Originally Posted by N1003U

Thanks. That was an interesting read. In 2012 LH took an extraordinary charge of charge of 102 million € for write-downs of retired aircraft and another 27 million for impaired aircraft and repair parts (see note 9 on page 150 in the German-lauguage edition of the 2012 LH Annual Report).

Even more interesting to me in the same note, though it was not really material, was that LH took a 2 million € write down on the "Lauda" brand name that isn't used anymore...funny the things one finds lying around still on the books sometimes...

Originally Posted by FollowTheSun

I wonder whether it will really be EK's problems or of some leasing companies or aircraft fonds... Does anyone know how many of their A380 are actually OWNED by EK?

Originally Posted by LufthansaFlyer

I BELIEVE that they are self-financing their toys.