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Lufthansa CEO Sees His Airline Surviving Through Carnage to Come

Patrick Whyte
Lufthansa aircraft

Photo Credit: A Lufthansa aircraft. The airline is cutting around 95 percent of its flight capacity. Lufthansa Group

Skift Take

The aviation industry is going to change dramatically over the coming weeks and months. Lufthansa thinks it is well-placed to ride this one out, but how many other airlines can say the same?

The global airline industry is likely to shrink as a result of the coronavirus outbreak, but the CEO of Lufthansa Group expects his company to come out as a winner. The pandemic has hit the aviation sector hard with demand shrinking across much of Asia, Europe and North America as countries have asked citizens to stay inside and avoid travel.

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In a bleak call with analysts, Carsten Spohr outlined just how big a challenger the industry faces over the coming days, weeks, and months. “This company, this industry and maybe

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