Carsten Spohr is a German airline executive. Since May 2014 he has been the chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of Lufthansa.
Carsten Spohr in 2024
Carsten Spohr addressing staff from Lufthansa Group at Seeheim, Germany in April 2019
Deutsche Lufthansa AG is the flag carrier of Germany. When combined with its subsidiaries, it ranks second in Europe for passengers carried and the world's fourth-largest airline by revenue. Lufthansa was founded in 1953 and commenced operations in April 1955.
Lufthansa's first aircraft, a Convair 340 (type pictured), was delivered in August 1954.
Lufthansa Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation operating a transatlantic scheduled service from Hamburg to Montreal and Chicago in May 1956
A Boeing 707 at Hamburg Airport in 1984, shortly before the type was retired.
A Lufthansa Boeing 727-100 approaching Heathrow Airport in 1978