Company Watch - Lufthansa Group.Apr 2, 2007 Lufthansa getting head start with continued A380 proving flights Airbus and Lufthansa continued the A380 route-proving program through yesterday, flying the aircraft between Germany and Hong Kong Hong Kong (hŏng kŏng), Mandarin Xianggang, special administrative region of China, formerly a British crown colony (2005 est. pop. 6,899,000), land area 422 sq mi (1,092 sq km), adjacent to Guangdong prov. and then to the US for a demonstration flight over Washington. was a guest on both flights. Mar 27, 2007 Lufthansa flew 7.94 billion RPKs in February, up 8.5% on the year-ago month. Capacity grew 5% to 10.92 billion ASKs and load factor rose 2.3 points to 72.7%. Mar 26, 2007 German flag carrier Lufthansa is eyeing expansion of its Private Jet service to the Middle East and Asia Pacific as demand for the top-end service, operated as a joint venture with NetJets Europe, continues to grow. Mar 26, 2007 Lufthansa Technik named Head of EASA EASA European Aviation Safety Agency EASA European Advertising Standards Alliance (Brussels, Belgium) EASA European Association of Social Anthropologists EASA European Architecture Students Assembly EASA European Academic Software Award Approved Design Organization Bernhard Conrad as Chief Technology Officer. Mar 30, 2007 Lufthansa Technik is investing up to $500 million in preparing for the A380, Chairman August Hennigsen during last week's proving flight from Frankfurt to New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of JFK. "We intend to offer complete MRO MRO In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Mauritanian Ouguiya. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. support for the aircraft," he said, noting that LHT LHT Long Haul Trucker (bicycle) LHT Long Holding Time LHT Long Haul Transmission LHT Lord High Treasurer LHT Low Harmonic Technology (Siemens) LHT Long Haul Terminal (Alcatel) acquired expertise as its engineers were involved in the A380 specification. LHT also was involved closely in defining Lufthansa's cabin and IFE Ife (ē`fā), city (1991 est. pop. 262,000), SW Nigeria. Located in a farm region, the city is an important center for marketing and shipping cacao. According to tradition, Ife is the oldest Yoruba town (founded c.1300). configuration. It had 10 technicians onboard the proving flight to and from JFK conducting various tests, including on the new Panasonic IFE and noise levels. Mar 27, 2007 Lufthansa Technik investment will cover LH's A380 MRO needs, Henningsen said, but LHT hopes to add third-party customers. It expects the first LH A380 heavy check at the end of 2010. Its A380 capability includes construction of a new hangar in Frankfurt capable of housing four A380s and a hangar in partnership with Ameco Beijing in the Chinese capital, creation of the N3 Trent engine overhaul JV with Rolls-Royce and the Spairliners JV with Air France Air France in full Compagnie Internationale Air France French passenger and cargo airline with more than 200 destinations in some 80 countries. It introduced supersonic Concorde service in 1976, but financial loss led the company to cease its Concorde Industries. In addition, LHT teamed up with Airbus for the A380 VIP cabin. Mar 27, 2007 Teledyne Controls announced that Lufthansa CityLine Lufthansa CityLine GmbH is an airline based in Cologne, Germany. It is a wholly owned subsidiary regional airline of Lufthansa and member of the Lufthansa Regional network. It is the largest regional airline in Europe. installed TC's Vision ground-based flight data animation system. Mar 28, 2007 Editor: Aram Gesar, eMail: edit@AirGuideOnline.com For Air Transport & Travel Business Experts contact eMail: bizintel@AirGuideOnline.com For more global news, reviews, features and analysis, please subscribe to our Newsletters: http://www.airguideonline.com/order_formsubs.htm#news To Advertise: advert@AirGuideOnline.com AirGuideFlightTracker is a new, free service that aims to keep travelers informed flight and airport status via the Web. For more go to http://www.airguideonline.com/airline_tracker.htm Copyright [c] 2007 Air Travel Media / Pyramid Media Group. All rights reserved. Mar 26, 2007 |
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