Lufthansa agrees inflation-busting pay deal

Lufthansa has agreed an inflation-busting pay settlement with a union representing 33 000 striking workers.

• Strikes ground most Lufthansa flights
• Lufthansa faces strike action from Monday
• Strike will cost Lufthansa millions
• Union rejects Lufthansa wage offer
• German court rejects airlines' suit
• Strike at Lufthansa hits 1 700 flights

Lufthansa strike affects SA flights

German airline Lufthansa's Johannesburg-Frankfurt route has been affected by the cancellation of most of their Monday flights, due to a ground crew strike.

• Lufthansa strike cancels hundreds of flights
• Lufthansa puts in $12.1 billion order
• Widower sues airlines for wife's death
• Lufthansa strike forces flight cancelations

Pay strike grounds Lufthansa flights

German flag carrier Lufthansa says that most of its domestic, European and long-haul flights will be cancelled on Monday due to a pay strike.

• Strike will cost Lufthansa millions
• Union rejects Lufthansa wage offer
• SAA takeover reports 'just gossip'

Strike will cost Lufthansa millions

Lufthansa considers taking legal action on threats of a strike that will cost the airline tens of millions, the company says.

• Union rejects Lufthansa wage offer
• Strike prompts Lufthansa to cancel flights
• Lufthansa aircraft get their fins
• Lufthansa hopes to keep profits flying

SAA takeover reports 'just gossip'

One of the world's leading airlines has denied an interest in taking over an equity stake in South African Airways.

• Former SAA CEO removed from board
• SAA, SABC could see restructuring
• Troubled SAA may cut flight routes

Lufthansa strike forces flight cancelations

Ground staff at Lufthansa, Germany's biggest airline, are staging a several-hour strike that has prompted the company to cancel hundreds of flights.

• Lufthansa cabin crew to strike
• Stink halts Lufthansa flight
• Frankfurt airport hit by another strike

Lufthansa hopes to keep profits flying

German flag carrier Lufthansa says it hopes to improve operating profit and turnover despite a 36% drop in operating profit in 2012.

• Lufthansa aircraft get their fins
• Lufthansa could stay in race
• Lufthansa union ready to resume talks

Lufthansa puts in $12.1 billion order

Lufthansa, Europe's biggest airline, said it plans to order eight long-haul aircraft and 100 short- and medium-haul aircraft from Airbus and Boeing for a total 9.0 billion euros ($12.1 billion).

Widower sues airlines for wife's death

A New York man whose wheelchair-bound, morbidly obese wife died last year after she was denied a spot on three different flights home from Europe has sued the airlines for $6m.

Lufthansa union ready to resume talks

The union representing striking cabin crew at Lufthansa says it is open for talks, after a bitter row over pay and conditions led to a 24-hour countrywide stoppage.

• Lufthansa flights grind to a halt
• Thousands stranded by Lufthansa strike
• Frankfurt curfew grounds Cape Town flights

Lufthansa flights grind to a halt

Lufthansa, Germany’s biggest airline, has cancelled hundreds of flights as cabin crew launched a second round of strikes in a row over pay and conditions.

• Thousands stranded by Lufthansa strike
• Lufthansa to slash 3 500 jobs
• Jobs to go in airline takeover
• Lufthansa returns to Cape Town
• Lufthansa aircraft named after Joburg
• Frankfurt curfew grounds Cape Town flights

Thousands stranded by Lufthansa strike

A strike by Lufthansa cabin crew has disrupted hundreds of flights, stranding thousands of passengers around the world.

• Frankfurt curfew grounds Cape Town flights
• Jobs to go in airline takeover
• Lufthansa to slash 3 500 jobs
• Lufthansa returns to Cape Town
• Tribunal to probe air cargo cases
• Lufthansa aircraft named after Joburg

Frankfurt curfew grounds Cape Town flights

A ban on night flights at Frankfurt has caused Lufthansa to withdraw its service to Cape Town this winter, says the German national airline.

• SAA cuts prices in line with oil price
• City: SAA decision disappointing
• Nigerian airline resumes flight to SA

Lufthansa to slash 3 500 jobs

Germany's top airline Lufthansa says it intends to shed 3 500 administrative jobs in the next few years as part of a radical cost-cutting programme.

• Jobs to go in airline takeover
• Lufthansa aircraft named after Joburg
• Lufthansa returns to Cape Town
• Qantas to slash jobs, cut costs
• Grounding hurts Qantas profit
• Qantas pushes on with Asian premium airline

Stink halts Lufthansa flight

An unpleasant odour that left three flight attendants short of breath has caused a Madrid-bound Lufthansa airplane to make an unplanned stop in Zurich.

• US flight makes emergency landing
• Cathay jet problems as engine fails
• Qantas pilot shuts down engine in mid-air

Lufthansa aircraft named after Joburg

A Lufthansa Airbus A380, the world's biggest passenger plane, has been named after Johannesburg - Africa's first city to receive this honour.

• Revolution clips Egyptair's wings
• Airlines bank on India, China growth
• Airlines' profit losing altitude

Snow shuts down Heathrow, wreaks havoc

London Heathrow, the world's busiest international passenger airport, has closed both runways and is not accepting arrivals, as heavy snow disrupts European air travel.

• Snow hits European travel
• Snow blasts icy Britain
• Snow grounds 800 flights in Europe

Manufacturing fault suspected in A380s

Australian officials investigating the mid-air disintegration of an engine on a Qantas superjumbo say they have identified a potential manufacturing defect.

• 'Human ingenuity prevented Qantas crash'
• Qantas A380 blast 'ruptured fuel pipe'
• Qantas crew faced 54 alarms

Signs of flaws before A380 disintegration

Rolls-Royce engines on the world's largest airliner malfunctioned four times before one of them disintegrated during flight, say reports.

• Qantas grounds all its A380s
• Lufthansa: Engine on A380 replaced
• Singapore Airlines pulls 3 faulty A380s

Singapore Airlines pulls 3 faulty A380s

Singapore Airlines has pulled three of its A380 superjumbos from service after tests uncovered problems with the planes' Rolls-Royce engines.

• Oil leaks in 3 Qantas A380 engines
• Qantas says fleet safe
• Qantas 747 engine trouble 'not serious'

Europe: US security overboard

European air officials accuse the United States of imposing useless and overly intrusive travel security measures, calling on Obama to re-examine policies.

• BA pans US security rules
• Air safety: Rules relaxed by 2012
• Blind man barred from Dubai flight

Lockdown 'hit entire economy'

The lockdown of airspace did not only hit airlines, but the entire economy, says Lufthansa chief executive Wolfgang Mayrhuber, calling for a pan-European concept to deal with such situations.

• Travel chaos not over yet
• EU refuses blame for air traffic chaos
• Ash cloud: EU accused of over-reacting

Lufthansa gets OK to fly 15 000 home

Germany's aviation authority says it has granted Lufthansa permission to fly 50 long-haul planes back home with about 15 000 passengers.

• UK could re-open some airspace
• EU considers opening corridors
• Iata slams Europe over volcano

Lufthansa pilots back at work

Lufthansa pilots are set to return to the cockpit, as French air traffic controllers and British Airways cabin crew threaten to strike.

• Lufthansa strike suspended
• Lufthansa cancels 800 flights
• SA Lufthansa flights not affected