by Lufthansa Flyer | Feb 11, 2015 | Featured, History, Lufthansa |
59 years ago today, on February 11, 1956, Lufthansa put pen to paper and committed to the purchase of 4 Boeing 707 aircraft. It would be Lufthansa’s first step in advancing their fleet into the Jet Age and there would be no looking back. At that point in time, Boeing was on the -400 series of the 707 and Lufthansa would be the first customer of this latest iteration.
The first of the 707-400s, registered as D-ABOB, was completed in November 1959 and took its first flight on December 18, 1959. It would be delivered to Lufthansa on February 3, 1960 at which point it was christened as ‘Hamburg’.
Over the course of over 25 years, Lufthansa would own and operate 23 707 aircraft. The last Lufthansa 707, D-ABUF (Hannover) was retired on May 7, 1984.
The last ever 707 operated by an airline for scheduled passenger service was flown by Iran’s Saha Airlines until April 2013.
Lufthansa’s First 707, D-ABOB / Hamburg. Courtesy of Piergiuliano Chesi (Wikimedia Commons)
by Lufthansa Flyer | Feb 11, 2015 | Featured, germanwings, Strike |
In the latest installment of the Lufthansa Pilot’s Strike Saga, it appears that Germanwings pilots are set to walk off the job for 2 days starting at midnight local time on Thursday, February 12, ending midnight on Friday, February 13.
Germanwings will be providing an update on Wednesday that will indicate the impact that the strike will have on their operations.
by Lufthansa Flyer | Feb 10, 2015 | Airlines, Featured |
United is running a short promo for the purchase of miles until February 16.
Depending on the amount of miles you purchase for your Mileage Plus account, you can save up to 40% when compared to their normal prices.
At 40%, it is about as good as a deal as we’ve seen from United in quite some time when it comes to purchasing award miles. The best part of the deal? You can use the miles for travel on Lufthansa and take the sting out of the devaluation that took place recently that impacted the amount of miles that would be needed to redeem for Lufthansa operated flights.
The offer is not fantastic as far as using this to buy the bulk of the miles towards a Business Class or First Class ticket, but if you are within a few thousand miles this promo can certainly make a difference!
The specifics of the deal are as follows:
Miles must be purchased by February 16, 2015
Purchases of 15,000 to 39,000 will receive a 25% discount (approximately 2.8 cents per mile including taxes).
Purchases of 40,000 miles or more will receive a 40% discount (approximately 2.3 cents per mile including taxes).
Purchased miles DO NOT count towards Status Levels.
