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Aviation History

Lufthansa flagship is shining in its former glory

Lockheed Super Star, Lockheed L-1649A/Foto: Lufthansa

In 1957, the Lockheed Super Star, the Lockheed L-1649A Super Star, or Super Connie, as it is colloquially known, joined the Lufthansa fleet and for the first time received the Senator class as the most exclusive travel option.

The focus of its service was the non-stop service to New York across the North Atlantic. The aircraft represented a technical masterpiece. With its four piston engines, it closed the chapter of classic propeller aircraft. The flights, which lasted up to 17 hours, departed from Hamburg. The Super Star is 35.42 meters long, has a wingspan of 45.18 meters, and is 7.12 meters high.
Frankfurt, August 8, 2025 – Now, Lufthansa’s former flagship is shining in its former glory. The icon of the skies Continue reading “Lufthansa flagship is shining in its former glory”

July 15th: Boeing celebrates 100 years

centennial-marquee-blue-1500x400Boeings history startet July 15, 1916. From producing a single canvas-and-wood airplane the Company turned in the last 100 years into the world’s largest aerospace company.

http://www.boeing.com/boeing100/

Birthday congretulations also came from competitor Airbus:

http://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/flights/todayinthesky/2016/07/13/what-airbus-has-say-boeings-100th-anniversary/87042608/

Once the stuff of dreams…..

http://www.king5.com/tech/science/aerospace/boeing-celebrates-100-years/261860933

List of sources: Boeing, USA Today

90th anniversary of the founding of the first Lufthansa

First Flight Der erste Linienflug der Luft Hansa´s first flight with a Fokker-Grulich F II from Berlin via Halle-Erfurt-Stuttgart to Zurich on April 6th, 1926 Foto: LH-Bildarchiv / Lufthansa: 04.1926 DLHD 3084-1-4
Luft Hansa´s first flight with a Fokker-Grulich F II from Berlin via Halle-Erfurt-Stuttgart to Zurich on April 6th, 1926 /Image: Lufthansa

6 January 2016 will mark the 90th anniversary of the founding of the first Lufthansa. In order to mark this occasion, Deutsche Lufthansa AG is publishing the first comprehensive account of the history of the first Lufthansa. The historic work entitled in German Continue reading “90th anniversary of the founding of the first Lufthansa”