Today the Lufthansa Group is one of Europe’s largest aviation companies, with a wealth of investments and subsidiaries reaching far beyond Germany, but it wasn’t always this way. For this week's quiz we’re putting your knowledge of Lufthansa’s formative years to the test. Good luck!
Question 1 of 10
1. The merging of Junkers Luftverkehr and which other company created ‘Deutsche Luft Hansa AG’ in 1926?
Question 2 of 10
2. In which German city was ‘Luftag’ (i.e. the post-war Lufthansa company) headquartered?
Question 3 of 10
3. When did Luftag buy the name, the crane trademark and the blue and yellow colour scheme from the original (pre-war) Lufthansa?
Question 4 of 10
4. What was the ‘new’ Lufthansa’s first aircraft type?
Question 5 of 10
5. Lufthansa’s first scheduled South American service was a mammoth route from Hamburg to Buenos Aires via Dusseldorf/Frankfurt, Paris, Dakar, Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo. When did it launch?
Question 6 of 10
6. Which aircraft entered revenue service with the carrier in October 1958?
Question 7 of 10
7. On what route did Lufthansa launch its ‘Senator Service’ First Class product in 1958?
Question 8 of 10
8. What was the first jet aircraft in the Lufthansa fleet?
Question 9 of 10
9. In 1960, the airline christened one of its aircraft for the first time. What was the name of this pioneering jet?
Question 10 of 10
10. In April 1963, the ‘Airbus’ shuttle service was introduced on trunk routes between major German cities. What aircraft typically operated these links?
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