Word: lufthansa
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...robbers, armed with a shotgun, a pistol, and three revolvers, beat a guard and bound him and the nine other workers at the Lufthansa Airlines cargo area. One worker was forced to reveal the combination to a safe...
Felix Becker, a Lufthansa spokesman, said it was not immediately know exactly what was taken, although some canceled checks were missing. He said the thieves seemed to know, what they were looking...
...peak-hour flights, European air executives are starting to realize what their American counterparts learned this summer: lower fares lead to more customers and greater profits. Recently British Airways reduced prices as much as 40%, pegging the London-Paris round trip at $92.50, vs. this summer's $154. Lufthansa, Alitalia and KLM next week will reduce fares 15% to 25% on some flights between Germany, Italy and The Netherlands. Air France is also getting into the act with a 40% reduction on some of its round trip Paris-London excursions. Other European carriers are expected to follow suit. Such...
...Lufthansa Chairman Herbert Culmann predicts that, in a competitive free-for-all, the airlines with the best chance of survival will be those with Government backing. "The American carriers are in danger," he warns. "Whether Air France gets 400 million francs from the French government today or 500 million francs tomorrow, you can be certain of one thing: Air France will still exist." So, he might add, will Lufthansa, British Airways, SAS, KLM, and all those other airlines that are the major flag carriers of their nations...
...American planemakers to build a weight-saving twinjet, but they dallied. Next, a new-generation Airbus, designated the A310, will be a direct competitor to Boeing's planned 767. Already the new Airbus, which seats 200 and has most advanced technological features, has been ordered by Air France (four), Lufthansa (ten) and Swissair (six)?and Airbus sales teams are canvassing potential buyers throughout the world...