The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has announced leadership changes approved by its 76th Annual General Meeting (AGM). Chair of the IATA Board of Governors (BoG) JetBlue CEO Robin Hayes is now the Chair of the IATA Board of Governors (BoG), succeeding Carsten Spohr, Chair IATA BoG (2019-2020) and CEO of Lufthansa. Hayes will serve a […]
Alexandre de Juniac The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has announced that Alexandre de Juniac will step down as Director General and CEO, effective March 31, 2021. De Juniac made known his intention to step down from the association several months ago which enabled a search process to facilitate a smooth leadership transition. “I did […]
The Lufthansa Group recorded losses of 1.5 billion euros in the second quarter, due to the collapse in demand for air travel caused by the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. According to the Group’s announcement on Thursday, the demand for air travel is not expected to return to pre-crisis levels before 2024. “Especially for long-haul routes there […]
Lufthansa Group is cutting 95 percent of capacity, temporarily parking 700 of its 763 aircraft, as a response to the coronavirus pandemic. “The longer this crisis lasts, the more likely it is that the future of aviation cannot be guaranteed without state aid,” Carsten Spohr, Chairman of the Executive Board of Deutsche Lufthansa AG, said […]











