- Lufthansa -

Founded: In the begining it was two companies - Luft and Hansa. Airline established January, 1926 as Luft Hansa.

In years prior to WW II it was one of the world's leading airlines. After war outbreak in 1939 it was only able to maintain services to neutral countries, and finally lead to the suspension of all flights following the defeat of Germany in August 1945.

On August 6, 1954 renamed as Lufthansa and set about to re-establish its pre-war network. Operations re-started May 15, 1955 to first North America international point after WW II - New York, and the first Far East service to Tokyo in 1964.

Lufthansa Today: Privately-owned national carrier operating to 239 destinations in 93 countries across world. Covers most popular and holiday cities in Europe.

Associates: Lufthansa Citylines.

Destination Cities: N/A. Extensive list.

Annual Revenue: USD$ 15,500 million.

Passengers: 48 million.

Cargo: 1,760,000 tons.

Employees: 60,000.

Lufthansa Fleet:
Airbus A300-600R (11).
Airbus A310-300 (12).
Airbus A318-200 (6).
Airbus A320-200 (33).
Airbus A321-100 (16).
Airbus A330-200 (3).
Airbus A340-200 (8).
Airbus A340-300 (10).
Airbus A340-600 (3).
Airbus A380-800 (12).
ATR-72 (4).
BAe 146-200 (11) (7).
Boeing 727-200adv (5).
Boeing 737-200adv (18).
Boeing 737-300 (61).
Boeing 737-300QC (9).
Boeing 737-400 (7).
Boeing 737-500 (32).
Boeing 737-800 (14).
Boeing 747-200B (8).
Boeing 747-400 (27).
Boeing 747-400F (6).
de Havilland DHC-8-300 (6).
Embraer EMB-175/EMB-190 (6) / (3).
Fokker F-28 (3).
Fokker F-70 (3).
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 (3).
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30F (3).
McDonnell Douglas MD-11 (5).
McDonnell Douglas MD-11F (1).
McDonnell Douglas MD-82 (3).

-- VFG