aircraft

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In this year’s winter period, Lufthansa will cut five aircraft that operate on short- and medium-haul routes across six hubs.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026

Deutsche Lufthansa LHA -1.23%decrease; red down pointing triangle will gradually cut capacity and ground inefficient aircraft to tackle extra costs derived from the Iran war and the impact of strikes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

To this end, the group will retire the last four Airbus A340-600s in October, it said, adding that two B747-400 aircraft will be grounded later on.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

As part of those measures, the company said it will remove Lufthansa CityLine’s 27 operational aircraft from its summer flight schedule permanently, starting on Saturday.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

Zoya Malkova, the aircraft mechanic who described the bone-chilling training routine at Engels, called the students from universities and aviation institutions “elitist”—including herself.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein