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16.10.2017 Financial news
Lufthansa Group submits a concept for establishing a re-structured Alitalia
The Lufthansa Group has submitted an offer letter today, expressing its interest in establishing a "NewAlitalia". Lufthansa has opted not to make an offer for the complete Airline but has stated interest in only parts of the Global network traffic and European and domestic point-to-point business....
13.10.2017 Financial news
Contract for the purchase of parts of Air Berlin Group signed
• Lufthansa Group acquires NIKI and Luftfahrtgesellschaft Walter • Purchase is subject to approval by the competition authorities • Purchasing price of approximately 210 million euros agreed on
11.10.2017 Financial news
12.7 million passengers flew with the Lufthansa Group Airlines in September
• Passenger volume increased by 17.8% • Seat load factor improved by 1.4 percentage points up to 83.8% • Currency adjusted pricing environment was positive again • Airlines continue to set new records for passenger numbers and load factors
10.10.2017 Financial news
Lufthansa and Vereinigung Cockpit sign long-term collective labor agreements
• Comprehensive package includes all open issues as agreed in March 2017 • 15 per cent structural reduction of cockpit staff costs • Reduction of pension liabilities by a high three-digit million euro amount; positive one-off effect on EBIT 2017 • Hiring and career prospects for junior pilots...
25.09.2017 Financial news
Change at the top of the Lufthansa Supervisory Board
Wolfgang Mayrhuber resigns from office – Dr. Karl-Ludwig Kley elected as new Chairman
11.09.2017 Financial news
12.5 million passengers flew with the Lufthansa Group Airlines in August
• Passenger volume increased by more than 17% • Seat load factor improved by 1.2 percentage points up to 85.8% • Currency adjusted pricing environment was positive again • Point-to-Point Airlines had a four times higher passenger volume on long haul flights than one year before
24.08.2017 Financial news
Lufthansa Group receives additional investment grade rating
Moody’s upgrades long-term rating to Baa3 and short-term rating to Prime-3
15.08.2017 Financial news
Lufthansa and German Government to support restructuring of airberlin
In order to continue with its restructuring, airberlin has filed a provisional insolvency proceeding in self-administration at the local court of Berlin-Charlottenburg today. Lufthansa is supporting the restructuring efforts of the airline jointly with the German Government.This also ensures...
09.08.2017 Financial news
Lufthansa Group airlines welcome 13 million passengers on board in July
• Increase in passenger volume of 17% • Seat load factor rises 0.3 percentage points up to 86.3% • Pricing environment develops positive again
02.08.2017 Financial news
New alignment of the Lufthansa Group leads to significant profit improvement
1st half-year 2017 • Best first half-year result in company’s history • Adjusted EBIT doubled to EUR 1.042 billion • Revenues raised by EUR 1.9 billion to EUR 17.0 billion • Free cash flow almost doubled to EUR 2.1 billion • Net financial debt more than halved to EUR 1.1 billion Outlook •...
11.07.2017 Financial news
Lufthansa Group with new passenger and seat load factor records in the first half of 2017
• Group Airlines welcomed around 60 million passengers on board in the first half of 2017 – more than ever before • Historical records were also reached for supply, sales and utilization • In June, the Group Airlines welcomed around 12 million passengers on board and therefore 18% more than one...
12.06.2017 Financial news
Lufthansa Group increases seat load factor by 2.7 percentage points
• Group Airlines welcomed around 11.6 million passengers on board and therefore 18.7 percent more than one year before • Currency adjusted pricing environment was positive
10.05.2017 Financial news
Lufthansa Group with 25 percent more passengers in April
• Group Airlines welcomed around 11.2 million passengers on board • Seat load factor has increased by more than six percentage points to 82.3% • Passengers flying with the Group’s Point-to-Point Airlines almost doubled compared to last year
05.05.2017 Financial news
Lufthansa shareholders approve every agenda item at this year’s Annual General Meeting
Around 1.400 shareholders attend the Lufthansa Group shareholder meeting in Hamburg
05.05.2017 Financial news
Lufthansa presents another excellent result at its annual general meeting and looks toward a digital future
• Carsten Spohr: “Lufthansa Group is on its way forward.” • Strategic reorientation of the group is showing results • Modernization and digitalization are being promoted rigorously
27.04.2017 Financial news
Lufthansa Group reports best first quarter earnings since 2008 for the first quarter of 2017
• Adjusted EBIT up EUR 78 million to EUR 25 million • Earnings improvement driven by service companies Lufthansa Technik and Lufthansa Cargo • Non-operating results amplify positive earnings trend • Revenue up 11.2% to EUR 7.7 billion through consolidation of Brussels Airlines and higher...
11.04.2017 Financial news
Lufthansa Group welcomes almost 10 million passengers on board in March 2017
• Increase of around 14% more passengers than the previous year • Seat load factor of 77.2% is a 0.8-percentage-point improvement from March 2016 • Pricing environment (excluding currency) developed slightly positive in March
16.03.2017 Financial news
Lufthansa Group successfully on track – 2016 again with good result
Financial results 2016 • Adjusted EBIT of EUR 1.75 billion including strike cost of EUR 100 million in line with the guidance and broadly on last year’s record level • Earnings mainly driven by positive development of passenger airlines • Total costs decline faster than fuel costs • Net...
09.02.2017 Financial news
Lufthansa Group transports 7.9 million passengers in January
Seat load factor of 76.0% is a 0.4-percentage-point improvement on January 2016
22.12.2016 Financial news
Lufthansa issues 1.2 billion euro promissory note
For the second time this year, Deutsche Lufthansa AG has placed a large-volume promissory note. The note was issued with maturities of five, seven and ten years. As a result, the group has secured a total of 1.2 billion euros in funding. Approximately half a billion euros of this amount has...

Lufthansa Group submits a concept for establishing a re-structured Alitalia

Contract for the purchase of parts of Air Berlin Group signed

• Lufthansa Group acquires NIKI and Luftfahrtgesellschaft Walter • Purchase is subject to approval by the competition authorities • Purchasing price of approximately 210 million euros agreed on

12.7 million passengers flew with the Lufthansa Group Airlines in September

• Passenger volume increased by 17.8% • Seat load factor improved by 1.4 percentage points up to 83.8% • Currency adjusted pricing environment was positive again • Airlines continue to set new records for passenger numbers and load factors

Lufthansa and Vereinigung Cockpit sign long-term collective labor agreements

Change at the top of the Lufthansa Supervisory Board

Wolfgang Mayrhuber resigns from office – Dr. Karl-Ludwig Kley elected as new Chairman

12.5 million passengers flew with the Lufthansa Group Airlines in August

• Passenger volume increased by more than 17% • Seat load factor improved by 1.2 percentage points up to 85.8% • Currency adjusted pricing environment was positive again • Point-to-Point Airlines had a four times higher passenger volume on long haul flights than one year before

Lufthansa Group receives additional investment grade rating

Moody’s upgrades long-term rating to Baa3 and short-term rating to Prime-3

Lufthansa and German Government to support restructuring of airberlin

In order to continue with its restructuring, airberlin has filed a provisional insolvency proceeding in self-administration at the local court of Berlin-Charlottenburg today. Lufthansa is supporting the restructuring efforts of the airline jointly with the German Government.This also ensures...

Lufthansa Group airlines welcome 13 million passengers on board in July

• Increase in passenger volume of 17% • Seat load factor rises 0.3 percentage points up to 86.3% • Pricing environment develops positive again

New alignment of the Lufthansa Group leads to significant profit improvement

Lufthansa Group with new passenger and seat load factor records in the first half of 2017

Lufthansa Group increases seat load factor by 2.7 percentage points

• Group Airlines welcomed around 11.6 million passengers on board and therefore 18.7 percent more than one year before • Currency adjusted pricing environment was positive

Lufthansa Group with 25 percent more passengers in April

• Group Airlines welcomed around 11.2 million passengers on board • Seat load factor has increased by more than six percentage points to 82.3% • Passengers flying with the Group’s Point-to-Point Airlines almost doubled compared to last year

Lufthansa shareholders approve every agenda item at this year’s Annual General Meeting

Around 1.400 shareholders attend the Lufthansa Group shareholder meeting in Hamburg

Lufthansa presents another excellent result at its annual general meeting and looks toward a digital future

• Carsten Spohr: “Lufthansa Group is on its way forward.” • Strategic reorientation of the group is showing results • Modernization and digitalization are being promoted rigorously

Lufthansa Group reports best first quarter earnings since 2008 for the first quarter of 2017

• Adjusted EBIT up EUR 78 million to EUR 25 million • Earnings improvement driven by service companies Lufthansa Technik and Lufthansa Cargo • Non-operating results amplify positive earnings trend • Revenue up 11.2% to EUR 7.7 billion through consolidation of Brussels Airlines and higher...

Lufthansa Group welcomes almost 10 million passengers on board in March 2017

• Increase of around 14% more passengers than the previous year • Seat load factor of 77.2% is a 0.8-percentage-point improvement from March 2016 • Pricing environment (excluding currency) developed slightly positive in March

Lufthansa Group successfully on track – 2016 again with good result

Lufthansa Group transports 7.9 million passengers in January

Seat load factor of 76.0% is a 0.4-percentage-point improvement on January 2016

Lufthansa issues 1.2 billion euro promissory note

For the second time this year, Deutsche Lufthansa AG has placed a large-volume promissory note. The note was issued with maturities of five, seven and ten years. As a result, the group has secured a total of 1.2 billion euros in funding. Approximately half a billion euros of this amount has...