The Executive Board of Deutsche Lufthansa AG has appointed Lorenza Maggio as the new CEO of Brussels Airlines, a Lufthansa subsidiary. Alongside her role as CEO, she will serve as the Executive Board Representative to the European Commission. She will succeed Dorothea von Boxberg, who is leaving the company at her own request, effective August […]
Travel Radar•Zoe Weyrauch-Gosling18 JulThe testing, which begins later this month at Boeing’s site in Glasgow, Montana, is being conducted on a Boeing 787 Dreamliner that’s serving as Boeing’s 2026 ecoDemonstrator Explorer airplane. Follow...
The special centennial design features an oversized white crane against dark blue.
AirlineGeeks•Vanni Gibertini17 JulLufthansa’s first Airbus A350-1000 has arrived from the paint shop in Toulouse, wearing the airline’s special 100th-anniversary livery. In the next few weeks, the aircraft will be added to Lufthansa’s special anniversary fleet. Lufthansa’s 100th anniversary celebrations continue The eye-catching design features the airline’s iconic white crane sweeping across the rear fuselage, along with the lettering […]
Travel Radar•Alice Atherton17 Jul
Hello from Germany, as I just flew Lufthansa’s new Boeing 787-9 Allegris business class on the 9hr25min flight from Austin (AUS) to Frankfurt (FRA), kicking off what should be a very fun trip.
One Mile at a Time•Ben Schlappig17 JulLufthansa is allowing aviation enthusiasts to own a genuine piece of one of its most iconic aircraft as the airline prepares to retire its remaining Airbus A340-600 fleet. The German flag carrier is expected to withdraw its final four Airbus A340-600 aircraft at the end of the 2026 summer schedule as part of a wider […]
Travel Radar•Hannah Sass17 JulOn this week’s episode of AvTalk, a Ryanair (Malta Air) 737-800 suffers an uncontained engine failure after departing Thessaloniki, Greece, resulting in a shattered cabin window and a passenger partially sucked out of the cabin. We discuss the specifics on this accident and its similarities with Southwest 1380. German investigators release their preliminary report on the Lufthansa 787 that suffered a gear retraction last month in Frankfurt. In a first on Flightradar24, nine 7700 squawks happen near-simultaneously—we dig into what happened at Gatwick airport on Tuesday. And the bidding for easyJet heats up as Apollo Global Management bests Castlelake’s bid for the airline. Helpful links for this week’s episode * Ryanair uncontained engine failure * Southwest 1380 * Lufthansa 787 gear retraction in Frankfurt * Gatwick emergencies * easyJet bidders Please check back soon for a transcript of this week’s episode.
Flightradar24 Blog•Flightradar2417 JulThe Executive Board of Deutsche Lufthansa has appointed Lorenza Maggio as the next Chief Executive Officer of Brussels Airlines, subject to approval by the Board of Directors of SN Airholding. Maggio will also take on the role of Executive Board Representative to the European Commission. She will succeed Dorothea von Boxberg, who is leaving the […]
AviTrader•Heike Tamm17 JulBoeing, Lufthansa, Rolls-Royce partner to test technologies to improve fuel efficiency, reduce noise SEATTLE, JULY 16, 2026 — Boeing [NYSE: BA], Lufthansa and Rolls-Royce will soon conduct flight tests of innovations meant to improve fuel efficiency and reduce noise. Being tested on these flights are: The Next Generation Inlet, a reduced-length engine inlet demonstrator […] The post Boeing, Lufthansa, Rolls-Royce partner to test technologies to improve fuel efficiency, reduce noise first appeared on PLANEtalking .
While not particularly significant, and while there’s nothing wrong with this, here’s something I find interesting. Lufthansa recently improved its business class catering, and as a result, the airline is now blocking a business class lavatory during the meal service on some planes.
One Mile at a Time•Ben Schlappig16 Jul
Incoming Brussels Airlines CEO Lorenza Maggio oversaw ITA Airways’ merger into Lufthansa Group, which was one of the fastest integrations in the company’s history.
Skift Airlines•Meghna Maharishi16 Jul
Flight tests of Next Generation Inlet and algorithm-based flight paths to run in Montana through mid-August on a Lufthansa-bound 787-9
Air Data News•Ricardo Meier16 JulBoeing, Lufthansa Group and Rolls-Royce have partnered to flight-test new technologies designed to improve aircraft fuel efficiency and reduce community noise as part of Boeing’s 2026 ecoDemonstrator Explorer programme. The flight tests, which begin later this month in Glasgow, Montana, will use a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner equipped with Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engines. The aircraft is […]
Aviation24.be•André Orban16 JulAviation News – Boeing, Lufthansa, and Rolls-Royce have joined forces to launch an advanced series of flight tests aimed at significantly improving aircraft fuel efficiency...
Rolls-Royce, Boeing and Lufthansa will undertake a new ecoDemonstrator venture, conducting flight tests that aim to improve fuel…
AeroTime•Ian Molyneaux16 JulLufthansa Group has appointed Lorenza Maggio as the new Chief Executive Officer of Brussels Airlines, succeeding Dorothea von Boxberg, who will leave the airline at her own request on 31 August 2026. The appointment remains subject to approval by the Board of Directors of SN Airholding. In addition to leading Brussels Airlines, Maggio will also […]
Aviation24.be•André Orban16 JulLufthansa Group will rebrand its Miles & More loyalty programme as Lufthansa Group Miles & More by the end of 2026, aligning it more closely with the group’s recently introduced umbrella brand and reinforcing its role as the group’s unified loyalty platform. The rebranding forms part of a broader strategy to develop the programme into […]
Aviation24.be•André Orban15 Jul
Lufthansa has set Boeing an ultimatum ahead of its incoming widebody order.
Lufthansa Group has just announced plans to rebrand its Miles & More loyalty program as… Lufthansa Group Miles & More. While that doesn’t exactly roll off the tongue, it seems like a logical enough development.
One Mile at a Time•Ben Schlappig15 Jul
Name ‘Deutschland’, the first A350-1000 that Lufthansa Airlines will take delivery was painted in Toulouse plant in blue, featuring a white XXL crane and the lettering “1926 – 2026” and...