by Spyros Georgilidakis | Oct 16, 2021 | News
Lufthansa, the last MD-11 operator in Europe, had to keep its last of these jets for an extra couple of flights, due to strong cargo demand! It was going to be a low-key send-off, but with the odd sign of appreciation. The airline put a “Thank you MD-11, Farewell”...
by Spyros Georgilidakis | Oct 1, 2021 | News
Lufthansa will soon retire the last MD-11F operating anywhere in Europe, as they add two 777F freighters to service – including a cheeky one. We have seen cargo operations booming in the last 18 months. Obviously, the pandemic had an enormous impact, given the loss of...
by Spyros Georgilidakis | Sep 24, 2021 | News
A Lufthansa flight’s First Officer collapsed while standing near the A320’s galley, injuring himself and a cabin crew member, as he fell. The incident happened on Saturday the 18th of September. It involved Lufthansa flight LH-1507, from Palma de Mallorca (LEPA) in...
by Spyros Georgilidakis | Sep 17, 2021 | News
A Lufthansa Airbus A350 had to make an unusual and protracted tour of northern Europe, after reports of a problem on take-off from Munich. The incident happened on the 15th of September. The Lufthansa crew would perform flight LH-434 from Munich (EDDM) in Germany to...
by Spyros Georgilidakis | Jun 21, 2021 | News
Lufthansa announced that they will be using two of their biggest widebodies for short-haul flights, to meet strong seasonal demand. “Extraordinary measures”. This is how Lufthansa describes its use of widebodies, for some really short routes. The airline did this in...
