AIRLINE NEWS
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
Lufthansa-no talks with Austrian Airlines owner
Lufthansa has not had any talks with the state owner of Austrian Airlines about buying a stake, Lufthansa Chief Executive Wolfgang Mayrhuber said on Monday.
He added that a deal between the two - both already members of the Star Alliance - would bring little in the way of synergies.
Source: reuters.com
He added that a deal between the two - both already members of the Star Alliance - would bring little in the way of synergies.
Source: reuters.com
Labels: austrian airlines, lufthansa
Wednesday, May 07, 2008
Lufthansa Would Look at Austrian Airlines If Offered
Deutsche Lufthansa AG, Europe's second biggest airline, said it would consider buying a stake in Austrian Airlines Group in the event an opportunity arises, though the carriers aren't in talks.
bloomberg.com
bloomberg.com
Labels: austrian airlines, lufthansa
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Bmi set for takeover by Lufthansa
German carrier Lufthansa is poised to take control of Bmi, the UK airline controlled by Sir Michael Bishop for the past 30 years, in a deal that could value the business at £500m-£600m.
telegraph.co.uk
telegraph.co.uk
Labels: BMI, lufthansa, takeover
Tuesday, March 04, 2008
German airline says pilots averted major crash
German airline Lufthansa said on Monday its pilots had averted a crash at Hamburg airport after a strong gust of wind caused a plane, with 130 passengers on board, to veer dangerously on landing.
reuters.com
reuters.com
Labels: emergency landing, germany, lufthansa
Saturday, October 06, 2007
Air France, Lufthansa Are Holding Talks on Alitalia
Air France-KLM Group and Deutsche Lufthansa AG, Europe's two biggest airlines, are holding talks with Alitalia SpA as the Italian government seeks a buyer for the unprofitable carrier, two people with direct knowledge of the matter said.
bloomberg.com
bloomberg.com
Labels: Air France-KLM, Alitalia, lufthansa
Thursday, June 21, 2007
Lufthansa to completely take over its 'Swiss' unit as of July 1
Lufthansa has announced that it will own Swiss outright as of 1 July after securing all necessary traffic rights.
forbes.com
forbes.com
Labels: lufthansa, swiss, takeover
Sunday, April 15, 2007
Lufthansa mulls Iberia bid move
German airline Lufthansa has repeated its interest in buying Spanish carrier Iberia, saying Spain's national airline was "of strategic interest to Lufthansa in principle".
bbc.co.uk
bbc.co.uk
Labels: buyer, Iberia, lufthansa
Wednesday, January 17, 2007
HLX and Hapagfly merge to become TUIfly
German low cost airlines HLX and Hapagfly have merged to become TUIfly. TUI now operates the third-largest German fleet after Lufthansa and Air Berlin.
TUIfly
TUIfly
Labels: air berlin, german, hapagfly, hlx, Japan Airlines, lufthansa, tuifly
Tuesday, January 09, 2007
SAS stocks rise on rumours of Lufthansa takeover
Shares of Nordic airline owner SAS have soared with talk that German airline Lufthansa is interested in purchasing the carrier.
bloomberg.com
bloomberg.com
Labels: lufthansa, SAS, shares
