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Squawks & Headlines ✈ Lufthansa Aims For Flat Capacity in 2012; Will Phase out 737s by 2016

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Lufthansa Aims For Flat Capacity in 2012; Will Phase out 737s by 2016

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Lufthansa (LH) is planning to keep capacity flat this year and will phase out its Boeing 737 fleet by 2016 as part of its €1.5 billion cost-cutting measures, Deutsche Lufthansa AG executive board member Carsten Spohr told employees in an internal letter. (atwonline.com) More...

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TorstenHoff
Torsten Hoff 3
That's the end of an era -- Lufthansa was the first customer of the 737, I believe the aircraft was developed specifically for their needs.
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PVUpilot
PVUpilot 2
Beat me to it. I just learned about Lufthansa and its relationship with the 737 a few days ago. What a bummer story.
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