defunct German airline From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Germanwings was a low-cost airline owned by Lufthansa. It was based in Cologne, Germany.[2] It was founded in 2002. It has more than 81 airplanes which go to 86 airports.
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Founded | 1997 as a division of Eurowings 2002 as a separate company | ||||||
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Ceased operations | 7 April 2020[1] | ||||||
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Fleet size | 33 | ||||||
Parent company | Lufthansa Group | ||||||
Headquarters | Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | ||||||
Key people | Executive Board: Michael Knitter, Francesco Sciortino | ||||||
Website | eurowings.com |
On March 24, 2015, a Germanwings A320 flying from Barcelona to Düsseldorf crashed in the French Alps, killing all 150 people on board and is the worst aircraft accident in the operating history of Germanwings. The crash was caused by murder-suicide by a co-pilot.[3][4]
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