes spread across group

Deutsche Lufthansa braces for a 48‑hour pilots' strike on 12–13 March after Vereinigung Cockpit called more than 5,000 staff across Lufthansa, Lufthansa Cargo and CityLine to walk out. The action follows collapsed talks with flight‑attendant unions as CEO Carsten Spohr mobilises a crisis playbook to tackle costs and labour unrest.

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