Germanwings

Germanwings
Founded	1997 ; as a division of Eurowings; 2002 ; as a separate company
Ceased operations	7 April 2020
Operating bases	Berlin Tegel Airport; Cologne Bonn Airport; Dortmund Airport; Hamburg Airport; Hannover Airport; Munich Airport; Stuttgart Airport;
Frequent-flyer program	Boomerang Club; Miles & More;
Fleet size	33
Parent company	Lufthansa Group
Headquarters	Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Key people	Executive Board: Michael Knitter, Francesco Sciortino
Website	eurowings.com

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.

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]

Germanwings Media

Germanwings Airbus A319-100 wearing the former livery
Germanwings Airbus A319-100 wearing the new 2013 livery which is gradually replaced by the Eurowings design
Germanwings' head office in Cologne
D-AIPX, the plane that crashed as Flight 9525 in March 2015

References

↑ Reuters
↑ hjelmgaardkim. "Germanwings well-known, low-cost carrier in Europe". USA TODAY.
↑ "Germanwings Flight 9525: The unusual nature of the crash". www.cbsnews.com.
↑ Clark, Nicola; Bilefsky, Dan (24 March 2015). "Germanwings Crash in French Alps Kills 150; Cockpit Voice Recorder Is Found" – via NYTimes.com.

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[2] rdkim. "Germanwings well-known, low-cost carrier in Europe". USA TODAY.

[3] "Germanwings Flight 9525: The unusual nature of the crash". www.cbsnews.com.

[4] Clark, Nicola; Bilefsky, Dan (24 March 2015). "Germanwings Crash in French Alps Kills 150; Cockpit Voice Recorder Is Found" – via NYTimes.com.

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