Editing LOT Polish Airlines (section)

===2008–2019===
[[File:LOT Polish Airlines B787-8 economy class cabin.jpg|thumb|left|Economy class cabin of a LOT [[Boeing 787 Dreamliner]] aircraft]]

In 2008, LOT opened a new flight to Beijing, but this lasted just one month, in the period before the [[2008 Beijing Olympics]]. The reason given by the airline for the discontinuation of the service was the need to route aircraft via an [[air corridor]] to the south of [[Kazakhstan]] (as LOT did not have permission for flights over [[Siberia]] from the Russian government), which was making the services too long and thus unprofitable.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://biznes.interia.pl/wiadomosci/news/lot-bardzo-szybko-wychodzi-na-prosta,1722403 |title=LOT bardzo szybko wychodzi na prostą – Wiadomości – Biznes w INTERIA.PL – giełda, notowania GPW, kursy walut, podatki, firma, biznes, rynek walut, spółka, podatek, GPW |publisher=Biznes.interia.pl |date=16 November 2011 |access-date=14 March 2012 |archive-date=26 February 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120226193133/http://biznes.interia.pl/wiadomosci/news/lot-bardzo-szybko-wychodzi-na-prosta,1722403 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

LOT started new services to [[Yerevan]], Armenia, [[Beirut]], Lebanon, and resumed [[Tallinn]], Estonia, [[Kaliningrad]], Russia, [[Gothenburg]], Sweden, and [[Bratislava]], Slovakia with its newly acquired [[Embraer]] aircraft in the summer of 2010. In October of the same year LOT resumed service to Asia, with three weekly flights on the Warsaw – [[Hanoi]] route. In addition to this, new services to [[Tbilisi]], [[Damascus]], and [[Cairo]] were inaugurated.

[[File:SP-LLC (7788328904).jpg|thumb|LOT celebrated the 80th anniversary of its foundation in 2009. The event was marked by the application of a gold livery to one of the airline's [[Boeing 737-400]]s.]]

In 2010 LOT cancelled flights, after 14 years of operation, between Kraków and the US destinations of Chicago and New York City, citing profitability concerns and lack of demand. The last US-Kraków flight departed on 27 October 2010 from Chicago [[O'Hare Airport]]. The aircraft previously used on this route were then re-deployed to serve LOT's Warsaw-Hanoi route.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://finanse.wp.pl/kat,104126,title,LOT-rezygnuje-z-polaczen-atlantyckich-z-Krakowa,wid,12532056,wiadomosc.html?ticaid=1cccf |title=LOT rezygnuje z połączeń atlantyckich – Finanse – WP.PL |date=2 August 2010 |work=Finanse |access-date=30 October 2011}}</ref> This route to Hanoi (the Vietnamese capital) was largely under-utilised by European carriers and proved very successful for LOT in the beginning.

On 31 May 2010, CEO of LOT [[Sebastian Mikosz]] said that the airline would be replacing its fleet to meet a goal of one-third new by 2011. Replacement already started with Embraer E-Jets 175/170. For domestic expanded operations, LOT purchased [[Bombardier Dash 8|Dash 8]]-Q400 over [[ATR 72]]-600 aircraft.

[[File:LOT Boeing 767-300ER Iwelumo-1.jpg|thumb|left|A former LOT [[Boeing 767|Boeing 767-300ER]] wearing the [[Star Alliance]] livery]]

On 5 February 2011, the new CEO of LOT, Marcin Piróg, announced that the airline was considering opening services to Baku, Sochi, Stuttgart, Oslo, Gothenburg, Dubai, Kuwait, and Ostrava from its Warsaw hub in the near future. Previously planned flights to Donetsk in Ukraine had already been inaugurated, as had Tokyo, and the resumption of Beijing flights. This became feasible after the finalizing of an agreement on Siberian overflight permits for LOT by the Polish and Russian governments in November 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pasazer.com/in-8667-lot,zgoda,na,loty,nad,syberia.php |title=LOT: Zgoda na loty nad Syberią |work=Pasazer |access-date=14 March 2012}}</ref> As a result of the agreement, LOT received new take-off and landing slots at Moscow's [[Sheremetyevo International Airport]]. Although delayed from the original plans, LOT began flights to Tokyo on 13 January 2016, with flights three times per week.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2015/06/19/business/corporate-business/lot-polish-airlines-start-warsaw-tokyo-flights-january/#.VYdXQflVhBc |title=LOT Polish Airlines to start Warsaw-Tokyo flights in January |work=Japan Times|date=19 June 2015 |access-date=21 June 2015}}</ref>

[[File:LOT Polish Airlines Boeing 787-9 SP-LPF.jpg|thumb|A LOT [[Boeing 787 Dreamliner|Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner]] arriving at [[Toronto Pearson International Airport]] (2019)]]

In 2010/11 LOT announced its new 'East meets West' route expansion policy, which saw the airline add several new Asian destinations to its schedule over the coming years. The policy aimed to take advantage of LOT's perspective as a transit airline and the substantial passenger growth seen on Europe-Asia flights in recent years. Also, in line with this policy LOT introduced [[premium economy]] class on all Boeing 787 aircraft. Additionally, lie-flat seats were made available in business class, and all of the airline's new long-haul aircraft were fitted with [[Thales Group|Thales]] personal entertainment systems.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.centreforaviation.com/analysis/lot-pursues-new-east-meets-west-strategy-ahead-of-1h2012-privatisation-53395 |title=LOT pursues new 'east meets west' strategy ahead of 1H2012 privatisation &#124; CAPA |publisher=Centreforaviation.com |access-date=14 March 2012}}</ref>

[[File:LOT Polish Airlines Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner SP-LSC (Proud of Polish Independence Polish side) approaching JFK Airport.jpg|In 2018, two new aircraft (this Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner on approach to [[John F. Kennedy International Airport]], and a Boeing 737 MAX 8) were painted in liveries commemorating Poland's independence.|thumb|left]]
In June 2012, LOT announced all services to New York would be centralized from Newark and JFK Terminal 4 to [[John F. Kennedy International Airport|JFK Terminal 1]] from October 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lot.com/en/web/newlot/press-info/-/asset_publisher/4MHh/content/25-06-2012?redirect=%2Fpl%2Fen%2Fweb%2Fnewlot%2Fpress-info|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130128094015/http://www.lot.com/en/web/newlot/press-info/-/asset_publisher/4MHh/content/25-06-2012?redirect=/pl/en/web/newlot/press-info|url-status=dead|archive-date=28 January 2013|title=LOT Polish Airlines – Airline Tickets – lot.com|work=LOT.com|access-date=24 April 2015}}</ref> It would also enter into a codeshare agreement with [[JetBlue]] to increase the number of onward connections available to its customers.
In July 2012 it was announced that a planned sale of a major stake in the airline to [[Turkish Airlines]] would not go ahead. The main problem was the inability of Turkish Airlines to own a majority stake, inasmuch as it is not a [[European Union]] company.<ref name="wbj.pl">{{cite web|url=http://www.wbj.pl/article-59321-turkish-airlines-pulls-out-of-lot-partnership-plans.html|title=Turkish Airlines pulls out of LOT partnership plans – Warsaw Business Journal – Online Portal – wbj.pl|access-date=26 July 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120708010850/http://wbj.pl/article-59321-turkish-airlines-pulls-out-of-lot-partnership-plans.html|archive-date=8 July 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="ReferenceA">{{cite web|url=http://www.wbj.pl/article-59424-poland-forced-to-seek-new-buyer-for-lot.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130416122004/http://www.wbj.pl/article-59424-poland-forced-to-seek-new-buyer-for-lot.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=16 April 2013|title=Warsaw Business Journal – Online Portal – wbj.pl}}</ref>

On 21 June 2015, 1,400 of the airline's passengers were affected as 22  of its flights were impacted after hackers attacked airline computers that were issuing [[flight plan]]s at Warsaw's [[Okecie airport]].<ref name=hack/><ref>[https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/hackers-ground-1-400-passengers-warsaw-poland-airport-n379381 "Hackers Ground 1,400 Passengers at Warsaw, Poland, Airport,"] ''NBC News'', 21 June 2015.</ref> LOT spokesman [[Adrian Kubicki]] said: "We're using state-of-the-art computer systems, so this could potentially be a threat to others in the industry."<ref name=hack>[https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-33219276 "Polish LOT aeroplanes grounded by computer hack,"] BBC, 21 June 2015.</ref>

Amidst a restructuring plan which saw the airline return to profitability for the first time in seven years, a 22 June 2015 press conference revealed details about the airline's prospects. These included reinstating routes renounced as part of EU sanctions imposed following Polish government aid granted to ensure the airline's survival, as well as new long haul routes to Asia and North America.

[[File:Embraer 190-200LR, LOT Polish Airlines JP7591811.jpg|thumb|right|A LOT [[Embraer 190]] departing [[Rome Fiumicino Airport]]]]

Air Lease Corporation confirmed on 13 October 2016, the placement of six Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft with LOT, and options to lease five further aircraft of the same type. Long haul plans saw the addition of further Boeing 787 aircraft, increasing the total to 16. The airline was evaluating the economics of future narrow body and wide body acquisitions to broaden expansion initiatives. The airline's CEO said that they were evaluating the Airbus A220 and Embraer E-Jet-E2 families, as well as the Boeing 787 Dreamliner and Airbus A350 XWB offerings.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fly4free.pl/lot-nowe-samoloty-od-airbusa/|title=Za rok LOT może przeskoczyć do stajni Airbusa! Rozważa A220 i naprawdę DUŻE maszyny|website=Fly4free.pl – tanie loty i sposoby na tanie bilety lotnicze}}</ref>

In May 2018, LOT Polish Airlines started scheduled flights from outside Poland beginning with long-haul routes to [[John F. Kennedy International Airport]] in New York City and [[O'Hare International Airport]] in Chicago from [[Budapest airport]] in Hungary. In May 2019, it started flying from Lithuanian capital [[Vilnius Airport|Vilnius]] to [[London City airport]], and from Estonian capital [[Tallinn Airport|Tallinn]] to [[Brussels Airport|Brussels]] and [[Stockholm Arlanda Airport|Stockholm]] two months later. The latter two flights were suspended in early 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic.

In December 2018, LOT was ranked the quietest among 50 airlines that regularly fly to [[Heathrow Airport]] in London.<ref name=quiet>Andre Orban (5 December 2018). [https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/lot-polish-airlines/lot-ranked-as-the-quietest-airline-at-london-heathrow-airport/ "LOT ranked as the quietest airline at London Heathrow Airport,"] Aviation24.be.</ref> LOT spokesman [[Adrian Kubicki]] attributed the result to modern [[Boeing 737 MAX 8]]s with modern [[CFM International]] engines being used, and to the airline's pilots’ precise landing technique using the [[continuous descent approach]] (CDA) procedure.<ref name=quiet/>