Lufthansa is the largest German airline which, when combined with its subsidiaries, is the second largest airline in Europe in terms of passengers carried.The name of the former flag carrieris derived from the German word Luft meaning "air" and Hansa for the Hanseatic League. Lufthansa is one of the five founding members of Star Alliance, the world's largest airline alliance, formed in 1997. The company slogan is 'Say yes to the world’.

Lufthansa looks back on an eventful history which has seen spectacular highlights; but it has not always been smooth sailing.Lufthansa's registered office and corporate headquarters are in Cologne. The main operations base, called Lufthansa Aviation Center, is at Lufthansa's primary hub at Frankfurt Airport, and its secondary hub is at Munich Airport where a secondary Flight Operations Centre is maintained.

The Lufthansa Group's fleet currently comprises 752 aircraft (as of 1 October 2018). The Lufthansa Group has ordered a total of 205 aircraft at a list value of around 30 billion euros with delivery dates up to 2025. In 2019 the Lufthansa Group alone expects around 30 aircraft arrivals.