Word: lufthansa
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They're proud because even though this is a symbolic achievement, it's something no other airline in the world had done. The biggest carriers--American, Lufthansa, British Airways and Singapore Airlines--have all poured resources into expanding direct flights to Asia, but they are held back by their origins as so-called flag carriers, dedicated to travel to and from their home countries. Airline alliances like SkyTeam, Oneworld and Star Alliance link them, but without fully integrated marketing and sales it's difficult to build a cohesive global network, says Henry Joyner, senior vice president of planning for American...
...airlines are trying to patch together closer alliances through investment or gain strength through mergers. Lufthansa recently bought a 19% stake in JetBlue, hoping to take advantage of JetBlue's strong presence in New York City to expand its reach with U.S. passengers. On April 14, Delta and Northwest agreed to a $3 billion merger, and a Continental-United union could be next. "Foreign carriers are merging to grow larger and financially stronger, and U.S. carriers have to match that to remain competitive," says Giovanni Bisignani, head of the International Air Transport Association...
...foreign direct investment, although the amount has dropped off in the past few years. A recent McKinsey report suggests that Poland is well placed to create as many as 500,000 jobs over the next five years by becoming a new center for outsourced services for European companies. Already Lufthansa and GE, among others, have moved some back-office operations to Poland...
...book a trip, fail to pick up a phrase book and before you know it you're shaking hands, toasting - or wildly gesticulating - in your destination, wishing you had mastered just a couple of phrases of the local language. Since 2005, travelers on selected flights of Singapore Airlines, Lufthansa and half a dozen other carriers have been avoiding this problem with Berlitz World Traveler courses, available on personal video screens. Now other airlines are following suit - this year, Continental, KLM and Air France began offering the onboard language-tuition program, which teaches the basics of up to 23 languages...
...million. In July a report by the Association of European Airlines put the firm near the bottom of the region's carriers for punctuality. In a ranking of lost luggage, BA performed worse than any other airline that provided data, losing 75% more bags than Air France and Lufthansa...