Lufthansa

British Airways and Lufthansa abruptly suspended flights to Cairo from July 20 over security concerns, but giving no details about what may have prompted the move.

It is the "Lufthansa" aircraft that was scheduled for a flight to Frankfurt at the time of the bomb threat. Some media reported that Serbian Youth Woman Basketball National Team was on board.

France introduces an eco tax on air flights. Thus, the government of President Emmanuel Makron fulfills the promise to take measures to combat pollution and climate change.

The fee will be phased in for all airplanes departing from France.

MILAN (Reuters) - EasyJet (EZJ.L) is still keen on parts of Alitalia after an Italian minister said this week the government wants the majority of the carrier under state control, the chief executive of the British low cost airline told daily Corriere della Sera.

Athens International Airport (AIA) has been ranked the world's second best airport in 2018 by AirHelp, a company that helps passengers with compensation claims for delayed, canceled or overbooked flights.

ATW - The European Commission (EC) has opened an in-depth investigation to assess whether Italy's €900 million ($1.1 billion) bridge loan to flag carrier Alitalia constituted state aid and whether it complied with European Union (EU) rules for aid to companies in difficulty.

Alitalia moved a step closer to being sold to Lufthansa on April 16 after an Italian government minister called the German airline's bid the "most promising."

SunExpress, a joint venture of Turkish Airlines and Lufthansa, has set a record high seat capacity for its İzmir flights in 2018 summer season, SunExpress CEO Jens Bischof has said. 

Thousands of passengers at four German airports, including the biggest hub Frankfurt, were stranded on Tuesday as ground staff and other public sector workers staged walkouts across the country to increase the pressure in a pay dispute.

Five million dollars in cash were stolen from the luggage compartment of a Lufthansa airplane that had to fly to Switzerland from an airport near the Brazilian city of San Paolo, France press quoted the local police.
 
The spectacular robbery was carried out on Sunday for six minutes by five men who invaded the runway, threatened security officers, stole the money and fled.