Lufthansa

Lufthansa has opened the summer 2027 schedule for booking and plans the most comprehensive program expansion since the COVID-19 pandemic, adding ten new long-haul routes and increasing frequencies to existing destinations. The focus is on connections to North and South America and Asia; from March two additional destinations in Japan will be added from Frankfurt, Discover will take over Seattle, and services to Columbus, Phoenix, New Delhi, Bangalore, São Paulo and Singapore are to be expanded. The summer schedule is effective from 28 March 2027, the Columbus route starts on 5 May 2027; the Lufthansa share traded on XETRA at times about 1.27 percent lower at €7.014. » More on finanzen.net

Lufthansa is withdrawing the Airbus A340-600 from service. Once the longest passenger aircraft, it was popular with crews but seen as expensive to maintain and a symbol of an idiosyncratic fleet strategy. The type was notable for its unusual length, which required special cameras for ground manoeuvring. » More on sueddeutsche.de

According to media reports, Lufthansa is exploring possible partial sales of its software division Lufthansa Systems and has engaged bankers. The business could be valued at around one billion euros; the products discussed are mainly Lido, NetLine and the revenue accounting system Sirax. Potential buyers named are financial investors, but talks are still at an early stage; a sale would fit the strategy of divesting non-core businesses. » More on wiwo.de