It seems the Lufthansa group has swallowed its pride and has chosen to accept revised conditions that the European Commission has imposed, so it can access €9 billion of German state aid. Lufthansa Boeing 747-8i taxing out of Chicago O'Hare - Image, Economy Class and Beyond. In addition to what the group will have to give up in terms of ownership as part of the bailout … [Read more...]

It seems Lufthansa and the German Government  have come to an arrangement of state aid for the airline group. And someone isn't happy unsurprisingly. Lufthansa Boeing 747-8i at Frankfurt Airport - Image, Economy Class and Beyond. The aid agreement between  Deutsche Lufthansa and the Federal Republic of Germany covers stabilization measures and loans of up to EUR 9 … [Read more...]

Whilst there are many issues in the world at the moment, the business of aviation continues - with Delta Air Lines and LATAM Airlines Group (along with its affiliates) signing a  trans-American Joint Venture Agreement. LATAM Boeing 777-300ER in Stormtrooper livery - Image, Economy Class and Beyond Once regulatory approvals are granted, this will allow the two … [Read more...]

It seems that Boeing has chosen to walk away from Embraer and the planned joint venture agreement. Embraer E195-E2 - Image, Embraer. The Chicago based company terminated its Master Transaction Agreement (MTA) with Embraer, under which the two companies sought to establish a new level of strategic partnership. The parties had planned to create a joint venture comprising … [Read more...]

It seems the Human Malware (Covid-19) is having a deep impact at Lufthansa Group, with the group announcing it was going to cut flights by up to 50% and ground 14 aircraft - namely the A380 fleet Lufthansa Boeing 747-8i at Frankfurt Airport - Image, Economy Class and Beyond The changes will impact the passenger-carrying network - namely Air Dolomiti Austrian … [Read more...]

Following the cancellation of ITB Berlin 2020 as well as other events at the Hamburg Messe, Aircraft Interiors Expo (AIX), World Travel Catering & Onboard Services Expo (WTCE), the Passenger Experience Conference (PEC) and The Crystal Cabin Awards (CCA) have been postponed. The Hamburg Messe where Aircraft Interiors Expo is exhibited - Image, Economy Class and … [Read more...]

Early this morning, FlyBe finally called in the administrators. As a result, the airline has suspended services, with no further flights to be operated. Flybe staved off a collapse in January with a cash injection of £30 million - however, this was not enough to stave off the unit collapsing. It seems additional financial support for the airline has not been … [Read more...]

It seems the European Commission has had more complaints about the Italian Government and Alitalia, to the point where it's launched another investigation to see if the government has offered the airline state aid. Alitalia Airbus A320 at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport - Image, Economy Class and Beyond Perennial loss-making flag carrier Alitalia has two major loans - a … [Read more...]

It seems that the Coronavirus outbreak is giving pause to Lufthansa Group - who have announced a raft of measures to combat against the economic impact. Lufthansa Boeing 747-8i at Boston Logan Airport - Image, Economy Class and Beyond.  So what is planned? All new hires planned for the airline will be reassessed, suspended or deferred to a later date. All planned … [Read more...]