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How do airlines get out of debt and find liquidity?

The pandemic crisis has wreaked havoc on the airlines' finances. While many of them have been able to rely on public aid to save themselves in the first instance, this is not enough, and they need to find other...

New Premium Economy for Swiss and Lufthansa Group

Long-awaited, Swiss has finally unveiled its future Premium Economy, a seat that will be found over time on other Lufthansa Group airlines, namely Lufthansa, Brussels Airlines and Austrian. Swiss's new premium economy seat ZIM was chosen to supply the new seat....

Where did the money that saved the airlines come from?

The COVID-19 has taken a toll on the airline economy and airlines around the world have had to call for help to survive the crisis. In most cases the States have done the job and helped their national airlines, or...

Airlines: will the last become the first?

The airlines are experiencing a shock of rare violence. For some the shock is over (i.e. they have secured their medium-term financial future), for others not (they are looking for funding which they may or may not find) but...

Lufthansa finally gets its lifeline

It took longer than Air France but Lufthansa has finally finished negotiating its rescue package with the German government. It's not that no one wanted to save the airline, but as explained earlier, Lufthansa's management wanted to preserve their...

Why talks between Lufthansa and the German government are dragging on

While Air France-KLM has quickly concluded a financial support plan from the French government and the same is expected from the Dutch government in the near future, things seem to be dragging on at Lufthansa, whose discussions with the...

Will States save airlines?

No need to explain much: airlines are in bad shape. In very bad shape. Some have already closed down and others are on the verge of doing so. Some examples? Flybe to start with. Not necessarily a good example, though....

Review : Swiss Economy, Paris-Zurich, Airbus A220-300

As part of a business trip to Brussels, I decided to take the plane to brave the strikes, and this time it will be with Swiss and Lufthansa for less than 200€ round trip. Ground experience As usual when flying with...

TAP Air Portugal bought by Lufthansa?

Lufthansa seems not to have had enough yet. After the takeover of Swiss and Austrian and the failure (for now?) of its desire to get its hands on Alitalia, it is now TAP Air Portugal that is in its...