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PHOTOS: Boeing Delivers 'Queen Of The Skies' To Lufthansa

Posted 05.02.2012

Read More: Boeing, Boeing 747-8, Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental, Lufthansa Boeing 747-8, Lufthansa, Airlines, Video, Travel News

Boeing executives delivered their 747-8 Intercontinental to Lufthansa on Tuesday during a ceremony in Everett, Washington. The roughly 974,443-poun...

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WATCH: New Lufthansa App Lets You Wake Up Anywhere

Posted 04.25.2012

Read More: Airline Promotions, Lufthansa, Video, Travel Apps, Anywake App, Anywake, Lufthansa App, Travel News

A new app called Anywake from the German airline Lufthansa lets users in Sweden virtually wake up in a randomly selected city around the world by play...

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Wing Cracks and Cars That Won't Stop

Christine Negroni | Posted 03.25.2012

Read More: National Academy of Sciences, Toyota, Qantas, Wing Cracks, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Lufthansa, Airbus A380, Airbus, Airplane Tech, Technology News

Everyone who did not go on a wild ride in a Toyota may be sick to death of the subject just as many people are tired of the debate over whether portable electronic devices should be allowed on flights below 10,000 feet.

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Airlines That Charge for a "Civilized Experience"

Christine Negroni | Posted 11.06.2011

Read More: Emirates, Virgin Atlantic Flight Attendants, Airport, Singapore Airlines, Air New Zealand, Lufthansa, Japan Airlines, American Airlines, Ancillary Revenue, Customer Service, Travel News

I learned how to open the airplane door in an emergency, help a handicapped person into a seat, take down a disruptive passenger and deploy the evacuation slide.

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How to Fly First Class for Free

TravelSort | Posted 10.21.2011

Read More: Star Alliance, Frequent Flyer Miles, Virgin Atlantic, US Airways, United Airlines, Travel News, Continental Airlines, Slidepollajax, Lufthansa, Ben Schlappig, Credit Cards, Air Travel, Airlines, First Class, Travelsort, Travel News

We at TravelSort just flew Lufthansa First Class to Europe, using credit card bonuses and points. Here are our best tips.

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Showering at 30,000 Feet: Aboard the Super-Jumbo A380, Life is Large

Peter Mandel | Posted 08.01.2011

Read More: Qantas, First Class, Dubai, Singapore Airlines, Aviation, Lufthansa, Boeing 707, Airbus A380, Boeing 747, Airlines, Jumbo Jets, Emirates Airlines, Travel News

The plane I'm about to board, the super-jumbo Airbus A380, has brought a certain excitement back to air travel since its debut in 2007.

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Where's the Fun in Flying? Turning Guff Into Guffaws

Christine Negroni | Posted 07.12.2011

Read More: Henri Bergson, Southwest Airlines, Ashley Dillon, David Holmes, The Capitol Steps, Gary Kelly, Lufthansa, Business Class, Danny Kaye, Tsa, Air Travel Hassles, Tsa Patdowns, Travel News

As far as I'm concerned, laughter-as-a-corrective-force has never been more needed than in commercial aviation today, where there's an oversupply of cranky people and an under supply of laughs.

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21 Airlines Fined For Price Fixing

AP | ALICIA A. CALDWELL | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Virgin Atlantic, Air France, British Airways, Korean Air, Travel, Lufthansa, Airline Price Fixing, Business, Airline Prices, Justice Department, Anti-Trust, US News, Klm, Travel News

WASHINGTON — When the airline industry took a nose dive a decade ago, executives at global carriers scrambled to find a quick fix to avoid finan...

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A380 Killer Engines or Jaws Syndrome

Christine Negroni | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Qantas Airlines, Richard De Crespigny, Lufthansa, Airbus A380, Air Travel, Rolls-Royce, Travel News

"Today's aircraft engines and aviation are safe. So safe in fact that when "sh*t happens" it is not an issue that it has happened, but rather how the crew respond to manage it and comfort the passengers."

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Sometimes I Feel Like a 747

Christine Negroni | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Korean Air, Lufthansa, Queen of the Sky, Air Travel, Boeing 747, Boeing, New Boeing, Travel News

Congratulations, Wunderbar and Chuka Haeyo to Boeing for the banner day it had Sunday, unveiling its newest version of the 747, the 747-8 Intercontinental.

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PILLOW FIGHT! Lufthansa Passengers Throw Pillows At Flight Attendant (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Lufthansa Pillow Fight, Lufthansa, Video, Airlines, Travel News

A pillow fight broke out on a Lufthansa flight recently and a passenger caught it on tape. The entire coach cabin was involved and massive cheering br...

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Destination Unknown

Chris Guillebeau | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Lufthansa, Belarus, Algeria, United Airlines, Travel News

By the time I got to the check-in counter at PDX airport this morning, I knew I'd go through with the plan. PDX-DEN-FRA to start with ... but then what? I wasn't sure.

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Lufthansa Cargo Plane Crashes In Saudi Arabia

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: World News, Plane Accident, Saudi Arabia, Cargo Plane, Lufthansa, Plane Crash, Lufthansa Crash, Airline Crash, World News

(AP) RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — A Lufthansa cargo plane caught fire and split in half as it was landing Tuesday in the Saudi Arabian capital, injuri...

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Just Another Day in My Life

Patrick Takahashi | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Lufthansa, India, Corruption Perception Index, Delhi, Barcelona, Spain, Healthy Living News

I was about to have a croissant and capuchino breakfast in the Lufthansa lounge when a uniformed official asked to see my boarding pass (BP). Oh no, maybe another extortion scheme?

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Branson: Virgin, Lufthansa To Discuss Cooperation

AP | ANGELA CHARLTON | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Richard Branson, Virgin, Lufthansa, Air France, Airlines, Business News

PARIS — Virgin Atlantic boss Richard Branson said Tuesday his airline will discuss a possible cooperation deal with Lufthansa _ even as he slamm...

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30 Airlines Will Fold Before Christmas

Blake Fleetwood | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bankruptcy, XL Leisure, Brussels Airline, Domestic Flights, Willie Walsh, Alitalia, British Airways, Airlines, Lufthansa, American, Open Skies Treaty, Airline Industry, Department of Transportation, Sabena, Business News

The larger players Lufthansa, British, and American have access to the credit markets (and government help) and are using this opportunity to gobble up weaker, struggling competitors.

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52,000 Lufthansa Workers To Go On Strike

Los Angeles Times | Posted 05.25.2011

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Frankfurt and Hamburg airports will be the hardest hit today when 52,000 employees of Lufthansa go on strike, a union official said Sunday. All other...

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Lufthansa In Talks To Buy 20 Percent Stake In JetBlue

New York Times | Andrew Ross Sorkin and Michael J. de la Merced | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Lufthansa JetBlue, Lufthansa, JetBlue Airways, Jetblue, Business News

Lufthansa is in talks to pay $305 million for a stake of roughly 20 percent in JetBlue Airways, the discount airline, people briefed on the matter tol...

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