Word: lufthansa
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...Delayed Reaction German carrier Lufthansa said it was considering suing authorities for air-traffic disruption caused by the arrival of George W. Bush at Frankfurt Airport last week. The airline claimed the hub was affected for twice as long as originally planned...
...Lufthansa Airlines recently opened the first terminal in the world where passengers are treated like VIPs. The terminal, at Frankfurt Airport, is exclusively for the airline's first-class and high-mileage passengers. It will be used by just 350 travelers a day, each of whom is met by a personal assistant who handles all mundane tasks, from baggage check-in to seat assignments. Those pampered few then get to wait in an opulent lounge that has overstuffed Italian-leather chairs, a linen-tablecloth restaurant, a cigar area with a selection of 15 high-end whiskeys, offices and luxurious bathrooms...
...A380 is Airbus' prized 21st century showpiece. The plane, which has a list price of $285 million (though airlines rarely pay the published rate on any plane), has been ordered by major airlines around the world, including Air France, Emirates, Lufthansa, Qantas and Virgin. Last month UPS joined FedEx as the second U.S. cargo airline to buy the freighter version. "The A380 is the most significant event in aviation in 40 years--since the introduction of the Boeing 747," says Stephen Forshaw of Singapore Airlines, which will be the first airline to fly the aircraft, in the spring...
...test flight this spring and begin flying passengers in 2006. But will U.S. airports be ready? No U.S. passenger airline has yet ordered the plane, but three airports--San Francisco's, Los Angeles' LAX and New York's John F. Kennedy--are gearing up for foreign airlines, such as Lufthansa and Singapore Airlines, that have. Some runways and taxiways have to be widened and terminals expanded for the extra passengers. Virgin Airways said it postponed delivery of its A380s, partly out of concern that LAX was not moving fast enough. Sources say planes at LAX may at first have...
...impressive second straight year of selling more planes than Boeing. The A380 is Airbus' prized 21st century showpiece. The plane, which has a list price of $285 million - though airlines rarely pay the published rate - has been ordered by major airlines around the world, including Air France, Emirates, Lufthansa, Qantas and Virgin. "The A380 is the most significant event in aviation in 40 years - since the introduction of the Boeing 747," says Stephen Forshaw, an executive at Singapore Airlines, which will be the first airline to fly the aircraft in the spring of 2006. For Chicago-based Boeing, which...