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Lufthansa shutters Germanwings AOC, folds low‑cost legacy into Eurowings

Deutsche Lufthansa has surrendered Germanwings' Air Operator Certificate, formally closing a carrier that last flew commercially six years ago as the group consolidates its low‑cost operations under the Eurowings umbrella. The move removes a paper airline and simplifies the group's legal‑operational structure.

2026-02-06T05:35:11.261802-08:00

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Lufthansa’s planned ITA stake increase stalls over $118m earn‑out dispute

2026-02-06T09:14:17.766412-08:00

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Boeing schedules first flight of a production 777X for April 2026; certification targeted H2 2026

2026-02-03T17:54:29.723836-08:00

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LATAM to fit its entire 10‑aircraft Boeing 777‑300ER subfleet with AeroSHARK 'sharkskin' by 2027

2026-02-05T08:40:04.637706-08:00

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Lufthansa’s planned ITA stake increase stalls over $118m earn‑out dispute Lufthansa Group's plan to increase its stake in ITA Airways has stalled after a dispute over a $118 million earn‑out payment. The disagreement has paused negotiations and left the timetable and terms of the proposed stake increase unresolved, according to ch-aviation.

2026-02-06T09:14:17.766412-08:00

Lufthansa’s planned ITA stake increase stalls over $118m earn‑out dispute

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Lufthansa shutters Germanwings AOC, folds low‑cost legacy into Eurowings Deutsche Lufthansa has surrendered Germanwings' Air Operator Certificate, formally closing a carrier that last flew commercially six years ago as the group consolidates its low‑cost operations under the Eurowings umbrella. The move removes a paper airline and simplifies the group's legal‑operational structure.

2026-02-06T05:35:11.261802-08:00

Lufthansa shutters Germanwings AOC, folds low‑cost legacy into Eurowings

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LATAM to fit its entire 10‑aircraft Boeing 777‑300ER subfleet with AeroSHARK 'sharkskin' by 2027 LATAM Airlines Group will equip all ten of its Boeing 777‑300ERs with AeroSHARK riblet 'sharkskin' film by 2027, becoming the first carrier outside the Lufthansa Group to deploy the fuel‑saving coating across a full 777 subfleet under an expanded Lufthansa Technik agreement.

2026-02-05T08:40:04.637706-08:00

LATAM to fit its entire 10‑aircraft Boeing 777‑300ER subfleet with AeroSHARK 'sharkskin' by 2027

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Lufthansa Cargo reshuffles senior team — Loehr to lead DACH & KAM EMEA; Cirjan and Rauchhaus promoted Lufthansa Cargo named Gunnar Loehr Head of Region DACH & KAM EMEA, effective 15 Feb 2026; Markus Cirjan will head Hub Management Munich and Philip Rauchhaus becomes VP Revenue Management & Pricing. The moves follow retirements and internal transfers; Loehr, with the company since 2002, led Supply Management and Infrastructure.

2026-02-05T06:18:05.536115-08:00

Lufthansa Cargo reshuffles senior team — Loehr to lead DACH & KAM EMEA; Cirjan and Rauchhaus promoted

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Eurowings to wet-lease six A320s from Getjet, bringing peak wet-lease fleet to as many as 19 aircraft for Summer 2026 Eurowings will rely on expanded wet-lease capacity for Summer 2026, deploying up to 19 ACMI aircraft in peak weeks. New partner Getjet Airlines will station six Airbus A320s in Hamburg, while Avion Express and Smartwings remain in the partner pool to cover demand spikes.

2026-02-05T03:04:05.919284-08:00

Eurowings to wet-lease six A320s from Getjet, bringing peak wet-lease fleet to as many as 19 aircraft for Summer 2026

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Lufthansa picks Starlink for inflight Wi‑Fi, will keep current systems until transition completes Lufthansa Group has chosen SpaceX's Starlink for inflight connectivity, saying the LEO broadband service offers the best worldwide connection quality. The airline will keep current onboard connectivity systems in place until the transition to Starlink — covering approvals and installations — is completed across its network.

2026-02-04T08:08:13.774057-08:00

Lufthansa picks Starlink for inflight Wi‑Fi, will keep current systems until transition completes

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Lufthansa expands 100th‑anniversary heritage fleet and launches Project FOX with largest cabin refresh Lufthansa has added a retro Airbus A321 ‘Parable’ and an A350‑900 with the XXL crane design to its 100th‑anniversary heritage fleet. It also launched Project FOX alongside the airline’s largest cabin refresh to upgrade A380, A350 and 747‑8 cabins and replace 184 million onboard items.

2026-02-04T06:35:42.651332-08:00

Lufthansa expands 100th‑anniversary heritage fleet and launches Project FOX with largest cabin refresh

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Lufthansa publicly confronts Nazi-era ties as it marks 100 years On its centenary, Lufthansa has for the first time acknowledged it was “part of the system” under the Nazis: company leaders and board members had party links, the airline supported the Luftwaffe and arms production, and workers were exploited — a history the carrier says it will now openly address.

2026-02-04T01:38:22.837506-08:00

Lufthansa publicly confronts Nazi-era ties as it marks 100 years

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Lufthansa shutters Germanwings AOC, folds low‑cost legacy into Eurowings

Lufthansa’s planned ITA stake increase stalls over $118m earn‑out dispute

Boeing schedules first flight of a production 777X for April 2026; certification targeted H2 2026

LATAM to fit its entire 10‑aircraft Boeing 777‑300ER subfleet with AeroSHARK 'sharkskin' by 2027

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