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Lufthansa Turns 100 With New Jets, Hangar One Opening, Historical Reckoning

The centenary signals a management reset focused on faster upgrades, tighter costs, plus public accountability for the brand’s Nazi-era roots.

Flugzeuge verschiedener Airlines während der Abfertigung am Frankfurter Flughafen Fraport.
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Overview

  • Lufthansa marks the 1926 founding with special liveries on six aircraft and an April opening of the Hangar One visitor and conference center at Frankfurt.
  • The new center will display a 1958 Lockheed Super Star and a 1936 Junkers Ju 52 as part of a brand heritage showcase.
  • New long‑haul jets with the Allegris cabin are joining the mainline fleet nearly weekly, alongside 187 million refreshed onboard items and first‑ever amenity kits for economy.
  • Management is cutting about 4,000 jobs, centralizing functions, and shifting aircraft and crews to Discover and City Airlines on lower-paid contracts, a move unions oppose with strike risk lingering.
  • Europe’s largest airline group counts roughly 104,000 staff and about 840 aircraft including an Ita stake, seeks TAP, retains a sizable four‑engine subfleet, and its CEO has questioned IATA’s 2050 net‑zero target.