Five aircraft from the Latvian carrier currently operate for SWISS, whose parent Lufthansa Group also owns a 10% stake in airBaltic
Air Data News•Ricardo Meier22h ago
© AvioRadar Lufthansa Group has expanded its Boeing 737 MAX order by exercising options for 20 aircraft of the largest variant, the 737 MAX 10. The Supervisory Board of Deutsche Lufthansa AG has approved the purchase, bringing the Group’s total firm order for the 737 MAX family to 60 aircraft. The additional 20 aircraft originate...
Lufthansa Group has approved the purchase of 20 Boeing 737 MAX 10 aircraft as the German airline group accelerates the renewal of its short- and medium-haul fleet, it said on Thursday, September 17. Lufthansa’s supervisory board approved the exercise of options secured under a 2023 order for 40 Boeing 737 MAX 8 jets. That deal […]
AviTrader•Heike Tamm18 SeptAviation News – Lufthansa Group has approved the conversion of options for 20 Boeing 737-10 aircraft into a firm order, marking the airline group’s first...
Lufthansa Group continues the modernization of its short- and medium-haul fleet. The Supervisory Board of Deutsche Lufthansa AG has approved the exercise of options for 20 Boeing 737 MAX 10 aircraft. The rights were secured as part of a 2023 order for 40 Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft, which included a total of 60 purchase...
Lufthansa Group has exercised purchase options for 20 Boeing 737 MAX 10 aircraft as part of its continuing short- and medium-haul fleet modernisation programme. The decision increases its total firm order for the 737 MAX family to 60 aircraft. The options formed part of Lufthansa’s 2023 agreement for 40 Boeing 737 MAX 8s and rights […]
Aviation24.be•André Orban17 Sept
Lufthansa Group has ordered its first 20 Boeing 737 MAX 10s to replace older Airbus A320-family aircraft, with…
AeroTime•Stephen Pope17 Sept
PR: Lufthansa Group continues the modernization of its short- and medium-haul fleet. The Supervisory Board of Deutsche Lufthansa AG has approved the exercise of options for 20 Boeing 737 MAX 10 aircraft. The rights were secured as part of a…
Air Insight•Addison Schonland17 Sept
Lufthansa Group confirmed on September 17 that the Supervisory Board of Deutsche Lufthansa AG has approved the exercise of options for 20 Boeing 737 MAX 10… The post Lufthansa Group Orders 737 MAXs: Which Airline Will Get Them? first appeared on The Aviation Hub .
The airline group operates nearly 750 aircraft across all subsidiaries.
First order for largest MAX variant expands group's commitment to 60 aircraft, with the initial 40 737-8s already assigned to Eurowings
Air Data News•Ricardo Meier17 Sept
The Lufthansa Group, one of the largest airline groups maintaining services to markets across the former Yugoslavia, is preparing a further reduction of its European fleet as it seeks to improve the profitability of its short- and medium-haul operations. Lufthansa plans to ground between fifteen and twenty additional aircraft from 2027, potentially resulting in fewer services operated under its mainline brand. The German flag carrier has acknowledged that numerous routes within its European network remain loss-making, prompting further restructuring measures designed to reduce costs and improve efficiency. The planned aircraft groundings will build on earlier capacity cuts, which have included the cancellation of hundreds of flights and continued adjustments to Lufthansa’s fleet and network. As a result, a greater proportion of flights could be operated by other Group carriers, including Lufthansa City Airlines, Eurowings and Discover Airlines. Lufthansa believes the redistribution of capacity will allow it to lower operating expenses while maintaining connectivity across its wider network. This winter, Air Dolomiti will operate flights between Munich and Zagreb for a limited period. From March 28, the carrier will also serve the Frankfurt - Ljubljana route alongside Lufthansa mainline. Meanwhile, plans to transfer the Munich - Belgrade service from Lufthansa mainline to Discover Airlines this winter have been put on hold. During the 2026/27 winter season, which runs from October 25 until March 27, Lufthansa mainline will operate 2.542 flights in both directions to markets across the former Yugoslavia. This represents a decrease of 26.3% on the previous winter, or 907 fewer operations. The carrier will offer 382.644 seats during the season, down 13.8%, or 61.160 seats. The bulk of the reductions stems from the winter suspension of the Munich - Ljubljana service and the discontinuation of the Frankfurt - Skopje route, which operated last winter. EX-YU Aviation News
Lufthansa Group extends its Price Guarantee Time Limit (PGTL) to 24 hours for eligible NDC bookings that include a valid Corporate Location Identifier (CLID). The offer runs from October 2026 through January 2027 and targets travel agencies and Travel Management Companies (TMCs) serving corporate clients who require internal approval time before finalizing a booking.
Miles & More, the Lufthansa Group’s loyalty programme, has partnered with Currensea, the market-leading payments technology platform for co-branded multi-bank debit cards, and Mastercard, to launch the new Miles & More Debit Card for UK customers.
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Air Dolomiti will introduce a revised livery replacing its traditional turquoise tail and fuselage titles with Lufthansa Group’s Core Blue. The change is intended to emphasise the Italian airline’s status as a wholly owned Lufthansa Group subsidiary and follows the introduction of new cabin-crew uniforms. The first aircraft to receive the colours is the fourth […]
Aviation24.be•André Orban9 Sept
Four applications have been submitted under the latest deadline of Slovenia’s tenth public tender aimed at improving the country’s air connectivity, the Ministry of Infrastructure has told EX-YU Aviation News. The identities of the applicants and the routes they are seeking subsidies for have not yet been disclosed. “We received four applications within the statutory deadline. The commission for the opening of applications will meet this week. The applications and carriers will become known only after they are opened”, the Ministry told EX-YU Aviation News. It is not yet known whether the four applications were submitted by four separate airlines or whether individual carriers applied for support on more than one route. The latest deadline under the tenth tender expired on August 31. The public call itself was launched on February 6 and included two application deadlines, the first of which expired on March 6. Under the tender rules, the opening of applications is not public and is to be carried out by the aid granting commission within eight days of receipt. Airlines can receive subsidies covering up to 50% of eligible airport charges associated with a new route for a period of up to three years. The scheme gives preference to a number of routes identified by the Slovenian government as being of particular importance for the country’s connectivity. The first deadline of the tenth tender also attracted four applications. airBaltic sought support for Tenerife, Gran Canaria and the continuation of its Riga service, while Norwegian applied for an extension of its Copenhagen operations. Funding was ultimately approved for airBaltic’s Tenerife and Gran Canaria services, while the Riga and Copenhagen applications were unsuccessful. Eurowings is understood to be among the carriers seeking financial support under the latest round, with the Lufthansa Group budget airline tipped to revive plans for flights between Berlin and Ljubljana. The German capital is one of the government’s priority destinations under the subsidy programme. However, Eurowings’ participation has not yet been officially confirmed and will become clear once the four applications are opened. The airline previously applied for subsidies for both Berlin - Ljubljana and Dusseldorf - Ljubljana services in late 2024. It subsequently abandoned plans for the Berlin route before tickets went on sale, while launching flights from Dusseldorf in April 2025. The latter was discontinued after a single summer season, with Eurowings ending its Ljubljana operations in October 2025. At the time, the carrier had indicated that Berlin could be reconsidered at a later stage. EX-YU Aviation News
Austrian Airlines has launched high-speed Starlink internet on board its first aircraft, with a brand-new Airbus A320neo completing its first scheduled flight to Porto (OPO) on Sept. 7, 2026. The aircraft, registered as OE-LXF, is the first in the Austrian Airlines fleet to feature Lufthansa Group Wi-Fi powered by Starlink. The service is designed to […]
Travel Radar•Andreea Georgescu9 Sept
Discover Airlines will expand its Italian network in summer 2027 with new nonstop services from Munich to Alghero and from Frankfurt to Genoa. The Lufthansa Group leisure carrier says both routes will be the only direct connections between the respective airport pairs. Flights between Munich and Alghero will begin on 4 June 2027 and operate […]
Aviation24.be•André Orban7 Sept
NEWS FLASH Air Dolomiti has scheduled flights between Munich and Zagreb from October 25, before fully replacing parent company Lufthansa on the route from January 1, 2027. As exclusively reported by EX-YU Aviation News early last month , Air Dolomiti will launch a daily service between the two cities at the start of the 2026/27 winter season, operating alongside six weekly Lufthansa mainline flights. From January 1, Lufthansa will suspend its own services, leaving Air Dolomiti as the sole Lufthansa Group carrier on the route until early March. The airline will operate the flights on behalf of its parent company, but under its own flight numbers and airline designator code. Tickets can be purchased via Lufthansa's website. EX-YU Aviation News