by Lufthansa Flyer | Jun 12, 2016 | 737, Austrian, Featured, Fleet Update, Lufthansa, Swiss, Technik |
Last week Lufthansa revealed their plans to retire the last of their Boeing 737s that are still in service. If plans go to form, the last 737 will be removed from the fleet in October of this year, marking the end of a 48 year era. Over these 48 years, 155 737s have been in the LH fleet and 7 still serve today. Lufthansa first began using the 737 back on February 10, 1968.
This announcement is part of a larger strategy that has the Lufthansa Group retiring their aging aircraft. SWISS and Austrian are also in the midst of retiring some of their vintage birds including the Fokker family by Austrian and the Avro Regional Jet by SWISS.
As these birds are retired, they’ll be replaced by new and far more efficient Airbus narrow body aircraft helping improve the passenger experience on short and medium haul routes.
I had the chance to witness the retirement of one of these 737s when D-ABIB was brought to Lufthansa Technik Component Services in Tulsa, Oklahoma. For an avgeek, it’s a bit of a bittersweet moment to see an aircraft taken out of the fleet.
D-ABIB shortly after arriving in Tulsa for her retirement….
by Lufthansa Flyer | Jun 11, 2016 | Euro 2016, Featured, FlyNet, Lufthansa, Voucher |
During the Euro 2016 tournament, Lufthansa will make it easier for you to keep track of your favorite teams and watch your favorite matches even when aboard a long haul flight operated by Lufthansa.
The voucher is valid for 4 hours during a flight and is available for use 1 time per booking between June 10 and July 10, coinciding with the Euro 2016 tournament.
To access the voucher, you need to book your flight on Lufthansa.com. When you complete your booking, you’ll receive your voucher code in your booking confirmation email.
Then, when you are on board:
1. From your WiFi enabled device, select Lufthansa WIFI as your connection
2. Go online and select the Deutsche Telekom hotspot.
3. Click ‘Go Online’ and enter your voucher code.
4. Enjoy 4 hours of Free FlyNet.
by Lufthansa Flyer | Jun 10, 2016 | Airlines, Avgeek, Cuba, Destinations, Featured |
In news released by the US DOT, it appears that we have a list of cities that will be able to fly to Cuba from the USA beginning this fall.
According to the news, Philadelphia, Chicago, Minneapolis, Miami, and Fort Lauderdale are the initial cities on the ‘approved’ list. According to the DOT, it paves the way for 10 roundtrips to operate daily between the US and Cuba.
Approved carriers thus far include American, JetBlue, Frontier, Silver Airways, Southwest, and Sun Country.
This announcement has no bearing on charter flights that already operate to Cuba.
