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  Views of a flying palace

  Posted by Guy Norris 8:44 PM on Feb 28, 2012

  VIP customers, usually from the Middle East, are traditionally coy about whether they even own vast aircraft like a 747, let alone what the interiors may look like.Today Boeing off... Read More >>

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  Preparing Lufthansa's first 747-8

  Posted by Guy Norris 6:23 AM on Feb 27, 2012

  Boeing is conducting final pre-delivery flight tests of Lufthansa's initial 747-8 Intercontinental, D-ABYA, the first of the model due to be delivered in full passenger configurati... Read More >>

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  Lufthansa's Seat Race: Airbus A330 vs Boeing 747-8

  Posted by Robert Wall 9:49 AM on Aug 03, 2011

  Which aircraft will be the first to introduce Lufthansa's new business class seat? The race is on between the Boeing 747-8 and the Airbus A330-300.Lufthansa passengers have long be... Read More >>

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  Lufthansa Becomes Second CSeries, NEO Buyer

  Posted by Robert Wall 8:10 AM on Jul 27, 2011

  Lufthansa today became the second airline to sign up to operate both the Bombardier CSeries and Airbus A320NEO (new engine option). (Credit: Airbus)Republic Airways has made a simi... Read More >>

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  British Airways renews interest in 747-8?

  Posted by Guy Norris 6:14 PM on Apr 28, 2011

  Whether it’s the rising tempo of 747-8 flight tests in the U.S. or the fact some people in U.K. aviation circles have more time on their hands right now in the build-up to th... Read More >>

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  Lufthansa's A380 Takes Over JFK

  Posted by KristinMajcher 1:28 AM on Mar 01, 2011

  An Airbus A380 like the one flown to NY today. (More pictures from NY tomorrow!) Credit: LufthansaGloomy skies certainly didn’t stop Lufthansa’s Airbus A380-800 from ma... Read More >>

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  A380 Branches Out

  Posted by Robert Wall 2:12 PM on Sep 01, 2010

  The A380 network got decidedly wider today.Emirates has commenced flights with the four-engined mega-transport to Manchester in the U.K. The airline notes it is the first operation... Read More >>

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  Lufthansa Cargo Crash

  Posted by Robert Wall 10:05 AM on Jul 27, 2010

  A Lufthansa Cargo MD-11F crashed at King Khaled InternationalAirport on landing in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, destroying the aircraft. Both pilots survived when the MD-11F carry... Read More >>

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  Lufthansa, Boeing: From the 707 to the 747-8I

  Posted by Robert Wall 7:34 AM on May 09, 2010

  Lufthansa and Boeing yesterday celebrated 50 years of their relationship. The airline ordered the 707 on Jan. 30, 1960. The airline also bought the 727 on February 28, 1961, and on... Read More >>

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  Lufthansa's A380 Kick Off Nears

  Posted by Robert Wall 11:41 AM on Feb 09, 2010

  Lufthansa is inching closer to getting its first A380. The German carrier last week announced the names for the first two aircraft -- not particularly creatively named after the ai... Read More >>

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