Condor (airline) explained

Airline:Condor Flugdienst GmbH
Fleet Size:62
Destinations:94[1]
Iata:DE[2]
Icao:CFG
Callsign:CONDOR
Parent:Attestor Capital
Founded:
(as Deutsche Flugdienst GmbH)
Key People:, CEO
Frequent Flyer:Mileage Plan (affiliate)
Num Employees:4,900+

Condor Flugdienst GmbH, is a German airline based in Neu Isenburg, Hesse, Germany. It was established in 1955 with Frankfurt Airport as its main base. Condor offers scheduled flights and operates, from Germany, medium-haul flights to the Mediterranean Basin and the Canary Islands as well as long-haul flights to destinations in Africa, Asia, North America, South America and the Caribbean. Whereas medium-haul flights are operated from many German airports and Zurich, long-haul flights usually depart from Frankfurt, with a few rotations operated from Düsseldorf and Munich.[3] Condor also operates air charters.

The airline was originally established as Deutsche Flugdienst GmbH on 21 December 1955. Its initial fleet consisted of three 36-passenger Vickers VC.1 Viking aircraft, the airline's first tourist-oriented flight commenced on 29 March 1956. In 1961, Deutsche Flugdienst took over its rival Condor-Luftreederei and subsequently adopted Condor Flugdienst GmbH as its operating name. During 1966, Condor launched its first long-haul flights. By this time, the airline had a majority market share of Germany's tourism air travel market. During the 1990s, Condor was restructured and merged with other businesses to become an integrated tourism concern known as C&N Touristik.

In 2000, the Condor shares held by Lufthansa were acquired by both Thomas Cook AG and Thomas Cook Group. On 4 February 2013, Thomas Cook Group announced that Thomas Cook Airlines, Thomas Cook Airlines Belgium, and Condor would be merged into a single operating segment of the Thomas Cook Group, Thomas Cook Group Airlines.

On 23 September 2019, Condor's parent company Thomas Cook Group filed bankruptcy; however, Condor received a bridge loan from the German government to remain in operation, as a subsidiary of Thomas Cook.[4] [5] In 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, a planned acquisition of the airline by Polish Aviation Group, owner of LOT Polish Airlines, fell through.[6] [7] In May 2021, a majority stake in the airline was acquired by Attestor, an investment firm.

History

1955–1979: Establishment and early years

Condor was founded on 21 December 1955 as Deutsche Flugdienst GmbH. Its initial ownership was divided between the German shipping company Norddeutscher Lloyd (27.75%), trans-Atlantic shipping firm Hamburg America Line (27.75%), German flag carrier airline Deutsche Lufthansa (26%), and railway company Deutsche Bundesbahn (18.5%). Deutsche Flugdienst's initial fleet consisted of three 36-passenger Vickers VC.1 Viking aircraft; they were based at Frankfurt Airport, which was also a prominent Lufthansa hub at that time. On 29 March 1956, the airline's first tourist-oriented flight commenced, a pilgrimage flight to the Holy Land. Within its first year of operation, destinations such as Majorca and the Canary Islands were added to the airline's flight schedule.

Between 1959 and 1960, Lufthansa bought out the other shareholdings, acquiring sole ownership of Deutsche Flugdienst.[8] [9] In 1961, Deutsche Flugdienst took over its rival Condor-Luftreederei (which had been founded in 1957 by Oetker), subsequently changing its name to Condor Flugdienst GmbH, thus introducing the "Condor" name with Lufthansa.[8] During the following year, Condor Flugdienst GmbH had a 63.3% market share of Germany's tourism air travel market, transporting a total of 66,000 passengers in that year; Majorca was by far the most popular destination, attracting 36,000 tourists.[9]

The following decade was an era of considerable growth for Condor. During 1966, the company launched its first long-haul flights, reaching destinations such as Thailand, Sri Lanka, Kenya and the Dominican Republic.[9] In 1971, Condor became the first leisure-orientated airline in the world to adopt the Boeing 747, which was the worlds’ biggest aircraft during the era. By 1973, Condor's fleet consisted of a total of 14 Boeing airliners: Two Boeing 747s, two Boeing 707s and ten Boeing 727s.[9]

1980–1999: Expansion and restructuring

During 1989, the firm launched "Condor Flüge Individuell" (later known as Condor Individuell); this venture leveraged its individual seat business to sell airline seats to members of the public directly.[9] According to a Condor spokesman, the airline was selling around 15% of its tickets itself. During the early 1990s, production company Südflug, a wholly owned subsidiary of Condor, was integrated into the airline. This change brought both the Boeing 757 and Boeing 767 jetliners into Condor's service; being configured with two-class cabins, Condor became the first tourism airline to introduce a separate, more comfortable class upon its aircraft.[9]

During 1995, Condor expanded its shareholdings in other ventures.[9] Condor-Touristik-Verbund held a 30% stake in alpha Holding GmbH, 37.5% of the shares in Kreutzer Touristik GmbH, wholly owned Fischer Reisen GmbH, and a 10% stake in Öger Tours GmbH. The airline also assumed ownership of the 40% stake held by parent airline Lufthansa in SunExpress, a Turkish charter airline; its ownership of the firm would subsequently be extended to 50%.[9] [10] [11]

1996 was Condor Flugdienst GmbHs 40th anniversary; to mark the occasion, American artist James Rizzi redecorated a Boeing 757 as a flying work of art, which was sometimes referred to as the Rizzi-Bird.[9] In the latter half of that year, the company became the launch customer for the Boeing 757-300, having placed twelve firm orders for the variant.[12] [13] To increase operational flexibility, Condor frequently trained its pilots so that they could operate both the Boeing 757 and 767 without any restrictions.[14]

During 1998, the airline established Condor Berlin GmbH, a wholly owned subsidiary headquartered at Berlin Schönefeld Airport. This new entity was a low-cost carrier intended to compete with rivals such as Aero Lloyd and Air Berlin; Condor estimated that its subsidiary's costs ought to be about 20% lower than the parent company's own.[15] [16] That same year, Condor placed orders for six Airbus A320-200 airliners, the most technologically modern short-haul aircraft in the world at that time;[17] that airline would subsequently operate twelve aircraft of the type in its fleet.[9]

The late 1990s was dominated by industrial consolidation efforts. Condor's parent airline, Lufthansa, opted to break ties with Hapag-Lloyd to link up with German retailer Karstadt and NUR, its tour operator; this led to the creation of the jointly owned C&N Touristik, bringing together Germany's largest holiday airline with tour operations.[18] Thus, Condor became an integrated tourism concern.[9]

2000–2009: Transition to Thomas Cook ownership

From 2000 onwards, the Condor shares held by Lufthansa were gradually acquired by both Thomas Cook AG and Thomas Cook Group.[19] The process of transforming Condor from a Lufthansa subsidiary to a part of Thomas Cook (along with Thomas Cook Airlines, Thomas Cook Airlines Belgium and Thomas Cook Airlines Scandinavia began with the rebranding as Thomas Cook powered by Condor on 1 March 2003.[19] A new livery was introduced, featuring the Thomas Cook logo on the aircraft tail and the word "Condor" written in the font used by Thomas Cook Airlines. On 23 January 2004, Condor became part of Thomas Cook AG and returned to the Condor brand name.[19] By December 2006, the remaining Lufthansa shares only amounted to 24.9 percent.[19]

On 20 September 2007, shortly after having taken over LTU International, Air Berlin announced its intention to acquire Condor in a share swap deal. It was intended to buy the 75.1 percent of Condor shares held by Thomas Cook, with the remaining Lufthansa assets being acquired in 2010. In return, Thomas Cook would take up 29.99 percent of the Air Berlin stock.[20] However, on 11 September 2008, this plan was abandoned.[19]

2010–2020: Rise and fall of Thomas Cook Group Airlines

In December 2010, Thomas Cook Group chose the Airbus A320 family as preferred short-medium haul aircraft type for its airlines, with a review concerning the long-haul aircraft scheduled for 2011.[21]

On 17 September 2012, the airline signed a codeshare agreement with the Mexican low-cost carrier, Volaris.[22] On 12 March 2013, Condor and the Canadian airline WestJet agreed on an interline partnership which will offer customers connecting flights to/from 17 destinations in Canada. This agreement expands the network of both airlines, allowing passengers to connect beyond each airline's own network.[23]

On 4 February 2013, the Thomas Cook Group announced that Thomas Cook Airlines, Thomas Cook Airlines Belgium, and Condor would merge into a single operating segment of the Thomas Cook Group, Thomas Cook Group Airlines.[24] On 1 October 2013, the Thomas Cook Group began presenting itself under the new unified brand symbol. The aircraft of the Thomas Cook Group Airlines also had the new logo: the Sunny Heart added to their tails and were re-painted in the new corporate color scheme grey, white, and yellow. On the aircraft, the Sunny Heart on the tail is meant to symbolize the unification of airline brands and tour operators within the entire Thomas Cook Group.[25]

Condor refurbished the cabins on all of its Boeing 767-300 long-haul aircraft. All economy class and premium economy class seats were replaced with new seats from ZIM Flugsitz GmbH. Condor kept its successful Premium Economy Class with more legroom and added services.[26] The new Business Class seats (Zodiac Aerospace) offer fully automated, angled-lie-flat seats capable of inclining to an angle of 170 degrees with a bed length of . The airline added seats in its new Business Class section from 18 to 30 seats on three of its Boeing 767 aircraft. New in-flight entertainment includes personal screens for all passengers throughout all three classes of service. Condor will implement the RAVE IFE technology of Zodiac In-flight Entertainment. On 27 June 2014, Condor completed the cabin refurbishment for all of its long-haul Boeing 767 aircraft.[27] [28]

In early 2017, Condor's CEO Ralf Teckentrup introduced a plan to cut operating costs by 40 million, because of the €14 million operating cost loss and the €1.4 billion revenue drop.[29] The passenger numbers also dropped by 6%. Condor had also planned new routes to the United States for San Diego, New Orleans, and Pittsburgh; all flights are operated by the 767-300ER.[30]

On 25 September 2019, Condor secured additional credit facilities of €380 million to keep flying, despite the collapse of Thomas Cook Group.[31] On the same day, a Frankfurt court authorised investor protection measures to allow Condor to be restructured.[32] On 1 December 2019, the Frankfurt district formally opened these proceedings under the "Schutzschirmverfahren" (protective shield proceedings) clause with the liquidator,, requesting creditors to register their claims with him by 8 January 2020.[33]

On 24 January 2020, Condor announced that PGL Polish Aviation Group would be buying Condor and the deal was expected to close in April 2020 once antitrust approvals are obtained. With this deal, PGL was expected to repay the bridge loan from Germany in full. Condor would have continued to operate under their current brand and management. However, on 2 April 2020 it was announced that the sale to LOT Polish Airlines had fallen through.[34]

2021-present

On 20 May 2021, Attestor Capital acquired 51% of the airline and announced that it would provide €200 million of equity capital and a further €250 million to modernise Condor's long-haul fleet.[35] In July 2021, the European Commission approved a €525.3 million aid package offered by the German government.[36]

On 28 July 2021, the airline announced an order of 16 Airbus A330-900 to replace its current fleet of Boeing 767-300ER. The order was later expanded to 18 aircraft, and then again to 21 aircraft.[37]

In April 2022, Condor announced a major change to its corporate design including a revised logo and an entirely new aircraft livery composed of distinctive stripes in bold colors over the entire fuselage, replacing the former Thomas Cook design.[38]

On 25 July 2022, the airline announced an order of 13 Airbus A320neo and 28 Airbus A321neo to replace its existing fleet of Airbus A320 family and Boeing 757-300.[39]

On 19 December 2022, Condor received its first of overall 21 Airbus A330-900 in Frankfurt to renew its entire long-haul fleet. The aircraft's first revenue flight took off on 27 December to Mauritius.[40] The second aircraft followed only a few days later on 30 December 2022.[41]

Destinations

See main article: List of Condor Flugdienst destinations.

Interline agreements

Corporate affairs

Headquarters

Condor has been headquartered in Neu-Isenburg[42] since 2020. It was previously based in Kelsterbach[43] [44] and later Frankfurt.[45]

In January 2010, the airline broke ground on their then new headquarters in Gateway Gardens, an office complex in Flughafen, Frankfurt, across the Bundesautobahn 3 from Frankfurt Airport. 380 ground employees worked in the building, and pre-flight briefings for about 2,000 flight attendants were held in the building. Prior to its redevelopment, the land housed families stationed at a U.S. military base.[46] Groß & Partner and OFB Projektentwicklung developed the seven-floor facility.[47] The 14600sqm building is situated between the park and the central plaza, in the "Quartier Mondo" area of Gateway Gardens. It housed Condor's corporate headquarters, a training and education center with a flight simulator, and the airline's flight operations facility. 2700sqm of the facility included small units rented to other tenants and a café and restaurant on the building's first floor. The building opened in the spring of 2012.[45] However, Condor left the complex in 2020 and rented cheaper offices in nearby Neu-Isenburg.[48]

Condor Berlin

At the beginning of 1998, Condor founded Condor Berlin GmbH (CIB), a wholly owned subsidiary headquartered in Berlin-Schönefeld. It used the ICAO code CIB and operated on short and medium-haul routes with its Airbus A320-200 until its integration into the parent company on 1 May 2013.[49]

InterCondor

InterCondor was a planned joint-venture between then West-German Condor and East-German Interflug that was set to start operations in the year 1990 with Boeing 757s. However it was abandoned because of Interflug ending operations in 1991.

Fleet

Current fleet

, Condor operates the following aircraft:[50] [51]

AircraftIn serviceOrdersPassengersNotes
CPYTotalRefs
Airbus A320-20020 - - 24156180[52] To be retired and replaced by Airbus A320neo.
Airbus A320neo114 - 24156180[53] Two additional units ordered December 2023.[54] [55]
Airbus A321-20013 - - 24186210[56] To be retired and replaced by Airbus A321neo.
196220
Airbus A321neo329 - 24209233[57] Four additional units ordered December 2023.
Airbus A330-9001743064216310[58] Deliveries scheduled until 2027.
Order expanded twice to overall 21 aircraft.[59]
Boeing 757-3009 - - 26249275[60] To be retired and replaced by Airbus A321neo by 2025.[61]
Condor was the worldwide 757-300 launch customer.[62]
36239275
Total6347

Historical fleet

Over the years, Condor operated the following aircraft types:[63] [64]

AircraftTotalIntroducedRetiredNotes
Airbus A300B4919791988
Airbus A310-200319851991
Airbus A310-300219871999
Airbus A319-100120112011Leased from Hamburg Airways[65]
Airbus A330-200120172018Leased from Air Transat
320182019Operated by Thomas Cook Airlines[66]
120192020Leased from AirTanker[67]
420222024Leased in preparation of Airbus A330neo deliveries.[68]
Airbus A330-300220222023Operated by SmartLynx Airlines Malta[69]
Beechcraft 65419641966
Boeing 707-320B519671981
Boeing 707-320C119771979
Boeing 707-420119751976
Boeing 727-100719661982
Boeing 727-200819731989
Boeing 737-100319691971Leased from Lufthansa
Boeing 737-200419811988
Boeing 737-300919871998
Boeing 747-200B219711979Condor was the first leisure airline worldwide to operate the 747.[70]
Boeing 747-200M119791980Leased from Lufthansa
Boeing 747-400M119931996Leased from Lufthansa to operate the Taipei route.
Boeing 757-2002019902006
Boeing 767-300ER4019912024Last commercial flight on 12 March 2024.[71]
British Aerospace 125219671971Leased from and operated by Conti-Flug.[72]
Convair CV-240[73] 319611962
Douglas DC-8-33119681969Taken over from Südflug by Lufthansa and transferred to Condor.[74]
Douglas DC-8-73CF119851986
Lockheed L-1049G Super Constellation519641964
Lockheed L-1649A Starliner219601962
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30519791999
Fokker F27 Friendship219651968
Vickers Viking[75] 319561964
Vickers Viscount419621969

Special liveries

Over the years, Condor fitted few of its aircraft with dedicated special liveries:[76]

Cabin

Airbus A330-900

The Airbus A330-900 aircraft, which are delivered since December 2022, feature an entirely new cabin but retain Business, Premium Economy and Economy Class with the difference between the two latter ones being more legroom and additional amenities and catering. All seats feature personal 4K resolution entertainment screens, however other than on the older 767 aircraft all content is free of charge. The A330neo is also equipped with in-flight Wi-Fi. The Business Class now features a 1-2-1 seating configuration with 180-degree flat-beds and privacy dividers with the first row additionally providing more space and larger entertainment screens for an additional fee.[80]

Accidents and incidents

See also

External links

Notes and References

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  53. Web site: Airbus A320neo & A321neo. Condor. 29 April 2024.
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  56. Web site: Airbus A321-200. Condor. 24 January 2020.
  57. Web site: Airbus A320neo & A321neo. Condor. 29 April 2024.
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  61. Web site: Eiselin . Stefan . 11 January 2024 . Condor verabschiedet ihre Boeing 757 drei Jahre früher als geplant . Condor is retiring its Boeing 757 three years earlier than planned . aeroTELEGRAPH . DE.
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  66. https://condor-newsroom.condor.com/de/de/news-artikel/air-transat-und-thomas-cook-group-airlines-unterzeichnen-vereinbarung-zum-saisonalen-austausch-von-flugzeugen/ condor-newsroom.condor.com - "Air Transat and Thomas Cook Group airlines sign agreement for seasonal aircraft exchange"
  67. https://www.airliners.de/condor-air-tanker-a330/54468 airliners.de - "Condor returned leased A330"
  68. https://www.airliners.de/a330-ziele-condor/63469 airliners.de
  69. https://www.aerotelegraph.com/condor-wirft-nach-beschwerden-smart-lynx-airbus-a330-raus-punta-cana aerotelegraph.com - Condor removes A330 from SmartLynx after complaints
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