Lufthansa Technik sees surge in profits as demand for services continues
2023 among best years at Lufthansa Group with recovery in demand for flights continuing after Covid-19 pandemic
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Business travel once again takes off
Top 1000: The Global Business Travel Association expects corporate travel to return to and exceed its pre-pandemic peak this year
How sharks are helping the aviation industry to reduce carbon emissions
The idea of putting sharkskin-type grooves on planes to improve fuel efficiency has been around for years, but the technology has recently caught up with nature
Ryanair loses appeal to case taken on state aid of €150m for Austrian Airlines
Top EU court rules €150m loan was legal
British Airways owner IAG warns airfares must rise to fund carbon cuts
Company’s chief Luis Gallego expects cost implications of switch to cleaner fuel to hit passenger demand
DAA boss Jacobs holds shares in three airline groups
Shareholdings in airlines run by Ryanair, AIG and Lufthansa predate appointment to CEO and are included in SIPO returns - DAA says
Aer Lingus strike likely after just six of 668 pilots vote against industrial action
Aer Lingus and trade union Ialpa have failed to reach agreement on a pay increase for the airline’s pilots after months of negotiations
Aer Lingus strike looks ‘inevitable’ after pilots vote again for industrial action
Almost all 668 members backed industrial action up to and including a strike
Ryanair wins legal challenge to rival airline aid package
Budget carrier hails latest decision as a ‘triumph for fair competition’, saying Condor aid breached fundamental principles of EU law
The low-cost airline chief battling Ryanair for control of Europe’s skies
Wizz Air chief József Váradi decided to expand during Covid but wars, soaring oil prices and engine troubles have thrown it off course with Ryanair offering ‘rescue fares’ whenever it retreats from a route
Lufthansa labour strikes spoil first quarter earnings
German airline group reported earnings of €2.7 billion last year, and is set to pay dividend of 30 cents a share
Holidaymakers face higher summer fares due to lack of planes, says Ryanair boss
Production troubles at Boeing after safety scare has slowed delivery of aircraft while rivals also face issues with Airbus
Global markets little changed as investors seek interest rate clues
Hotel group Dalata up 0.8% in Dublin as its share price climbed above pre-Covid levels for first time
Dublin Airport cap on passenger numbers won’t do anything to halt steep rises in air fares
Airline believes its air fares will rise by a ‘mid-teen percentage’ in the three months to the end of December
Ryanair hits out at Dutch plan to phase out EU fossil fuel subsidies
Michael O’Leary labels proposals ‘pie in the sky’ until cheaper green travel alternatives are available
Lufthansa agrees with Italy to take minority stake in ITA
German carrier to invest in Italian airline
Ryanair wins case against Italian state aid for airlines
Second victory in a month at the General Court as CEO Michael O’Leary battles countries’ Covid-era supports for rivals
Markets little changed as US inflation data holds few surprises
US consumer price index comes in marginally below expectations, with core prices as expected
EU court backs Ryanair’s challenge against Lufthansa state bailout
Commission approval for €6bn in state support for German airline annulled by court
Air fares soar above inflation as carriers cash in on travel demand
Passengers’ willingness to pay high prices underlines strong rebound in flying over the past year
European shares edge higher ahead of Federal Reserve decision
Energy stocks among the fallers, while Dublin’s Iseq closes lower
Lufthansa subsidiary opens Shannon engine repair facility
New unit has created 25 jobs with more on the way, says company, as it puts out call for engineers
European stocks gain on hopes of measured Fed rate hikes
Iseq rises, supported by Smurfit Kappa and AIB
Lufthansa expects earnings to rise as travel demand continues
German carrier says holidays to Mediterranean countries will be particularly strong this summer
Lufthansa IT failure strands thousands of passengers worldwide
German airline blames underground engineering works in Frankfurt for outage
Lufthansa to offer green flight option to flyers at higher fare
Move comes amid growing concern about flight emissions
Lufthansa to bring back aging A340 jets to add more first-class seats
Germany's Lufthansa to revive number four engine aircraft
Lufthansa Technik’s Irish operations claimed $18.4m from taxpayers in 2021 ahead of the sale of a division in Shannon
One of its three Irish units, an aircraft maintenance operation at Shannon, was later sold to Atlantic Aviation securing 300 jobs after 180 redundancies
Lufthansa averts pilot strike after last-minute pay rise offer
Airline’s pilots are demanding wage increases to help offset the near double-digit rise in consumer prices
Lufthansa pilots set to strike again in worsening pay dispute
Move would force carrier to cancel hundreds more flight
Lufthansa gives upbeat outlook as travel demand remains strong
German airline says it will hire 10,000 new employees over the next 18 months
More turbulence in store for passengers as airline industry grapples with disruptions
Soaring demand, bottlenecks, staffing issues and Covid outbreaks are dragging down aviation’s summer take-off
Airlines cancel more than 60 Dublin flights
Thousands of passengers hit over the last week as bottlenecks, strikes and Covid cause travel chaos
Less than half of aircraft now owned by airlines
The benefits of leasing a plane outweigh the negatives
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