Lufthansa is one of the world's largest and most prestigious airlines as well as an aviation group with a network of more than 400 subsidiaries around the globe. These companies are either airlines (Austrian Airlines, bmi, Brussels Airlines, JetBlue,Germanwings, Sun Express, SWISS) or service companies operating in the logistics, MRO, catering and IT areas. The Lufthansa Group is dedicated to quality and innovation, safety and reliability. Headquartered in Germany (Cologne), Deutsche Lufthansa AG operates in five business segments – passenger transportation, logistics, MRO, catering and IT services. Its operational centre for passenger and cargo services is located at its first hub Frankfurt, its second hub is based in Munich and its third hub is located in Duesseldorf. Other key locations in Germany are Hamburg, Berlin and Stuttgart.

Quality, innovation, safety and reliability have always been the characteristics of Deutsche Lufthansa and will remain so in the future. They shape the image of the company and also ensure the ongoing success of this company. The latest news is the first Lufthansa Welcome lounge at their largest hub in Frankfurt. Passenger transportation is the Group’s core business: The airlines engaged in the passenger transportation business of Lufthansa Passenger Airlines are Lufthansa and Lufthansa Regional. Large, modern and environmentally compatible, the Lufthansa Passenger Airlines fleet comprises aircraft of almost every size. The entire fleet complies with the most stringent noise criteria worldwide. Quality and innovation, safety and reliability remain the Lufthansa hallmarks and will also guarantee the success of the Group in the future. Lufthansa Passenger Airlines is the biggest business segment in the Group. These figures reflect just this segment.

In the 2010 business year, the airlines in the Lufthansa Passenger Airlines welcomed more than 58 million passengers on board their flights. The Lufthansa Passenger Airlines fleet currently consists of more than 410 aircraft. With its ongoing expenditure in fleet renewal, the Lufthansa Group is consistently making the fleet more cost-efficient and its operations more environment-friendly. In July 2011, Lufthansa launched a six-month bio fuel trial on regular scheduled flights. A Lufthansa Airbus A321 will fly the Hamburg-Frankfurt-Hamburg route four times daily. One of its engines will run on a 50/50 mix of regular fuel and biosynthetic kerosene. Since bio kerosene has similar properties to those of conventional kerosene it can be used for all aircraft types without any need for modifications to the aircraft or its engines. During the six months test run period, the use of bio fuel will reduce CO2 emissions by up to 1,500 tonnes.

In summer 2011 Lufthansa is operating a fleet of eight Airbus A380 in the configuration of 526 seats. The entirely new First Class cabin with eight generously proportioned seats on the upper deck gives reflects the concept of individuality and offers the ultimate in comfort and technical innovation, which further enhances the travel experience. Also on the upper deck is the prize-winning Lufthansa Business Class cabin with 98 seats. On the main deck, the 420 seats in the impressively spacious Economy Class cabin provide an unprecedented level of passenger comfort. On 11 June 2010 the A380 commenced its scheduled flights on the Frankfurt-Tokyo route, replacing the current Boeing 747-400 service. By the A380s had been put into service on routes to New York, Miami, Johannesburg, Peking San Francisco, Tokyo and – from winter 2011/12 on – to Singapore.

The Lufthansa Group currently employs around 117,000 people. In the 2010 business year, it returned revenues totalling 27,3 billion Euros. The Group is managed by an Executive Board of four members: Christophe Franz, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Deutsche Lufthansa AG, Carsten Spohr, Deputy Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Lufthansa German Airlines, Stefan Lauer, Chief Officer Group Airlines and Corporate Human Resources, and Stephan Gemkow, Chief Financial Officer. The Lufthansa Group airlines – Austrian Airlines, Swiss, bmi, Brussels Airlines and Lufthansa are serving 459 destinations in 123 countries on six continents from their hubs at Brussels, Dusseldorf, Frankfurt, London-Heathrow, Munich and Zurich.

*Lufthansa Passenger Airlines (only)