Lufthansa

After a German court dismissed an injunction filed by Lufthansa on Nov. 6 against UFO, a union representing cabin crew, the airline has canceled about 1,300 flights as it prepares to weather a 48-hour strike. The strike will affect about 700 flights leaving from Germany on Nov. 7 and about 600...

Lufthansa has confirmed to FreightWaves that the cabin crew strike scheduled for Oct. 20 at two German airports is still on schedule. German cabin crew union UFO urged members on Oct. 15 to walk off their jobs at five carriers that are part of Lufthansa Group: Lufthansa, Eurowings, Germanwings,...

A cargo containing lithium ion batteries is said to have prompted Lufthansa's air cargo arm to issue a temporary ban on taking some shipments, including those from Flexport's Asia arm. Air Cargo World reported that Lufthansa Cargo blacklisted three companies on Sept. 6 following the discovery of a...

German flag carrier Lufthansa and German national railway Deutsche Bahn have reached agreement on a long-festering dispute concerning an air cargo cartel. The settlement was announced Aug. 26, although details are being kept confidential by mutual agreement. The settlement ends a dispute before...

Lufthansa Cargo posted weak earnings for the first half of 2019, citing lower economic growth and trade conflicts for its lackluster performance. The company posted an 88 percent fall in adjusted earnings before tax and interest (EBIT) year-over-year. Germany-based Lufthansa Cargo is a wholly...

The world's airlines have enough challenges handling conventional cargo, let alone cross-border e-commerce with a universe of consumers who can be more demanding than even the toughest shipping manager. Still, the potential of cross-border e-commerce is too tempting to ignore. That is why...

U.S. stocks declined as investors demonstrated concerns over recent escalations of violence in Iraq. Crude oil rose as a wave of violence has seen Mosul and Tikrit (two cities key to Iraq's oil industry) fall to insurgent forces. The Senate confirmed former Bank of Israel government...