Lufthansa

Summary

Lufthansa is an airline^[1]. Lufthansa ranks in the top 0.48% of airline entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,473 views/month, #14 of 2,889).^[2]

Key Facts

• Lufthansa was a member of Verband der Bayerischen Metall- und Elektro-Industrie^[3].
• Lufthansa was a member of International Congress and Convention Association^[4].
• Lufthansa was a member of Airlines for Europe^[5].
• Lufthansa was a member of Asien-Pazifik-Ausschuss der Deutschen Wirtschaft^[6].
• Lufthansa was a member of Association of German Airlines^[7].
• Lufthansa was a member of Federal Association of the German Aviation Industry^[8].
• Lufthansa is in the country of Germany^[9].
• Lufthansa's instance of is recorded as airline^[10].
• Lufthansa's instance of is recorded as public company^[11].
• Lufthansa's airline hub is recorded as Frankfurt Airport^[12].
• Lufthansa's airline hub is recorded as Munich Airport^[13].
• Lufthansa's airline alliance is recorded as Star Alliance^[14].
• Lufthansa's item operated is recorded as Airbus A350^[15].
• Lufthansa's item operated is recorded as Boeing 747-8^[16].
• Lufthansa's item operated is recorded as Boeing 747-400^[17].
• Lufthansa's item operated is recorded as Airbus A319^[18].
• Lufthansa's item operated is recorded as Airbus A320neo family^[19].
• Lufthansa's item operated is recorded as Airbus A340-600^[20].
• Lufthansa's item operated is recorded as Airbus A330^[21].
• Lufthansa's item operated is recorded as A320-200^[22].
• Lufthansa's item operated is recorded as Airbus A380^[23].
• Lufthansa's item operated is recorded as Airbus A340-300^[24].
• Lufthansa's item operated is recorded as Airbus A321neo^[25].
• Lufthansa's item operated is recorded as Airbus A321^[26].
• Lufthansa's item operated is recorded as Bombardier CRJ900^[27].

Body

Identity

Part of include CDAX^[28], a stock market index^[29], in Germany^[30], founded in 1993^[31] and MDAX^[32], a stock market index^[33], in Germany^[34]. Predecessors include Deutscher Aero-Lloyd^[35], Luftverkehrs-AG Niedersachsen^[36], Junkers^[37], and Luftverkehrsgesellschaft Ruhrgebiet^[38].

Leadership

Lufthansa's chief executive officer is recorded as Carsten Spohr^[39].

Operations

Lufthansa's headquarters location is recorded as Cologne^[40]. Subsidiaries include Austrian Airlines^[41], an airline^[42], in Austria^[43], founded in 1957^[44], headquartered in Schwechat^[45]; Tyrolean Airways^[46], an airline^[47], in Austria^[48], founded in 1978^[49], headquartered in Innsbruck^[50]; ITA Airways^[51], an airline^[52], in Italy^[53], founded in 2020^[54], headquartered in Palazzo delle Finanze^[55]; Swiss International Air Lines^[56], an airline^[57], in Switzerland^[58], founded in 2002^[59], headquartered in Kloten^[60]; Edelweiss Air^[61], an airline^[62], in Switzerland^[63], founded in 1995^[64], headquartered in Kloten^[65]; and Air Dolomiti^[66], a regional airline^[67], in Italy^[68], founded in 1989^[69], headquartered in Villafranca di Verona^[70].

Industry

Industries include air transport^[71], freight air transport^[72], and passenger air transport^[73].

Ownership

Lufthansa's stock exchange is recorded as Frankfurt Stock Exchange^[74].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Lufthansa include Lufthansa heist^[75], a theft^[76].

Why It Matters

Lufthansa ranks in the top 0.48% of airline entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,473 views/month, #14 of 2,889).^[2] Lufthansa has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[77] Lufthansa is known by 45 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[78]

Entities named for Lufthansa include Lufthansa heist^[75], a theft^[76].