Carsten Spohr

The Lufthansa Group is purchasing additional Airbus long-haul aircraft, increasing its firm orders for A350-1000 aircraft from ten to 15.

by: Harry Johnson |

Spohr’s and Steenbergen’s contract extensions will be particularly important in securing successful future for Lufthansa Group

Full article: Lufthansa Group extends CEO and CFO contracts for 5 more years
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IATA announced that Alexandre de Juniac, director general and CEO will step down from his role at the association effective 31 March 2021 and will be replaced by Willie Walsh, former CEO of International Airlines Group (IAG)

Austrian Airlines has secured a EUR 600 million (USD 680.53 million) rescue package from the national government and owner Lufthansa Group. The carrier said the financial assistance was designed to support efforts to sustainably safeguard Vienna as an aviation hub in the long term. According to the Austrian economic chambers, EUR 2.7 billion (USD 3.06 […]

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that Lufthansa group chief executive officer, Carsten Spohr, has assumed his duties as Chairman of the IATA Board of Governors (BoG) for a one-year term effective from the conclusion of the 75th IATA Annual General Meeting in Seoul, Republic of Korea. Spohr is the 78th chairperson of the […]

Lufthansa has revealed it is selling six of its eight Airbus A380’s back to the manufacturer, providing a death rattle of the ‘super-jumbo’ once destined to replace the Boeing 747 as the iconic aircraft of the skies, which will now cease production at the end of 2021.

In a move incongruous with an industry obsessed with aviation-heavy expansion, that Lufthansa Group has revealed it has put the brakes on its planned growth for 2019, following a less than spectacular 2017.

Lufthansa Group sets new fuel efficiency record