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Flight test
Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 22/07/2019
» Carsten Spohr was named Manager of the Year in 2017 by Manager Magazin in Germany when Lufthansa's profit hit a record high and its share price jumped 150%. Two years later, he finds his skills being tested to the limit after issuing a second profit warning in six months. While the airline is on track for an operating profit of 2 billion euros this year, it is 25% below analysts' forecasts.
Innovations starting to pay off for Lufthansa
Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 20/11/2017
» Driving innovations linked to the digital revolution and changes in customer trends, maximising the potential of joint ventures and modernising its cost structure are among the strategies Lufthansa Group says will help create a profitable and sustainable future.
The road not taken
Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 20/02/2017
» Long before "connectivity" emerged as the all-purpose buzzword to describe the goal of regional integration, an ambitious plan was hatched for a land route from the Andaman to the South China Sea via Myanmar, Thailand, Laos and Vietnam. As good roads took shape, industries and economic development would follow. At least, that was the idea.