Lufthansa

Lufthansa is a German airline headquartered in Cologne that operates passenger and cargo services. It is the flagship carrier of the Lufthansa Group.

Lufthansa Group: A German aviation group whose businesses include Lufthansa and other airlines and aviation-service companies. Lufthansa is the group's flagship carrier, while the group owns and coordinates a wider portfolio.
Deutsche Luft Hansa: A German airline founded in 1926 that ceased operations after World War II. Its name and corporate tradition informed the postwar airline, though the legal entities were distinct.
Airline hub: An airport an airline uses to concentrate flights and connect passengers between routes. Lufthansa's Frankfurt and Munich hubs let it combine local demand with global connections.
Eurowings: A German low-cost airline owned by the Lufthansa Group. It targets more price-sensitive leisure and short-haul markets than Lufthansa's full-service brand.
Lufthansa Cargo: The air-freight airline and logistics subsidiary of the Lufthansa Group. It carries Lufthansa's cargo business beyond the passenger airline's belly-hold capacity.
Lufthansa's 1955 relaunch: The start of flight operations by the postwar West German airline Deutsche Lufthansa in 1955. This relaunch marks the beginning of the present airline's operating history.
Lufthansa fleet: The aircraft operated by Lufthansa's passenger airline across short-, medium-, and long-haul routes. Aircraft types determine the routes, capacity, and cabin products the airline can offer.
Condor: A German leisure airline specializing in holiday routes. Its leisure-focused network contrasts with Lufthansa's broader hub-based services.
Lufthansa CityLine: A regional airline subsidiary of the Lufthansa Group that operates short-haul services under the Lufthansa brand. It has operated regional routes feeding Lufthansa's larger hub network.
Lufthansa privatization: The gradual sale of the West German state's ownership in Lufthansa, completed in 1997. Privatization changed the airline from a state-controlled company into a publicly owned corporation.

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