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Deutsche Lufthansa AG (ISIN: DE0008232125) is the largest German airline, and the second-largest in Europe (behind Air France-KLM, but before British Airways). The name of the company is derived from Luft (the German word for "air"), and Hansa (after Hanseatic League, the powerful medieval trading group).
Lufthansa is based in Cologne. Its main base and primary traffic hub is at Frankfurt International Airport in Frankfurt am Main with a second hub at Munich International Airport. Since its takeover of Swiss International Air Lines, Z|rich Airport will become Lufthansa's third main hub.
Lufthansa is a founding member of Star Alliance, the largest airline alliance in the world. Star Alliance was formed in 1997 and now has 18 member airlines. The Lufthansa Group operates more than 400 aircraft and employs nearly 100,000 people worldwide. In 2006, 53.4 million passengers flew with Lufthansa.
Founded 1926 (as Deutsche Luft Hansa Aktiengesellschaft), refounded 1954
Hubs : Frankfurt International Airport
Franz Josef Strau_ Int'l Airport
Focus cities : D|sseldorf International Airport
Hamburg International Airport
Frequent flyer program Miles & More
Member lounge HON / Senator Lounge
Destinations : 188
Parent company Deutsche Lufthansa AG
Headquarters Cologne, Germany
Key people J|rgen Weber (Head of Supervisory Board and former CEO), Wolfgang Mayrhuber(CEO), Stefan Lauer (),
Stephan Gemkow (CFO)
Website: http://www.lufthansa.de
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