Auf wiedersehen, Brot: Lufthansa Group goes buy-on-board for shorthaul
Farewell to Lufthansa’s much-derided complimentary economy class half-sandwich: from spring 2021, the airline group is moving to a buy-on-bo... Continue Reading
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Press Release: Lufthansa launches COVID testing pilot on MUC-HAM
Lufthansa has launched a pilot testing program on its Munich-Hamburg routes. On two daily flights (LH2058; LH2059), passengers at the airpor... Continue Reading
Press Release: Brussels Airlines lands at Berlin Brandenburg Airport
Berlin Brandenburg Airport “Willy Brandt” (BER), named after former West Berlin mayor and West German chancellor Willy Brandt, opened its do... Continue Reading
Lufthansa doubles down on airport testing — and “premium” model
As airlines continue to adapt to the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s clear that a polyvalent, multifaceted approach – inclusive of airport tes... Continue Reading
Airlines urge pre-flight COVID testing deployment as outlook dims
Facing an anemic outlook for international air travel recovery, a leading airline trade group is calling on governments to develop and deplo... Continue Reading
Retail inMotion CCO Jan Blanchard on the evolution of onboard retail
During the COVID-19 crisis, onboard retailing specialist Retail inMotion (RiM) has focused on finding cost-efficient and quick-to-implement ... Continue Reading
Press Release: Hundreds of young people start training with LHT
Despite facing the biggest crisis in the company’s history, Lufthansa Technik AG continues to consistently focus on the vocational tra... Continue Reading
Deutsche Telekom mobile customers see free inflight Internet benefit
Competitive pressure has been mounting for years for airlines to facilitate free inflight Internet browsing for passengers. New York-based J... Continue Reading
Diehl sees US growth opportunities despite the COVID storm
Aircraft interiors and avionics specialist Diehl Aviation sees opportunities to grow its business in the United States with both Boeing and ... Continue Reading
Optimizing transmissions to cut emissions part of ecoDemonstrator test
Through the years, Boeing has used multiple aircraft types as “ecoDemonstrators” to test and refine the use of new technologies and methods ... Continue Reading
A toast to first class — and hope for its legacy
Writing about airline premium seats and service often feels like, quite literally, a first class problem. That’s especially the case during ... Continue Reading
Mulling the future of seatback IFE given COVID and the Greta effect
Over the last decade, seatback IFE has survived in the face of countless news articles about its imminent demise. It has survived in the fac... Continue Reading
Inside the agile certification of COVID-19 cabin additions
As airlines look expectantly towards the resumption of flights during the next phase of COVID-19 lockdown lifting, the new shape of the airl... Continue Reading
Lufthansa Technik tests long-lasting virucide for aircraft cabins
Airlines and passenger experience industry suppliers are attempting to reassure passengers and staff that aircraft cabins are as safe as pos... Continue Reading
What the Euro-LCC model can tell us about the future of aviation
“The future’s bright. The future’s orange.” That iconic UK advertising strapline — for the 1990s’ UK mobile phone network Orange — may ring ... Continue Reading
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