AvGeek Log: Flying increasingly elusive 747 never gets old
After a week working in Dubai it was time to fly home to Seattle. Much like my outbound trip, Air Canada offered fares that were head and sh... Continue Reading
Tag Archives: Frankfurt
Press Release: SIA expands quarantine-free vaccinated travel lane network
The Singapore Airlines (SIA) Group has expanded its quarantine-free Vaccinated Travel Lane (VTL) network to 17 cities, with additional point... Continue Reading
Press Release: British Airways to welcome back its A380
British Airways is set to welcome back its first A380 aircraft in November and operate its biggest schedule since March 2020, with additiona... Continue Reading
Lufthansa’s “discreet” A321 Airspace cabin — with no accessible lavs
In the five years since Airbus started talking about an A320 version of its Airspace cabin styling, the visuals have been of futuristic, ope... Continue Reading
Press Release: Lufthansa offers “Tasting HEIMAT” menu in business
What does home actually taste like? Lufthansa Business Class guests will be able to experience this on short- and medium-haul flights from 1... Continue Reading
Inmarsat orchestrates plan for communications network of the future
London-headquartered satellite operator Inmarsat isn’t new to the hybrid network game. It has long supported governments with multi-band sol... Continue Reading
Press Release: Lufthansa’s First Class Lounge at Frankfurt reopens
As summer approaches, the desire to travel continues to grow: Declining infection rates and the easing of travel restrictions are making mor... Continue Reading
Press Release: Lufthansa, Deutsche Bahn embrace train-to-flight services
Lufthansa and Deutsche Bahn are focusing on the rapid expansion of joint train-to-flight services. In Frankfurt, yesterday, the two companie... Continue Reading
Press Release: Lufthansa to launch Star Alliance Biometrics at FRA, MUN
Star Alliance, the world’s largest airline alliance, has completed development of an interoperable biometric identity and identification pla... Continue Reading
Vistara faces in-seat IFE restrictions as it readies for 787-9 service
India’s Ministry of Civil Aviation currently disallows the use of in-seat entertainment touchscreens on board Indian carriers as a health an... Continue Reading
The design details that make a great airport
Many travelers have airports we love, airports we tolerate, and airports that we avoid like the plague. Some tend to crop up in the former c... Continue Reading
Amex partners with Lufthansa to offer lounge access
In an eyebrow-raising new partnership joining together an airline and a credit card company, Lufthansa is working with American Express to p... Continue Reading
Lufthansa’s commodity product challenge considered
How do we kill the idea that air travel is a commodity? As someone who is not particularly keen to pay more but who also wants a little bit ... Continue Reading
Thomas Cook turns the corner
Can an old dog learn new tricks? Thomas Cook is working on it, reinventing its business model in a few short years and showing signs of succ... Continue Reading
Press Release: 171 new trainees join Lufthansa Technik
171 young people are now starting either traditional or dual-study training programs with the Lufthansa Technik Group, fourteen more than in... Continue Reading
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