Lufthansa Cargo adds cities to new intra-European freighter network

Lufthansa Cargo is expanding its regional freighter network based at Germany’s Frankfurt airport to three destinations in southern Europe, the company said Tuesday. 

Added to the summer schedule, as of next week, are Larnaca, Cyprus; Athens, Greece; and Milan. In total, Lufthansa Cargo’s intra-European network will cover a dozen cities with more than 50 flights per week. 

The cargo subsidiary of Lufthansa Airlines (DXE: LHA) began operating short- and medium-distance routes for same-day...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/lufthansa-cargo-adds-cities-to-new-intra-european-freighter-network

Australian airports face more cargo delays as dnata strike looms

A Cebu Pacific jet being loaded with cargo at night while an airport tug drives by.

Airport services provider dnata is making contingency plans for a potential strike by staff at facilities in Australia that could disrupt cargo shipments as dnata grapples with COVID-related backlogs at its cargo terminal in Melbourne.

The news comes as German flag carrier Lufthansa avoided another strike by pilots by tentatively agreeing on a new contract with union representatives. 

The Australian office of dnata, previously known as Dubai National Air Travel Agency and part of the Emirates...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/australian-airports-face-more-cargo-delays-as-dnata-strike-looms

Πονοκέφαλοι για τις αερομεταφορές και στο βάθος η Lufthansa

Οι πιλότοι της γερμανικής αεροπορικής εταιρείας Lufthansa θα προχωρήσουν ξανά σε απεργιακές κινητοποιήσεις αυτήν την εβδομάδα, ανακοίνωσε σήμερα συνδικάτο, κλιμακώνοντας τις κινητοποιήσεις τους για μισθολογική διαφορά, κάτι το οποίο αναμένεται να επιμηκύνει τα προβλήματα ενός καλοκαιριού ταξιδιωτικού χάους.

Αυτή κινητοποίηση έπεται απεργίας την περασμένη εβδομάδα που είχε ως αποτέλεσμα την ματαίωση εκατοντάδων πτήσεων.

Η νέα απεργία αφορά πιλότους και του τμήματος μεταφοράς επιβατών και αυτού...

https://www.naftikachronika.gr/2022/09/06/ponokefaloi-gia-tis-aerometafores-kai-sto-vathos-i-lufthansa/

Η Lufthansa στον «κυκλώνα» των απεργιών

Προς νέους σκοπέλους αβεβαιότητας φαίνεται πως κατευθύνεται η βιομηχανία αερομεταφορών, και ειδικότερα η Lufthansa, εν μέσω αβεβαιότητας αναφορικά με την ανάκαμψη της αγοράς. Πιο συγκεκριμένα, την Παρασκευή 2 Σεπτεμβρίου, οι πιλότοι της γερμανικής εταιρείας αερομεταφορών προέβησαν σε απεργία, η οποία την ώθησε να ακυρώσει εκατοντάδες πτήσεις.

Σύμφωνα με δημοσίευμα του Reuters, η Lufthansa ακύρωσε περίπου 800 πτήσεις, επηρεάζοντας 130.000 επιβάτες. Το εργατικό σωματείο Vereinigung Cockpit (VC)...

https://www.naftikachronika.gr/2022/09/03/i-lufthansa-ston-kyklona-ton-apergion/

MSC y Lufthansa pierden la adquisición de participación en ITA Airways

El fondo de capital privado estadounidense Certares, respaldado por Air France-KLM y Delta Airlines Inc., derrotó la oferta presentada por su rival, el grupo naviero suizo MSC y la aerolínea alemana Lufthansa por la participación para comprar el control de la sucesora de Alitalia.

Esta entrada MSC y...

https://fullavantenews.com/msc-lufthansa-pierden-adquisicion-de-participacion-en-ita-airways/?lang=es

Cargo carries Lufthansa Group to 1st profit since pandemic

A line of Lufthansa aircraft, close up of blue tails.

Record results by the cargo division pulled Deutsche Lufthansa AG to profit in the second quarter for the first time since the COVID crisis began, underscoring how moving goods has become increasingly important for passenger airlines as a hedge against travel downturns.

“The Lufthansa Group is back in the black,” CEO Carsten Spohr declared in a partial earnings release this week that showed a 393 million-euro ($399.6 million) operating profit.

Lufthansa Cargo, which operates 11 Boeing 777...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/cargo-carries-lufthansa-group-to-1st-profit-since-pandemic

Lufthansa cargo shipments slowed by ground staff strike in Germany

Side view of a Lufthansa plane being loaded with cargo at night.

A strike by ground workers for Deutsche Lufthansa seeking higher pay has forced the airline to cancel hundreds of flights at its Frankfurt international hub and Munich, with many cargo shipments expected to be delayed. 

The labor action is the latest setback for European airports where airlines have proactively canceled passenger and cargo flights, or rescheduled them for less busy periods, to help cope with congestion caused by a crush of travelers overwhelming an understaffed aviation system.

Lu...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/lufthansa-cargo-shipments-slowed-by-ground-staff-strike-in-germany

Airbus A380 super jumbo jet makes comeback

A large white A380 jet with blue tail and Lufthansa logo comes in for landing with wheels down against a blue sky.

To paraphrase Mark Twain, reports of the Airbus A380’s demise are greatly exaggerated.

Deutsche Lufthansa AG on Monday announced it will reactivate some of its super jumbo jets that were mothballed during the COVID pandemic because of the recent sharp rise in travel demand and the delayed delivery of ordered aircraft, such as the Boeing 787 and 777-9.

The German flag carrier said it expects to use the long-haul aircraft beginning in the 2023 summer travel season. The company is assessing how many...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/airbus-a380-super-jumbo-jet-makes-comeback

MSC and Lufthansa in joint bid to take over Italy’s new ITA Airways

The vertical integration and modal mash-up continues. The Loadstar reveals today that a forwarder has started a shipping line and now a shipping line is looking at buying an airline.
MSC has told the Italian government it wants to buy a stake in the new airline, ITA Airways, which began operations in October, replacing defunct Alitalia.
And it’s doing it in partnership with Lufthansa.
As previously reported, Lufthansa has expressed an interest in …

The post MSC and Lufthansa in joint bid to take...

https://theloadstar.com/msc-and-lufthansa-in-joint-bid-to-take-over-italys-new-ita-airways/

M&A radar: MSC & Lufthansa go for legacy Alitalia – just sublime

At The Loadstar Towers, we could barely contain our excitement yesterday when news broke that MSC Group and Lufthansa were going for ITA Airways, the ‘rejuvenated’ Alitalia (whatever is left of it), Italy’s flag carrier.
Which smells of sensational deal-making – strategic, too?
Uhmm 
“Today MSC Group has expressed to the Italian Government its interest in acquiring a majority stake in ITA Airways,” the statement read, adding that Germanys’ Lufthansa, the “project’s industrial partner”, …

The...

https://theloadstar.com/ma-radar-msc-lufthansa-go-for-legacy-alitalia-just-sublime/

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