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Apr 12, 2024 · Lufthansa heist, theft on December 11, 1978, of some $5.8 million in cash and jewels from the air cargo building of the German airline Lufthansa at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City —at the time the biggest cash theft to have taken place in the United States. Of the many suspected participants, almost all of whom were ...
- Pat Bauer
The Lufthansa heist was a robbery which took place at New York City's John F. Kennedy International Airport on December 11, 1978. An estimated US$ 5.875 million (equivalent to US$27.6 million in 2023) was stolen, with $5 million in cash and $875,000 in jewelry, making it the largest cash robbery committed on American soil at the time.
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Jan 20, 2023 · On December 11, 1978, six masked, armed men burst into the Lufthansa Airlines cargo terminal at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport during a graveyard shift and robbed $5.8 million ...
- Iván Román
Mar 7, 2024 · Lufthansa Group reported operating profit of around €2.7 billion ($2.9 billion) — the third-biggest in its history, and up 76% from 2022. Frankfurt airport closed by strikes
Mar 15, 2023 · A ‘financial turnaround’ in 2022. Lufthansa claims it achieved a “financial turnaround” last year after almost going bankrupt two years ago.. In 2022, 102 million passengers flew with the ...
- Rosie Frost
Deutsche Lufthansa AG ( German pronunciation: [ˌdɔʏtʃə ˈlʊfthanzaː ʔaːˈɡeː] ⓘ) is the flag carrier of Germany. [12] When combined with its subsidiaries, it ranks second in Europe for passengers carried and the world's fourth-largest airline by revenue. [13] [14] Lufthansa was founded in 1953 and commenced operations in April 1955.
Jul 26, 2022 · Lufthansa cancels over 1,000 flights due to ground staff walkout. Germany’s flagship carrier has cancelled 678 flights at its Frankfurt hub, most of which were scheduled for Wednesday, and 345 ...
