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Part 2 of our history of the remarkable flight of the California Clipper in WW2 is now available.
To get back to the US after Pearl Harbor, Ford and his crew are asked by Pan Am to do something no commercial aircrew or passenger plane has done before:
Circumnavigate the world. #history #aviation
To get back to the US after Pearl Harbor, Ford and his crew are asked by Pan Am to do something no commercial aircrew or passenger plane has done before:
Circumnavigate the world. #history #aviation
Flying blind: The remarkable journey of the California Clipper, Part 2
What Pan Am were asking of Ford, his crew and his aircraft was to do something that no commercial flying boat had ever done before: complete a circumnavigation of the world.
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November 7, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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The story continues. Aviation today is an exercise in risk management, and the risks the Pan Am crew had to face to get home were unreal. Amazingly written.
Part 2 of our history of the remarkable flight of the California Clipper in WW2 is now available.
To get back to the US after Pearl Harbor, Ford and his crew are asked by Pan Am to do something no commercial aircrew or passenger plane has done before:
Circumnavigate the world. #history #aviation
To get back to the US after Pearl Harbor, Ford and his crew are asked by Pan Am to do something no commercial aircrew or passenger plane has done before:
Circumnavigate the world. #history #aviation
Flying blind: The remarkable journey of the California Clipper, Part 2
What Pan Am were asking of Ford, his crew and his aircraft was to do something that no commercial flying boat had ever done before: complete a circumnavigation of the world.
theupfront.media
November 8, 2025 at 1:33 PM
The story continues. Aviation today is an exercise in risk management, and the risks the Pan Am crew had to face to get home were unreal. Amazingly written.
Part 2 of our history of the remarkable flight of the California Clipper in WW2 is now available.
To get back to the US after Pearl Harbor, Ford and his crew are asked by Pan Am to do something no commercial aircrew or passenger plane has done before:
Circumnavigate the world. #history #aviation
To get back to the US after Pearl Harbor, Ford and his crew are asked by Pan Am to do something no commercial aircrew or passenger plane has done before:
Circumnavigate the world. #history #aviation
Flying blind: The remarkable journey of the California Clipper, Part 2
What Pan Am were asking of Ford, his crew and his aircraft was to do something that no commercial flying boat had ever done before: complete a circumnavigation of the world.
theupfront.media
November 7, 2025 at 7:00 PM
We're back with more ambient music and air traffic control chatter in our Contact Decimal podcast (trust us, it works).
This time we're off to Geneva. Come on over to the site to listen for free, or (if you're a subscriber) access the podcast feed directly.
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This time we're off to Geneva. Come on over to the site to listen for free, or (if you're a subscriber) access the podcast feed directly.
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Listen now: Contact Decimal: #4 A Snow-dusted Sky - GVA/LSGG
Welcome back to our relaxing ambient music x air traffic control podcast, Contact Decimal. Whether you're working, flying or relaxing with a good book, this time we're taking you to Geneva.
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November 4, 2025 at 4:36 PM
We're back with more ambient music and air traffic control chatter in our Contact Decimal podcast (trust us, it works).
This time we're off to Geneva. Come on over to the site to listen for free, or (if you're a subscriber) access the podcast feed directly.
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This time we're off to Geneva. Come on over to the site to listen for free, or (if you're a subscriber) access the podcast feed directly.
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Fascinating read and can’t wait for part 2
In December 1941, Pan Am flight 18602 was trapped the wrong side of the Pacific by the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
To get home, her civilian crew would need to do the near-impossible: circumnavigate the world in commercial seaplane.
In our new series, we tell tell their remarkable story.
To get home, her civilian crew would need to do the near-impossible: circumnavigate the world in commercial seaplane.
In our new series, we tell tell their remarkable story.
The Long Way Round: The remarkable journey of the California Clipper, Part 1
In 1941, the Japanese attacked Hawaii, leaving Pan Am flight 18602 trapped the wrong side of Pearl Harbour, To get home, its civilian crew would have to do something incredible: circumnavigate the wor...
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November 1, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Fascinating read and can’t wait for part 2
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In December 1941, Pan Am flight 18602 was trapped the wrong side of the Pacific by the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
To get home, her civilian crew would need to do the near-impossible: circumnavigate the world in commercial seaplane.
In our new series, we tell tell their remarkable story.
To get home, her civilian crew would need to do the near-impossible: circumnavigate the world in commercial seaplane.
In our new series, we tell tell their remarkable story.
The Long Way Round: The remarkable journey of the California Clipper, Part 1
In 1941, the Japanese attacked Hawaii, leaving Pan Am flight 18602 trapped the wrong side of Pearl Harbour, To get home, its civilian crew would have to do something incredible: circumnavigate the wor...
theupfront.media
October 31, 2025 at 10:21 PM
In December 1941, Pan Am flight 18602 was trapped the wrong side of the Pacific by the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
To get home, her civilian crew would need to do the near-impossible: circumnavigate the world in commercial seaplane.
In our new series, we tell tell their remarkable story.
To get home, her civilian crew would need to do the near-impossible: circumnavigate the world in commercial seaplane.
In our new series, we tell tell their remarkable story.
In December 1941, Pan Am flight 18602 was trapped the wrong side of the Pacific by the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
To get home, her civilian crew would need to do the near-impossible: circumnavigate the world in commercial seaplane.
In our new series, we tell tell their remarkable story.
To get home, her civilian crew would need to do the near-impossible: circumnavigate the world in commercial seaplane.
In our new series, we tell tell their remarkable story.
The Long Way Round: The remarkable journey of the California Clipper, Part 1
In 1941, the Japanese attacked Hawaii, leaving Pan Am flight 18602 trapped the wrong side of Pearl Harbour, To get home, its civilian crew would have to do something incredible: circumnavigate the wor...
theupfront.media
October 31, 2025 at 10:21 PM
In December 1941, Pan Am flight 18602 was trapped the wrong side of the Pacific by the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
To get home, her civilian crew would need to do the near-impossible: circumnavigate the world in commercial seaplane.
In our new series, we tell tell their remarkable story.
To get home, her civilian crew would need to do the near-impossible: circumnavigate the world in commercial seaplane.
In our new series, we tell tell their remarkable story.
Don't miss the latest edition of The Up Front Update — fascinating news on Eurostar, WestJet, American (and Collins' Aurora seat), Emirates, Finnair and more!
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Update #22: Eurostar’s new trains, WestJet’s new owners, American’s new A321XLRs, Emirates’ new accessibility options, Finnair’s new seat covers, and more…
What’s behind Eurostar’s small order for big TGV trains, the Delta-Korean-Air France-KLM purchase of a chunk of WestJet, American’s A321XLRs (and Collins Aurora) arrive, plus more on those Finnair air...
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October 25, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Don't miss the latest edition of The Up Front Update — fascinating news on Eurostar, WestJet, American (and Collins' Aurora seat), Emirates, Finnair and more!
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Out now: how Cathay is targeting top-tier frequent flyer members with its new Diamond Exec super-elite tier.
Plus: Finnair gets done dirty with seat cover cleaning, MORE Lufthansa fleet-and-seat details, and our weekly filter of the firehose of aviation news.
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Plus: Finnair gets done dirty with seat cover cleaning, MORE Lufthansa fleet-and-seat details, and our weekly filter of the firehose of aviation news.
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Update #21: Cathay revamps its top-tier loyalty offer, plus your passenger experience news filter this week
How Cathay is making genuine improvements to its loyalty program, aiming at top tier spenders — plus news from Finnair, updates on proposed China-US flight bans, yet more Lufthansa fleet and seat move...
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October 17, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Out now: how Cathay is targeting top-tier frequent flyer members with its new Diamond Exec super-elite tier.
Plus: Finnair gets done dirty with seat cover cleaning, MORE Lufthansa fleet-and-seat details, and our weekly filter of the firehose of aviation news.
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Plus: Finnair gets done dirty with seat cover cleaning, MORE Lufthansa fleet-and-seat details, and our weekly filter of the firehose of aviation news.
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IndiGo converts its June A350 MOU to a firm order. The carrier now holds contracts for 60 A359s to be delivered in the years ahead.
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October 17, 2025 at 4:01 PM
IndiGo converts its June A350 MOU to a firm order. The carrier now holds contracts for 60 A359s to be delivered in the years ahead.
#AvGeek
#AvGeek
Out now: how Cathay is targeting top-tier frequent flyer members with its new Diamond Exec super-elite tier.
Plus: Finnair gets done dirty with seat cover cleaning, MORE Lufthansa fleet-and-seat details, and our weekly filter of the firehose of aviation news.
theupfront.media/update-21-ca...
Plus: Finnair gets done dirty with seat cover cleaning, MORE Lufthansa fleet-and-seat details, and our weekly filter of the firehose of aviation news.
theupfront.media/update-21-ca...
Update #21: Cathay revamps its top-tier loyalty offer, plus your passenger experience news filter this week
How Cathay is making genuine improvements to its loyalty program, aiming at top tier spenders — plus news from Finnair, updates on proposed China-US flight bans, yet more Lufthansa fleet and seat move...
theupfront.media
October 17, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Out now: how Cathay is targeting top-tier frequent flyer members with its new Diamond Exec super-elite tier.
Plus: Finnair gets done dirty with seat cover cleaning, MORE Lufthansa fleet-and-seat details, and our weekly filter of the firehose of aviation news.
theupfront.media/update-21-ca...
Plus: Finnair gets done dirty with seat cover cleaning, MORE Lufthansa fleet-and-seat details, and our weekly filter of the firehose of aviation news.
theupfront.media/update-21-ca...
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Part 2 of our in-depth analysis of Lufthansa's Capital Markets Day dives into the seats, fleets, onboard product… and just where those two extra types of Allegris seat from 2023 disappeared to.
As the great philosopher Tatianna once said: "Choices."
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As the great philosopher Tatianna once said: "Choices."
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A coda for Allegris: Lufthansa’s fleet and seat strategy problems, from its Group Capital Markets Day, Part 2
Completing our analysis, we examine the Lufthansa Group’s airline fleets, its seats onboard, the history and reality of Allegris (and FICE), and what Lufthansa needs to do to pull itself out of the bu...
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October 16, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Part 2 of our in-depth analysis of Lufthansa's Capital Markets Day dives into the seats, fleets, onboard product… and just where those two extra types of Allegris seat from 2023 disappeared to.
As the great philosopher Tatianna once said: "Choices."
theupfront.media/a-coda-for-a...
As the great philosopher Tatianna once said: "Choices."
theupfront.media/a-coda-for-a...
Part 2 of our in-depth analysis of Lufthansa's Capital Markets Day dives into the seats, fleets, onboard product… and just where those two extra types of Allegris seat from 2023 disappeared to.
As the great philosopher Tatianna once said: "Choices."
theupfront.media/a-coda-for-a...
As the great philosopher Tatianna once said: "Choices."
theupfront.media/a-coda-for-a...
A coda for Allegris: Lufthansa’s fleet and seat strategy problems, from its Group Capital Markets Day, Part 2
Completing our analysis, we examine the Lufthansa Group’s airline fleets, its seats onboard, the history and reality of Allegris (and FICE), and what Lufthansa needs to do to pull itself out of the bu...
theupfront.media
October 16, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Part 2 of our in-depth analysis of Lufthansa's Capital Markets Day dives into the seats, fleets, onboard product… and just where those two extra types of Allegris seat from 2023 disappeared to.
As the great philosopher Tatianna once said: "Choices."
theupfront.media/a-coda-for-a...
As the great philosopher Tatianna once said: "Choices."
theupfront.media/a-coda-for-a...
We talk about CMF — colour, materials, and finish — of airline cabins a lot, and folks are often surprised at how high-tech something like a seat cover can be in order to meet requirements like flammability, smoke toxicity and heat release.
Finnair is canceling some flights and performing inspections on 8 of its A321s because the seat covers on those aircraft were cleaned using water. www.flightradar24.com/blog/aviatio...
October 14, 2025 at 6:50 AM
We talk about CMF — colour, materials, and finish — of airline cabins a lot, and folks are often surprised at how high-tech something like a seat cover can be in order to meet requirements like flammability, smoke toxicity and heat release.
This week's edition of The Up Front Update delves into the design behind BA's new lounges in Miami and Dubai, plus:
• impending Russia airspace bans for Chinese flights to the US
• new transatlantic routes for Air Canada and Air Transat
• a new class for Hawaiian…
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• impending Russia airspace bans for Chinese flights to the US
• new transatlantic routes for Air Canada and Air Transat
• a new class for Hawaiian…
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Update #20: BA’s new lounges, China-US Russia airspace ban, new routes for Air Canada & Air Transat, Alaska-Hawaiian product renaming, and more…
Our weekly roundup delves into new lounges in Miami and Dubai, overflight bans for Chinese airlines, new A321XLR routes from Canada, the new Premium Class on Hawaiian, and a heads-up that a hundred or...
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October 12, 2025 at 12:44 PM
This week's edition of The Up Front Update delves into the design behind BA's new lounges in Miami and Dubai, plus:
• impending Russia airspace bans for Chinese flights to the US
• new transatlantic routes for Air Canada and Air Transat
• a new class for Hawaiian…
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• impending Russia airspace bans for Chinese flights to the US
• new transatlantic routes for Air Canada and Air Transat
• a new class for Hawaiian…
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Our latest:
Airbus says its "modifications & upgrades" services business grew 18% last year — double some other segments — but Airbus expects 20-year growth of just 1.9% each year, on average.
That's less than half of some other segments from now to 2044.
Why?
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Airbus says its "modifications & upgrades" services business grew 18% last year — double some other segments — but Airbus expects 20-year growth of just 1.9% each year, on average.
That's less than half of some other segments from now to 2044.
Why?
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Pro Readout: Airbus’ services market forecast predicts drop in demand for seats and cabins “modifications and upgrades” business
Airbus says its aircraft modifications and upgrades work — including cabins and seats — have hit a peak in 2025, and forecasts strongly slowing demand for this category over the next 20 years.
theupfront.media
October 10, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Our latest:
Airbus says its "modifications & upgrades" services business grew 18% last year — double some other segments — but Airbus expects 20-year growth of just 1.9% each year, on average.
That's less than half of some other segments from now to 2044.
Why?
theupfront.media/pro-readout-...
Airbus says its "modifications & upgrades" services business grew 18% last year — double some other segments — but Airbus expects 20-year growth of just 1.9% each year, on average.
That's less than half of some other segments from now to 2044.
Why?
theupfront.media/pro-readout-...
Our latest:
Airbus says its "modifications & upgrades" services business grew 18% last year — double some other segments — but Airbus expects 20-year growth of just 1.9% each year, on average.
That's less than half of some other segments from now to 2044.
Why?
theupfront.media/pro-readout-...
Airbus says its "modifications & upgrades" services business grew 18% last year — double some other segments — but Airbus expects 20-year growth of just 1.9% each year, on average.
That's less than half of some other segments from now to 2044.
Why?
theupfront.media/pro-readout-...
Pro Readout: Airbus’ services market forecast predicts drop in demand for seats and cabins “modifications and upgrades” business
Airbus says its aircraft modifications and upgrades work — including cabins and seats — have hit a peak in 2025, and forecasts strongly slowing demand for this category over the next 20 years.
theupfront.media
October 10, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Our latest:
Airbus says its "modifications & upgrades" services business grew 18% last year — double some other segments — but Airbus expects 20-year growth of just 1.9% each year, on average.
That's less than half of some other segments from now to 2044.
Why?
theupfront.media/pro-readout-...
Airbus says its "modifications & upgrades" services business grew 18% last year — double some other segments — but Airbus expects 20-year growth of just 1.9% each year, on average.
That's less than half of some other segments from now to 2044.
Why?
theupfront.media/pro-readout-...
Follow Seth for the latest AI nonsense coming out of the World Aviation Festival in Lisbon.
We remain deeply skeptical of AI in aviation for 3 key reasons (just to start off with):
1) successful aviation tech badged as "AI" is, once you start asking questions, just an algorithm (LHT seer, etc)
We remain deeply skeptical of AI in aviation for 3 key reasons (just to start off with):
1) successful aviation tech badged as "AI" is, once you start asking questions, just an algorithm (LHT seer, etc)
"We won't even think about luggage. It will just get there."
One of the many questionable claims about how AI will change the travel world here at #AviationFest this morning.
One of the many questionable claims about how AI will change the travel world here at #AviationFest this morning.
October 7, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Follow Seth for the latest AI nonsense coming out of the World Aviation Festival in Lisbon.
We remain deeply skeptical of AI in aviation for 3 key reasons (just to start off with):
1) successful aviation tech badged as "AI" is, once you start asking questions, just an algorithm (LHT seer, etc)
We remain deeply skeptical of AI in aviation for 3 key reasons (just to start off with):
1) successful aviation tech badged as "AI" is, once you start asking questions, just an algorithm (LHT seer, etc)
So, we're not saying that we've seen the new JSX faux-retro livery before.
Only…
…is Cold War East Germany really the market vibes JSX is going for?
Only…
…is Cold War East Germany really the market vibes JSX is going for?
October 6, 2025 at 7:35 AM
So, we're not saying that we've seen the new JSX faux-retro livery before.
Only…
…is Cold War East Germany really the market vibes JSX is going for?
Only…
…is Cold War East Germany really the market vibes JSX is going for?
In which we start the week by asking, among other things: why is American covering 500 regional aircrafts' seats with a 💩-coloured headrest?
And, importantly, what would Miranda Priestly say about it?
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And, importantly, what would Miranda Priestly say about it?
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Update #19: American’s regional refit, 777X delays, SAS Eurobiz, Geven Boeing linefit, Thai sells Virgin business as premium economy, and more…
American’s ugly brown headrests, the 777X slips to 2027, SAS brings back Eurobiz, Geven linefits at Boeing, Thai starts selling Virgin Atlantic’s Upper Class suite as “premium economy plus”, and the 7...
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October 6, 2025 at 7:08 AM
In which we start the week by asking, among other things: why is American covering 500 regional aircrafts' seats with a 💩-coloured headrest?
And, importantly, what would Miranda Priestly say about it?
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And, importantly, what would Miranda Priestly say about it?
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UPDATE: the German for "confusion over the naming of subsidiary airlines" is, we are reliably informed:
Tochterfluggesellschaftsnamensverwirrung
Yes, of course we're talking about the Lufthansa Group. Enjoy our weekend long-read.
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Tochterfluggesellschaftsnamensverwirrung
Yes, of course we're talking about the Lufthansa Group. Enjoy our weekend long-read.
theupfront.media/how-do-you-s...
How do you solve a problem like Lufthansa? Strategies and insights from its group Capital Markets Day, Part 1
Lufthansa is consolidating its 12–14 airlines, leaking out a new Lufthansa Group Lounge and brand concept, growing in longhaul and leisure — and there are passenger experience implications throughout
theupfront.media
October 5, 2025 at 6:18 PM
UPDATE: the German for "confusion over the naming of subsidiary airlines" is, we are reliably informed:
Tochterfluggesellschaftsnamensverwirrung
Yes, of course we're talking about the Lufthansa Group. Enjoy our weekend long-read.
theupfront.media/how-do-you-s...
Tochterfluggesellschaftsnamensverwirrung
Yes, of course we're talking about the Lufthansa Group. Enjoy our weekend long-read.
theupfront.media/how-do-you-s...
UPDATE: the German for "confusion over the naming of subsidiary airlines" is, we are reliably informed:
Tochterfluggesellschaftsnamensverwirrung
Yes, of course we're talking about the Lufthansa Group. Enjoy our weekend long-read.
theupfront.media/how-do-you-s...
Tochterfluggesellschaftsnamensverwirrung
Yes, of course we're talking about the Lufthansa Group. Enjoy our weekend long-read.
theupfront.media/how-do-you-s...
How do you solve a problem like Lufthansa? Strategies and insights from its group Capital Markets Day, Part 1
Lufthansa is consolidating its 12–14 airlines, leaking out a new Lufthansa Group Lounge and brand concept, growing in longhaul and leisure — and there are passenger experience implications throughout
theupfront.media
October 5, 2025 at 6:18 PM
UPDATE: the German for "confusion over the naming of subsidiary airlines" is, we are reliably informed:
Tochterfluggesellschaftsnamensverwirrung
Yes, of course we're talking about the Lufthansa Group. Enjoy our weekend long-read.
theupfront.media/how-do-you-s...
Tochterfluggesellschaftsnamensverwirrung
Yes, of course we're talking about the Lufthansa Group. Enjoy our weekend long-read.
theupfront.media/how-do-you-s...
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Because of this history, Lufthansa's hubs are in the #5 (Frankfurt) and #4 (Munich) metro areas of its home country.
Sure, Frankfurt has finance, and Munich has business (also leberkäse), but Air France's main hub isn't in Bordeaux, and BA's isn't in Liverpool.
Sure, Frankfurt has finance, and Munich has business (also leberkäse), but Air France's main hub isn't in Bordeaux, and BA's isn't in Liverpool.
![Screenshot: Today, even in pure city terms (rather than the more accurate metropolitan area ranking) Berlin and Hamburg are larger than Munich. Cologne is next, then Frankfurt. That doesn’t even take into account the size and importance of the Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan region, which includes Cologne, Düsseldorf, Bonn and a dozen or so other sizeable cities adding up to around 11 million people. That’s nearly twice the population of the Frankfurt/Rhine-Main region.
[An overhead view from an airplane of Frankfurt, with the main railway station and small skyscraper district in the centre. Caption: While Frankfurt's airport is the Lufthansa Group's main hub, its actual metropolitan catchment area is small relative to other European hubs, or indeed German metro areas. Image: John Walton]
Lufthansa-the-airline used to operate some point-to-point flights from some other cities, but it closed its last non-FRA/MUC longhaul base at Düsseldorf over a decade ago. It also no longer operates Lufthansa flights from non-FRA/MUC bases on a regular basis.
What that’s meant for the vast majority of Germans (47 million out of the 58 million people who live in a German metropolitan area, of a total population of 80 million) is that their airport does not have nonstops to anywhere that isn’t Frankfurt or Munich on Lufthansa.
Lufthansa doesn’t get the nonstop boost to being an airline of choice that having a home hub in a largest/capital city would bring it, because prospective passengers have to connect in Munich or Frankfurt.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:6neozl3pgi7pn2byzjvggpas/bafkreicxe2ihfn7w4zzhwqne2gakblnhvak2msflcnluva6kfqoa772cna@jpeg)
October 4, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Because of this history, Lufthansa's hubs are in the #5 (Frankfurt) and #4 (Munich) metro areas of its home country.
Sure, Frankfurt has finance, and Munich has business (also leberkäse), but Air France's main hub isn't in Bordeaux, and BA's isn't in Liverpool.
Sure, Frankfurt has finance, and Munich has business (also leberkäse), but Air France's main hub isn't in Bordeaux, and BA's isn't in Liverpool.
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We're trying something new: a weekend long-read, part 1 of our in-depth analysis of Lufthansa's Capital Markets Day:
• airline consolidation plans
• an almost-hidden leak of the new Lufthansa Group Lounge , • hub airlines vs Eurowings
• leisure and networks
theupfront.media/how-do-you-s...
• airline consolidation plans
• an almost-hidden leak of the new Lufthansa Group Lounge , • hub airlines vs Eurowings
• leisure and networks
theupfront.media/how-do-you-s...
How do you solve a problem like Lufthansa? Strategies and insights from its group Capital Markets Day, Part 1
Lufthansa is consolidating its 12–14 airlines, leaking out a new Lufthansa Group Lounge and brand concept, growing in longhaul and leisure — and there are passenger experience implications throughout
theupfront.media
October 4, 2025 at 7:53 PM
We're trying something new: a weekend long-read, part 1 of our in-depth analysis of Lufthansa's Capital Markets Day:
• airline consolidation plans
• an almost-hidden leak of the new Lufthansa Group Lounge , • hub airlines vs Eurowings
• leisure and networks
theupfront.media/how-do-you-s...
• airline consolidation plans
• an almost-hidden leak of the new Lufthansa Group Lounge , • hub airlines vs Eurowings
• leisure and networks
theupfront.media/how-do-you-s...
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One of the things people often forget about Lufthansa — as they pelt down Frankfurt Airport's interminably bleak corridors, or glide through the Lufthansa-co-owned terminal at Munich Airport designed for efficiency — is that it is a product of history.
German history.
*West* German history.
German history.
*West* German history.
October 4, 2025 at 7:56 PM
One of the things people often forget about Lufthansa — as they pelt down Frankfurt Airport's interminably bleak corridors, or glide through the Lufthansa-co-owned terminal at Munich Airport designed for efficiency — is that it is a product of history.
German history.
*West* German history.
German history.
*West* German history.