Lufthansa
Lufthansa is one of the largest airlines in the world, with numerous subsidiaries covering the whole aviation spectrum. Aside from the mainline, the company owns several other carriers, including SWISS, Brussels Airlines, Eurowings, and Austrian Airlines. It also has innovative specialist departments such as Lufthansa Systems and Lufthansa Technik. The Star Alliance member is headquartered in Cologne, and its main hub is at Frankfurt Airport. Including subsidiaries, the firm holds a significant fleet of over 700 planes. (Featured image: Tom Boon - Simple Flying)
Lufthansa
- IATA/ICAO Code
- LH/DLH
- Airline Type
- Full Service Carrier
- Hub(s)
- Frankfurt Airport , Munich Airport
- Year Founded
- 1953
- Alliance
- Star Alliance
- Airline Group
- Lufthansa Group
- CEO
- Carsten Spohr
- Country
- Germany
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