Editing Lufthansa (section)

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Lufthansa bought a 19% stake in [[JetBlue Airways]] in December 2007 and entered a code-sharing agreement with the airline. It was the first major investment by a European carrier in an American carrier since the [[EU–U.S. Open Skies Agreement]] came into effect in 2008. Lufthansa sold its stake in JetBlue in March 2015.

In late 2007, Lufthansa Cargo was forced to relocate a hub from [[Kazakhstan]] to [[Russia]].

On 28 August 2008, Lufthansa and [[Brussels Airlines]] announced that they were negotiating a merger.<ref>[http://konzern.lufthansa.com/en/html/presse/pressemeldungen/index.html?c=nachrichten/app/show/en/2008/08/852/HOM&s=0 Lufthansa.com]. Konzern.lufthansa.com (28 June 2011). Retrieved on 8 July 2011. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090108180344/http://konzern.lufthansa.com/en/html/presse/pressemeldungen/index.html?c=nachrichten%2Fapp%2Fshow%2Fen%2F2008%2F08%2F852%2FHOM&s=0 |date=8 January 2009 }}</ref>

Lufthansa acquired a 45% stake in Brussels Airlines in 2009. It has an option to acquire the remaining 55% by 2017. As a part of the deal, Brussels Airlines joined [[Star Alliance]] in December 2009.<ref>{{Cite news |date=16 September 2008 |title=Lufthansa takes a strategic equity share in Brussels Airlines |work=[[Mint (newspaper)|Mint]] |url=https://www.livemint.com/Companies/b2b92OPM32DUpPPtWKxS3L/Lufthansa-takes-a-strategic-equity-share-in-Brussels-Airline.html |url-status=live |access-date=9 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090108181411/http://konzern.lufthansa.com/en/html/presse/pressemeldungen/index.html?c=nachrichten%2Fapp%2Fshow%2Fen%2F2008%2F09%2F857%2FHOM&s=0 |archive-date=8 January 2009}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=9 December 2009 |title=Brussels Airlines joins Star Alliance |work=[[Brussels Airlines]] |url=https://press.brusselsairlines.com/brussels-airlines-joins-star-alliance |access-date=9 November 2023 |archive-date=9 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231109121122/https://press.brusselsairlines.com/brussels-airlines-joins-star-alliance |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>[http://www.staralliance.com/en/about/airlines/brussels-airlines/ staralliance.com] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091215232919/http://www.staralliance.com/en/about/airlines/brussels-airlines/ |date=15 December 2009 }}. staralliance.com. Retrieved on 8 July 2011.</ref>

On 28 October 2008, Lufthansa exercised its option to purchase a further 60% share in [[British Midland International|BMI]] (in addition to the 20% Lufthansa already owned), this resulted in a dispute with the former owner [[Michael Bishop, Baron Glendonbrook|Sir Michael Bishop]]. Both parties reached an agreement at the end of June 2009, and the acquisition took place with effect from 1 July 2009.<ref>{{cite web |last=Milmo |first=Dan |date=30 October 2008 |title=Lufthansa takes control of bmi |url=https://www.theguardian.com/business/2008/oct/30/lufthansa-bmi-airline-industry |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110727024846/http://www.dowjones.de/site/2009/06/lufthansa-reaches-deal-to-raise-stake-in-bmi-to-80.html |archive-date=27 July 2011 |access-date=9 November 2023 |work=[[The Guardian]]}}</ref> Lufthansa acquired the remaining 20% from Scandinavian Airlines on 1 November 2009, taking complete control of BMI.<ref>{{cite web |date=1 October 2009 |title=UPDATE 2-Lufthansa buys SAS's 20 percent stake in bmi |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/lufthansa/update-2-lufthansa-buys-sass-20-percent-stake-in-bmi-idUKL145209120091001 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170707213412/https://centreforaviation.com/news/share-market/2009/10/02/lufthansa-to-gain-full-control-of-bmi-from-sas-while-ba-confirms-interest-in-the-uk-carrier/page1 |archive-date=7 July 2017 |access-date=9 November 2023 |publisher=[[Reuters]]}}</ref>

Lufthansa completed the purchase of [[Austrian Airlines]] from the Austrian government in January 2009.

In 2010, Lufthansa was named in a [[European Commission]] investigation into price-fixing, but was not fined because it acted as a whistleblower.<ref>{{cite web |last=Kanter |first=James |date=9 November 2010 |title=E.U. Fines 11 Airlines Over $1 Billion in Cargo Cartel |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/10/business/global/10cartel.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101112051132/http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2010/11/09/349520/eleven-airlines-fined-in-european-cargo-cartel-investigation.html |archive-date=12 November 2010 |access-date=10 November 2023 |work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref>

In April 2012, Lufthansa completed the sale of BMI to [[International Airlines Group]] (IAG), owner of British Airways and Iberia for £172.5 million.

In July 2012, a Qantas–Lufthansa Technik maintenance deal for Tullamarine airport fell through due to having insufficient engine maintenance work to support the partnership. This resulted in 164 engineers being made redundant. This followed just months after the closing of heavy maintenance operations, which resulted in 400 additional job losses. It was announced that the Lufthansa Technik–Qantas partnership would end in September.<ref>{{cite web |last=Drill |first=Stephen |date=26 July 2012 |title=Melbourne Airport engineers to lose jobs after Qantas-Lufthansa deal falls through |url=https://www.perthnow.com.au/news/melbourne-airport-engineers-to-lose-jobs-after-qantas-lufthansa-deal-falls-through-ng-3c035340c9c97e41bef970646240ec9d |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120728025856/http://www.airport-int.com/news/job-loses-after-qantas-lufthansa-deal-falls-through.html |archive-date=28 July 2012 |access-date=10 November 2023 |publisher=PerthNow}}</ref>

Lufthansa also coordinates scheduling and ticket sales on transatlantic flights with Air Canada and United Airlines (as do Brussels Airlines, Swiss and Austrian Airlines). Lufthansa (with Swiss and Austrian Airlines) cooperates similarly with ANA on flights to Japan. Both ventures required the approval of competition authorities.