Luxair

Luxair (Code AITA: LG ; Code ICAO: LGL ) is the Airline company Grand Duche du Luxembourg.

History

Birth

The Luxembourg Airlines Company was founded in 1948 at the time of the creation of the airport Luxembourg-Findel. It is reorganized in 1961 to make it possible to connect the Grand Duchy to the European capitals: Luxair (Luxembourg Company of Aerial navigation SA) was then born. As of 1962, Luxair begins the exploitation of flights with the adoption of the Luxembourg-Paris line in Fokker F27 Friendship .

Modernization

In 1967, the company has already three Friendship and a Vickers Viscount, which is replaced in 1970 by the first jet of the company, the Caravelle. In parallel, a diversification takes place: Luxair Turns and Cargolux are created.

Starting from 1977, Luxair takes a European importance with the purchase of a Boeing 737 -200. Modernization continues, with the progressive replacement of the old apparatuses by machines with turbopropulsion: the Fokker F50 and Embraer EMB-120, and orders it of Boeing 737-400 and 737-500 more modern.

In 1997 and 1998, seven Embraer ERJ 145 Eurojets are ordered; the renewal of the fleet continues with the delivery of three Boeing 737 -700 beginner in 2004. Moreover, two regional planes, of type Embraer ERJ 135 are delivered in March 2005.

Nevertheless, the jump made in 2000, i.e. the purchase of five planes and the recruiting of thirty percent of personnel moreover, contribute to the serious problems that Luxair meets in 2003 and probably still in 2004. To face the cost and at fierce competition, the company survives only thanks to its activities in the field of the handling of freight the airport of Luxembourg.

Current location

Activities

The activities of Luxair are varied. Nevertheless, to remain profitable, the company appuye primarily on the transport of freight.

Passengers transport

Luxair is specialized in the direct flights connecting Luxembourg to the European capitals like Paris, Vienna or Berlin. The marketing policy is thus centered on the speed of the Eurojet and on a Marketing very developed with the Luxembourg.

However, because of the rise of the oil price in 2005 and 2006, the company ordered Bomber Q400 in order to replace part of Eurojet on the lines runs mail where the use of the jet is not justified to gain 10 minutes. The company also envisages to more often resort to the Partage of code (with Lufthansa, Air France and, recently, Alitalia).

In 2005, Luxair would have transported 1  184  613 passengers (source Luxair site).

Marketing policy

The company holds the monopoly of use of the international airport Luxembourg-Findel. This advantage enabled him not to begin in multiple alliances of the other dominant companies in Europe, but to choose an advantageous partnership with the companies of the surrounding countries. The companies concerned Air France, Austrian Airlines, Lufthansa and Alitalia can thus also accomplish flights towards and from Luxembourg.

Tour operator

Luxair Tours is the tour operator of Luxair. Luxair Tours offers fixed prices of holidays towards the mainly Mediterranean countries, but also of the weekends in the European cities. Present with more than 800 travel agencies, Luxair Tours covers the area the Saar - Lorraine - Luxembourg and thus presents for Luxair an important platform of marketing, beside the customers of businesses.

Business aircrafts

Luxair also proposes the service Luxair Executive which offers direct flights in the business aircraft. This service, targeting only interested customers by the speed of transport, was creates in???

Reception passengers

During the flights, the passengers are dealt with entirely by the personnel of the company. Luxair thus takes care of the service on board and in the airport (for customers of businesses primarily). Luxair proposes the Catering and the sale in the airport of Luxembourg. The company, belonging to the International Flight Catering Association, is the official supply craft of the airport of Luxembourg and can thus be based on a position of monopoly.

Cargo liner

Having partly created Cargolux, the transport company of freight based with Luxembourg-Findel, and having always approximately 35% of its capital, Luxair is a major actor in the sector of transport of European freight.

Shareholders

Luxair belongs in 2005 to:
  • 23,1% at the Luxembourg State
  • 13,4% with the Bank and Savings bank of the State
  • 13,2% in Luxair and others
  • 13,1% with Dexia - BIL
  • 13% with the Lufthansa
  • 12,1% in Fortis Banks Luxembourg
  • 12,1% with Panalpina World Transport

Float

The fleet of Luxair is made up in July 2007 of the following apparatuses:

For 2007, Luxair has as a project for its fleet:

Destinations

Luxair operates on lines runs and average mails to Europe and in the Mediterranean countries.

Internal bonds

  • Cargolux S.A
  • Luxembourg-Findel
  • Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
  • Embraer

External bonds

  • Official site
  • Additional details
  • Opinion of the passengers Luxair

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