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

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, Germany. The German consultancy assists aviation-specific client groups including airlines, airports and aviation authorities as well as related industries such as ground handling companies, cargo terminal operators, aircraft manufacturers and financial institutions.

History

Foundation

Lufthansa Consulting GmbH was founded in 1998 as a subsidiary of

Lufthansa Deutsche Lufthansa AG (), trading as the Lufthansa Group, is a German aviation group. Its major and founding subsidiary airline Lufthansa German Airlines, branded as Lufthansa, is the flag carrier of Germany. It ranks List of largest airlin ...

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. 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

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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

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and upgrading operational processes for

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. In 2012, Andreas Jahnke took over the position as

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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. In August 2014, it moved its headquarters from Cologne to the Frankfurt Airport Center (FAC) at

, near Terminal 1. Imprint
" Lufthansa Consulting. July 25, 2011. Retrieved on March 23, 2016. "Von-Gablenz-Str. 2-6 50679 Cologne Germany"

References

External links

Official website
{{Lufthansa Lufthansa Companies based in Frankfurt Companies based in Cologne