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Lufthansa pilots' two-day strike cancels hundreds of flights

A strike by Lufthansa pilots cancelled more than 80 long-haul flights out of Germany on Tuesday, and hundreds of short-haul journeys are likely to be

Germany

Latest Lufthansa strike could drag on past Tuesday

Pilots working for German airline Lufthansa could extend a two-day strike that started this morning (September 8). Hundreds of Lufthansa flights to

France

Unidentified remains of Germanwings crash victims buried in French Alps

The ceremony comes amid controversy over how Lufthansa, the parent company of Germanwings, has dealt with the crash

World News

Drone collision scare with Lufthansa flight sparks investigation

A Lufthansa plane with 108 passengers on board nearly collided with a drone as it approached Warsaw’s main airport on Monday afternoon (July 20 ) The

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Poland

Lufthansa flight has near-miss with drone near Warsaw

France

Germanwings crash victims' families reject compensation offer

Several relatives of those killed in the Germanwings crash have rejected an offer from the airline of 25,000 euros compensation for their suffering

Germany

Lufthansa strikes put on hold as union mediates

Strikes by Lufthansa pilots have been put back until the end of July after their union, Vereinigung Cockpit (VC) agreed with the airline to enter a

Germany

Lufthansa doctors 'recommended continued treatment for Lubitz'

The German newspaper Bild says Lufthansa doctors had recommended that pilot Andreas Lubitz should be given psychological treatment, despite

Germany

Germanwings to sue woman who claimed to be a grieving relative

Germanwings parent company Lufthansa is considering taking legal action against a woman it says took several free flights from Germany to southern

Germany

More questions about medical oversight of pilots after Alps crash

Further questions are being asked about the quality of checks on pilots in the wake of the French Alps plane crash. Germany’s Federal Aviation Office

France

EU warned Germany over safety control 'before Germanwings crash'

It has been revealed that a European regulator found “issues” with Germany’s aviation authority over safety enforcement – reportedly before the

France

French government praises 'solidarity' in Alps following Germanwings crash

France's Interior Minister praises residents of the French Alps for their solidarity following last week's deadly Germanwings crash.

France

Germanwings co-pilot Lubitz 'sped up' plane, say investigators

Analysts say a study of data from the second black box, recovered after last week's passenger plane crash in the French Alps, reveals co-pilot Andreas Lubitz manipulated the autopilot to reduce the ai

Germany

Lufthansa's claim of 100% pilot fitness jars credibility

Germany’s airline Lufthansa, parent company for several other airlines as well, is trying to recover and stabilise its credibility in the aftermath

France

Controversy over footage recovered from Germanwings plane crash

French magazine Paris Match and German daily Bild report that a cellphone video found in the Germanwings wreckage shows the flight's last moments

France

Lufthansa under pressure over revelations about co-pilot's medical history

Pressure is mounting on Lufthansa, the parent company of Germanwings, over what it knew about the co-pilot before last week’s plane crash in the

Germany

Lufthansa knew that co-pilot Andreas Lubitz had suffered severe depression

Lufthansa now says that co-pilot Andreas Lubitz, who crashed a plane in the French Alps last week – killing 150 people – told its flight training

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The unenviable task of sorting scattered fragments of ill-fated Germanwings jet

France

German police remove items from flight 9525 co-pilot's homes

Police in the German town of Montabaur have searched the home belonging to the parents of Andreas Lubitz, the co-pilot who apparently locked himself

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Tears as staff pay tribute to victims of Germanwings plane crash