Lufthansa Consulting

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Lufthansa Consulting
Company typePrivate Limited Company
Founded1988
Headquarters
Frankfurt am Main
,
Germany
Number of employees
ca. 100[ citation needed ]
Parent Lufthansa Group
Website lhconsulting.com

Lufthansa Consulting is an international aviation consultancy for airlines, airports and related industries. The company is an independent subsidiary of the Lufthansa Group and provides services to the air transportation industry. Their offices are situated at Frankfurt Airport, Germany. [1]

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The German consultancy assists aviation-specific client groups including airlines, [2] airports [3] and aviation authorities as well as related industries such as ground handling companies, [4] cargo terminal operators, aircraft manufacturers and financial institutions. [5] [6] [7]

History

Foundation

Lufthansa Consulting GmbH was founded in 1998 as a subsidiary of Lufthansa to offer services to the transportation industry in general. Based on this decision a cooperation with a railway company and other transportation and aviation companies were planned.[ citation needed ]

In the 1990s with an increased market orientation the consulting portfolio was extended to include Air Traffic Control and infrastructure development services. Lufthansa Consulting established aviation restructuring and privatization services. During this period international projects included the privatization of Carrasco International Airport in Uruguay and the turnaround of Mexicana de Aviación in Mexico and the restructuring of Philippine Airlines.[ citation needed ]

Development since 2000

From 2000 Lufthansa Consulting focused on management consultancy services for the aviation industry. Notable projects have included the restructuring of Air Madagascar, the development of Ouagadougou International Airport, flight operations and safety improvements at Petrobras and upgrading operational processes for Kenya Airways. [8] [9]

In 2012, Andreas Jahnke took over the position as Managing Director of Lufthansa Consulting. New management structures and reorganized responsibilities were established. The company focuses primarily on regional markets in Europe, Russia, CIS, Middle East, Asia, Africa and South America. The new Inter-Branch services is active in non-aviation industries like transport and logistics companies, railways and bus line operators. [9]

In August 2014, it moved into its new headquarters at the Frankfurt Airport Center (FAC) at Frankfurt Airport, near Terminal 1. Previously it had offices in Cologne and Frankfurt, [10] with Cologne having the headquarters. [11]

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References

  1. ↑ "Imprint." Lufthansa Consulting. Retrieved on March 22, 2016. "Lufthansa Consulting GmbH FRA ZQ Frankfurt Airport Center 1 - FAC 1 Hugo-Eckener-Ring 60546 Frankfurt/Main Germany"
  2. ↑ http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/generic/story_channel.jsp?channel=mro&id=news/awx/2010/10/18/awx_10_18_2010_p0-263226.xml [ dead link ]
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  9. 1 2 "Turkish Corporate Club Avantajları | Serena Turizm – Güvenin Adresi Serena Aş. Markasıdır" (in Turkish). Retrieved 2021-10-31.
  10. ↑ "New Lufthansa Consulting headquarters in Frankfurt." Lufthansa Consulting. Retrieved on March 22, 2016.
  11. ↑ "Imprint." Lufthansa Consulting. July 25, 2011. Retrieved on March 23, 2016. "Von-Gablenz-Str. 2-6 50679 Cologne Germany"
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