Lufthansa Plans To Request State Aid As 2/3 Of Fleet Grounded

German flag carrier Lufthansa is planning to request state aid. This comes as the airline’s CEO Carsten Spohr warned that 2/3rds of the airline Group’s 800 odd aircraft will be grounded. The coronavirus pandemic hasn’t been kind to any airline. In fact, it already pushed Flybe over the edge, although the airline was already in trouble. Even the biggest and most well-established airlines are struggling. In fact, earlier today Simple Flying reported that job cuts would be necessary at British… (simpleflying.com) المزيد...